Category Archives: Winter

Peonies and Alstoemerias by Alec White / Primrose Hall Peonies

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Admin

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

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Admin

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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Our Gardens

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Admin

The Gardeners’ programme for 2021 began on 19 January with two members talking about their own gardens. Once again Zoom came to the rescue and the monthly programme will continue to be presented in this way for the foreseeable future. … Continue reading →

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This Month in the Garden – December 2020

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Rosemary Harris

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

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Admin

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 →

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This Month in the Garden – November 2020

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Rosemary Harris

The quieter winter months are a good time for planning and carrying out a garden project.  Two projects that I am hoping to get done, with the help of one of my sons, are replacing broken glass in an old … Continue reading →

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Bedford Market – Plants & Flowers

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Admin

Dear BGA member, We, at the BGA, hope that you and your loved ones are keeping well during these very trying times. We are so pleased to be able to continue with our monthly meetings/ talks via Zoom.  It is … Continue reading →

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This Month in the Garden – March 2020

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Admin

When you read this, the snowdrops, the first display of Spring, will very largely be dying down. If you want to have an even bigger and better display next year, or you have been inspired by the idea of having … Continue reading →

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MYTHOLOGY OF PLANTS

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Admin

The speaker at our meeting on 18th February was one of our own members, Joanna Baxter. Joanna is a knowledgeable gardener who specialises in acers and she has spoken to the BGA on a couple of occasions. The subject of … Continue reading →

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This Month In The Garden – February 2020

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Admin

How are your New Year resolutions going?  If paying more attention to the garden featured amongst them this is the time to start putting your resolve to the test. Busy times lie ahead and it is a good idea to … Continue reading →

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