Category: Speakers

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...

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...

For our monthly meeting in May we welcomed Andrew Mikolajski who is an expert gardening author, lecturer and speaker.  Andrew has contributed to several RHS reference works, he also runs a series of courses on garden design....

Last night it was good to welcome Danny Wells back to talk to us about the brilliant landscape gardener Joseph Paxton who was born in 1803.  Danny’s presentation focused mostly on Paxton’s time as head gardener at...

On 6th March 2018 we held our AGM.  A chance to update members on all things financial and we were all provided with copies of the minutes from last years meeting. At the end of this meeting our Chairperson Pat Wood announced...