Category Archives: Talks

Stowupland Talk – Saturday February 25th

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Our 2023 programme of events is now well under way. The next one is: 25th February 2023: 2.30pm, Stowupland Village Hall, IP14 4BQ Talk: ‘Miss Ellen Willmott, her life and gardens.’ – Sandra Lawrence Ellen Ann Willmott FLS VMH of Warley Place in Essex was an influential member of the Royal Horticultural Society. Sandra Lawrence is a journalist and has written a biography of Miss Willmott entitled “Miss Willmott’s Ghosts; the extraordinary life and gardens of a forgotten genius”. Everyone is welcome to … Continue reading →

Online Talk: Wednesday 7th April – “Cranesbills, the hardy Geranium”

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Gary Carroll: “Cranesbills, the hardy Geranium” Gary Carroll is the owner of ‘Cranesbill Nursery’ near Walsall. Gardening for over 15 years, Gary studied at Rodbaston Horticultural College and progressed on to a local Arboretum, a very large and busy Garden Centre. He then had his own Garden Renovation business, becoming a Gardener for a five-star hotel in Australia, to more recently being a Garden Manager at a historic National Trust property. His aim now is to provide the best range … Continue reading →

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 →