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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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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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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 …
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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Next Meeting April 20th 2.30pm No Dig and Poly Culture in your garden by Nicola Hope. A welcome return by Nicola who entertained us last year with 'Tales From The Potting Shed' About Nikki Nikki runs a successful organic gardening consultancy and garden design service. She holds the prestigious title of Royal Horticultural Society Master …
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