Category Archives: 2017

The Gardening Club’s 2017 AGM was held in FVH when the present Management Committee was re-elected. Thus the Chair and Vice Chair (Mary Duff and Sue Pinner) agreed to continue for another year as did Committee members Barry Jones, Jenny Brew, … Continue reading →

Have you heard of the forgotten gardens of Easton?  Following a fascinating evening with Claire Matthews, a member of Gardens of Easton Preservation Trust, club members were inspired to discover that this hidden gem of a garden is close – … Continue reading →

No excuses now for overgrown trees and shrubs to be spied in our members’ gardens.  Nigel Start brought a lifetime of experience and knowledge to our Club when he spoke to us about all aspects of pruning.  He reminded us … Continue reading →

Make your Garden Count” What did you do on the 28th and 29th of Jan 2017.  Well done if you joined in the RSPB’s Great Big Garden Birdwatch?  But, you might consider gathering information about the birds in your garden … Continue reading →

Oh dear – a few minutes before the start of our meeting and no speaker! Panic? No, not at all – just a few concerned Committee members deciding how to deal with this unexpected, unwanted situation.   We need not have … Continue reading →

Who knew that we would choose the hottest weekend of the year and possibly the warmest since 1976 to visit the gardens of Derbyshire!  Thankfully the coach was only two weeks old with superb air conditioning.  Thirty six villagers from … Continue reading →

On July 6th, 2017, Rosemary and Barry Jones were delighted to welcome around 50 Club members to a Soiree in their garden at The Dove House, Rectory Lane, Fowlmere. The Dove House really was a house for doves back in … Continue reading →

What a talk!  We knew that our speaker would be good as he had visited us before but Andrew Sankey really surpassed himself this time! A talk on ‘Plant Histories’ was not at all inspiring but the title belied the … Continue reading →

Visitors to the Fowlmere and Thriplow Gardening Club’s Annual Show held in Fowlmere Village Hall this year, were treated to a hall packed with first class display of horticultural, home produce and handicraft exhibits at the Club’s flagship annual event. … Continue reading →

Two very different speakers have entertained us at our last couple of meetings.  Firstly, we enjoyed hearing a master of his trade – Richard Ayres, former Head Gardener of Anglesey Abbey, where he worked for over 40 years as did … Continue reading →