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Jim Paine   15 October 2024  There was an excellent turn out for this very popular topic.  We were delighted to be joined by Jim Paine an experienced garden club speaker.  Jim’s background is in     Environmental Science and International Conservation.  Jim … Continue reading →

17 September 2024  Ian Bedford We were delighted to listen to Dr Ian Bedford’s presentation at our September meeting. Ian is an etymologist of well over 40 years standing having worked for much of that time at the John Innes … Continue reading →

Peter Bradley July 16th Linda then introduced the speaker, Peter Bradley, who has been Senior Site Manager at RSPB Sandy for 20 years. Peter started his talk with the history of the site at Sandy. The Greensand Ridge land was purchased … Continue reading →

Simon White 18 June 2024 Simon White, who has given talks to this Association on previous occasions, explained that he had 43 years’ experience with Peter Beales Roses, having been with them since July 1981. In his initial comments, he … Continue reading →

 Geoff Hodge         21 May 2024 Geoff is a freelance gardening writer, editor and broadcaster who specialises in pests and diseases, vegetable gardening, pruning and propagation.  His interest in growing vegetables started at the age of 14 when he began growing … Continue reading →

16 April 2024  Cottage Farm Nursery is located in the village of Cardington.  It was established in 1971 and is well known to many of our members.  It stocks a large selection of plants and the staff provide knowledgeable and … Continue reading →

There was a large turn out for this month’s meeting which was on the subject of Clematis. The speaker was Peter Skeggs-Gooch who gave a talk entitled ‘A complete guide to Clematis’. This was a combination of his talks on … Continue reading →

   20 February 2024 We were delighted to welcome back Russell Attwood who had taken us through the principles of ‘no dig’ gardening last year. Russell was so informative and entertaining during that session that we knew we were in … Continue reading →

At the first meeting at the beginning of the year, it is usual that the talk is given by a member of the association about their garden. On this occasion, we were fortunate in having two speakers, Gilly Cowan and … Continue reading →