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August Meeting: The Plight of the Bee – Flowers to the Rescue
Our talk on the 3rd August will be by Marina Christopher, owner Phoenix Perennials Nursery in Hampshire. Marina will be talking to us about the role of our gardens in supporting the declining bee pollution. The talk starts at 7:30pm with complimentar …
July Meeting – My Garden in July
Our talk on the 6th July will be by Bob Hares and is entitled ‘My Garden in July’. Bob Hares trained at Pershore College and RHS Wisley, before returning to Pershore to work in the decorative glasshouse and nursery as well as lecturing. While there he …
A Review: June Meeting – Microclimates
Visitors are always welcome on the first Monday of the month at Colwall Village Hall WR13 6EQ. We arrive from 7pm and a talk is given by a person well versed in their speciality at about 7.30. Arrive early, meet the members and enjoy a free cup of tea …
Time to think about entering the Annual Show
Our Annual Show will be on the 8th August at Colwall Village Hall. Why not have a go at entering something, its fun and you never know you might win a prize. You can see photographs and a report of last year’s show here There are classes for flowers ( …
June’s Meeting – Microclimates on your Garden
European Mediterranean Region at Bristol University Botanic Garden Our speaker on the 1st June is Nick Wray, Curator of Bristol University Botanic Garden, who will talk to us about Microclimates in our Gardens. He will explore garden microclimates and …
May’s Meeting – Cacti and Succulents
At the end of the long bank holiday weekend why not join us for a potentially prickly talk on cacti and succulents. Our speaker on the 4th May is Ian Thwaites, an International Garden Photographer of the year with a special interest in cacti and …
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 …