Talks, demos and workshops

Lamport Hall and its gardens
    Lamport is famous as the home of garden gnomes – but how did they get there?

Plants for free (demonstration/workshop)
    Propagating plants – how to collect and prepare seed and take cuttings, plus – cutting     up bulbs!

Garden design in the low countries
    Focusing on the work of Erik Dhont (www.erikdhont.com)

Plants for shade
    Gardeners often wonder what to plant in a shady spot – in fact, the possibilities are         endless!

Hellebores
    The botany of these star performers and how to choose, grow and propagate them

NEW The garden at York Gate, Leeds
    Created by the Spencer family, this beautiful garden is now maintained by Perennial,     the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society



Calendar for 2010


Saturday 30 January
Propagating Bulbs – workshop
Somersham Garden Club
Somersham
Huntingdon
Cambridge
3.30pm


Monday 1 February
A Brief History of Garden Design
Tiffield Garden Club
Tiffield Village Hall
Tiffiled, Northampton
7.45pm


Wednesday 3 March
Plants for Free
Whaddon WI
Whaddon
Bucks
2pm


Wednesday 10 March
Lunchtime talk
Wellingborough Golf Club
Great Harrowden
Northampton
IN AID OF CANCER RESEARCH



Wednesday 7 April
Containers for Summer - demonstration
Medbourne WI
Medbourne
Leics
7.30pm
TO BE CONFIRMED


Wednesday 14 April
Hellebores
Buckingham Nurseries
Tingewick Road
Buckingham  MK18 4AE
buckingham-nurseries.co.uk
10.30am


Wednesday 1 September
Propagating Plants
Ashley WI, Ashley Village Hall
7.30pm


Wednesday 15 September
Plant Propagation (workshop)
Robert Monk Hall
Foxton
Leics
8pm


Thursday 16 September
Plants for Free (demo)
Cassington WI, Cassington Village Hall
Cassington
Oxon
7.45pm


Tuesday 5 October
Plants for Free (TO BE CONFIRMED)
Napton WI, Napton Village Hall
Napton
Warwickshire
7.30pm


Tuesday 12 October
Love that Slug! A guide to pests and diseases
Great Bowden and District Garden Society
Great Bowden Village Hall
7.30pm


Tuesday 9 November
Plants for Free
Shenleys and Loughton WI
Loughton Memorial Hall
Bradwell Road
Loughton  MK5 8AJ
2.30pm


Please CONTACT for further details