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Troy Scott Smith – Percy Picton Memorial Lecture 3rd October
The 30th Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on the 3rd October will be by Troy Scott Smith, head gardener at Sissinghurst. Troy will be talking not only about Sissinghurst but two other gardens he has worked at. Tickets are £10 each which includes r …
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 …
Show Reminder and Warwick Coach Trip Review
Cynthia Bussey being presented, at the 2015 show, with the Old Court Nursery Rose Bowl for her perennial flower display Just a reminder that the Annual Show is tomorrow (13th August) at Colwall Village Hall. We would like to thank everyone who has tak …
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 …
Trip to Gardens of Warwick – 3 tickets left
We have organised a coach trip to Warwick on the 14th July and have 3 tickets left. The trip will visit Russell’s Garden Centre, Coventry and John Gillies Plants before going onto The Mill Garden beneath the walls of Warwick Castle and Hill Close Garde …
July Meeting – Orchids
In a change to the programme our speaker on the 4th July will be Tom Price who is an orchid expert and a member of the Cheltenham Orchid Society. Tom will be talking to us about growing orchids and will hope to answer all your questions about feeding, …
Annual Show – Schedule now available
The Annual Show this year is on the 13th August not as indicated in the programme. The Show Schedule is now available here and the Entry form is available here Why not have a look and see what you might be able to enter in August. We welcome entries f …
June Meeting – The Greatest Gardening Tips in the World
Our June meeting, at 7:30 on the 6th June, sees us being enlightened by Steve Brookes with ‘The greatest gardening tips on the world!’. Steve, a BBC radio & TV gardening presenter, will reflect on 35 years’ collecting amazing, innovative and eco-fr …
Gardeners Question Time – 16th May 2016
In a new feature to the annual programme we will be hosting a Gardeners’ Question Time on the 16th May 2016. Sadly it isn’t the BBC4 edition but I am sure that we will be very well served by Reg Moule, who many of you will know from his Sunday gardenin …