News: February 2024 Talk by Moore and Moore Nursery This month we were visited by Mrs Lynne Moore who runs the family-run nursery, Moore and Moore, in Billericay. The nursery specialises in shade-loving plants and has been awarded Chelsea Gold Medals for their displays. Her presentation of “52 Weeks in the Shade Garden – a [Continue]
News: October 2022 Growing Tropical Plants in the UK and their influence on us This month’s club talk was given by Zsuzsa Serer on ‘Growing Tropical Plants in the UK and their influence on us’. Zsuzsa and her husband trained in horticulture in Hungary before moving to the UK over 20 years ago and [Continue]
News: September 2022 Best Flowers and Shrubs to plant for Autumn Members welcomed back Mr George Lockwood who presented the next talk in the series “Flowering Shrubs for each month” – this time it was for September and October. Issuing a list of the shrubs being shown for future reference when looking for that [Continue]
News: August 2022 Seeds – Spread to Survive Originally booked to speak to the Club in 2020 when Covid struck, members enjoyed the long awaited talk called “Seeds – Spread to Survive” by Mrs Anne Lauder. Using a power point presentation, where seed photos could be enlarged and seen in detail, the different methods [Continue]
News: June 2022 Reconnecting with the living world around us The Club welcomed Mrs Keiran Leigh Oliver, the founder of the local charity Human Roots, to talk about its aims and the various projects it has been undertaking. From its allotment in Church Road, the charity has, over the past years, donated a vast amount [Continue]