Tag: Wyche & Colwall Horticultural Society
February Meeting: “Roses, the most garden worthy of all plants”
Our 2024 programme is in full swing as we look forward to welcoming Michael Marriott on Monday 5th February. Michael is one of the world’s leading rosarians and worked at David Austin Roses for 35 years. We had quite a few new members in January and ho …
March Meeting – Stockton Bury in Spring
Our talk on the 5th March should be a breath of fresh air after the winter weather we have experienced. Tamsin Westhorpe will be talking to us about Stockton Bury Garden in the Spring. The talk will start at 7:30pm at Colwall Village Hall with complim …
November Meeting – The Winter Garden
Our talk on the 6th November is courtesy of Andy McIndoe who is going to talk to us about Winter Gardens Andy has over 40 years experience in retail and production horticulture. A regular contributor to a number of magazines, blogs and BBC Radio he lec …
May Meeting: Julian Dowle
Julian Dowle’s 2005 Chelsea Show Garden – photo courtesy of http://www.gardenvisit.com Our talk on the 1st May (yes Bank Holiday Monday) is by Julian Dowle – well known for his popular Chelsea showgardens. Julian’s talk is entitled Country and Cottage …
March Meeting – Gravel Gardening
At our meeting on the 6th March Derry Watkins, of Special Plants Nursery, will be talking to us about Gravel Gardening. Derry is author of two books on gardening and has introduced many plants from her plant collecting trips to South Africa and elsewh …
January Meeting – Tales from the Gardener
David Morgan, NGS County Organiser for Worcestershire, will be joining us on the 2nd January to entertain us with tales of honing his gardening skills whilst creating his and his wife, Di’s, garden near Bromsgrove. (as seen in the photo above) The tal …
November Meeting – Easy Alpines
Our talk on the 7th November is by Julie Ritchie of Hoo House Nursery. Julie will be talking to us about easy alpines and low growing perennials. She will probably also have some plants for sale. The talk commences at 7:30pm with complimentary refres …
Troy Scott Smith – Percy Picton Memorial Lecture 3rd October
The 30th Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on the 3rd October will be by Troy Scott Smith, head gardener at Sissinghurst. Troy will be talking not only about Sissinghurst but two other gardens he has worked at. Tickets are £10 each which includes r …
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 …