Tag: talks
December Meeting – Mistletoe
On the 5th December we will be welcoming Jonathan Briggs, of Mistletoe Matters, who will be talking to us about all things Mistletoe. Jonathan has over 30 years research into this parasitic plant and will be talking to us about other varieties of mist …
September meeting – A Complete Guide to Clematis
On the 5th September we will be joined by Peter Skeggs-Gooch of Thorncroft Clematis who will immerse in the world of Clematis. As ever the talk will commence at 7:30 with complimentary tea and coffee from 7:00pm. Entry is free to members and £4 for vi …
August meeting – Look at That!
Meadow Farm – courtesy of http://www.meadowfarm33.co.uk Our talk on the 1st August is courtesy of Rob Cole of Meadow Farm and entitled Look at That! Rob and Diane Cole, when not busy maintaining their immaculate garden or working in their nursery, spen …
July Meeting – Orchids
In a change to the programme our speaker on the 4th July will be Tom Price who is an orchid expert and a member of the Cheltenham Orchid Society. Tom will be talking to us about growing orchids and will hope to answer all your questions about feeding, …
June Meeting – The Greatest Gardening Tips in the World
Our June meeting, at 7:30 on the 6th June, sees us being enlightened by Steve Brookes with ‘The greatest gardening tips on the world!’. Steve, a BBC radio & TV gardening presenter, will reflect on 35 years’ collecting amazing, innovative and eco-fr …
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 …
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 …