Category: Percy Picton Memorial Lecture
The Percy Picton Memorial Lecture
At our next meeting on Monday 6th October at 7pm we are delighted to welcome back Chris Beardshaw, who will deliver the 2025 Percy Picton Memorial Lecture. In ‘Painting with Plants’ Chris talks you through the evolution of the English Garden style, in …
The Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on Monday 7th October
“The Making of RHS Garden Bridgewater” with Marcus Chilton-Jones The annual Percy Picton Memorial Lecture is just under a week away! Tickets cost £15 with proceeds going to the Percy Picton Memorial Fund, which supports horticultural students. Pay on …
PPML 2023
The Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on Monday 2nd October: “Plants, Borders and Gardens” with Timothy Walker. The annual Percy Picton Memorial Lecture is just under a week away! Timothy describes his talk “Plants, Borders and Gardens” as a ve …
November Meeting – Beat the Drum!
Our next meeting is on Monday 4th November and our speaker is Christine Skelmersdale. Christine has been an enthusiastic gardener since childhood and has been the Managing Director of Broadleigh Gardens, a nursery which specialises in smaller b …
Percy Picton Memorial Lecture
We are delighted that Carol Klein will deliver the 33rd Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on the 7th October 2019. Her subject for the evening is Making a Garden. Carol, who is fast becoming a National Treasure, is well known to us all from her man …
September Meeting – Gardening with Grasses
Our next meeting is on Monday 2nd September and our speakers are Jack and Laura Wilgoss. It is a welcome return for Jack and Laura who spoke to us so brilliantly just a few years ago about all things Viola. Jack and Laura run Wildgoose Nursery located …
Summer Show – Saturday 10th August
This Saturday is our annual Summer Show. The show is held at the Village Hall in Mill Lane and opens at 2pm and entry is £2. As well as all the marvellous exhibits of flowers, fruit and vegetables to see, there are also entries for photog …
March Meeting – Ideas for the Garden in Spring
Our next meeting is on Monday 4th March. Our speaker for the evening is Jeff Soulsby whose talk is entitled Ideas for the Garden in Spring. Jeff managed Hillier Garden and Plant Centre for 12 years and now runs his own peat-free nursery at Harvi …
Percy Picton Memorial Lecture
We are delighted that Fergus Garrett will deliver the 32nd Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on the 1st October 2018. His subject for the evening is Succession Planting in the Mixed Border. Fergus is making a very welcome return to Colwall. Well known to …