Speakers
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....
‘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...