2020 Programme suspended until further notice due to Covid-19
Thursday 12 March 2020
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
[drinks & nibbles from 7.15 onwards]
Creating Havoc:
Building a Garden from Scratch
with David Lis
havochall.co.uk
Since 2009 David and Maggie Lis been busy turning four acres of pasture surrounding Havoc Hall, their 1930s home in Oswaldkirk, into a richly varied garden - open to visitors under the National Garden scheme - whose eight very different areas are home to an extensive collection of roses, herbaceous perennials and grasses.
David will be telling us the story of how the garden was made, and some of the lessons - relevant to all gardeners - he and Maggie learned along the way.
And that's not all...
To celebrate the first meeting of the season we’ll be providing free wine, soft drinks and savoury nibbles. Once we’ve enjoyed David's talk we’ll follow up with tea, coffee and biscuits and - for those who want to stay - our Annual General Meeting.
FREE for members AND non-members!
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
[drinks & nibbles from 7.15 onwards]
Creating Havoc:
Building a Garden from Scratch
with David Lis
havochall.co.uk
Since 2009 David and Maggie Lis been busy turning four acres of pasture surrounding Havoc Hall, their 1930s home in Oswaldkirk, into a richly varied garden - open to visitors under the National Garden scheme - whose eight very different areas are home to an extensive collection of roses, herbaceous perennials and grasses.
David will be telling us the story of how the garden was made, and some of the lessons - relevant to all gardeners - he and Maggie learned along the way.
And that's not all...
To celebrate the first meeting of the season we’ll be providing free wine, soft drinks and savoury nibbles. Once we’ve enjoyed David's talk we’ll follow up with tea, coffee and biscuits and - for those who want to stay - our Annual General Meeting.
FREE for members AND non-members!
Thursday 9 April 2020
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Can You Cut It?
The Flower Arranger's Garden
with Pat Hutchinson
yorkehouse.co.uk
Pat and Tony Hutchinson garden a four-acre site in picturesque Nidderdale, and Pat is an award-winning creator of botanical paintings and contemporary floral exhibits.
Pat’s presentation will cover a wide range of plants that can be grown in northern gardens to provide materials to cut for floral decoration in the home throughout the year. She’ll be showing images of all the suggested plants, which include shrubs, perennials, biennials, annuals, bulbs, foliage and flowers.
Members free, non-members always very welcome at just £3.
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Can You Cut It?
The Flower Arranger's Garden
with Pat Hutchinson
yorkehouse.co.uk
Pat and Tony Hutchinson garden a four-acre site in picturesque Nidderdale, and Pat is an award-winning creator of botanical paintings and contemporary floral exhibits.
Pat’s presentation will cover a wide range of plants that can be grown in northern gardens to provide materials to cut for floral decoration in the home throughout the year. She’ll be showing images of all the suggested plants, which include shrubs, perennials, biennials, annuals, bulbs, foliage and flowers.
Members free, non-members always very welcome at just £3.
Sunday 10 May 2020
Leaving Gilling West Village Hall at time TBC
Daytrip to Scampston Hall & Wack’s Wicked Plants
www.scampston.co.uk
wackswickedplants.co.uk
We’ll whisk you in air-con comfort to see the stunningly beautiful, internationally acclaimed contemporary garden at 18th century Scampston Hall. If you’ve not yet seen it, be prepared to be amazed!
We’ll also be popping in to see Chelsea-gold-medal-winning Wack’s Wicked Plants, who grow an incredible variety of beautiful carnivorous plants – and May’s the best time to see them in bloom!
£22.50 including a sandwich lunch at Scampston
To book your ticket email Glenys on grahamrogers495@btinternet.com or call her on 01833 621905.
Leaving Gilling West Village Hall at time TBC
Daytrip to Scampston Hall & Wack’s Wicked Plants
www.scampston.co.uk
wackswickedplants.co.uk
We’ll whisk you in air-con comfort to see the stunningly beautiful, internationally acclaimed contemporary garden at 18th century Scampston Hall. If you’ve not yet seen it, be prepared to be amazed!
We’ll also be popping in to see Chelsea-gold-medal-winning Wack’s Wicked Plants, who grow an incredible variety of beautiful carnivorous plants – and May’s the best time to see them in bloom!
£22.50 including a sandwich lunch at Scampston
To book your ticket email Glenys on grahamrogers495@btinternet.com or call her on 01833 621905.
Thursday 11 June 2020
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Trees through the Seasons
with Ian Findlay
You may remember Ian, who spent a number of years working for the Nature Conservancy Council in Teesdale, from a year or two ago when he gave us a very well-received talk on the flora of the area.
Now he’s back to discuss Teesdale’s native trees - including the dale’s wonderfully gnarled junipers, the second largest population of this threatened species in the UK - along with the insects, birds and mammals that depend on them.
Members free, non-members always very welcome at just £3.
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Trees through the Seasons
with Ian Findlay
You may remember Ian, who spent a number of years working for the Nature Conservancy Council in Teesdale, from a year or two ago when he gave us a very well-received talk on the flora of the area.
Now he’s back to discuss Teesdale’s native trees - including the dale’s wonderfully gnarled junipers, the second largest population of this threatened species in the UK - along with the insects, birds and mammals that depend on them.
Members free, non-members always very welcome at just £3.
