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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

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New Waltham Garden Club

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Grove Garden and Local History Club

Talks, demos and workshops

NEW For Peat's Sake!   So - we're not supposed to use peat any more in our gardens - but what does that actually mean? A look at the issues around peat-free composts, how to avoid using peat inadvertently- plus a few matters around making good garden compost. To include a demo, depending on the season

Do your roots need doing?   Good root growth is essential for healthy and productive plants. How can you be sure your plants are performing well under ground when you can't even see what's going on?

Gardening in the 2020s   Adapting to a changing climate and the movement away from using pesticides, fungicides and weedkillers

Fuchsias   Star performers of the summer garden and essential for tubs and baskets

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

Hostas   
    Essential in any garden – how to choose among the many fabulous varieties

Contain your enthusiasm (demonstration)* Growing plants in containers, for permanent and seasonal interest

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

 Right plant, right place    What to grow where, in other words...

Conifers  Their botany and history, how to choose, plant and care for them, and their place in garden design

Plants as pets   Choosing and caring for houseplants

Trees!   We should all be planting more trees. How do you decide which is/are best for you?

*Not suitable for Zoom