Widcombe Association Garden Club
Programme of events 2011-2012
Evening meetings at the Prior Park Garden Centre Café start at 7.30 pm
May Outing
Saturday October 8 th 2011
PRIVATE VISIT TO RIDLEYS CHEER NEAR CHIPPENHAM
To book contact Alex Nash 07891637253 - use own transport
Monday 31st October 2011
NATURAL DRUGS AND POISONS: THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS OF GARDEN PLANTS
DR MIKE ROWAN - Lecturer at Bath University Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Monday 28 th November 2011
GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME
PANEL - Jane Moore Head Gardener at the Priory Hotel John Leach and John Tucker of the Prior Park Garden Centre
Monday 30th January 2012
LAWNS
The History of Lawns, How to Establish a New Lawn and How to Maintain an Existing Lawn.
MICHAEL FISHER - Yew and Me Garden Services
Monday 27 th February 2012
THE GARDENS AT THE BISHOP'S PALACE WELLS
Illustrated talk - Development of the Gardens concentrating between 1824 and today
JAMES CROSS - Head Gardener at the Bishop's Palace Wells
Monday 26 th March 2012
WINTER VEGETABLES
CHARLES DOWDING - of the 'No Dig' gardening fame
Monday 30 th April 2012
PROPAGATION
PENNY JONES - Chief Propagator at Westonbirt Arboretum
Entry £3.50~Widcombe Association members £2.50~Wine and nibbles
For more details, contact:
Alex Nash
(01225) 314924
fatj@limenash.freeserve.co.uk
Saturday 26 th May 2012
The Bishop's Palace Garden WellsSally Gregson's Garden Henley MillPrivate tour of the garden at the Bishop's Palace in Wells with time to look around Wells then in the afternoon a private tourof Henley Mill the cottage garden of Sally Gregson Leave Bath 9.30 from the bottom of Widcombe Hill Return to Bath 6pm approx. COST £22.50 Includes entry to both gardens and afternoon tea at Henley Mill To book your place and have your name put on the list,
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