Robert will be bringing along hostas to sell so remember to bring some cash!

Just a reminder that we have our February Talk on Thursday.  Dr Andrew Ward will be talking about his experience of planting more tricky plants in sand borders which we saw when we visited his garden and nursery last summer.  He will be bringing some plants to sell and Brian, the hellebore grower, will also be there with some of his beautiful hellebore plants to sell too – so bring along plenty of pennies!

On Thursday 22nd January, will be welcoming back Nicola Oakey to talk about her RHS Chelsea show garden ‘Gardening for Songbirds’.  Nicola is a Rutland based garden designer and created her debut show garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 in the ‘All About Plants category’. The garden was award an RHS Silver-Gilt Medal.  The talk will focus on how to create bird-friendly gardens beyond just feeders and nest boxes. There will be lots of examples of bird-friendly plants, as well as how to generally create a wildlife-friendly garden. Nicola will also share some interesting scientific research into how humans can be a help and a hindrance to supporting songbirds. 

All are welcome with a £5 charge to non-members.