Meetings 2019-20

Sep. 13th - Colin Hickman ‘Agapanthus, Tulbaghia, Nerines and AmArines'

Steve and Colin Hickman run the Hoyland Plant Centre near Barnsley in West Yorkshire - at the foot of the Pennines. This isn’t somewhere that comes to mind when thinking of agapanthus but when Steve (father Hickman) was given a giant blue and a giant white, in full flower, it was obviously love at first sight. He was hooked on collecting, cultivating and propagating not only Agapanthus but all in the Amaryllidaceae family. One, or both, will doubtless infect us all with their enthusiasm and passion.

Somethingforthegarden.co.uk

Nov. 8th - Simon Dodsworth - ‘Bryan Dodsworth - 40 years in search of perfection in form and colour’ 

The Dodsworth irises were hybridised by Bryan Dodsworth over 40 years in his Nottinghamshire garden in East Bridgford. He raised plants of exceptional quality developed through rigorous selection. Simon Dodsworth will talk about his father’s life work and the basics of growing and caring for irises. He will bring some plants for sale on the evening. We have recently purchased a few of these irises for the bed at the Botanic garden.

Jan 10th - John Cullen - ‘Achillea, Great for gardeners and pollinators’

All you need to know about growing Achilleas, their history and the benefits to pollinators.

www.johncullengardens.com

Seeds will also be available for sale and John will also have Botanical Candles and diffusers that they make. (essential oil is gathered from their herbs and the candles are made from soya wax).

Mar 13th- AGM and Tynings Climbers - Jane Lindsay and Toni O’Connor

Jane and Toni hold collections of Passiflora and Jasminium and after more than 25 years of working with climbers their ambition is to hold the largest collection of climbing plants in the world.

They exhibit at all the major shows, including our local Chatsworth Show. They promise to share their knowledge of what to select, how to prune and, what’s more, they promise to bring plants for sale.