June 21st 2023 – Amanda Barnett – The Flower Barn
June 21st 2023 was the last meeting before we meet again in September as the club closes in July and August for the summer holidays and because you’re all so busy in the garden! We will be having a cheese and wine buffet at a cost of £10 per person. If you wish to attend the June meeting, you are more than welcome but please contact Gail Summerfield in advance for catering purposes. Amanda Barnett is one of the committee members and will be bringing flowers from her own garden and demonstrating how to use them to make a beautiful bouquet.
May 17th 2023 – Gill Dixon – Pricklington Palace – Hedgehogs, The Gardener’s Friend
Pricklington Palace is a voluntary-run sanctuary for hedgehogs which was set up by Gill to rescue, rehabilitation and release back into the wild where possible. Gill will be talking about the hedgehog and how it can benefit us as gardeners.
May 18th 2022 – Gill Tomkinson – Pinks and Posies
Gill has worked in the horticultural trade for 40 years. She has qualifications in floristry and flower production. Much of her business now is creating bespoke arrangements for weddings
April 20th 2022 – Simon White – A to Z of Roses
Simon is Garden Centre Manager at Peter Beales Roses with over 39 years experience in growing the nations favorite flower. He has a passion for the rose and would like to share this with others. The late Peter Beales started the rose nursery in 1968 and specialized in the old fashioned style of shrub rose, climbers and ramblers. Today they list over 1100 different varieties which is possible the largest collection of roses grown commercially in the world.