7:30pm 20th May 2026, Alice Maynard – Houseplants
Alice will be talkong about living better with plants: covering all areas of keeping indoor plants and helping them to thrive, with time at the end for any questions. Aliced has a very successful shop in York called The Outside In.
7:30pm 15th April 2026, Hannah Sylvester – Medicinal Plants
Something different – Hannah Sylvester is a highly experienced Medical Herbalist and wild nature guide from Lincolnshire. She helps people nurture, grow a deeper connection with, and establish confident interactions with the wild plants and trees on their doorstep.
7:30 21st January 2026 . Note Updated Speaker Doug Stewart It’s not the kneeling down, it’s getting back up again!
In this talk Doug shares two easy ways to garden with tired joints, changing the way we garden, and then using some of the amazing new tools that are out In this talk Doug investigates the tools, the tips and the techniques to allow us to garden in later years.
7:30pm 18th March 2026, Peter Walker – Carnivorous plants
Wack’s Wicked Plants are a small, North-Yorkshire based, specialist nursery, who grow, display and sell Carnivorous Plants at Shows and Fairs. Peter will be talking about how Wack’s Wicked Plants has developed and taking part in large RHS shows, including Chelsea. He will also be talking about how to care for and propagate individual species.
7:30pm 18th Feb 2026, Replacement speaker Brian Skelton
Unfortunately Jo has apologised that she is unable to come. Because we have no visiting speaker there will be no admission charge on this occasion. Brian has kindly agreed to show slides of his garden as it developed in Winterton, This will be followed by a quiz with prizes.
19:30 19th November 2025 Martin and Gill Fish “A winter’s`table”
Martin Fish has been a regular speaker visiting Winterton and District Cardeners Club . On this occasion Martin will be accompanies by his wife Gill. Martin will be talking about what can be grown over the winter period and Gill will be giving ideas about how winter produce can be prepared and presented.
19:30 17th Sept 2025 Neil Timm, The Gardens of Lincolnshire
Neil Timm is well known to Winterton amd District Gardeners club . Many of us have visited the Fern Nursery at BInbrook and added his ferns to our gardens. His talk tonight is about the exciting range of gardens to visit in Lincolshire. Sadly a few gardens have closed in recent years but Neil will offer inspiration about possible visits to venues across the county.
June 18th 2025 Garden Club Visit to Mystery garden
On June 18th 2025 members of the Gardening club and guests visited a local garden with a spectacular display of bonsai. Everyone had a lovely evening and we raised £100 for the Air Ambulance. A big thanks to the hosts for the evening. Additionally a number of members have a newly kindled interest in Bonsai.
Paul Czartovski. – Hostas
19:30 21st May 2025. We are delighted to welcome Paul Czartovskian to introduce the world of Hostas. Among the best of all foliage plants (summer flowers are a bonus), hostas vary from large plants to more diminutive types that are suitable for rock gardens.
Gail Summerfield – Scented Pelargoniums
19:30 16th April 2025. As Peter Walker (Wack) is no longer available for this date we are pleased that our President Gail Summerfield has stept in to talk about Scented Pelargoniums. Gail has an extensive collection of these plants and there may be the opportunity for you to purchase one of these beautiful indoor plants