Category Archives: 2019

Such an enjoyable evening!  Members patiently sat through the AGM of the Gardening Club (more about that later) and then seven teams enthusiastically joined in the Annual Quiz.  Heads down, pencils at the ready, thinking caps on and away we … Continue reading →

At our last meeting Robert Brett came to talk to us about Hyde Hall, a garden well-known to us as we had visited last summer.  Robert is the Curator of Hyde Hall and started his career in landscaping before moving … Continue reading →

We were in Thriplow Village Hall to hear our speaker Simon White, an experienced horticulturalist who has worked for Peter Beales Roses for 38 years!  To prove his point Simon brought with him many products for sale including greatly reduced … Continue reading →

  “Sunflowers?”  I hear you say, “Oh yes it was Van Gogh who painted all those paintings of sunflowers, wasn’t it?”  Well, yes, this is true but there is so much more to the story of the sunflower and our … Continue reading →

One balmy summer evening terror struck the hearts of Fowlmere residents! Why were the ‘gilets jaunes’ walking the streets of this usually peaceful village?  Fears were soon allayed when the locals realised that it was the noble men of the … Continue reading →

  Now, a change of pace – Rosemary Jones arranged for Jane Sills to come and talk to us at our last meeting – here is her account of the evening –   Approximately 35 miles north of Fowlmere & … Continue reading →

As we did not have a Show this September Glen Link arranged a visit to the Cambridge University Botanic garden.  The tour with a knowledgeable guide certainly broadened the pleasure and value of the walk.   Here is Glen’s account of … Continue reading →

After our trip to Cambridge Botanic Garden in September, we were back in Fowlmere Village Hall for our October meeting, when we welcomed well-known Thriplow farmer – David Walston as our speaker. David was born at Thriplow Farm where he … Continue reading →

I have nostalgic memories of my Welsh grandfather waiting for the right phase of the moon before he planted his potatoes. Little did I realise that he was demonstrating the biodynamic method of gardening! Our speaker, Nigel Start has been … Continue reading →

“Capture the Mediterranean in your garden with a greenhouse”, Rodney Tibbs opened by saying. Then added “whether you have one or not, there’s something in tonight’s talk for you”. Then he gave an illustrated presentation: greenhouses – a history, their … Continue reading →