Meetings Archive
A summary of the speakers and talks we've had at our meetings in previous years.
2020-2021
Tommy Tønsberg 'Confessions from a Norwegian Gardener' Zoom
Andrew Hamilton giving a talk about the restoration of the Walled Garden at Wollaton Zoom
Micky Little 'Is the Snowdrop the spirit of the place?' Zoom
Ben Preston - ‘York Gate Garden through the Head Gardener's Eyes Zoom
Gail & John Summerfield 'Behind the Scenes at a Nursery' Zoom
Peter Williams 'Propagation for grown up gardeners' Zoom
Colin Hickman ‘Agapanthus, Tulbaghia, Nerines and Amarines'
Andrew Gaunt - ‘Hedychiums’
Simon Dodsworth - ‘Bryan Dodsworth - 40 years in search of perfection in form and colour’
Peter Armitage from Stonebridge City Farm
John Cullen - ‘Achillea, Great for gardeners and pollinators’
Samantha Hopes - ‘Hepaticas’
Tynings Climbers - Jane Lindsay and Toni O’Connor
Colin Ward 'Shade and Semi-shade Plants'
Andrew Mikolajski 'Pin me to the wall - and do what you want with me'
Cleve West 'The Therapeutic Effects of Gardening'
Jan Vaughan 'Conservation Plants'
Geoff Hodge 'Scented plants and The Scented Garden'
Phil Smith 'Wollerton Old Hall Garden'
Janet Buist 'The Wonderful World of Salvias'
Michael Brown 'The Historic Gardener - Death in the Garden'
Peter Williams 'Unnatural Gardening; an Exploration of Fashions in Gardening'
Mary Matts 'Wild Flowers and Waterways'
Jeff Bates 'The Garden in Winter'
60 years Xmas Party, Food and Quiz
Rebecca Ashbey 'Plants with a Purpose: Tudor Gardening at Cressing Temple'
Helen Picton and Ross Barbour 'The Land of Condors and Monkey Puzzles - an Adventure in the High Steppe of Argentinian Patagonia'
Tony Russell' Gardening with Trees in the 21st Century'
Simon Gulliver 'Plants for the Connoisseur'
Colin Ward 'Plantsman's Choice'
John Foley 'Plants for Autumn Colour'
Michael Perry '50 Fab Plants'
Anna Joyce - Flower Pod Southwell and Christmas Supper
Michael Myers 'Winter Colour in the Garden'
Robbie Blackhall-Miles 'The Fossil Garden'
'Andrew Ward' Perennial Pleasures
David Charlton 'Mountain Flowers of The Dolomites and How to Grow Them'
Troy Scott Smith 'Revitalising Vita'
Gill Hazell 'Classic, rare and unusual bulbs'
Don Witton 'People, plants, pleasure, passion'
Anne Wareham 'An evening in conversation with Anne Wareham'
Gardeners' Christmas Quiz
Dr Graham Piearce 'The Rose Family of Trees'
Andrew Karavics 'Sledmere Gardens through the Year'
Nick Macer 'Things that turn me on - Confessions of a Plant Freak'
Brian Ellis 'Pictures from a Library Garden'
Ken Thompson 'Some Modern Gardening Myths'
Julian Sutton 'Adventures with Strange Perennials'
Helen Picton 'Daisy Days'
Xmas Party: Favourite Plant
Julie Ritchie 'Winter into Spring'
Diane Clement - 'A garden for all Seasons'
Tom Mitchell 'Where the Wild Things Are'
National AGM
John Grimshaw 'Plants, Gardens, People'
Bleddyn Wynn-Jones 'Collecting in Northern Vietnam'
Patrick Harding 'Stories about Plants'
Tim Rasell 'Interesting Evergreens'
Andrew Ward 'Fabulous Foliage - A Foil for Flowers'
Xmas party and Origami with Erica Thomson
Pam Tatam 'Live Fast, Die Young'
Vicky Fox 'Heuchera, Heucherella & Tiarella'
Tom Hart Dyke 'From Captivity to a Castle'
Jim Almond 'Something for Everyone'
Martin & Janet Blow 'Late Again, reliable late bloomers'
Bunny Guinness 'Transforming your garden'
Christmas Party and quiz
Sally Smith 'The Wonderful World of Weeds'
John Hudson 'Peonies'
Rosy Hardy 'Season Herbaceous Perennials'
Howard Drury 'Variegated Delights'