Author: Pamela Adams

One might have thought that Sally Smith had come to Ticknall Garden Club on February 11th to convert the audience to love the

Plants, but not as we know them!  Don Billington came to Ticknall Garden Club’s January meeting and opened eyes to a group of

A perennial is a plant that continuously grows throughout its life. Therefore grass, ferns, bamboo and even shrubs and trees are technically perennials.

When Don Witton went on his honeymoon to the Lake District many years ago, he was smitten forever by the overwhelming grandeur of

Gardeners like nothing better than browsing through a tempting new catalogue crammed full of colourful plants; some dependable traditional varieties but often something

The secret of success in making a garden to suit alpine plants is all in the construction and the maintenance thereafter. At least

The last two talks at Ticknall Garden Club in May and June have featured two dedicated gardeners who have been very successful in

The last two talks at Ticknall Garden Club have concentrated on the small flowers that often go unappreciated in the garden. Dr Andrew

It was roses all the way when Stuart Dixon gave his illustrated talk to Ticknall Garden Club at its February meeting.  Perhaps surprisingly

Ticknall Garden Club enjoyed a double helping of garden delights at its January meeting. Not only did it play host to Tony Kirkham

Steve Lovell is a landscape designer of many years experience and at Ticknall Garden Club’s November meeting he combined that with his interest

Fergus Garrett from Great Dixter treated Ticknall Garden Club to an inspirational talk at its October meeting. Great Dixter in East Sussex was

When Stephen Desmond came to Ticknall Garden Club in September to give a talk with the title The Kitchen Garden it was probable

Patsy Rayner‘s son went to Japan while a student nineteen years ago and this led to him making his home there. As a

Jeff Bates made a welcome return to Ticknall Garden Club for their April meeting. He gave a guided tour of seven of his

Philip Aubury was director of Birmingham Botanical Gardens for many years so it was no surprise to find that he was exactly the

There was no doubting the subject of Ticknall Garden Club’s talk on November 14th when Stan Griffin and Vicky Newman arrived both resplendent