Past Meetings & Events

MARCH MEETING CANCELLED

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 19:45

Geoff Freeman CANCELLED

Plant Breeder

All Forms of Propagation from Seed through to Grafting and Budding

FEBRUARY MEETING

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 19:45

Dr Carl Sayer

University College London, Department of Geography and lead in the ‘Norfolk Ponds Project’

‘Saving Norfolk’s Ponds’

Dr Sayer is a highly respected expert in the quality and nature of our ponds and lakes. As a Norfolk ‘boy’ he has a special interest in the decline of our county’s ponds and this talk will cover the work which is being carried out to restore these precious environments.

JANUARY MEETING

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 19:45

Tamara Bridge

Award Winning Chelsea Designer   2015 RHS Young Designer of the Year     2019 Winner of Channel 5's The Great Gardening Challenge

‘The Ups and Downs of Designing and Building a Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show’

DECEMBER MEETING

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 19:00

It’s Christmas Party Time, starts at 7pm.  

NOVEMBER MEETING

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 19:45

Hawk Honey

Of the Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Forgotten Bees

The talk will cover – What bees are in trouble and why, the variety of bees that visit our gardens, their lifecycles, feeding and nesting requirements and most importantly what we can do to help them.

OCTOBER MEETING

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 19:45

Graham Watts

Owner of Dale Farm, Dereham

The Making of a Garden

A talk on the making of the wonderful garden at Dale Farm

Also:

Autumn Bag Sale

Please bring surplus plants in one or more bags to be sold at 50p per bag.

 

SEPTEMBER MEETING

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 - 19:45

Kristopher Harper

Harper and Debbage Fuchsia Specialists and RHS Award winner.

Fuchsia Care and Maintenance

This talk will also include a little about the Fuchsia’s history.

AUGUST MEETING

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 19:30

Summer Show and Social Evening

A light hearted, slightly competitive evening with something for everyone.

Show entries should be brought to the Town Hall between 7.15-7.30 pm

JULY MEETING

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - 19:45

Louise Chapman

The Lady Mole Catcher

‘Tales of the Lady Mole Catcher’

As seen on TV’s ‘Deadliest Pests Down Under’.

JUNE MEETING

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 - 19:45

Tony Goode

Owner of TheAlpineHouse and holder of a National Collection of Crocus species.

Alpines for the Challenged

Gardening with alpines; plant portraits, dos and don’ts and propagation.

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