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.