The Speaker at the last meeting of the Society was Sherie Plumb, a very well known vegetable grower who shows her produce and is extremely successful on the show bench. She is a member of the National vegetable Society and runs the Essex Association. Her talk was entitled ‘A year in the Garden’ Continue reading “A Year in My Garden, a Talk by Sherie Plumb. Wednesday,20th March 2019”
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Composting, Worms & Comfrey, a talk by Karen Kenny. 20th February 2019
As usual Karen Kenny gave an amusing and informative talk commencing with the importance of compost to the soil by providing humus and enriching the soil with nutrients. Continue reading “Composting, Worms & Comfrey, a talk by Karen Kenny. 20th February 2019”
Annual Presentations, AGM, Talk on Christmas Trees by Trevor Oram. 21st November 2018
The evening commenced with the presentation of the awards from the Summer Show . Continue reading “Annual Presentations, AGM, Talk on Christmas Trees by Trevor Oram. 21st November 2018”
Annual Inter Society Garden Quiz. 17th October 2018
At their last meeting the Society hosted the inter societies annual Gardening quiz. Continue reading “Annual Inter Society Garden Quiz. 17th October 2018”
Summer Show 18th &19th August 2018
See photo gallery from our Summer Show 2018
Members Table Show 18th July 2018
See photo gallery of the members Table Show.
Spring Flowers Evening 18th April 2018
See photo gallery from our Spring Show 2018
Friends & Foes in the Garden by Karen Kenny 19th September2018
The Society had a very entertaining evening supplied by Karen Kenny who talked about Friends & Foes in the Garden. Continue reading “Friends & Foes in the Garden by Karen Kenny 19th September2018”
Summer Show 18th & 19th August 2018
The Society’s Summer Show once more proved to be an outstanding success with many visitors attending the 2 days. The Hall looked very impressive and professional thanks to all the hard work from the committee and willing volunteers. Continue reading “Summer Show 18th & 19th August 2018”
Visit to Ken Abel’s Garden Saturday 4th August 2018.
In spite of the heat we had a very pleasant morning in Ken’s garden. The first thing to greet you on entering was the most impressive display of hostas beautifully arranged and not a slug bite to be seen, after admiring these, which benefited from being kept in the shade, we rounded the corner and were confronted with the most stunning succulents, large plants with wavy leaves of many different varieties. Continue reading “Visit to Ken Abel’s Garden Saturday 4th August 2018.”
