Coming Up

Coming up in 2013

• recent talks in St Briavels, Birdlip Stroud and Malvern saw highest ever attendances for the respective clubs
• May 23rd Thursday talks at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in the book-selling marquee
• May 26th garden open here as part of village open gardens, £5 for the whole lot
• July 3rd Weds, day course by Charles, on soil, at Schumacher College Dartington www.schumachercollege.org.uk
• July 13th Saturday, talk at RHS Hampton Court GYO Show
• July 20th Saturday, day course in Bristol at www.windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk
• August 3rd Saturday pm, talk 1-2pm at Green Gathering, Chepstow NP16 6BE www.greengathering.org.uk
• August 17th/18th w/e, talks at Sissinghiurst, Kent, annual Smallholders Fair
• Sunday Sept 1st, OPEN DAY here 2-5pm
• September 25th Weds 7.30pm, Talk on Winter Vegetable Growing to Hatch Beauchamp & Neroche Gardening Club TA36SG
• October 2nd Weds 7.30pm, talk on no dig gardening at Henleaze Garden Club, Bristol BS9 3UN
• October 17th, Charles talks on no dig gardening at Hinton St George Garden Club's guest night
• November 19th Tuesday 7.30pm, talk at Marston Magna, Somerset to two gardening clubs - Marston Magna & Rimpton, with Mudford & Chilton Cantelo
• November 27th Wednesday 7.30pm, talk on no dig gardening at Reading Gardeners

2014

• Sat, Sun 8th & 9th February, two day courses at West Dean College, Chichester on no dig, less weeds, more harvests and simplifying the growing of vegetables
• Monday 10th February, Donheads Gardening Club 7.30pm, on no dig vegetables
• Fri, Sat 14th, 15th March, Day Courses at RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, details to follow
• Sunday 16th March talk at Bristol Seed Fair at the Create Centre, Spike Island BS16XN, organised by Beans & Herbs, Pennard Plants

  Beds. Herald and Post

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."