Category: Meetings
December Meeting – Mistletoe
On the 5th December we will be welcoming Jonathan Briggs, of Mistletoe Matters, who will be talking to us about all things Mistletoe. Jonathan has over 30 years research into this parasitic plant and will be talking to us about other varieties of mist …
November Meeting – Easy Alpines
Our talk on the 7th November is by Julie Ritchie of Hoo House Nursery. Julie will be talking to us about easy alpines and low growing perennials. She will probably also have some plants for sale. The talk commences at 7:30pm with complimentary refres …
September meeting – A Complete Guide to Clematis
On the 5th September we will be joined by Peter Skeggs-Gooch of Thorncroft Clematis who will immerse in the world of Clematis. As ever the talk will commence at 7:30 with complimentary tea and coffee from 7:00pm. Entry is free to members and £4 for vi …
August meeting – Look at That!
Meadow Farm – courtesy of http://www.meadowfarm33.co.uk Our talk on the 1st August is courtesy of Rob Cole of Meadow Farm and entitled Look at That! Rob and Diane Cole, when not busy maintaining their immaculate garden or working in their nursery, spen …
May Meeting – Within These Walls
Richard Adams Kitchen Garden May’s talk, on the 2nd May, is by Steven Desmond, a Chartered Horticulturist, with long experience of the walled kitchen garden and its working practices so unsurprisingly the talk will on the mysteries of the kitche …
April Meeting – Perennial Violas
Our talk on the 4th April is by Jack Willgoss, one half of the team behind Wildegoose Nursery. Jack Willgoss and Laura Crowe took on the Bouts Viola Collection from Mark and Stephanie Roberts in 2011. They are based in the walled garden at Millichope …
Garden Visit – 20th June 2016
From 6pm Nick and Jan Walker are opening their garden at Stonehouse Farm, Mathon to members of the society. Their one acre garden including an old orchard, lovingly created over the last 15 years, lies mainly to the south and west of the house. Beech, …
March Meeting – Mary Keen
We are delighted that Mary Keen will be joining us on the 7th March to talk about ‘loosening up in the garden’. Lady Keen, garden designer and writer, will explain, as we get older, how to stay in touch with the times; moving towards naturalism being m …
February meeting – A Review
On Monday 1st we welcomed Julian Sutton and we were not disappointed. He promised to speak on a modest range of immodestly interesting plants under the title Beneath the Trees; he did, provoking great interest. Indeed, it is unusual to receive as many …