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Unless indicated*, events are open to all. Visitors £5
FRIDAY 24 JANUARY, 7.30pm - Dylan
Hedgehog Aware
Venue: Assembly Rooms, St Briavels
Hedgehog Aware came about after Dylan discovered hedgehogs in his garden during the Summer 2020 lockdown. He was 13 years old at the time. Since then, he has learnt all he can about one of the UK’s most loved mammals – the Erinaceous Europeas – and done as much as he can to help them not only survive, but thrive.
His talks tend to last around 45 mins to 1 hour with time included for questions. He'll bring along lots of information and free leaflets about helping hedgehogs, as well as a model hedgehog house, wildlife cameras and rescue kit which people can look at. Hedgehog footage and information slides will also be displayed throughout.
FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm - Marion Stainton
The Spring Garden
Venue: Mackenzie Hall, Brockweir
In this talk, Marion will look at some of what she considers to be the most iconic and beautiful spring plants. She will also look at some of the main spring jobs. It is not possible to look at everything in depth or every job, she has chosen those she thinks will have most impact on the success of the garden through the growing season. These include such major concerns as: soil management, pest & disease control, propagation, pruning & lawn care.
FRIDAY 21 MARCH, 7.30pm - Philip Aubrey
Practical Propagation - Demonstration
and Spring Bulb & Bloom Show
Venue: Assembly Rooms, St Briavels
Philip is a retired Director of Birmingham Botanical Gardens and formerly a manager with Birmingham Parks Department. He has many years of experience in providing entertaining talks and demonstrations on a range of topics
Friday 11 APRIL, 7.30pm – Megan Firth
Severn Treescapes
Venue: Assembly Rooms, St Briavels
Severn Treescapes is a Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Wildlife Trusts’ partnership project working across the three counties. In the midst of the ecological and climate emergencies, the Severn Treescapes project will demonstrate that increasing woodland connectivity at a regional scale, whether through woodlands, hedgerows, orchards, agroforestry and other tree systems, can work alongside productive agricultural systems. This work will not only be maintaining productivity but also benefitting biodiversity, tackling the impact of climate change, and sowing the seeds of improvements for future generations to enjoy.
SUNDAY 4 MAY, 1 - 3pm
ANNUAL PLANT SALE - Our Main Fundraising Event of the Year
Venue: St Briavels Pavilion
FRIDAY 20 JUNE, 7.30pm - Chris Whitelock
Pruning Trees & Shrubs
Venue: Mackenzie Hall, Brockweir
Chris has more than thirty years’ experience as a horticulturalist working as a grower, landscaper and tutor. He is a tutor for the Royal Horticultural Society and the Royal Botanic Gardens.
SATURDAY 26 JULY, 3.30pmA - AFTERNOON TEA *
Venue: Harthill Court Farm, St Briavels
THURSDAY 22 AUGUST, 6.0pm - Evening Visit to the garden of John Gore *
Venue: Chagos, St Briavels Commo
National Collection of Brugmansia in pots which spend the summer outside. . Garden set 250m up in the Wye Valley AONB. Emphasis in the remainder of the garden on scented and aromatic plants and unusual edibles.
SATURDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER
VEGETABLE, FRUIT & FLOWER SHOW
Venue: Mackenzie Hall, Brockweir
FRIDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm - Kevin Alviti
Preserving the Harvest
Venue: Mackenzie Hall, Brockweir
Kevin grew up on a farm in rural Shropshire and trained as a carpenter. Now ‘a stay-at -home dad’, he tries to grow as much food as he can and to give his children a real appreciation of where food comes from.
This talk goes far beyond jam and chutney. How to waste less from your garden and deal with gluts! Dehydrating, canning, fermenting! 'Literally my favourite subject, there aren't many weeks in the year where we don't preserve something for future use!'
FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER, 7.30pm - Clive Stainton
'Sustainable Gardening
Venue: Mackenzie Hall. Brockweir
When Professor Clive and wife Marion bought a rundown farmhouse in Herefordshire, they knew as they developed the hectare of garden, they would want to make it as environmentally sustainable as it was possible to do. Clive takes you through the work and the successes, the trials and the failures. He works through water storage on a grand scale, being self-sufficient in electricity production (wind and Sun), least co2 emitting machinery, minimising the use of chemicals, tree planting and more. Clive tells an illustrated story of aspiration and disappointment, cooperation and struggle alone, encounters with footpath officers and other wildlife. The first five years were full of realisation, and the following ten years of gratification.
FRIDAY, 28 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm - AGM & Caroline Cooper
Flower Arranging Demonstration
Venue: St Briavels School Hall
Caroline has been an Area Demonstrator for NAFAS (National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies) covering both Three Counties and South Wales and South West Clubs since 2021 and is also a qualified florist following a change of career after 40 years in banking.
Caroline will demonstrate two designs using eco-friendly mechanics which will be raffled afterwards.
Unless indicated*, events are open to all. Non-members £5
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