Category Archives: 2013 – 2014

This is what I would call a ‘bread and butter’ article – no mention of soirées, visits to lovely gardens or excellent speakers. I make no apologies for this as without our splendid local volunteers no organisation would survive! So … Continue reading →

Well, what do we know about the ‘modern herbaceous border?’ You could say that the origins can be traced back to the borders of ‘old fashioned’ hardy herbaceous plants that made the country cottage gardens so attractive. Admittedly Gertrude Jekyll … Continue reading →

Now is the time to think about vegetables for the summer! Hopefully the following article will inspire you……. A return visit by Geoff Hodge ended the Gardening Club’s year. Geoff is extremly knowledgeable and what he doesn’t know about growing … Continue reading →

How wrong can you be? The evening was advertised as a talk about Gertrude Jekyll. Why would anyone want to hear about a Victorian lady always pictured unsmiling and dressed in black sombre clothes, I hear you say? Wasn’t she … Continue reading →

Now is the time to prune apple trees but not plum trees! This was just one piece of advice given at our March meeting. Plum trees (and other trees bearing fruits with stones e.g. plums and apricots) should be pruned … Continue reading →

Now is the time to think about choosing annuals for summer displays but is it safe to plant half-hardy annuals just yet? As I write these words I remember hailstones in June a few years ago so let’s be wise … Continue reading →

Thanks are due to Sue Allsworth who provided this report of the last meeting of the Gardening Club which was held at the Gog Magog Golf Club, when a talk was given by Andrew Howarth, the Estate Manager. “We met … Continue reading →

We saw sunshine every day on our annual weekend break to North Wales this year. Our first stop, though, was in England at Biddulph Grange to be precise – described in a recent TV programme as a garden of ‘much … Continue reading →