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September Meeting – Murder, Magic and Plant Potions in your Garden
Our next talk, on Monday 3rd September, is given by Marion Stainton. Marion is active in a broad range of horticultural projects for domestic, commercial and community gardens and spaces. Her interests are in sustainable, environmentally friendly gar …
August Meeting – Plants Grow in Dirt
Our next meeting, on Monday 6th August, is given by Bob Brown. Entitled ‘Plants Grow in Dirt’ it is a thought provoking look into the realities of growing plants and gardening. For generations we were advised by our elders how to garden, but c …
July Meeting – Pin Me to the Wall…
Our next meeting, on Monday 2nd July, is given by Andrew Mikolajski. Entitled ‘Pin Me to the Wall…and do what you want with me’ it is a fascinating look into the choice and management of wall shrubs and climbers. Andrew has had a long career as auth …
June Meeting – Oxford Botanic Garden
Our next meeting, on Monday 4th June, will be one of the highlights of the year, a talk by Timothy Walker. Tim, always an engaging and entertaining speaker, was until recently the Director of Oxford Botanic Garden and his talk will take us through the …
May Meeting – Gardeners’ Question Time
This month’s meeting sees us switch from our usual format of an horticultural talk and instead host a gardeners’ question time. Joining chairman Reg Moule on the panel are none other than Helen Picton from Old Court Nursery, Victoria Logue from Whiteh …
A Grand Day Out – Tuesday 17th July 2018
This year our annual Grand Day Out takes place on Tuesday 17th July. It promises to be a great day with visits to two classic Cotswold Gardens with lunch sandwiched in between. In the morning we visit Cerney House Gardens near Cheltenham before movin …
April Meeting – Growing vegetables without a plot
Reminder: Our April talk is on the second Monday – 9th April Reminder: Our April talk is on the second Monday – 9th April Our talk in April is given by Mark Hall. Mark is Grounds Manager at Harper Adams University and a trustee of the National Vegetab …
March Meeting – Stockton Bury in Spring
Our talk on the 5th March should be a breath of fresh air after the winter weather we have experienced. Tamsin Westhorpe will be talking to us about Stockton Bury Garden in the Spring. The talk will start at 7:30pm at Colwall Village Hall with complim …
February meeting – Gardening myths
Our talk on the 5th February will be by Ken Thompson, experienced ecologist and gardener and author of several books. Ken will be talking to us about gardening lore and debunking some of the myths that many of us hold to be true. The talk will …