The Gardeners’ Club was founded in January 2001 and had 106 members in 2006.
It meets usually on the second Thursday of every month in the Village Hall at 7:30pm
Chairman: Roy Mallett
Secretary: Mike Sampson
Treasurer: Dick Shepherd
2011 Programme
January 13 Roger Hance : Wild flowers and birds
February 10 Guy Ackers : Survey of Hedgerows in the County of Suffolk
March 10 Roger Harvey (Harvey’s Nurseries) : Perennial flowers for cutting
April 14 Visit : Parham Hall – Meadow flowers and daffodil collection
May 12 Visit : K Plants Garden Centre
June 9 Visit : Flatford – Guided Tour
June 18 Summer outing : East Ruston Gardens
July 9 Hester and Mick Doggett – Garden Party
July 14 Visit : Ladybird Nurseries Snape
August 11 Visit : Green Island Gardens, Arldleigh
September 8 Ben Potterton (Blacksmith’s Cottage Nurseries) – Late Summer Colour
October 13 Clare, Bourne Nurseries – Seasonal Plants
November 10 Richard Ayres MBE – History of his work at Anglesey Abbey
December 8 Adrian Bloom – Blooms of Bressingham
2010 Programme
January 14 Roses (was Mike Hardy : Archaeology of the Thornham Estate)
February 11 Michael Warren : Photography through the year
March 11 Janet Parsons : Talk on Orchids
April 8 Mr B B Dewhurst : Tools with a mission
May 13 Visit : Little Blakenham Woodland Gardens (Bluebells, Azaleas, Rhododendrons)
June 3 Visit : Hullwood Barn (irises)
June 19 Summer outing : Hyde Hall
July 8 Pat Adams : Old gardening tools
August 12 Visit : Parham Hall.
September 9 Guy Barker (Naked Gardener) : Herbaceous plants
October 14 Jo Hammond : Willow Weaving
November 11 Ken Crowther: Winter shrubs and his experiences working in London parks.
December 9 Matthew Wilson : RHS Harlow Carr
2009 Programme
Jan 8 Michael Stagg : Wild Flowers
Feb 12 David Adams : Bees
Mar 12 Mr R Ayres MBE : Fun with herbaceous plants
Apr 9 Mr R Staines : Gardener’s Question Time
May 14 Visit : Goslings Farm, Trimley St Martin
Jun 11 Visit : Katie’s Garden, Newbourne
Jul 9 Visit : Christchurch Park, Ipswich
Aug 13 Visit : Mickfield Hostas
Sept 10 Mr Miller : Suffolk Punches
Oct 8 Mr G Ackers : Beetlemania
Nov 12 Mr B Bevans : Pelargoniums
Dec 10 Christine Walkden : Christmas meeting
2008 Programme
Date Speaker : Subject
Jan 10 Mr R Ayres MBE : Kirtling Towers
Feb 14 Mr R Staines : Pruning
Mar 13 Karen Kenny : Composting, worms & comfrey for fertility
Apr 10 TBA
May 8 Visit : Ben Potterton, Blacksmith’s Cottage, Langmere
Jun 12 Visit : John Coles, Roselea Nursery – growing tom’s & cu’s
Jul 10 Visit : Mr R Ayres MBE, Lode Road, Lode CB5 9ER
Aug 14 Ben Potterton : Birds of the more exotic type
Sept 11 Bob Flowerdew : No work
Oct 9 Andrew Tokely (Thompson & Morgan) : Show & Grow
Nov 13 TBA
Dec 13 Barrie Stephenson : Horticultural Antiques Roadshow