Category: Meetings
April Meeting – Growing vegetables without a plot
Reminder: Our April talk is on the second Monday – 9th April Reminder: Our April talk is on the second Monday – 9th April Our talk in April is given by Mark Hall. Mark is Grounds Manager at Harper Adams University and a trustee of the National Vegetab …
March Meeting – Stockton Bury in Spring
Our talk on the 5th March should be a breath of fresh air after the winter weather we have experienced. Tamsin Westhorpe will be talking to us about Stockton Bury Garden in the Spring. The talk will start at 7:30pm at Colwall Village Hall with complim …
January Meeting – Winter Gardens
Image courtesy of www.gardenista.com Our talk on the 8th January is courtesy of Jeff Bates, a professional horticulturalist, who will be talking to us about creating interest in the winter garden through structure, colour and scent. As ever the talk w …
December Meeting – AGM and Fruit Tree Pruning
Image courtesy of: Suttons Gardening Grow How Our December meeting on the 4th December includes our AGM which will commence at 7pm prompt in order for us to be able to start our talk at 7:30pm as usual. December’s talk is by Lawrence Green of Orchard O …
November Meeting – The Winter Garden
Our talk on the 6th November is courtesy of Andy McIndoe who is going to talk to us about Winter Gardens Andy has over 40 years experience in retail and production horticulture. A regular contributor to a number of magazines, blogs and BBC Radio he lec …
Percy Picton Memorial Lecture – Christine Walkden
We are delighted that Christine Walkden has agreed to deliver the 31st Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on the 2nd October 2017. Whilst Christine is well known for her horticulture based media work, having presented on BBC Gardeners’ World, Christi …
August meeting – Quiet Roads in Cornwall
Our talk on the 7th August is by Adrian James who will take us for a wander down the ‘Quiet Roads in Cornwall’ no doubt to find some hidden garden gems. Adrian is a gardener and plant photographer and his images are used in magazines and advertising. …
June Meeting – Siberian Iris
Have you been wowed by the beautiful irises at the recent RHS Malvern and Chelsea Flower Shows, maybe you have been lucky enough to see the Siberian iris display at Bryans Ground in Herefordshire (above) and are wondering if you could grow Siberian iri …
May Meeting: Julian Dowle
Julian Dowle’s 2005 Chelsea Show Garden – photo courtesy of http://www.gardenvisit.com Our talk on the 1st May (yes Bank Holiday Monday) is by Julian Dowle – well known for his popular Chelsea showgardens. Julian’s talk is entitled Country and Cottage …