Due to unforeseen consequences, we have rearranged speakers for our April meeting. This month we welcome Marion Stainton who will give a talk titled “For the Love of Blue Poppies”What have the Himalayas ever done for us?This talk is based around the historical introduction of many very familiar plants and the influence they & those […]
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Nicola is a consultant organic horticulturalist who has previously worked insuch inspirational gardens as Highgrove, Lake House, The Abbey House andCole Park. She is a planting focussed garden designer, writer and speaker.Nicola will provide us with lots of garden design tips and tricks for a pleasingand productive organic vegetable and ornamental garden.
The spring edition of the Forest Showcase highlights fresh produce from over 100 local producers and chefs. Gardening tips and workshops, children’s garden area, floral displays, and activities. As usual, BGS will have a stall – always a popular event at which to volunteer.
Join us in visiting the gardens of two of our most prolific show winners: Sue Hill and Cheryl Hutchinson-Holford. Both are keen fruit, vegetable and flower growers, but with quite different garden styles and problems to overcome. We will start by exploring Sue’s garden and field in Bream before driving on to Cheryl’s hidden garden […]
Sally will explain how she uses the knowledge she has gained from her many decades of practical organic gardening experience to adapt to climate change. Concentrating on the essentials of soil, water, light, temperatures, and planting times.
Two leading gardens near Bristoll in one trip.
Set within the beautiful South Gloucestershire countryside, an exciting new RHS Show on our doorstep. www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-badminton-flower-showBGS Young Gardeners will be exhibiting their wheelbarrow garden at this event!
Peter is going to introduce us to a selection of coffees grown in different parts of the world. He will discuss why the different varieties are grown, the effects of terroir, and how climate change is altering the course of the perfect brew. He will also talk about coffee processing and the history of coffee. […]
A private group tour around this 10-acre organic garden, hidden in conifer woodland high in the Black Mountains. A wonderful mixture of organic fruit and vegetables, imaginative planting, mature trees, winding paths, bridges, pond, stream and ‘designer’ dry-stone walls. Previous winner of the RHS’s Partner Garden of the Year. https://nantybedd.com/Car share from West Dean Centre, […]
