A talk by Bill Gardiner Saturday, 25 April 2026, 2.00 pm, Wetherden Village Hall Park Road, Wetherden, IP14 3JS. Bill Gardiner is Chairman of the Suffolk Orchid Society. He will talk about orchids and will give advice on members’ own orchids. In addition we will of course have other plants for sale, produced and maintained by our propagation team. Note: This is a further change from the originally announced speaker.
Continue reading →A Talk by Brian Partridge Saturday, 28 March 2026 2.00pm, Wetherden Village Hall Park Road, Wetherden, IP14 3JS. Brian is a retired electronic engineer who now spends his time woodturning amongst many things. He is a member of Suffolk Plant Heritage and his work, which he generously donates, can often be found in the raffles at Wetherden.
Continue reading →A Talk by Simon White. Saturday, 28 February 2026 2.00pm, Wetherden Village Hall Park Road, Wetherden, IP14 3JS. Simon White retired as Garden Centre Rose Sales Manager at Peter Beales Roses with over 40 years’ experience in growing the nation’s favourite flower. He is the vice chairman of Norfolk & Norwich Horticultural Society, a judge for Anglia in Bloom and holder of the RHS Long Service Award (given to those who have made a significant contribution to horticulture over at … Continue reading →
We start the new year with a talk by Tim Fuller on ‘New and Unusual Plants’. Tim Fuller’s nursery, The Plantsman’s Preference, has been providing quality ornamental plants since its founding in 1996. Tim is a member of the RHS Floral Trials Panel (since 2008) who are responsible for recommending plants for the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) and of the Stipa Trial Panel.
Continue reading →Our final talk for this spring season is on Saturday 26th April at our usual venue in Wetherden. Jane Steward will be talking about the Revival of the Medlar. You can find our more about Jane and her passion for this ‘forgotten’ fruit at www.eastgatelarder.co.uk. As usual, we start at 14:30 and there will be tea and cakes afterwards supplied by the Ladybirds, in aid of their charity. We will also be holding a raffle to raise funds through Big … Continue reading →
