Tag: Wyche and Colwall Horticultural Society
November meeting – Islamic Gardens
The theme of our 2nd November talk is Islamic Gardens. Nathalie Mignotte, a former lecturer and Academic Manager of the Horticulture Department of Hartpury College, will be sharing with us her interest in the relationship between faiths and gardens. T …
Annual Show 2015
Paul Picton, President of WCHS, presenting Sara Jane Arden with the Jim Tudge Memorial trophy Despite the cool season this year the floral exhibits at this year’s Annual Show seem to have increased on last year. The number of people exhibiting has rem …
December meeting – Wild Gardeners from William Robinson to Piet Oudolf
Our December talk, on the 1st December, will be given by Brian Skeys and is entitled Wild Gardeners from William Robinson to Piet Oudolf. Brian is a freelance gardener based in Hanley Swan with an interest in naturalistic garden style, as well a …
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 …
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 …
The Annual Show – 2014
First – 3 garlic – Margaret White Trio of Onions – Paul Picton 1st – Trug of vegetables – Sara Jane Arden 2nd – Display of Fruit – Sara Jane Arden First – display of fruit – Mrs E Hill 1st – T …
May Meeting and the future of Kew
Our speaker on the 5th May is Leila Jackson of T3 Wall End Nursery near Leominster who will be talking to us about Abutilons. Leila, along with her father, Eric Turner, are breeders of Abutilons and Salvias. They regularly have stands at the Malvern S …
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 …