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A visit to Angelsey Abbey – September 2020
Anglesey Abbey, a Jacobean-style house with beautiful gardens and a working water mill is only 50 minutes away from Biddenham. Originally the home of Lord Fairhaven it is now owned by the National Trust and is well worth a visit … Continue reading
Easy ways to better Gardening with Adam Pasco
The Gardeners’ Association were delighted to welcome the well-known and respected horticulturist Adam Pasco to June’s talk. Adam was the founding editor of Gardeners’ World magazine of which he edited for 22 years. Adam is the current editor of Waitrose … Continue reading
Warden Abbey Vineyard – Janet Rose
In May we were pleased to welcome Janet Rose from Warden Abbey Vineyard, especially as she had brought samples of wine for us to taste. Vines were first planted at Warden Abbey in medieval times by the Cistercian Monks. They … Continue reading
Clematis – Queen of Climbers – Carol & John Adams
On a very hot June evening we were pleased to welcome Carole Adams and her husband to talk to us about clematis. Carole had the idea of starting a nursery in 1975 and three years later she opened her nursery … Continue reading
Fascinating Falklands by Richard Revels – part 2
At our May meeting we were pleased to welcome back, at short notice, Richard Revels who continued with Part 2 of his illustrated talk on the Falkland Islands …
Gods in the Garden
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
Colour in the Autumn Garden
There was an excellent turn out of 50 plus people at our October meeting and we were delighted to welcome some new members as well as those who attend regularly. Roger Harvey from Harveys Garden Plants, a family run nursery, … Continue reading
My Garden
The January meeting of the Gardeners’ Association, when members speak about their own gardens, is always very well attended. This year was no exception, over fifty people came to hear Roz Randall and Joanna Baxter present their gardens. There were … Continue reading
Wrest Park – 300 years of Garden History
On a chilly, windswept evening in November our spirits were lifted by our speaker Dr Twigs Way. Twigs is a professional garden historian, researcher and author, well known to many members of the Gardeners’ Association. For nearly 700 years the … Continue reading
Gardens Worth Visiting – Roger Skipper
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
