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Have Garden, will Travel – Steffie Shields

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Admin

On Tuesday 17th May we had good sized socially-distanced audience including a several new members to welcome our speaker Steffie Shields, an accomplished writer, speaker, garden photographer and historic landscape consultant, talking to us primarily about the several house and … Continue reading →

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Pettifers – 11th MAY, 2022, OPENING FOR UKRAINE

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Admin

Please see this announcement from Pettifers, click link below 11 MAY, 2022, OPENING FOR UKRAINE

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Biddenham Show 2022

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Admin

The 2022 Biddenham Show will be held on Sunday, September 11th 2022 at St James’ Primary School & Village Hall, Main Road, Biddenham – 12 noon – 4pm  Please see full details at www.biddenhamshow.org  

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This Month in the Garden – May 2022

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Admin

One of the things that I enjoy in my garden is seeing the old favourites that come up every year.  The plants that I have forgotten about until they appear at their appointed time.  I sat by my pond a … Continue reading →

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Virgins, Weeders and Queens – A History of Women in the Garden – Dr Twigs Way

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Admin

We were so pleased to be joined by Dr Twigs Way for our April meeting.  Twigs has visited us in Biddenham on many occasions and she is always greeted with great enthusiasm. Twigs is a well known researcher, writer, speaker and … Continue reading →

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This Month in the Garden – April 2022

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Admin

The feature in my garden which provides me with most joy at this time of the year is my pond.  It was excavated, constructed and landscaped by my son in 1989.  That summer the extension to our house had just … Continue reading →

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“Ferns”  Fifty Shades of Green by Colin Ward

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Admin

On Tuesday 15th March there was a buzz of excitement in the Village Hall.  After two years we were back!  We had an excellent turnout of members and visitors – we    welcomed familiar faces and new people.  Colin Ward … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Arthern

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Admin

Jeremy’s contribution to the gardening world Jeremy has made a wonderful contribution to the gardening world, especially in Biddenham.   He is passionate about gardening and is a fount of knowledge. He has visited many gardens and sites of horticultural … Continue reading →

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This Month in the Garden – March 2022

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Admin

Well here we are in March and how wonderful to see the spring bulbs bursting through the soil and the colours appearing in the various shrubs.  The garden visiting year has begun – hurrah!  Time to get out and about … Continue reading →

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Designing a Border from Scratch  (Part 3)

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Admin

In February we were joined by Lucy Hartley a garden designer from Warwickshire. We have had, of course, two previous talks by Lucy on designing borders so this was the final installment.  In earlier talks Lucy had outlined basic design … Continue reading →

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