Simon Harrap of Natural Surroundings near Holt will be giving a talk entitled Flowers of the Norfolk Coast.

A talk on Vegetable Growing in Small Spaces.  Pauline Harper shows us how the smallest space can grow vegetables, in pots or hanging baskets, troughs or raised beds, even on a sunny windowsill.

Talk by Dr. Joe Perry on Sir John Bennet Lawes, the father of plant nutrition.  A life of service to agriculture and horticulture, and founder of the fertiliser industry.  Members free, visitors £2.  Includes refreshments and raffle.

Talk by Peter Skeggs-Gooch on A Complete Guide to Clematis.  Peter is the third- generation owner of award-winning Thorncroft Clematis.  Having grown up living at the nursery, Peter has been surrounded by clematis from five years old.  This talk will cover all you want to know.  Visitors £2.

Talk on Cottage Cures and Superstitions by Andrew Sankey.  An amusing talk by Andrew on various plants, their uses, supposedly medicinal properties and connected superstitions.  Find out why folk swallowed live spiders or rolled in beds of nettles! Refreshments available and raffle held.  Visitors £2, members free.

Talk by Kristopher Harper-Allison on Care and Maintenance of Fuchsias.  Kristopher is a holder of a National Plant Collection of Fuchsias.  His talk will cover taking cuttings, pinching and shaping, pests and diseases, over-wintering, and growing media.

We are pleased to welcome Jenny Gibbs along to our monthly evening meeting on Wednesday, 9th October, 2024. She will be discussing “Natural remedies in Turkey”.  Guests will be very welcome (£2:50 fee). The members’ competition will be “a stem of a berried shrub”.