Hello BGS members.
Here is the latest Tender Shoots newsletter. Please note there is a talk this Saturday which you may find interesting
1) Our first zoom talk for 2026 kicks off on Saturday 3rd January at 7.30pm with Edward Flint – My Woodland Garden: A Robinsonian Dream.
Edward has designed and built gardens across the UK and Europe, plus he’s a course tutor at Great Dixter and lecturer at the English Gardening School for over 20 years. Lover of wild places and believer in the importance of gardening as a craft. Zoom link is below and also on our website programme page.
2) The plant lists are NOW available for you to download in advance for both Edward Flint and Simon Gullivers talks, via the private members area on our website.
3) We have a great programme coming up in Jan & Feb:
Jan 3rd Sat – Edward Flint – My Woodland Garden: A Robinsonian Dream
Jan 6th Tue – Simon Gulliver – Visitors from strange lands: Australian & New Zealand Plants
Jan 15th Thu – Samantha Hopes – ‘Ashwood Specialities’ Hellebores, Hepaticas, Cyclamen, Salvia, Hydrangea, Snowdrops and more!
Jan 26th Mon – Maggie Tran – Gardening Sustainably and the Tanera Mòr Project
Feb 6th Fri 8pm – Alison Marsden – How to create a great front garden
Feb 12th Thu – Mark Johnston – The tree expert
Feb 26rd Mon – Hilary Collins – Better behaved eucalyptus
4) We are also trialling a BRAND NEW feature, which is to provide a written summary after our zoom talks. So if you would like a copy of the last 3 zoom talks (Low Maintenance Border by Lucy Hartley, How to use Peat Free by Helen Knowles and Pollinator Habitat Management by Dr Janine Griffiths-Lee from Kew), then simply reply to this email with the word ‘summary’ and you will automatically receive the written summaries.
Zoom details:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4043014750
Meeting ID: 404 301 4750
Passcode general : bonsai
Thanks Indy
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