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September 2018
Where there’s muck……………there’s compost!
Save money on your brown bin collections and learn how to create wonderful compost for your garden.
Find out more »Visit to Hyde Hall
A trip to Hyde Hall to enjoy the fabulous gardens. The Plant Heritage Autumn Fair will be taking place on the Saturday of our visit - A great opportunity to stock up on plants with 30 nurseries selling rare and unusual plants. Note that this visit is part of our affiliation as a society to the RHS which means that entry into Hyde Hall is FREE! saving £11.50 on the adult entry price. To cover the cost of the coach,…
Find out more »October 2018
Autumn Tree Walk
Enjoy a walk round Woodbridge with aboriculturalist Martin Minta, admiring the fabulous trees displaying their autumn colours. Meet outside Notcutts Garden Centre, then have a well earned rest and cup of tea afterwards in a member's garden.
Find out more »November 2018
Clematis for every season
Peter Skeggs-Gooch from Chelsea Gold medal winners, Thorncroft Clematis, will be advising us how to grow and nurture our clematis to give year round interest.
Find out more »December 2018
Christmas Buffet Lunch
Book now for our Christmas buffet! There will be a short talk by Janet Dann entitled "Everything in the garden!" There will be tea and coffee available, but please feel free to bring your own favourite tipple..……..it is Christmas, after all! Tickets are £8 per person for this event and booking is required by 1st December.
Find out more »January 2019
New Year Cheese and Wine Social and AGM
Join us for a cheese and wine social and the opportunity to make a difference to your Society at the AGM. See the "News" page for further information.
Find out more »February 2019
Reducing plastic – what can we do to help?
Reducing our reliance on plastic has become a really hot topic in the last year. From the shocking images of plastic waste in our oceans, to Monty Don choosing plastic-free accessories on Gardeners' World, the theme has acquired a very high profile on TV. But what can we do to help? Our speakers, Paul Goudy and Hannah of Kiln Farm Nurseries in Kesgrave, are passionate about reducing the use of plastic in our homes and gardens. They will give you…
Find out more »March 2019
Growing not Gardening: a year around the nursery
Keeping on top of trends is an integral part of running a business. Our speaker this month, Susie Davis from Katies Garden Nursery, knows how important it is to understand and react to these influences: plant trends such as colour, size, new varieties, plant licensing and labelling gardening styles - tropical, wildflower meadows, low maintenance the influence of media - Monty's must have plants! regulation and red tape; plant health developments, use of pesticides environmental concerns, water (or lack of…
Find out more »April 2019
A shady problem – planting for shade
We all have that problem area in the garden - under a tree, beside a fence, in the shadow of a building. Our speaker this month, Simon McWilliams, from Hedgehog Plants and Gardens, is passionate about shade lovers: "I’m often asked which shade lover is my favourite ....In spring I fall in love with anemones, fern fronds as they slowly unfurl and of course the stunning beauty of the Epimedium flowers. In summer it’s the enormous ‘umbrellas’ of the Astilboides,…
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