Tag: talks
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 …
Change of Speaker – April Meeting
Unfortunately Clive Bevan is unable to join us on the 7th April as our speaker. However, we are pleased that Mick Poultney has agreed to step in and provide us with a talk on growing vegetables for showing. Mick is Chair of the West Midland District A …
March Meeting – How to be a rose expert
At the 3rd March meeting we will be entertained by Thomas Sanday, former rose nurseryman, who will tell us how to become rose experts. So if you have questions about the differences between pruning climbers and ramblers, when to feed, or even the diff …
November Meeting – Heuchera Galore
Our November meeting on the 4th November is by Vicky Fox of Plantagogo. Vicky will be talking about her passion for heucheras which has led to her and her husband, Richard, running a nursery and winning many RHS medals. They hold the National Plant C …
September meeting – A Rock Gardener’s Eye
Our meeting on the 2nd September (commencing at 7:30pm) will be very appealing to those interested in alpines. Malcolm McGregor, a freelance writer, enthusiastic lecturer on alpine plants and gardening and the editor of the North American Rock …
Review of May Meeting
Streptocarpus Grace Our May meeting was held on the most perfect Spring evening with over a hundred members present. Thanks were passed on from Coddington where we had donated £100 towards the planting of Jubilee memorial trees on Oyster Hill. We had a …
Review of March Meeting – Pruning, Made Simple
A large and enthusiastic audience attended our March meeting, including some new members and visitors who were particularly welcome. The well-stocked information table included leaflets giving details of NGS garden openings in Herefordshire and Worcest …
Review of February meeting – Plant hunting in Yunnan
Mrs Winthorp’s Garden, Hidcote We were very fortunate to have good weather for our February meeting which was attended by over a hundred members including several new members who were warmly welcomed. Our information table was showing signs of impendin …
2013 Programme
We are pleased to annouce another exciting and varied programme Monday 7th January – An Ethiopian Adventure, John Grimshaw Monday 4th February – Plant Hunting in Johnson’s Footsteps Glyn Jones Monday 4th March – Pruning – Making it Simple , Geoff Hodg …