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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)
Topical tips for the season Content depends on time of year – plants to enjoy, gardens to visit, pruning (or not!), likely pests and diseases, etc.
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
Container gardening (demonstration)
Unkindest cut? (pruning demonstration)
The garden at York Gate, Leeds Created by the Spencer family, this beautiful garden is now maintained by Perennial, the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society
Apples Britain's favourite fruit. The history of apples, apples in commerce, and why we should be growing them in gardens
Shakespeare's plants and gardens Plants and gardens had a particular importance to Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Looking at the restoration project at Kenilworth Castle in particular, we explore what plants meant to the Elizabethans
Gardens of the USA A look at contemporary gardens designed by Martha Schwartz and Isabelle Greene, with a flying visit to Hollywood
Pin me to the wall – and do what you want with me How to choose and manage climbers and wall shrubs
'Come into the garden, Maud' The gardens of Victorian England
NEW Roses Their place in history – and which are the best varieties for the garden today
NEW Permaculture for gardeners
NEW March of the women Who are the notable women gardeners of the past - and today?
CALENDAR
2017
January 16
Ramsey Gardening Club
Plants for Shade
January 18
Manton Gardening Group
The Gardens of Lamport Hall
February 8
Welford Gardening Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
February 23
Abington Park Museum
Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens
March 5
BBC Radio Northampton
Garden Show
March 8
Aynho Gardening Club
TBC
March 13
Mawsley Gardening For All
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
March 14
Riseley Gardening Club
The Gardens of Lamport Hall
March 16
Hemlock Garden Club
'Come into the Garden Maud'
March 28
Newtown Linford Gardening Club
Plants for Shade
April 5
Bourtons Garden Club
The Garden at York Gate, Adel
April 8
Preston Bissett Nurseries
Dealing with Shade
April 10
BBC Radio Northampton
GQT
April 19
Newbold Verdon Garden Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'/TBC
April 20
Helmdon Garden Club
Topical Tips
April 28
Bardills Garden Centre
The Gardens of Lamport Hall
May 17
Wilts and Avon Hardy Plant Society
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
June 15
Rose Landscapes, Peterborough
Plants for Shade
June 26
Freeland Gardening Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
June 28
Market Harborough Gardening Club
TBC
July 11
Surrey Garden Design Group
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
July 18
Onecote Bloomers Gardening Group
Plants for Free!
August 16
Mickleton Garden Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
September 9
RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show
Garden Design
September 14
Kineton and District Gardening Club
Garden Design
September 26
Otmoor Garden Society
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
September 29
All Saints Church, Kettering
The Gardens of Lamport Hall
October 2
Harwell Gardeners' Club
Roses
October 3
Daventry Townswomen's Guild
Plants for Free
October 4
Whilton Garden Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
October 15
Cuddington Gardening Club
25th Anniversary Lunch
October 17
Ruislip Central Horticultural Society
TBC
October 18
Biggleswade Gardening Club
''Pin Me to the Wall...'
November 1
Pattishall Garden Club
Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens
November 2
Ettington Gardening Club
Gardens of the USA
November 9
Sunningwell and District Gardening Club
The Gardens of Lamport Hall
November 14
Greatworth Gardening Club
The Garden at York Gate, Adel
November 16
Rose Landscapes, Peterborough
Container Gardening
November 20
Market Harborough U3A Garden Group
Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens
Cropwell Bishop Gardening Club
The Gardens of Lamport Hall
November 22
Inkberrow and District Horticultural Society
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
November 25
Somersham Gardening Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
December 12
Ockbrook and Borrowash Gardeners' Club
'Come into the Garden, Maud'
2018
January 8
Denton and District Gardening Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
January 25
Hanborough Garden Club
Plants for Free!
February 12
Mawsley Gardening For All
TBC
February 22
Spratton Garden Club
The Garden at York Gate, Adel
March 21
Letcombes and District Horticultural Society
Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens
April 6
Market Bosworth Gardening Club
The Gardens of Lamport Hall
April 10
Wheatley Village Produce Association
Plants for Shade
April 14
Preston Bissett Nurseries
Plants for Shade
May 1
Burbage Gardening Club
Love That Slug!
May 9
Women's Horticultural Society, Coventry
Topical Tips
May 15
Rugby Gardeners Guild
Permaculture for Gardeners
July 2
Wyche & Colwall Horticultural Society
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
July 17
Houghton and Wyton Gardening Club
Topical Tips
September 11
Chieveley Gardening Club
Roses
October 10
Stoke Goldington Gardeners' Club
Topical Tips
October 18
Quorn Garden Club
Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens
November 13
Harpenden Horticultural Society
'Pin Me to the Wall...'/Roses (for small gardens)
November 20
Abingdon Horticultural Society
TBC
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