Category Archives: 2023

Our AGM last month was particularly poignant. After reporting on last year’s successful events to celebrate the Club’s 60th Anniversary, Mary Duff retired as Chair. Mary has been a stalwart of the Gardening Club for over three decades and has … Continue reading →

Dr Ian Bedford – aka the bug man – has been fascinated by insects and other invertebrates for most of his life and on 2nd March 2023, he came to talk to Fowlmere and Thriplow Gardening club about his lifelong … Continue reading →

Our talk in April was entitled “The day of the daylily”, given by Paula Dyason, referred to sometimes as “Hemerocallis.” The speaker first developed an interest in daylilies from her mother, when still a teenager and living in the States. … Continue reading →

  At our last meeting we welcomed back Twigs Way, who has given several excellent talks to the Club in the past. This time Twigs reminded us of the important role of women in gardening over the years and how … Continue reading →

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 →