Our 2024 programme is listed below and the meetings are all on the 2nd Tuesday evening of each month in the Village Hall. The presentations start at 7.30pm so members generally arrive about 7.15. We’re trying a different format for the Trudi Brearley Challenge Trophy this year as the vagaries of the weather affected some of the entries in 2023. Our Garden & Home Produce Show is reinstated as an annual fixture and our Open Gardens Weekend is taking a rest as it’s biennial. Details of coach trips will follow.
Meetings including refreshments are free to members, with raffle tickets available to purchase. All visitors are very welcome for £4 which includes refreshments and raffle ticket. The list below shows the name of our speaker followed by their subject, covering a wide range of topics across the year:
9th January
Speaker: Mark Smith – Successful Clematis Growing (techniques and myths)
Competition: A single seasonal stem, home-grown
13th February
Speaker: Diane Clement – The dark months; not just snowdrops!
Competition: A single seasonal stem, home-grown
12th March
Speaker: Howard Drury – Bulbs for year-round colour in the home and garden MARCH AND APRIL SPEAKERS SWAPPED
Competition: A single seasonal stem, home-grown
9th April
Speaker: Samantha Hopes – Roscoea (a hardy member of the ginger family) MARCH AND APRIL SPEAKERS SWAPPED
Competition: A single seasonal stem, home-grown
14th May
AGM further details to follow
No competition
SPRING COACH TRIP 16TH MAY: BRIDGEMERE SHOW GARDENS
11th June
Speaker: Ken Whittaker – Friend or foe? creepy crawlies…
Competition: A single seasonal stem, home-grown
9th July
Speaker: Robert Barlow – Hostas: more versatile than you think
Competition: A single seasonal stem, home-grown
13th August
Speaker: Jane Rock – Bats
Competition: A single seasonal stem, home-grown
31ST AUGUST – GARDEN AND HOME PRODUCE SHOW
10th September
Speaker: Philip Aubury – Keep them in shape (practical demonstration of pruning – how. when and why)
Competition: A single seasonal stem, home-grown
8th October
Speaker: Matthew Nicholls – Building an apple orchard (growing and juicing apples)
Competition: A single seasonal stem, home-grown
12th November
Speaker: Gerald Ingram, Planters Nursery Tamworth – Gifts for gardeners
Competition: A single seasonal stem, home-grown
10th December
Christmas Social Evening with food and live entertainment
No competition
