Events
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Programme of Events 2012
February
Tuesday 7 8 00 pm Garden Design
Peter Bird is a local garden designer from Wendover who will talk to us about colour in the garden all year round.
March
Tuesday 6 7 15 pm AGM
8 00 pm Easy Plants for Difficult Places
Alexia Balance of Blooming Marvellous Plants in Winslow will bring a display of plants as well as a slide show to illustrate her talk on plants for shade and also for hot sunny places.
April
Sunday 1 2 00 – 4 30 pm SPRING SHOW at Stewart Hall
Tuesday 3 8 00 pm Ask the Expert
Your chance to question some of our most experienced members including Joe, Peter and Kim who have a wealth of practical knowledge and local know-how. The discussion will be hosted by Michael George.
May
Tuesday 8 6 00 pm Nursery Visit
The Society will follow up the March talk with a chance to visit Blooming Marvellous Plants which has an excellent nursery in Winslow
Saturday 12 10 00 am PLANT SALE at Ellesborough Village Hall,Butlers Cross.
Come early: Everything will be sold by about 11 am on past form.
June
Tuesday 5 8 00 pm Ecology in the Rain Forests
Dr Michael Keith Lucas, a lecturer atReadingUniversity, will return to talk about his passion for the ecology in the rain forests, on which he has carried out a lot of personal research.
July
Sunday 1 2 00 – 4 30 pm SUMMER SHOW at Stewart Hall.
Tuesday 3 6 00 pm Garden Visit: John Branham’s Garden
Following on from his excellent talk last year, we have the opportunity of a guided tour of the gardens of the Chairman of the Midland National Vegetable Society, including his allotment and tips on how he produces such wonderful vegetables. The garden is at Nup End, Wingrave.
September
Sunday 2 2 00 – 4 30 pm AUTUMN SHOW at Stewart Hall.
Tuesday 4 8 00 pm Tulips and Much More
We look forward to welcoming back John Negus, the garden writer and broadcaster, who will share his knowledge on tulips and other spring flowering bulbs. He is a most entertaining speaker and will be including a fun quiz with seed packets prizes!
October
Tuesday 2 8 00 pm Trees and shrubs for the Small garden
Graham Talbot, a lecturer in Horticulture, will give a talk on trees and shrubs. He is always very informative and delivers a first class talk.
November
Tuesday 6 8 00 pm The Scented Garden
Tony Powell is a horticultural consultant who trained at Hillier Nurseries. He is a new speaker to the Society and his talk about the scented garden will be fully illustrated with slides.
December
Tuesday 4 8 00 pm To be confirmed
Meetings are held at 8.00 pm every 1st Tuesday of the month (except January and August) at Stewart Hall, Little Kimble. Although we pride ourselves on our expert speakers, all talks are very informal and are followed by refreshments and a raffle.
Visitors are always welcome - do come and try one of our meetings. If you decide you would like to join please make yourself known to any Committee member or contact Tessa Madden, Membership Secretary, on 01296 612648.
