Tag: Herefordshire
April Meeting – Perennial Violas
Our talk on the 4th April is by Jack Willgoss, one half of the team behind Wildegoose Nursery. Jack Willgoss and Laura Crowe took on the Bouts Viola Collection from Mark and Stephanie Roberts in 2011. They are based in the walled garden at Millichope …
Garden Visit – 20th June 2016
From 6pm Nick and Jan Walker are opening their garden at Stonehouse Farm, Mathon to members of the society. Their one acre garden including an old orchard, lovingly created over the last 15 years, lies mainly to the south and west of the house. Beech, …
Invitation: RHS Malvern Spring Show Preview
An invitation has been extended to members of the society to attend a special preview of the show gardens at RHS Malvern Spring Show followed by a champagne reception. The RHS Malvern team have kindly offered the UCARE charity (Urology Cancer Research …
March Meeting – Mary Keen
We are delighted that Mary Keen will be joining us on the 7th March to talk about ‘loosening up in the garden’. Lady Keen, garden designer and writer, will explain, as we get older, how to stay in touch with the times; moving towards naturalism being m …
February meeting – A Review
On Monday 1st we welcomed Julian Sutton and we were not disappointed. He promised to speak on a modest range of immodestly interesting plants under the title Beneath the Trees; he did, provoking great interest. Indeed, it is unusual to receive as many …
February Meeting – Beneath the Trees
Our talk on the 1st February is by Julian Sutton, of Desirable Plants, whose subject is ‘Beneath the Trees: non-woody plants for the woodland garden’. Julian’s intention is to talk of a modest range of immodestly interesting plants from a hard won col …
Programme for 2016
We are pleased to present the programme for 2016 which we hope members, and visitors, will find interesting and enjoyable. As ever meetings are held at Colwall Village Hall and start at 7:30, with complimentary refreshments available from 7:00. Annual …
December meeting – Japan in the Spring
On the 7th December our talk takes us away from Winter to Springtime in Japan. Duncan Coombs, lecturer at Pershore College, will be sharing tales from his travels and I am sure we can expect there to be one or two photos of cherry blossom. The talk s …
Quiz Night – 20th November 2015
Just a reminder that we are holding a Quiz Night (with a bit of a horticultural theme) for members and friends on the 20th November 2015 at Colwall Village Hall starting at 7:30pm. Entry from 7:00pm The cost is £2 per person and you can be in a team o …