Author Archives: Carol

Our June meeting saw the return of Zsuzsa Serer, who gave us aninformative, interactive and refreshing talk on herbs. Herbs have many usesapart from culinary, namely medicinal, potpourri, cosmetics (incorporatedinto shampoos and creams) moth balls, witchcraft and excellent for wildlife.Some … Continue reading →

Our annual garden tour in June took us to the N. Kent area. The weather was on our side for the duration of our stay. First stop was Hever Castle and what an amazing place it is. The castle, built … Continue reading →

On a warm June evening, 50 of our members enjoyed a delightful summer soiree in the beautiful garden belonging to Annie Eccles in Thriplow.  With glasses of wine in hand, guests settled at tables arranged on the lawn surrounded by … Continue reading →

Our speaker, Neil Guttridge is a former longstanding Chair of the Royston Allotments and Gardens Association (RAGA). The site is owned and managed by Royston Town Council and has 120 plots each 5 sq poles in size. (approx half a … Continue reading →

We had an excellent talk last week entitled “Trees for All Seasons”. The tree expert, Jim Paine, who ran the Walnut Tree Garden Nursery until his recent retirement, took us on a whistle-stop journey with many illustrations. Generally, trees provide … Continue reading →

  This month we saw the return of Geoff Hodge a very informative and entertaining speaker. Geoff took us through the main elements of keeping the weed growth in our gardens to a minimum. He reminded us that there is … Continue reading →

  Our November talk was given by Sharka Baxter, a Cambridge – based garden designer and coach. She described her childhood growing up in Czech Republic, where her interest in gardening started, to running her own garden design company in … Continue reading →

We all enjoyed listening to Nigel Start who, after a career in plant breeding and crop production, clearly enjoys giving talks to clubs like ours. His subject for the evening was a topical one: “Coping with Climate Change”, with particular … Continue reading →

Our AGM was held on 1st February 2024 in Fowlmere Village Hall at the new start time of 7.30pm. The Chair, Rosemary Jones, reported on a successful year. The interesting and varied monthly talks were well attended, as was the … Continue reading →

Our first speaker of 2024 was Fiona Rose who gave an excellent presentation on the life of William Morris, one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement. He was greatly influenced by the nature which surrounded him as … Continue reading →