Just to let you know that our next meeting of the Gardening Club on the 14th of May is a “Social and Plant Sale”. Bring any plants you don’t need that you would look to add to our sale but don’t worry if you do not have any spare plants, just come along and enjoy the social …
As I’ve written before, in Japan the seasons are broken down into 72 micro seasons and given little titles. I find it quite delightful and, although their seasons may not be the same as ours, I like to see what they call them. So just a few examples from these two months:- April 5-9 Swallows …
GARDENING HINTS Feb/March 2025 If you have kept seed from last year’s half opened packets, provided you have kept them in dry cold conditions, they should be viable. But I also have seed from packets of unknown age and also some seed doesn’t germinate if it is not fresh. Instead of going to all the …
Chris Day is coming to give us a talk on how to “Grow Your 5 A Day”. Chris comes from Buckingham Nurseries and describes himself as ‘Husband, gardener, writer, broadcaster and lover of life.’ If you are interested in growing your own veg do come along. Sounds like an interesting topic, come along and learn more about growing …
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Rebecca Brain is an organic gardener associated with soil association and Bishopstone Gardening club. She is going to talk about growing more traditional British wild flowers in our gardens to encourage pollinators and wild life.
Join us for a day out in Middle of February to see over 600 different species of Snowdrops and cultivars carpeting the grounds at Thenford Arboretum. The extensive gardens, walled gardens sculpture gardens and medieval ponds have gradually been restored and extended by Lord and Lady Heseltine over the last 25 years. Mid February there …
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By James Allison On Wednesday the 12th February, James Allison is coming to give us a talk on the “Secrets Of Successful Pends in Your Garden”. James Allison runs Water Garden Solutions, providing design and consultancy on a wide range of water gardening and aquatic-related projects. With a background in aquatic biology, and time managing …
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On Wednesday 8 January 2025 Hugh Warwick from the Hedgehog Preservation Society is coming with a talk entitled ‘Why did the hedgehog cross the road?’ The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) is a registered UK Charity, founded in 1982,dedicated to helping & protecting hedgehogs native to the UK. Hugh Warwick, ecologist, author, and hedgehog expert, …
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GARDENING HINTS Last week I had a glorious day in the sunshine dealing with leaves – there were so many! And still the lime tree, which is huge, was hanging on so there are lots more to come down. We are lucky to have part of the garden which we call ‘The Shrubbery’ where we …
GARDENING HINTS I’m sure that many of you will be searching the bulb catalogues now to put in your orders or going to the garden centre to buy your bulbs for the Spring, so now is the time to raise awareness about whether to buy organic or non-organic bulbs, rather like the choice you have …