Talk

Tim’s talk is about all the many and varied plants, especially alpines, that grow well in a rock garden. He has a nursery in Faversham, Kent called Copton Ash which focuses on Alpines & perennials for dryer & woodland gardens. Tim’s interest in plants began in his teenage years when he had a raised rock […]

Our speaker for the June meeting is the engaging Andrew Sankey, who has previously talked to us about colour in the garden and garden design. In this presentation Andrew will talk about one of his botanical heroes, Joseph Banks. Banks first came to fame as the botanist on Captain James Cook first voyage to the antipodes, […]

All you ever wanted to know about dahlias and begonias will be covered by Don Andrews on Wednesday evening, 8th July (7:30 pm) with his talk entitled “My life so far, Dahlias and Begonias”. All our meetings are held in the Margaret Harker Hall, Yarmouth Road, Blofield.  Free light refreshments are offered after our evening […]

A talk by Annette Hurt on the origin and history of the tomato.   She will also cover how to choose the right type of plant or seed to grow delicious fruit.

From the sixteenth century to the present day, botanical gardens have been the epicentre of plant research and horticultural excellence. Set aside for science and education, botanical gardens are also places of great beauty, from magnificent avenues of flowering trees, huge glasshouses filled with exotic tropical giants to the tiny and exquisite mountain-side plants in […]

Blofield & District Gardening Club welcomes you to our meeting on Wednesday evening, 9th September (7:30 pm) – all you ever wanted to know about companion planting will be covered by the very popular and knowledgeable Dr Ian Bedford in his talk entitled “Companion planting for a balanced garden”.