Sian runs ‘The Cutting Garden’ in Burbage. She grows beautiful flowers in harmony with nature. Flower Farming throughout the year will be title of Sian’s talk.
Sian Wetmancoat
17th September
Painswick Rococo Gardens in Gloucestershire
TRIP
13th October
Gill will be speaking about the history of the War Memorial Park on behalf of Friends of the War Memorial Park.
Gill Mills
10th November plus AGM
An opportunity for members to share their gardening knowledge with 3 or 4 talks from our experts in the room!
Member Talks
8th December
Sophie who wowed us with her beautiful creations in the past will be returning to demonstrate how to make a Christmas wreath
Sophie O’Keeffe
January
No meeting
9th February
Lucy will be talking to us about Climate change and our gardens.
Lucy Hartley
9th March
Matthew was the B & Q Gardener of the year 2023. Matthew will be sharing his knowledge of Gardens of India.
Matthew Symonds
13th April
Tea bags, bras and tights is the title of this talk from Darren who is a garden designer & landscaper.
Darren Rudge
11th May
Elaine & Julia are ‘The Potty Plotters’ They have their own podcast to share tales from their allotments
Elaine and Julia
8th June
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust will be speaking about Gardening for Wildlife
T.B.C
13th July
Faye will be speaking about her love of Houseplants and her role as ‘The Plant Fairie’ of Earlsdon!
Faye Tomlinson
Programme for 2024 – 2025
December 9th 2024
Wayside Willow
Chas Friend
September 9th 2024
Late Season Colour
Gary Leaver
October 14th
Grow What You Can’t Buy
Katherine Crouch
November 11th
AGM followed by Warwickshire Lavender Farm
Ian Jamie
December 9th
Wayside Willow
Chaz Friend
February 10th 2025
Make the Most of Small Spaces
Adam Kirtland
March 10th
Rose Sculptures – Tying & Pruning
Petra Hoyer Millar
April 14th
How To Be A 21st Century Gardener
Timothy Walker
May 12th
Arts & Crafts Edwardian Gardens
Camilla Anderson
June 9th
The Blackberry Garden
Alison Leavy
July 14th
Small Trees Underplanted
Karen Gimson
September 6th
Earlsdon Flower and Produce Show
Programme for 2023- 2024
Sept 11th
Potatoes, Peppers, Petunias & Poisons
Paul Williams
Oct 9th
The Sherborne Valley Project
Charlotte Ridpath
Nov 13th
AGM & Guy’s Cliffe Walled Garden
Sarah Ridgeway
Dec 11th
Christmas Flower Arrangements
Sophie Harris
Jan 2024
NO MEETING
Feb 12th
Happy Houseplants – The Indoor Jungle
Geoff Hodge
March 11th
Soil – More Than Just Dirt
Russell Attwood
April 8th
Cacti and Succulents
Ian Thwaites
May 13th
Dark & Desirable
Paul Green
June 10th
Best Peat Free Growing
Dr Anton Rosenfeld
July 8th
The Drought Resilient Garden
Pip Smith
Sept 7th
Earlsdon Flower and Produce Show
Programme for 2021/2022
4th
Sept
2021
Earlsdon Flower and Produce Show
CANCELLED
13th
Sept
2021
Confessions of a Plantaholic
Razvan Chisu
11th
Oct
2021
Growing Chrysanthemums for the Cut Flower Trade
Trevor Lawrence
8th
Nov
2021
AGM, Photo Competition, and
Kenilworth’sTalisman Square Garden
Dr Catherine Dalloway
13th
Dec
2021
History of Well Dressing
Robert Barlow
Jan
2022
No Meeting
14th
Feb
2022
The Hidden Gardens of Herefordshire
Alun & Jill Whitehead
14th
March
2022
Plants for Autumn Colour in the Garden
