Nick Turrell – Front Gardens
Nick Turrell - Front Gardens During our November 2025 meeting Nick Turrell entertained us with his thought on Front Gardens, their use in galvanizing communities, how they contribute enormously to our wellbeing, and how we can work towards alleviating the flooding...
A Busy November Meeting
A Busy November MeetingA series of fund raising events throughout 2023 by Burbage Gardening Club, including the Garden Show in August, resulted in the presentation of £800 to Canine Partners, a charity that trains dogs to support and partner people who would otherwise...
Gardening for Wildlife – Nick Marshall
Gardening for Wildlife by Nick MarshallGardening for Wildlife was the subject of the talk by Nick Marshall at our May 2023 meeting. Nick’s experience comes from many years working in conservation and ecology so he looks at the issue from an ecologist’s perspective....
April 2023 Speakers
We were very lucky to have two speakers at our April 2023 meeting. A presentation about Canine Partners, the Gardening club charity for this year, was given by Glynis Myall who has been a volunteer with the charity for 11 years. Glynis explained that many people...
‘Ferns’ by Neil Timms
‘Ferns’ by Neil TimmsNeil presented a fascinating talk about Ferns to our well attended October meeting. Ferns are one of the oldest groups of land plants, first flourishing in the late Devonian period 360million years ago according to the fossil record. They predate...
Hostas – the Queen of Foliage Plants.
Hostas – the Queen of Foliage PlantsOur August meeting welcomed Andrew Mikolajski to talk about ‘Hostas – the Queen of Foliage Plants’. Our talk started with a discussion about slugs. Although no longer classified as pests by RHS and are part of the ecosystem, they...
John’s Garden
John's Garden at Ashwood Nurseriespresentation by Howard Drury DHE - (Hons)On Tuesday 1st February we welcomed Howard Drury to the gardening club. Howard is a Horticultural broadcaster, Speaker, Lecturer, Writer, Adviser and Consultant. Howard took us through a very...