Category: Speakers

Our monthly meeting was on 1st October 2019.  We commenced the evening by welcoming back Derek Windybank from the West Leicestershire First Responders.   The Garden Club are very pleased to  present a cheque for £900.00 to Derek...

On Tuesday 3rd September we had the pleasure of welcoming Paul Green of Greens Leaves Nursery to our social meeting to give us a talk entitled “Dark and Desirable”.  He also brought a wonderful selection of plants...

On August 6th 2019 Darren Rudge came to talk to us about the importance of correct pruning.  Darren is a self employed garden designer and lecturer.  He is a radio presenter and broadcaster for the BBC with over 15 years...

On June 4th 2019 we welcomed Patsy back, this time to talk about Japanese gardens and how they have evolved over the centuries.  During Patsy’s visits to Japan she has taken some exquisite photos and showed us many of...

On Tuesday 7th May we were pleased to welcome back Steve Lovell who gave a very interesting talk about the structure and form of various bark, berries and leaves. Steve is qualified in Garden Design and Landscaping. Currently...

We were privileged to welcome Don Witton to our April meeting. Don holds a plant heritage national collection of hardy euphorbia. His garden has been featured on Gardeners World in 1999 and again in 2012, and it was also...

For our November meeting we welcomed Jeff Bates who gave a very interesting presentation.  Jeff talked about the various types of Clematis and other climbing plants.  Jeff has been a full time horticultural lecturer for over 20...

Our meeting began with a presentation to The Silver Line charity for funds raised this year.   We managed to raise £550.00 and Bob Gwynn (left) presented the cheque to Derrick Swallow (Right) who is a Community Engagement...

For our August meeting we welcomed Simon Gulliver who is one of the garden advisers to the National Trust.  Simon specialises in the management of plant collections and advises on the conservation of historic gardens. The...

Our June meeting began with a big thank you to Pat Wood who has been our Chair person for 11 years and has carried out wonderfully this vital role for the club. Our speaker for the evening was Patsy Raynor.  Patsy took us...