Category Archives: Spring

The Art of Tree Moving

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Admin

The subject of our meeting on 17th April was The Art of Tree Moving. The speaker was Deric Newman who is the General Manager of Civic Trees a company which specialises in moving mature trees. The scale of their activities, the … Continue reading →

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Good in Bed

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Admin

We were intrigued by the title of our March talk. However we soon found out that Annie Godfrey, the owner of Daisy Roots, an independently run nursery in Hertfordshire, really knew which plants were ‘good doers’ Annie specialises in growing … Continue reading →

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Gods in the Garden

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Admin

There was an excellent turnout of 57 people for our March meeting.  We were pleased to welcome Michael Brown, a horticultural lecturer specialising in garden history.  Michael gave us an insight into why statues were placed in gardens throughout history … Continue reading →

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Plant Sale – Anna & Roger Skipper – Saturday 28th May

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Admin

We still have a lot of hardy pot  plants for sale and all of these must  go very soon or they will be going on the compost heap.    So we will be holding our last plant sale on Saturday 28th May between 9am … Continue reading →

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History of English Gardens – Ursula Buchan

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Admin

On May 17th we welcomed Ursula Buchan to our meeting. Ursula is a garden author and journalist who has written for the Spectator, Observer and Telegraph amongst other publications, although she is currently concentrating on writing a biography of her … Continue reading →

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Biddenham Gardeners Outing to Coton Manor

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Admin

On 27th April 2016, members of the Biddenham Gardeners Association visited Coton Manor in Northamptonshire. This is a garden well worth visiting no matter what time of the year (at this time the Bluebell Wood is stunning) with always something … Continue reading →

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Gardens Worth Visiting – Roger Skipper

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Admin

It is always a pleasure to welcome back Roger Skipper, our speaker on the 15th June.  Tonight he presented a slide show of gardens which he considered worth visiting; most of them were within 1-2 hours drive of Biddenham.  Roger … Continue reading →

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Biddenham Wild Flowers

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Admin

Our wild flower garden is ‘blooming’, some amazing colours – just hope that there are more to come … Note: Jeremy advises that the main mix of seeds is the same as used last year: Pictorial Meadows Standard/Classic annual mix: … Continue reading →

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The Gardens at Coton Manor – Caroline Tait

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Admin

The speaker at a very well attended meeting on 19th May was Caroline Tait, nursery manager at Coton manor. Caroline came to Coton Manor as a volunteer 22 years ago and was transformed by that experience into a professional horticulturalist. … Continue reading →

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Outing to the OU Gardens, Milton Keynes Garden – 26th May 2015

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Admin

photos by Paula    

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