There was a lively discussion on Tuesday night. Thanks to our panel of Louise Alhadeff, from North One and West Six Garden Centres; Miranda Janatka, an apprentice a Kew, and our own Chris Preston, longstanding member and vegetable growing expert. Miranda enquired about the prunus disease. She says 'I asked at Gardeners World about that Prunus this …
Category: Gardening
Planting for Butterflies and Bees
A big thank you to Jan Miller Klein for her talk on February 4th based on her book: Gardening for Butterflies and Bees and other Beneficial Insects. Jan pointed out that as the countryside and hedgerows become more cultivated it is wild spaces, such as neglected brownfield sites which now provide the safest and most …
Members all set for mulching
Amanda takes charge of a delivery from Thompsons of Crews Hill shared by five members in De Beauvoir. A total of 37 bags of Mix and Mulch will be spreading its way over gardens near you soon, along with a whiff of horse manure and a range of composts. If anyone else wants to share …
Community planting…
DBG members Nancy Korman, Maria Pinschof, Sue Pedder and Nancy Turnbull planted up the areas at the corner of Northchurch and Southgate Roads. Thanks to N1 Garden Centre for donating the plants and bulbs. It should look magnificent in the spring.
Sedum bin store garden
We thought you might like to see these pictures of a lovely sedum garden created by Julian and Cec Darker to cover their bin storage... inspired!
Tour of Kew Alpine House
Through her Kew contacts Miranda Janatka arrange for us to have a group tour and behind-the-scenes look inside the Alpine House at Kew Gardens.
The DBG summer coach trip June 2013
We were blessed with the perfect summer’s day to enjoy Waterperry Gardens and Upper Chalford Farm on Saturday. I think most would agree that the contrast between the two made for very interesting comparisons. One is a bigger, more formal garden but with pretty and abundant borders, a rose garden, a wooded area next to …
Miranda’s Grow and Eat open day
Some pictures of Saturday’s open day on the De Beauvoir Estate where the children helped plant herbs, strawberries and tomatoes...
Pruning, Cuttings and More
Mike Jackson, once again, gave us an excellent, informative talk. Here are some notes that Barbara Barnett made.: PRUNING: Remove anything Dead, Dying or Diseased Most pruning is best done after flowering and fruiting, in dormant period. Always cut at a sharp angle to allow rain to run off; The bud at the end of …
Grow and Eat
Miranda’s summer project on the De Beauvoir Estate Try it out: 11am Tuesday 24th July for ages 11-17 who live on the De Beauvoir Estate. This summer I am organising a 'grow your own' scheme on the De Beauvoir Estate. The project will be called 'Grow and Eat' and the aim is to provide …
De Beauvoir Gardeners 