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 …
This is to remind you that our next and last meeting of the year is on Wednesday the 11th December.. There will be a short AGM followed by refreshments and a Beetle drive. This will be a social evening of fun, no knowledge required, just luck!. Subs are now due for 2025, still £5 for the year We …
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Gardening Hints – June/July 2024 In the last issue I wrote about my discovery of the box moth in my box hedge, and my plans to use an organic treatment for it. Since then I have seen one moth which I was able to identify from the description on line, and found two caterpillars. I …