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”
Category: Past Events 2019
Four Seasons of Woodland Flora & Fauna by Tony Brown, Wednesday 15th May 2019
Tony Brown gave a fascinating talk making us aware of the inter- relationship between all living organisms. Continue reading “Four Seasons of Woodland Flora & Fauna by Tony Brown, Wednesday 15th May 2019”
Spring Flower Show Wednesday, 16th April 2019
Due to circumstances beyond their control there were several of our members absent from the show. In spite of this it was still a reasonable turnout. Continue reading “Spring Flower Show Wednesday, 16th April 2019”
A Year in My Garden, a Talk by Sherie Plumb. Wednesday,20th March 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
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”
