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| Paul Hand
Bees in the Garden (with a difference)
Paul Hand began keeping bumblebees as a child and then as a student
progressed to honey bees. He became interested in making and using
skeps and gradually realised that the traditional methods were not as crude and primitive as generally thought.
 He has become much involved
in working with children and in education generally on bee-keeping, conservatioin and the classroom construction of mud and wattle timber frame cottages.
He also takes a keen interest in the old varieties of fruit trees and set up the charity "Bees and Trees".
Please note that your membership renewal is due this evening and you will also be expected to collect your seed orders this evening.
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February 23
| Vic Aspland
Cyclamen in Cutivation
Vic is a Trustee of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and Chairman of the Cyclamen Society.
He has led or been a member of five botanical expeditions to study
Cyclamen in the wild, and travels extensively in Europe to study plants. He
edits 'Alpine Gardening', the section of the Alpine Garden Society quarterly
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March 17
| Club Dinner
To be advised
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March 30
| Rob Hurst
Coconuts to Coir
Are you using peat?
Isn’t it about time you looked for an alternative. This talk is about
making that change. From the marvellously versatile coconut to the
perfect growing medium for the new millennium. Informative and
entertaining talk with visual aids and samples.
Rob and Kim Hurst are Chelsea Gold Medallists and are on the 'Floral Panel for the RHS. They have appeared on TV and radio and have also judged at Chelsea.
Click on the picture for the link to their web site.
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April 27
| Dr Murray Mylechreest
Cuttings - Plants and Gardens in the News
Dr Murray Mylechreest has had a career in education after a degree course in
horticulture at Wye College (London University). Later he studied for an M.Sc.
in "The utilisation and conservation of plant genetic resources" at Birmingham
University followed by a Ph.D. with a thesis on Thomas Andrew Knight and his
contribution to horticultural science in the early nineteenth century from his
work at Elton Hall and Downton Hall in Herefordshire. Latterly he was Dean Of
the School of Sciences at University College Worcester (now University of
Worcester) and this involved establishing a new degree course in horticulture in
conjunction with Pershore College. He has had much experience in lecturing
on topics related to horticulture. He is a member of the Royal Horticultural
Society and Fellow of the Institute of Horticulture.
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May 25
| Angela Thompson
Fabulous Fuchsias
Angela Thompson started a small specialist fuchsia nursery 10 years ago. She grows varieties of hardy, bush, trailing and species fuchsias,together with a range of patio plants.
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June 13
| Village Fete
Visit the club stall to buy plants for the garden and vegetable plot
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July 27
| Club Supper Evening
Format to be announced'
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Saturday
August 21
| 30th Annual Show
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September 28
| Judy Berrow
National Garden Scheme
Judy Berrow is the
County
Organiser for Worcestershire for The
National Gardens Scheme and opens her garden to the public to help raise money
for the Scheme.
She is
Chairman of one  Gardener's Club and Speakers/Outings Secretary for
another.
She is a writer (fiction,
articles and poetry) with work published in national magazines and
books.
A keen amateur photographer
particularly interested in photographing gardens and the countryside.
She is listed on the Speakers lists for the
Royal Horticultural Society, Women’s Institute, Cottage Gardens Society and
Cotswold Life Magazine.
(Photograph: Lower Hope Ullingswick, Herefordshire, 4 October 2009) |
October 26
| Pam Pittwood
Different but not Difficult
Plants out of the ordinary, but easy to grow
Pam Pittwood and her husband, David, have a two acre garden at Radnor Cottage in Clun. They open their garden in the spring for a few days as part of the National Gardens Scheme.
The garden, planted for all-year-round
interest, is on a south facing slope. They have daffodils, cottage garden
borders, dry stone walls, terracing with herbs and alpines, stream and bog
garden, willow collection, native trees, orchard and meadow.
Pam has been a keen amateur gardener for 40 years.
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November 30
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December 14
| AGM and Supper Evening
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