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We had a good turnout for the visit to Pete and Jackie Ager’s garden in Worcester. A town garden packed with different plants for year-round interest. It is full of inspirational ideas. I was delighted to see that the model train was still running in the garden. Everyone was amazed at the number of plants …
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We had a good turnout for the visit to 3 Oakhampton Road on Saturday it really is a tropical jungle. Roger and Barbara Parker are opening for a pop up garden on July 5th – 12 – 4 pm – Admission £5 – drinks and biscuits available – at 68 Windsor Avenue, St Johns, Worcester WR2 5NB? This is …
Thank you to Leonie and her team of volunteers for manning the Plant Creche at the RHS Spring Garden show. The money raised from this we use to subsidise our coach trips. Details of our summer garden visits are on Wendy's poster below.Booking forms for our garden visits and coach trip are available to download …
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Our next meeting is on April 18th 2.30pm. Plant Hunting on Holiday A presentation by Ingrid Millington A look at plants that Ingrid and her husband have seen when on holiday that they would like to share with us. Many we know as houseplants or half hardy perennials. Ingrid and her husband run Hillview Hardy …
Our next meeting is on Saturday, 21st March - 2.30pm at Powick Parish Hall. Amazing Nurseries & Gardens of North West Germany. A presentation by Ian Sadler. March 2026Download
From David Wackett. Dear Brian,After to talk that John gave to the club some years ago I was keen to visit and was not disappointed.There was beauty in broad views of the area and also small details which showed the thought that had gone into the design and development. It was a real joy to …
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We had a wonderful turnout of 49 members to the Saturday meeting, where Robert Bryant gave us an informative, humorous and colourful presentation on Italian Villas, Lakes & Gardens on Lakes Maggiore, Garda and Como. He gave us an interesting insight into how later in life, he retrained in horticulture some of the gardens and …
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A presentation by Robert Bryant A selection of gardens on Lakes Maggiore, Garda and Como Mr Bryant re-trained as a garden designer at Pershore College 1997-99 and worked in this field until 2014. During this time he developed and maintained the garden of Sheephouse in Painswick as well as designing gardens in the UK and …
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As the gardening season slows, gardeners prepare their gardens for winter, ready to relax and enjoy any Christmas and New Year celebrations. What have you been doing to prepare your garden for winter? Do you have any pictures or a story to share from your garden this year?Please email them to me, and I will …
Saturday November 15th - 2.30pm at Powick Parish Hall AGM followed by Garden Visiting A Very British Tradition A presentation by Margie Hoffnung A light-hearted look at the many aspects of garden visiting, covering a wide range of topics from stately parklands to small backyards, flower shows, plant mania, giant veg, gnomes, lawn-mowing fanatics and …
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Over forty members attended our October meeting to hear Mandy Bradshaw give us an illustrated look around some of the Cotswolds' less well-known but lovely gardens in Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. Mandy gave us an insight into how the gardens were created by visiting them and interviewing the owners. Mandy provided us with …
Black Pear Gardening Club Meeting Saturday October 18th - 2.30pm at Powick Parish Hall Beyond the Garden Gate A presentation by Mandy Bradshaw The Chatty Gardener My guide to Cotswold Gardens. A look at around a dozen gardens and the stories behind their creation Mandy is an award winning journalist, gardening writer for ‘Cotswold Life’, …
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Provided with thanks by Ian Sadler. Smiths Nursery Fruit Tree ListDownload Smiths Nursery 1Download Smiths Nursery 2Download Smiths Nursery Nursery ViewDownload This weeping beech is still growing in St Johns, probably the only thing remaining from what I think Ian said was a nursery originaly covering 120acres. Smiths Weeping BeechDownload
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Members enjoyed our June visit to Pear Tree Cottage.It’s such a lovely garden in a beautiful location and the owners were very welcoming. Leonie.
Malvern Spring Show. Friday. Hello Brian, We had a very busy day today as you can see in the photographs. Sunday. We had another very busy day on Sunday running the Plant Creche this makes a big contribution to the club funds. Leonie. Thank you to all the club members who volunteered to man the …
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Chairs Notes and Notices Dear Members I hope you are enjoying this lovely gardening weather. I certainly am. The trip to Colesbourne garden in February was enjoyed by 36 of our gardening members and friends even though the weather could have been better. Although I was not able to be there I am told that “The …
Despite the rubbish weather, the majority of us braved the wet and cold. It was a good trip out, members enjoyed just getting out into the fresh air for the afternoon and the snowdrops were a delight, as was Lord Elwes who greeted us in person! Mary Gleaves. Our next meeting is The Honey Bee …
Chairs Notes and Notices Dear Members With 2024 now behind us we now start the new year and with it comes a new set of monthly talks and visits which I hope you will all like to attend and enjoy. On the 18th of January 2025, this Saturday at 2:30 pm, we have a talk being …
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Our next meeting is on January 18th at 2.30 pm Derry Watkins, owner of Special Plants Garden and Nursery, will talk about Self-sowing Plants. Allowing nature to help design your garden. Derry last visited us in 2019 her talk was enjoyable, informative and very popular. About Special Plants Special Plants is a garden, nursery and online seed …
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Dear members, Our next meeting is on Nov 16th at 2.30 pm. AGM followed by “The Land Girls” - a talk given by Fiona Warin - Fiona will speak about the Women's Land Army and the part the Land Girls played in keeping the home fires burning during World War Two. Christmas Lunch. You can download a copy of the menu and …
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Kevin gave us a very entertaining and informative talk on preserving the harvest from our gardens using his experience to produce and provide food all year from his five acres for his family of five. Many of his slides showed his children enthusiastically getting involved in the different processes. Besides jam and chutney this also …
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Nineteen members of the Black Pear Gardening Club volunteered to man the plant creche at the Malvern Autumn Show. Here are a few pictures from the day. Straw was laid on the paths due to the wet conditions. Volunteering can have an effect! A big thank you to all those who volunteered, especially Leonie who …
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Forty Severn members joined a coach trip to the Bishop Palace Gardens at Wells in Somerset. Here are some of their pictures from that day. © Phillip Lee. Memorable view of the Cathedral from the bishop’s palace garden. © Phillip Lee. © Leonie Creighton. © Mary Gleaves. © Mary Gleaves. The next four pictures are …
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