Ingrid Millington (Hillview Hardy Plants)
11th
April
2022
Growing Vegetables Organically
Val Bourne
9th
May
2022
A Bucket of Stuff
Bob Brown
13th
June
2022
The Cutting Garden
Carole Patilla (Tuckshop Flowers)
11th
July
2022
Evergreen Plants for Small Gardens
Sue & Anthony Norman (Conquest Plants)
Programme 2020-2021
14th
September
2020
Windsor Great Park – CANCELLED
Harvey Stevens
12th
October
2020
What Makes a Plantaholic – CANCELLED
Razvan Chisu
9th
November
2020
Blind Resources centre Allotment – CANCELLED
Jenny Wyn- Roberts
14th
December
2020
Well Dressing – CANCELLED
Robert Barlow
January
2021
NO MEETING
8th
February
2021
Zoom Trial Meeting
8th
March
2021
Great Dixter Past, Present and Future – On Zoom
Fergus Garett
12th
April
2021
Maple Myth Busting – On Zoom
Cath and Neil Kenney
10th
May
2021
Wollerton Old Hall Gardens – On Zoom
Phil Smith
14th
June
2021
The Gardens of Great Windsor Park – On Zoom
Harvey Stephens
12th
July
2021
The Patch – on Zoom
Jim Almond
PROGRAMME 2019-2020
9th
September
2019
Pelargoniums
Heather Goddard-Key
14th
October
2019
May the Weather be with you
Peter Gibbs
11th
November
2019
AGM
Restoration of Guys Cliffe Land
Adrian King
9th
December
2019
Christmas Flowers
Lorena Dyer
January
2020
NO MEETING
10th
February
2020
Gardeners’ Question Time
Rob and Diane Cole
9th
March
2020
Morton Hill Gardens
Harry Green
13th
April
2020
Growing Vegetables Organically and Bulb Challenge – CANCELLED
Val Bourne
11th
May
2020
Hidden Gardens of Herefordshire – CANCELLED
Alun and Jill Whitehead
8th
June
2020
A Bucket of Stuff – CANCELLED
Bob Brown
13th
July
2020
The Patch – CANCELLED
Jim Almond
PROGRAMME 2018-2019
10th
September
2018
Plants with a story
Sam and Nigel Hope
8th
October
2018
Anyone for vertiginous gardening!
Paul Harrison
12th
November
2018
AGM followed by
Introduction to Cacti and Succulents
Craig House Cacti
10th
December
2018
Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe
Roy Cheek
January
2019
NO MEETING
11th
February
2019
Stockton Bury Gardens
Tamsin Westhorpe
11th
March
2019
Bulbs for the unusual
RossBarbour
8th
April
2019
Violas
Jack Willgoss
13th
May
2019
Move and development of Botanical Gardens
Nick Wray
10th
June
2019
Plants of the Season
Paul Green
8th
July
2019
Great Dixter,past,present and future
Fergus Garrett
PROGRAMME 2017-2018
11th
September
2017
Colour in a small Garden
Timothy Walker
9th
October
2017
The restoration of Plas Tal y Bwlch
Tony Russell
13th
November
2017
AGM followed by a talk from Coventry Tree Warden
Ann Wilson
11th
December
2017
May The Weather Be With You!
Peter Gibbs
January
2018
NO MEETING
12th
February
2018
Private Gardens of Cheshire
Kevin Pratt
12th
March
2018
Agapanthus, Nerines and Clivia
Hoyland Plants
9th
April
2018
Perennials from Seed
Rob Coles
14th
May
2018
Courtyard Gardens
Adrian James
11th
June
2018
The Shakespeare Gardens
Glyn Jones
9th
July
2018
Allotment Fox- a Story of Vulpes Vulpes, People and Other Wildlife
Simon Watts
PROGRAMME 2016-2017
12th
September
2016
10 ways to a better garden
Doug Stewart
10th
October
2016
Apple Juice, cider and fruit vinegars
Brian Robbins, Woodredding Cider and Perry
14th
November
2016
AGM followed by a talk on the Restoration of Hidcote Gardens
