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This Month in the Garden – December 2023
As I write this article the Autumn foliage has reached its peak. When the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, trees prepare for winter by withdrawing nutrients from their leaves, leaving us with a spectacular display of autumn colour. … Continue reading
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The Twelve Plants of Christmas by Timothy Walker
Timothy started his excellent talk by discussing plant blindness – caused by the fact that we are so used to seeing plants, they are so ubiquitous that we do not not them. For instance, he referred to notices outside National … Continue reading
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The History of Suburban Gardens – Dr Twigs Way
We were so pleased to welcome Dr Twigs Way to our meeting on 17th October. Twigs is well known to many of us and it is always a pleasure to see her in Biddenham. Twigs is a researcher, writer, speaker … Continue reading
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This Month in the Garden – October 2023
Well here we are in October and into the “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” as described by Keats in his Ode to Autumn. It is time to gather in fruits from our gardens and hedgerows and store and preserve … Continue reading
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“Flowers through my viewfinder” by Hemant Jariwala
After 43 years in the Defence Industry, Hemant decided in his retirement to take an entirely different line of work and to become a photographic expert taking beautiful images of flowers, landscapes and gardens. His photographs are used in Calendars … Continue reading
Biddenham Show (BGA Tent entries) – September 10, 2023
The 2023 Biddenham Show was held on Sunday, September 10th 2023 at St James’ Primary School & Village Hall, Main Road, Biddenham – 12 noon – 4pm Also, please see full details at www.biddenhamshow.org For competition entries and winning results: … Continue reading
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Annual General Meeting 2023
Annual General Meeting of the Biddenham Gardeners Association on Tuesday 18th July 2023 at the Village Hall, Biddenham, Bedfordshire. The chairman, Paul Fricker, gave his report which is attached. The treasurer Charles Duchenne produced the accounts which had been passed … Continue reading
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This Month in the Garden – July & August 2023
The show gardens at Chelsea this year proved that you can have a lovely garden and still encourage wildlife. This was also borne out in the fabulous gardens in Biddenham that were open in June in aid of the Red … Continue reading
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This Month in the Garden – June 2023
What a fabulous month when everything in the garden is blossoming and burgeoning and especially with all the rain. Such a delight to be out and about savouring the beauty and wonder of nature. I have been visiting numerous gardens … Continue reading
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Biddenham Show 2023 – Tent Entries
The 2023 Biddenham Show will be held on Sunday, September 10th SHOW TENT – Entries BIDDENHAM FLOWERS AND PLANTS CLASS 1 Asters x3 2 Cactus dahlias x3 3 Pompom dahlias x3 4 Decorative dahlias x3 5 3 … Continue reading
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