KEHS EVENTS 2024

FEBRUARY

Organic Gardening – Happy Plants, Happy Minds  

 8 00 pm

Tuesday 6th

We welcome Nicola Hope who is an RHS Master of Horticulture with a passion for organic gardening. She is a designer, writer and speaker with a lively style and gorgeous photographs on her social media. She will take us through a gardening year at the big garden in the Cotswolds where she works and has promised plenty of tips, beautiful flowers and vegetables.

MARCH

AGM                                                                                              

7 15 pm

Tuesday 5th

Plants for Shade and Woodland

8 00 pm

Timothy Walker, former Director at Oxford University Botanic Gardens and now lecturer in Plant Sciences at Somerville College, Oxford, is always a very informative and entertaining speaker.  Most gardens have somewhere that the sun does not shine for some, or all, of the day.  This talk looks at which plants can be grown in the five different types of shade in a variety of different soils such as dry or damp.  All the plants are suitable for a small garden.  It also looks at the woodlands around the world that have given us so many good garden plants.

APRIL

The Art of Low Maintenance Gardening

8 00 pm

Tuesday 2nd

We welcome back Professor Sandy Primrose who is a scientist and author with a passion for gardening.  He will discuss some of the techniques that he uses to reduce gardening chores and keep maintenance to a minimum whilst having flowers all the year round. 

SPRING SHOW

2 00 – 4 30 pm

Sunday 7th

Come and enjoy some beautiful displays of Spring flowers and enjoy delicious home-made cakes.

If you are not a member and are interested in exhibiting please see the Spring Show Information 

MAY

Ornamental Grasses

8 00 pm

Tuesday 7th

George Lockwood trained at Capel Manor and is a passionate organic gardener and plantsman. He will explain when each of the plants shown flowers and what aspect and soil it needs. He also provides useful tips and a full list of the plants he shows to help you plan your garden.

PLANT SALE – Ellesborough Village Hall, Butlers Cross

10 00 – 11 30 am

Saturday 11th

This is a great opportunity to buy locally grown perennials, vegetables and annuals. Come early - everything will be sold by about 11 am on past form.

JUNE

Planting Design

8 00 pm

Tuesday 4th

Maria Greenhill from Milton Keynes is a qualified garden designer with a passion for green and organic gardening. She will tell us about what she bears in mind when planning a border such as plant forms and shapes.  She'll also share other tips about colour scheming, repetition of plants, all season interest etc.

JULY

Members Garden Visit

6 00 – 7 30 pm

Tuesday 2nd

Evening visit to be confirmed

SEPTEMBER

Autumn Show

2 00 – 4 30 pm

 Sunday 1st

Come and see some beautiful displays including chrysanthemums, dahlias and vegetables and enjoy delicious home-made cakes.

If you are not a member and are interested in exhibiting please see the Autumn Show Information 

Have You Done Your Roots?

8 00 pm

Tuesday 3rd

Good root growth is essential for healthy and productive plants. How can you be sure your plants are performing well under ground when you can’t even see them? Andrew Mikolajski, writer, speaker and RHS judge returns to answer this and other questions with his new talk.

OCTOBER

Climbers and Wall Shrubs for Vertical Gardening

8 00 pm

Tuesday 1st

Tom Cole, lecturer, author and broadcaster was Head of Horticulture at Capel Manor College and then Head of Faculty at Writtle University. He also runs a soft landscaping and maintenance business.   We look forward to some new and interesting ideas.

NOVEMBER

Winter Wonder

8 00 pm

Tuesday 5th

Amber Hine, who trained in garden design at Capel Manor College, will talk to us about the joys of the winter garden. She’ll investigate some seasonal treats and what plants you can add to make the best of what can otherwise be a barren time of year.  She’ll cover winter garden structure which comes into its own this time of year, seedheads, plants for garden scent and winter garden blooms. She’ll also look at design features for winter interest, garden lighting and her favourite gardens for fantastic winter displays.

DECEMBER

Talk on Bees and WannaBees Plus Christmas Social

8 00 pm

Tuesday 3rd

John Catton, ex-Chairman of the Chalfonts Beekeeping Society and of Bucks County Beekeepers, now volunteers for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust raising funds and awareness of wild bees.  He will distinguish between the 3 types of bee (honey, solitary and bumblebee) and wannabees (ie mimics) and then talk about gardening with pollinators in mind.