Avril Hughes is a plant expert and keen gardener who regularly opens up her garden in Islip for visitors.  Her small, Edwardian garden is brimming with year-round  interest especially planted to provide winter colour, scent and snowdrops.  Cost £3

Life forms in the garden - but not plants this time! Cost £3.

Chris Day, from Buckingham Nurseries, helps you plan your mixed planters or renovate existing ones to produce year long interest. He offers original inspirational ideas you can incorporate into your containers plus tips on how to keep them looking good whatever the season or weather.  Plants for sale. Cost £3

Photo by Ben Collins on Unsplash Professor Sandy Primrose's very varied career has included being an academic undertaking research, a senior manager in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostics industries and managing programmes for government on detection of food fraud and the safety of genetically modified food. In his spare time, Sandy is a very keen […]

Time for our legendary Christmas Party!  Bring a Plate buffet with fun quiz and raffle.   Soft drinks and wine will be provided, just bring a plate of savoury or sweet food to share with members.  More details later. No cost to Gardening Group members.

For the past 20 years, members of the Gardening Group have enjoyed Summers of wonderful visits to beautiful gardens both local and further away.  This will be an enjoyable opportunity to re-visit some of those gardens through a presentation that will re-awaken memories of these fantastic outings. Cost £3 cash on the door.

Paolo is a cookbook author, biodiversity campaigner, multiple RHS medal winner and is passionate about responsible food. He will cover veg from Roman times to the present day, looks at the seed industry and takes us on a food journey around Italy.  Franchi seeds will be for sale. Cost £3 on the door. At the […]

Colour is an essential in every garden.  Chris' talk covers a range of garden-worthy plants that can do just that - to provide fabulous foliage, flowers, stem, leaf and berry colour for year-round interest and enjoyment. Plants will be available for sale. Cost £3 on the door. At the moment The Gardening Group is full […]