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Webinar 18th February 2021 – ‘The life cycle of British and Irish Butterflies’

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  “The life cycle of British and Irish Butterflies” – Peter Eeles Peter is the author of possibly the most comprehensive book on the subject of butterflies, also of the same title. Peter will talk to us about the nectar sources and larval food plants of these beautiful insects, with a view to educating those of us who would like to encourage them to our gardens. The webinar will take place online at 16:30 on 18th February 2021. Suffolk Plant … Continue reading →

Webinar 21st January 2021 – ‘Bamboos’

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Helen Chen has been collecting bamboos for over 20 years since falling in love with them whilst living in China. A graduate of the WRAGS scheme, she has worked in estate gardening and retail horticulture, and now has a small nursery, Japonica Plants, specialising in bamboo and other interesting plants from east Asia. Her talk covers how bamboos grow, runners and clumpers, growing bamboos in containers, and a looks at a good variety of different species. The webinar will take … Continue reading →

Webinar 7 October 2020

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Plant Heritage members are invited to a Zoom webinar on Oct 7, 2020 at 17:00  (the meeting will open at 17:15 for a 17:30 start) Andrew Ward will talk about Late Summer Colour. Dr Andrew Ward comes to us from Norwell Nurseries which is based around a 1 acre plantsman’s garden which holds over 2,500 different species. He will be discussing plants for the end of the season. To keep everyone amused from 5.15 until 5.30 we will have a … Continue reading →

Meeting Cancellation

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In view of the novel coronavirus / COVID-19 outbreak, we are cancelling the next two meetings (28th March and 25th April) at Stowupland Village Hall.  We apologise for any disappointment but feel the health of the audience and the speaker must be our priority.  We hope to be able to postpone the speakers to another year.

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Anna Pavord – 23rd March 2019

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* THIS YEAR’S SPECIAL EVENT – MEMBERS £8, GUESTS  WELCOME £15 * ‘Bulbs for All Seasons’ by Anna Pavord 2.30pm Stowupland Village Hall, IP14 4BQ Anna needs no introduction having spoken to us before (‘The Tulip’). Her gardening books and articles are read throughout the world and we are delighted she will come again to Suffolk. (Tickets by cheque in advance please to Secretary, Isobel Ashton, 6 College Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP331NN)

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