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Biddenham Garden Club
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Onecote Bloomers Gardening Group
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Mickleton Garden Club
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Nottingham Hardy Plant Society
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Evenley Gardening Society
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Harpenden Gardening Society
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! Autumn only
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 the history of gardening in the US, including some 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
Roses Their place in history – and which are the best varieties for the garden today
Permaculture for gardeners
March of the women Who are the notable women gardeners of the past - and today? Includes some American gardeners
NEW Right plant, right place What to grow where, in other words...
NEW Conifers Their botany and history, how to choose, plant and care for them, and their place in garden design
NEW Plants as pets Choosing and caring for houseplants
NEW Trees! We should all be planting more trees. How do you decide which is/are best for you?
*Not suitable for Zoom
CALENDAR
2020
January 15
Chinnor U3A/Gardening Group
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
February 5
Roade Garden Club
Hellebores
February 18
Evenley Gardening Society
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
February 19
Brixworth and District U3A Gardening Group
The Garden at York Gate, Leeds
February 26
Boddington and District Garden Association
Hellebores
March 4
Great Bourton Garden Club
Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens
March 10
Long Buckby and District Gardening Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
March 11
Women's Horticultural Society, Coventry
'Come into the Garden, Maud'
March 12
Moreton Pinkney Garden Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
March 16
Great Brickhill Gardening Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
March 18
Chardstock Gardening Club
Permaculture
March 24
Lower Windrush Garden Club
Permaculture
April 2
Hose Garden Club
Topical Tips
April 6
Harwell Gardeners' Club
Permaculture for Gardeners
April 8
Breadsall and District Horticultural Society
Permaculture for Gardeners
April 15
Newbold Verdon Garden Club
TBC
April 21
Oakley Gardening Club
Roses
April 25
Preston Bissett Nurseries
Plants for Shade
April 29
Southport Chyrsanthemum and Gardening Society
TBC
May 13
Chieveley Gardening Club
Container gardening
May 14
Chalfont St Giles Gardening Association
TBC
June 12
Marsh Gibbon Horticultural Society
Plants for Shade
June 18
Odell Garden Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
June 25
Kinver Horticultural Society
TBC
July 16
Bourne End Horticultural Society
Right Plant, Right Place
August 25
Textile History Group
'Come into the Garden, Maud'
September 8
Winslow and District Gardening Society
Come into the Garden, Maud
September 15
Great Haseley Horticultural Society
Container Gardening
September 16
Mickleton Gardening Club
Topical Tips
September 21
Ramsey Horticultural Society
TBC
September 24
Speen Garden Group
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
October 5
Broughton Gifford Gardening Sociey
March of the Women
October 6
Shalbourne & District Gardening Club
Plants for Free!
October 13
Ockbrook & Borrowash Garden Club
TBC
October 14 (afternoon)
Women's Horticultural Society, Coventry
Plants for Free!
October 14 (evening)
Cropredy Gardening Club
TBC
October 21
Brixworth and District U3A Gardening Group
The Garden at York Gate, Leeds
October 28
Hertford U3A Gardening Group
Hellebores
November 4
Pattishall Garden Club
TBC
November 9
Dunstable Garden Club
Hellebores
November 11
Buckland, Drayton Beauchamp and Aston Clinton Horticultural Society
The March of the Women
November 12
Blunsdon Village Gardening Club
TBC
November 13
Box Gardening Club
Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens
November 18
Kennington Horticultural Society
Plants for Shade
2021
January 19
Evenley Gardening Society
Plants as Pets
February 2
Adderbury Gardening Club
Hellebores
February 3
Pattishall Gardening Club
Right Plant, Right Place
February 23
Lower Windrush Garden Club
Permaculture
March 2
Tanworth-in-Arden Gardening Club
Hellebores
March 3
Hanslope Garden Club
TBC
March 8
Burton Dassett Gardening Club
Roses
March 11
Norrthwood Green Gardening Club
Hellebores
March 17
Bladon Gardening Club
TBC
April 9
Market Bosworth Gardening Club
Shakespeare's Plants & Gardens
April 12
Midhurst Garden Club
Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens
April 13
Wing Garden Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
April 21
Chardstock Gardening Club
Permaculture
April 27
Otmoor Gardening Society
Right Plant, Right Place
May 10
Wootton Bassett Gardening Club
TBC
May 13
Chalfont St Giles Gardening Association
TBC
May 14
Marsh Gibbon Horticultural Society
Plants for Shade
June 2
Kenilworth Horticultural Society
Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens
June 10
Paulerspury Horticultural Sociey
Come into the Garden, Maud
June 11
Box Gardening Club
Shakespeare's Plants & Gardens
June 24
New Waltham Garden Club
"Pin Me to the Wall..."
June 29
Olney Garden Club
TBC
July 15
Bourne End Horticultural Society
Right Plant, Right Place
September 1
Henleaze Garde Club
TBC
September 7
Southmoor Gardening Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
September 14
Marlow & District Horticultural Society
Plants for Free
September 16
Newent Gardening Club
'Pin Me to the Wall...'
October 13
Surrey Garden Design Group
Conifers
October 18
Bitton Gardening Club
Trees
October 20
Brixworth and District U3A Gardening Group
The Garden at York Gate, Leeds
November 15
Great Brickhill Gardening Club
TBC
November 17
Chinnor U3A/Gardening Group
Right Plant, Right Place
November 18
Bledlow Ridge Horticultural Society
Shakespeare's Plants & Gardens
2022
February 2
Tanworth-in-Arden Gardening Club
Hellebores
March 10
Paulerspury Horticultural Sociey
Hellebores
April 7
Hose Garden Club
Topical Tips
April 11
Midhurst Garden Club
Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens
May 10
Chieveley Gardening Club
Container gardening
May 23
Freeland Gardening Club
Container Gardening
Burbage Garden Club
Hostas
Royal Leamington Spa Horticultural Sociey
Shakespeare's Plants & Gardens
September 13
Wharfedale Gardeners' Group
TBC
November 8
Long Buckby and District Gardening Club
Plants as Pets
2023
April 28/provisional
Clent Gardening Club
TBC
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