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Sweet Peas by Jill Hazell, Wednesday 19th June 2019

Published on June 23, 2019 by oblhscouk

The Society welcomed the return of Jill Hazell, who previously spoke about Gladiolus. Tonight it was the turn of sweet peas. Jill started her talk telling us how she came to grow sweet peas by taking over from someone else and then becoming hooked. There are many grown just for ornamental purposes and their scent. Some of these are perennial and can take over your garden, sweet pea Belinensis also comes in yellow and orange. Continue reading “Sweet Peas by Jill Hazell, Wednesday 19th June 2019” →

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” →

Composting, Worms & Comfrey, a talk by Karen Kenny. 20th February 2019

Published on February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by oblhscouk

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” →