Tag: gardening club
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 ( …
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 …
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 …
Percy Picton Lecture – Chris Beardshaw: A Review
Chris Beardshaw bound us to every word. His talk was in two parts. The first of which was the remarkable story of how a group of enthusiastic amateur gardeners gained a Gold Medal at the RHS Show in 2012; the second was a brief introduction to 101 plan …
Chris Beardshaw – 101 Plants that Nearly Changed the World
Our October meeting is the Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on the 6th October. The lecture will be provided by Chris Beardshaw, the well-known television gardener and designer. His talk is entitled ‘101 Plants that Nearly Changed the World’ and is base …
July Meeting – The Restoration of Hestercombe
The next meeting of the Society will be on the 7th July when we will be welcoming David Usher, former Head Gardener at Hestercombe. David was head gardener at Hestercombe for 18 years and will be talking to us about the restoration of the gardens. The …