Category Archives: Winter
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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My Garden – 2023
There was a good turn out of members and visitors to our January meeting. This month, when we invite people who live in Biddenham to talk about their gardens, is always very popular. We were pleased also to welcome some … Continue reading
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Tagged Gardening tips for january
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Designing a Border from Scratch (Part 3)
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
This Month in the Garden – February 2022 (revision)
Last year when I was asked if I would take over from Jeremy in writing this column I was very reluctant to follow him. Jeremy has provided us all with such excellent gardening advice during the last eight years. However, … Continue reading
This Month in the Garden – December and January 2021/2022
Perhaps I should have warned you what was coming but this is the last time I shall write “This Month in the Garden”. I have been writing the article for nearly eight years now and, as I enter my late … Continue reading
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Tagged Gardening tips for january, Jeremy Arthern
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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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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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This Month in the Garden – December 2020
The disillusioned philosopher Ecclesiastes writes in the Old Testament “Of making many books there is no end”. This is no less true of gardening than of any other subject and in the run-up to Christmas when there is likely to … Continue reading
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‘Designing a Border from Scratch’ with Lucy Hartley
On Tuesday 17th November Lucy Hartley, an award winning Garden Designer based in Stratford-upon-Avon, joined us via Zoom to talk about the principles and pitfalls of designing a border. Lucy started her talk by advising that a border should be … Continue reading
