Visitors to the Coffee Morning in Craghead, County Durham, on the first Saturday in September were expecting rain, but thankfully it held off for just about an hour before setting in for the day. This allowed enough time for everyone
Jottings from Bolam, May 2016
By HPS NE Group Chairman Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland. I am really looking forward to our next meeting when Janet Beakes, our very own ex nursery woman and ace propagator, will be demonstrating how
“Campanulaceae – The Versatile World of Campanulas” with Leila Jackson
Event date: Monday 25th April 2016 Speaker: Leila Jackson Write-up by Pam Ratcliffe Leila Jackson undertook a 580-mile round trip through hail, sleet, snow and occasional bright sunshine to give us a highly entertaining and informative talk on the Campanulaceae family. Leila and
“Sissinghurst, Hidcote and Great Dixter – a Gardener’s View” with Martin Walker
Event date: Monday 21st March 2016 Speaker: Martin Walker Write-up by Ian Millichamp Martin Walker is highly qualified to appraise gardens – he was once head gardener at York Gate garden and is a three-times Chelsea gold medallist. He also proved
Jottings from Bolam, March 2016
By Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland. Ray Stevenson gave us an interesting talk on succulents at the last meeting, and I was surprised that many plants I knew as ‘Sedum’ now had new names.
“Sedum for the Garden” with Ray Stephenson
Event date: Monday 22nd February 2016 Speaker: Ray Stephenson Write-up by Christine Boulby Ray has spoken to our group in the past, and this talk was a refresher course in his speciality – sedum and succulents. Ray is well known internationally for
“Snowdrops” with Kathleen Scott
Event date: Monday 25th January 2016 Speaker: Kathleen Scott Write-up by Sylvie Field Kathleen gardens in Ponteland in a north-facing garden with a heavy soil. This has not deterred her from growing a wonderful collection of snowdrops, or should we say Galanthus. We
Jottings from Bolam, January 2016
By Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland. People often ask me how many hours a week I spend working in our large garden. I find it difficult to answer because it all depends… on the
“Designing with Plants the Great Dixter Way” with Fergus Garrett
Event date: Monday 23rd November 2015 Speaker: Fergus Garrett Write-up by Tony Ewin Fergus Garrett is the Head Gardener at Great Dixter (www.greatdixter.co.uk), the garden made famous by Christopher Lloyd, author of The Well Tempered Garden and many other books. The garden
“Restoration of the Plant Collection & Nursery at Halecat” with Tom Attwood
Event date: Monday 26th October 2015 Speaker: Tom Attwood Write-up by Isobel Shaw Tom Attwood visited HPS-NE to talk about the plant nursery that he and his wife Abi opened in March 2011. Situated on the outskirts of Witherslack and