Thursday 9 July 2020
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Seeing Stars:
Spectacular Sea Hollies
with Brian & Kathy Pike
www.eryngiums.co.uk
Sea-hollies - eryngiums - are some of the most strikingly beautiful plants you can grow, and their strange, starry blooms are a flower arranger’s dream. Far more varied than most gardeners realise, they range from tiny alpines to sub-tropical giants.
The history of sea hollies is as unusual as the plants themselves, and they pop up in all sorts of surprising places ranging from prehistoric shoes to the Tudor version of Viagra.
Kathy and Brian have been collecting eryngiums for several years and will be introducing some of their favourites, along with some attractive rarities.
Members free, non-members always very welcome at just £3.
Date TBC August 2020
3pm to 5pm at address to be confirmed, Hartforth
Annual Garden Society Tea Party
hosted by Susan Fenwick
The Garden Society Annual Afternoon Tea is one of the highlights of the gardening year, a welcome opportunity to spend a summer’s afternoon relaxing and socialising in a member’s garden.
As always there will be plenty of sweet and savoury treats to eat, a special summer raffle and a extensive selection of plants for sale - plus, of course, the chance to enjoy Susan's lovely garden.
Tickets £5, friends, family and non-members heartily welcome.
To book your ticket email Glenys on grahamrogers495@btinternet.com or call her on 01833 621905.
3pm to 5pm at address to be confirmed, Hartforth
Annual Garden Society Tea Party
hosted by Susan Fenwick
The Garden Society Annual Afternoon Tea is one of the highlights of the gardening year, a welcome opportunity to spend a summer’s afternoon relaxing and socialising in a member’s garden.
As always there will be plenty of sweet and savoury treats to eat, a special summer raffle and a extensive selection of plants for sale - plus, of course, the chance to enjoy Susan's lovely garden.
Tickets £5, friends, family and non-members heartily welcome.
To book your ticket email Glenys on grahamrogers495@btinternet.com or call her on 01833 621905.
Thursday 10 September 2020
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Containers for all seasons
with Martin Fish
www.martinfish.com
Well-planted containers can transform a dull corner of your garden, a patio, yard or even just the street space outside your front door. Gardening writer, broadcaster and RHS judge Martin Fish - with 35 years of horticultural experience behind him - is just the person to inspire you to create containers that will delight you, your family, friends and neighbours every single month of the year.
Martin will be talking ending his talk with a ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’ session, so now’s your chance to get an expert opinion on those gardening conundrums that have been puzzling you all year.
Members free, non-members always very welcome at just £3.
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Containers for all seasons
with Martin Fish
www.martinfish.com
Well-planted containers can transform a dull corner of your garden, a patio, yard or even just the street space outside your front door. Gardening writer, broadcaster and RHS judge Martin Fish - with 35 years of horticultural experience behind him - is just the person to inspire you to create containers that will delight you, your family, friends and neighbours every single month of the year.
Martin will be talking ending his talk with a ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’ session, so now’s your chance to get an expert opinion on those gardening conundrums that have been puzzling you all year.
Members free, non-members always very welcome at just £3.
Thursday 8 October 2020
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Autumn Fungi
with Jill Cunningham
Jill Cunningham is a member of the North East Fungus Study Group and Mycology Leader for the Darlington & Teesdale Naturalists’ Field Club.
Her talk, illustrated with plenty of photos, covers a wide range of the colourful autumn fungi commonly found in the North East and explains their strange and complicated lives.
There will be a table of fungi to view and handle. Please feel free to bring in any fungi that you would like her to identify or discuss!
Members free, non-members always very welcome at just £3.
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Autumn Fungi
with Jill Cunningham
Jill Cunningham is a member of the North East Fungus Study Group and Mycology Leader for the Darlington & Teesdale Naturalists’ Field Club.
Her talk, illustrated with plenty of photos, covers a wide range of the colourful autumn fungi commonly found in the North East and explains their strange and complicated lives.
There will be a table of fungi to view and handle. Please feel free to bring in any fungi that you would like her to identify or discuss!
Members free, non-members always very welcome at just £3.
Thursday 12 November 2020
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Workshop:
Festive seasonal decorations for your home
with Judith Hutchinson
Details to follow shortly.
Members free, non-members always very welcome at £TBC.
7:30pm in Gilling West Village Hall
Workshop:
Festive seasonal decorations for your home
with Judith Hutchinson
Details to follow shortly.
Members free, non-members always very welcome at £TBC.
Thursday 10 December 2020
7pm onwards in Gilling West Village Hall
Gardening Society Christmas Supper
A much-loved seasonal slap-up feast!
Good food, good fellowship, plenty of drink and a captivating quiz are just some of the elements that go into making our annual Christmas dinner such an eagerly anticipated event.
It's a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and maybe even make some new ones - and, as ever, unbeatable value!
Members, family and friends just £TBC.
To book your ticket email Glenys on grahamrogers495@btinternet.com or call her on 01833 621905.
7pm onwards in Gilling West Village Hall
Gardening Society Christmas Supper
A much-loved seasonal slap-up feast!
Good food, good fellowship, plenty of drink and a captivating quiz are just some of the elements that go into making our annual Christmas dinner such an eagerly anticipated event.
It's a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and maybe even make some new ones - and, as ever, unbeatable value!
Members, family and friends just £TBC.
To book your ticket email Glenys on grahamrogers495@btinternet.com or call her on 01833 621905.
