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PPML Speaker Update: Timothy Walker
We are very pleased to announce that Timothy Walker has agreed to give our Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on Monday 2nd October. His talk will be “Plants, Borders and Gardens” which was comprehensively revised in 2021 to reflect changes in the past two …
PPML Update: Change of Speaker
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are sad to announce that Matthew Biggs has had to withdraw from giving this year’s Percy Picton Memorial Lecture. Be reassured that we are working hard to find a replacement speaker and will keep you posted. If you’v …
Garden visit and PPML Tickets
We are very happy to announce that Juliet is opening her beautiful garden at The Old Rectory, Eastnor for us again this month. The garden will be open on Sunday 17th September at 2pm. For those of us who were fortunate to visit earlier in the year, we …
Summer Show 2023
Summer Show 2023 The People’s Choice Winner … Kay Smith Thank you to everyone that has taken part in the show and helped to once again make it a success. The benches in the hall were a riot of colour with wonderful and interesting displays of plants, …
August 2023 Meeting: A Taste of Irish Gardens with Paul Cutler
On Monday 7th August, Paul is coming to talk to us about some lovely Irish gardens. He has recently retired as Head Gardener of Altamont Gardens, Co Carlow, Ireland. This is a large garden which hosts an excellent plant collection within the natural la …
Hugh Thomas’s Top 10 Geraniums
Following Hugh’s talk at July’s meeting, there have many requests for a list of his Top 10 Geraniums. Here it is! G. Phaeum ‘Lily Lovell’ G. x magnificum G. ‘Red Admiral G. clarkei ‘Kashmir Purple’ G. clarkei ‘Kashmir White’ G. ‘Philippe Vapelle’ G. sa …
July 2023 Meeting: The Ten Best Geraniums with Hugh Thomas
Our talk on Monday 3rd July is being given by Hugh Thomas, Head Gardener at Little Malvern Court. Hugh’s talk will cover many aspects of these plants as well as suggestions on how to use them in our garden and ideas for plant combinations. Hugh is very …
Summer Flower and Produce Show 2023
Our annual Flower and Produce Show is back on Saturday 12th August in Colwall village hall. We hope that you will support the show by entering as many classes as you can and coming along on the day. Across the six categories, there are many familiar cl …
Seasonal Changes in the Dorothy Clive Garden on Monday June 5th.
Further to last year’s talk by Kathyrn Robey, curator of this wonderful garden in Shropshire, we will have a more detailed look at the seasonal changes there. In a change to the programme, Kathyrn is unable to come but we are very pleased to be welcomi …