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Biddenham Gardeners’ Association AGM 2021
The Annual General Meeting of the BGA took place on 20th July 2021. We were joined on Zoom by 35 members. Ron Bessey is standing down from the committee after ten years of very committed service to the BGA. He … Continue reading
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Grow the Best Glorious Plants
On 15th June we were joined by Adam Pasco who explained to us exactly how to do this. Adam, who runs his own gardening media company, is a well known writer and radio and television presenter. In 1991 he launched … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – June 2021
For half of the time since I last wrote I have not been tending my own garden because I have been able to take advantage of the gradual easing of Covid restrictions and my wife and I have been away … Continue reading
My favourite plants & shrubs by Colin Ward
We were pleased to welcome Colin Ward to our May meeting. Colin is the owner of Swines Meadow Farm Nursery at Market Deeping. The nursery is open to the public and specialises in rare plants and shrubs. There is an excellent … Continue reading
Distinctive Containers by Kathy Brown
We were so pleased to welcome Kathy Brown to our Zoom meeting on 20th April. We were looking forward to her talk as Kathy is well known to us as she lives at The Manor House in Stevington and many … Continue reading
Peonies and Alstoemerias by Alec White / Primrose Hall Peonies
On 16th March Alec White joined us to talk about Peonies and Alstroemerias. Alec is the owner of Primrose Hall Peonies an eight acre nursery in Westoning, Bedfordshire. In 2012 Alec started exhibiting Peonies at the major garden shows and … Continue reading
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rare Amazonian Cactus – Cambridge Botanical Gardens …
If you look on the Cambridge Botanic Garden Website you can see the live webcam on the cactus plant which grows up a tree. I have been monitoring it for the last few days and today it has flowered. Apparently … Continue reading
Gertrude Jekyll by Andrew Sankey
On 16th January forty three members took part in our BGA Zoom session. We were joined by Andrew Sankey who gave us an insight into the life of Gertrude Jekyll, one of the most well known horticulturalists of the late … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – February 2021
A cold and wet January has not encouraged activity in the garden so gardeners will be raring to go this month. This is particularly true as we face the prospect of another two or three months in Covid-induced lock-down. Last year … Continue reading
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