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April’s meeting – Epimediums
Our speaker at the April meeting on the 6th April is Sally Gregson of Mill Cottage Plants. Sally will be talking to us about epimediums, the subject of a book that will be published in the next month or so. The talk will cover the more widely grown s …
Review of March’s Meeting
Visitors are always welcome on the first Monday of the month at Colwall Village Hall WR13 6EQ. We meet for 7.30pm when there is a talk given by a person well versed in their speciality. Arrive early, meet the members and enjoy a free cup of tea or coff …
March meeting – My Desert Island Veg
Our talk on the 2nd March is ‘My Desert Island Veg’ by Pauline Pears. Pauline has 30 years’ experience with Garden Organic as organic gardening advisor, trainer, broadcaster and magazine editor. She is an author of many books, and editor of The Encycl …
February Meeting – A Review
Visitors are always welcome on the first Monday of the month at Colwall Village Hall WR13 6EQ. We meet for 7.30pm when there is a talk given by a person well versed in their speciality. Arrive early, meet the members and enjoy a free cup of tea or co …
February meeting – Why is Grass Green
Many of us would love to have a lawn as green and lush as the one above. At our talk on the 2nd February Jenny Slaughter will tell us ‘Why Grass is Green’. I suspect we won’t be getting lawn care tips but more of a talk on the structure of grass but i …
January meeting – Chinese Wilson and Birmingham Botanic Gardens
Our speaker on 5th January is Simon Gulliver who will be talking to us about Chinese Wilson (in middle of above photo) and his influence on the Birmingham Botanic Gardens. Simon is Gardens & Parks Consultant for the North West Region of the Nationa …
Programme 2015
We are pleased to publish our programme for 2015. You will see that covers an interesting range of subjects from why we have green lawns to Islamic Gardens – they should be something for everyone. 5th January 2015 – ‘ Chinese Wilson and Birmingham Bo …
December meeting – Wild Gardeners from William Robinson to Piet Oudolf
Our December talk, on the 1st December, will be given by Brian Skeys and is entitled Wild Gardeners from William Robinson to Piet Oudolf. Brian is a freelance gardener based in Hanley Swan with an interest in naturalistic garden style, as well a …
November meeting – The Year Round Shrub Garden
Hergest Croft Join us on Monday 3rd November for a talk by Mark Paviour entitled ‘The Year Round Shrub Garden’. Mark has been involved in horticulture professionally for 35 years in aspects as diverse as traditional walled gardens, arboreta, historic …