PROGRAMME 2018 All talks are at 7.30pm at FRESHFORD VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL. Members free. Visitors £3.00. Everyone welcome. Download a summary programme here. If anyone is interested in going on the summer outings they should contact Penny Jones on 01225 723447 or email peter.pennyjones@gmail.com.
2018 4 April WHAT HAVE PLANTS EVER DONE FOR US? TIMOTHY WALKER Mankind is dependent on plants for everything from food to film,painkillers to paint. Our exploitation of plants must somehow keep pace with the demands of increasing global populations.
2 May PRUNING FRUIT TREES AND USING SURPLUS ORCHARD FOOD RICHARD PAGET of My Applejuice will give an introduction to pruning fruit trees and making best use of surpluses in our orchards.
12 May PLANT SALE 2:30pm at 'Rockfields', 51 Middle Stoke Parking at St Mary’s Entry £1.00 Children free Tea and Homemade cakes Please bring labelled plants for sale to ‘Rockfields’ after 10:00am on the morning of 12th May for pricing and display. 13 June OUTING: THE OLD FARMHOUSE, Bath BA1 2UT 6.30pm £5.00 (book in advance)
27 June DOUBLE OUTING:
4 July OUTING:
1 September ANNUAL SHOW
3 October BREAKING THE RULES: CONTAINER GARDENING WITH A TWIST JONATHAN GARRATT, potter and ceramicist, takes a fresh look at container gardening to stimulate us into trying something completely different.
7 November CREATING A DOWNLAND GARDEN ROBERT HARVEY Tracing the development of his Wiltshire garden, Robert discusses the practical and aesthetic principles that give structure and unity to formal lawns and borders, wildflowers and ponds, trees, fruit and vegetables.
5 December TWELVE MONTHS OF COLOUR
NEIL LOVESEY of Picket Lane Nursery, S Perrott, will offer tips on how to get the best from your plants throughout the year.
2019
9 January THE BISHOP’S PALACE WELLS - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
JAMES CROSS, Head Gardener.
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