Coming Up

Coming up in 2012

• February 1st Wednesday, talk to Bracknell Horticultural Association
• February 11th Saturday 2.30pm, visit of Get Set Grow from Somerton
• February 13th Monday, Charles gives day course at Great Dixter Gardens, Northiam, Rye and will be selling pre-publication copies of the Vegetable Growing Course book!
• February 24th Friday 7.30pm, talk at Budleigh Salterton Garden Club
• March 1st, publication of Charles Dowding's Vegetable Growing Course, Frances Lincoln
• March 3rd Saturday 2.30pm, talk on productive gardening at Minstead Study Centre, New Forest SO437GJ
• March 4th Sunday 3pm, talk on no dig gardening on Cotehele Quay (PL12 6TA) where there is a no dig garden in the Trust's property. Part of a day Graft, Sow and Grow running from 11am to 4pm
• March 15th Thursday 7.30pm, talk on no dig gardening at Over Stowey to Stowey Gardeners, TA5 1NH
• March 21st Weds, 7.30pm talk at Bourton Garden Club
• March 25th Sunday 2.30pm, talk at RHS Wisley on no dig growing, GYO weekend
• March 26th Monday, Talk on Winter Vegetables to Widcombe Garden Club, Bath at 7.30pm
• March 28th Weds 7.30pm, talk on No Dig Gardening to Portishead Horticultural Society, BS20 6AH
• April 7th Saturday 2.30pm, visit of Bath & NE Someraet Allotments Association
• April 18th Weds 7.30pm, Talk and Tasting at Toppings Bookshop, Bath to celebrate appearance of my Vegetable Growing Course book (pub. Frances Lincoln)
• April 26th Thursday 7.30pm, Talk to Ding Gardening Club, nr. Ilminster
• May 8th Tuesday 7.30pm, Talk on no dig growing at West Lydford Gardening Club
• May 16th Weds 7.30pm, Talk on no dig growing at North Cadbury Horticultural society
• May 22nd Tuesday 10.30am, visit of Shift Bristol
• August 19th Sunday 2-5pm Open Afternoon at Lower Farm
• September 10th Monday 7.30pm, talk on no dig vegetable growing to Ashcott Garden Club
• October 11th Thursday 7.30pm, talk on winter vegetables to Weston Village Gardening Club, Bath
• October 24th Wednesday, talk at Hardington Mandeville Garden Club
• November 1st Thursday 7.30pm, talk at North Curry Garden Club
• November 13th Tuesday 7.30pm, talk at Welwyn Garden City Horticultural Society
• November 27th Tuesday7.30pm, talk at Wedmore Gardening Club

• 2013
• January 14th 7.30pm, talk at Taunton & District Gardeners Association
• March 14th 7.30pm, talk at Wells Gardening Club, Town Hall: "Organic Vegetables the No Dig Way"
• April 8th 7.30pm, Talk on Groeing Vegetables Without Digging at Wyche & Colwall Horticultural Society nr. Malvern

from Bernard Rymer, www.westonvillagegardeningclub.co.uk, see October 11th above: "Just thought I would let you know that I have had excellent feedback on your talk to our club last Thursday night.   A large number of people said that it was the best talk the club has had. We also had 7 visitors from the Allotment Society who came especially to hear you."

from Celia Marsh, events secretary of Bruton Horticultural Society after the talk in January: "Thank you very much for an excellent talk last night - I think it was the best attended talk we've ever had!  Definitely a great way to start the new horticultural year and I think we will all try to be a bit more adventurous with what we grow for next winter -  I am already looking forward to making better use of my greenhouse."

 from Rob Alcock who organised the lecture at Kew Gardens in February, where I forgot my memory stick with all the photographs..."I wanted to extend all of our thanks for your lecture on Monday. I've asked around for feedback and it's all been very positive. I think the most specific point was an appreciation of your charismatic & fluent delivery without need for slides etc - you were absolutely right that you could do a great talk without pictures. I did notice quite a few people taking notes, and this isn't something I've ever seen (rarely one or two people do so), and also quite a number of new faces in the audience."