Tag: gardening
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 …
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 …
September Meeting – The Gardening Garniers
Dean Garnier Garden, Winchester The topic of the talk at the meeting on the 1st September will be ‘The Gardening Garniers’ by Hardy Plant Society historian, Jennifer Harmer. Jennifer will be talking to us about the Garnier family who gardened in the W …