Speaker: Vicki Cooke Vicki is an organic gardener with a longstanding passion for edibles and garden plant conservation, which has taken her from from heirloom vegetable seed producer, to running the walled kitchen garden at Hampton Court Palace. She was the Conservation Manager for Plant Heritage and is currently head of food growing and biodiversity…Continue Reading “Free Talk: Conserving our Vegetable Heritage”
Speaker: Geoff Hodge A practical talk (there are no images). We all want something for nothing, and propagation is a simple way of producing lots of new plants – for almost next to nothing! Geoff Hodge will give hints, tips and advice on vegetative propagation, splitting herbaceous plants and taking cuttings from a wide range of…Continue Reading “Free Talk: Propagation – Plants for Free”
Speaker: Dr Wilson J Wall Orchid Cultivation in Gardens and Meadow – How to cultivate British native orchids in large and small gardens. Includes details of cultivation from seed. A review of some of the species that can be successfully cultivated and how this has been done with examples of garden meadows. A scientist by training…Continue Reading “Free Talk: Orchid Cultivation in Gardens and Meadow”
Our speaker is Susan Harvey from H&G studio Susan will discuss the garden she is co-presenting at RHS Sandringham. Inspired by the east Norfolk coast, a sustainable, ecologically sensitive planting scheme helps to stabilise erosion, enhance biodiversity and thrive in challenging coastal conditions. More H&G Studio’s work includes designs for family, gravel and front gardens. Light…Continue Reading “Free Talk: Naturally Resilient: inspired by the Norfolk Coast”
Speaker: Andrew Babicz What’s the point? What can I do with it? What can I compost? What can’t I compost? What are the ingredients to make it successful? Leaf Mould The types of bins/heaps etc., and wormeries. Andrew is currently the Secretary and a judge with the London Gardens Society which includes London’s Squares, Bexley in Bloom…Continue Reading “Free Talk: ‘Composting – All You Ever Wanted to Know!’”