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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 …
August Meeting – Bugs & Garden Plagues
Our next meeting is on Monday 5th August and our speaker is Geoff Hodge. Geoff is a freelance gardening and horticultural writer, author, editor and radio and TV broadcaster living in the UK. His stated aim is to help gardeners get the be …
July Meeting -Morton Hall Gardens
Our next meeting is on Monday 1st July. Our speaker for the evening is Harry Green. Harry is head gardener at Morton Hall Gardens in Holberrow Green near Redditch. A relatively young garden, Morton Hall consists of eight acres of gardens and park encir …
Evening Visit – Little Malvern Court
A quick reminder for those coming along on Monday evening to Little Malvern Court. The garden is open from 6pm. Car parking will be in the field below the garden, NOT in the priory car park across the road. Entry to the garden will be dir …
June Meeting – Gardens and Plants of Norway
Our next meeting is on Monday 3rd June. Our speaker for the evening is Tommy Tonsberg. Tommy is a gardener, nurseryman and writer who lives north of Oslo, where he grows everything from alpines and vegetables to tender plants, as well as running …
May Meeting – Gardening With and For Wildlife
Our next meeting is on Monday 6th May. After last month’s successful Gardeners’ Question Time this month we return to the usual lecture format. Our speaker for the evening is Victoria Logue. Victoria runs a nursery, Whitehall Farmhouse Plants and you m …