Lymm Gardening Club

Programme

Date 2024	Event
7.30pm Wed Jan 17th	'Orchids Unravelled' byZdenek Valkoun
7.30pm Wed Feb 21st	AGM to be followed by 'Creating an RHS Show Garden' by Sue Clarke
7.00pm Friday February 23rd	Annual Dinner Entertainment Belly Dancer Fatima
7.30pm Wed March 20th	'The making of RHS Bridgewater Plans and Progress' by Marcus Chilton Jones
7.30pm Wed April 17th	'Colour in the Leaf' by Anthony Norman of Conquest Plants
7.30pm Wed May 15th	Subject TBA by Anne Harrison
Time TBA Saturday May	Plant Sale in Pepper St. Village Hall
7.30pm Wed June 19th	'Roses, the basics and beyond' by Kate Broughy
Time TBA Thurs July 4th	Visit to Bluebell Cottage Garden Nursery Talk Tour and Refreshments
7.30pm Wed Sept 18th	'The Resilient Garden and Climate Change' by Howard Drury
7.30pm Wed Oct 16th	'A Stroll Through the Seasons' by Ruth Plant
7.30pm Wed Nov 20th	Structure in the Garden Trees Shrubs and Hedges by Gordon Malt
Date 2025	Event
7.30pm Wed Jan 15th	TBA
7.30pm Wednesday Feb 19th	AGM

More details will be given on the Welcome Page on the appropriate month.

Sometimes the Speakers may have to be changed due to unforseen circumstances.

Zoom Meetings available to Members

We recently affiliated our club to the Tender Shoots Network and via this we are able to attend a gardening related Zoom talk each month. This does not cost any more that our £15 membership and if you are a member you will recieve, via email, the appropriate links and passwords to join these meeting.

It is also possible to watch any of the past zoom talks at any time.
Below is a list of upcoming meetings and past meetings.
To access these go to the Tendershoots Website

2024 Talks

Feb 2nd Fri – Alec White – Primrose Hall Peonies (8pm start time)

Feb 14th Wed – Dr Ian Bedford – Companion Planting for a Balanced Garden

Feb TBC – Francesca Page-Smith – Snowdrops

2023 Talks

Jan 12th Thur – Doug Stewart – 10 NEW must have plants (Plant list on private members page)

Jan TBC – Andrew and Amy Skea from Potato House – all about potatoes and varieties

March 20th - Peter Moore (National Collection Holder) – ‘Plant Breeding’

March 27th – George Hargreaves – Notable Botanic Gardens of the UK

April 27th Hilary Huson - 'Patio Panache' container planting ideas from around the world

April TBC – Chris Blackburn from Concept Research – 'Ultra Sonic Pest Control'

learn about the safe way to control animals coming into your garden without the need to use harmful chemicals.

September 25th - Lucy Hartley - 'Climate change and its effect on our gardens'

October 26th Timothy Walker (former curator of Oxford Botanic Garden) - 'Bordering on Insanity' - creating an all year round border.

November 8th 'Do your roots need doing' - Good root growth is essential for healthy and productive plants.

December - Christmas Quiz TBC

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