Category: Meetings
April Meeting – Auriculas and Primulas
Our talk on the 3rd April is courtesy of Ingrid Millington of Hillview Hardy Plants who will be talking to us about Auriculas and Primulas. The talk will commence at 7:30pm at Colwall Village Hall with refreshments available from 7:00pm. Visitors are …
March Meeting – Gravel Gardening
At our meeting on the 6th March Derry Watkins, of Special Plants Nursery, will be talking to us about Gravel Gardening. Derry is author of two books on gardening and has introduced many plants from her plant collecting trips to South Africa and elsewh …
February meeting – Tales of a Plant Hunter
Photo courtesy of Pan Global Plants Our talk on the 6th February is by Nick Macer, owner of Pan Global Plants. Nick who has spent 25 years collecting plants from around the world will be talking to us about the plants that ‘turn him on’. As eve …
January Meeting – Tales from the Gardener
David Morgan, NGS County Organiser for Worcestershire, will be joining us on the 2nd January to entertain us with tales of honing his gardening skills whilst creating his and his wife, Di’s, garden near Bromsgrove. (as seen in the photo above) The tal …
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 …