July Garden Walkabout

Despite the drizzle and the weather forecast the annual garden Walkabout on 3rd July was very well attended and we made up a very jolly crew pounding the streets of N1. Here is a brief summary: We started at St. Peter’s where Elizabeth Haines talked us through the planting and funding of the church gardens …

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Isle of Wight trip

Miranda has sent these pics of the day trip to see DBG member Ann’s impressive garden on the Isle of Wight a few weeks ago. Miranda, Maria, Sue and Chris made their way on public transport which included trains, ferries and buses – but it looks like all their efforts paid off and they had …

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Gardeners Question time

Miranda Janatka has kindly sent us her notes (and images) from our Gardeners Question Time meeting on Tuesday 12th June. The panel consisted of Louise, Paul and Joel from the N1 Garden Centre and Chris Preston, our own club expert. The meeting was chaired by Nancy Turnbull. Q1. How can I get rid of Rosemary …

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DBG Chelsea Fringe Tour

Stephen has kindly sent us some photographs of Saturday’s tour of the Chelsea Fringe sites – congratulations to everyone involved. Early Sunday morning when the sun was fleetingly shining the smell of the flowers at the end of Northchurch was wonderful! The tour was organised by Miranda Janatka and Diana Weir who have both put …

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DBG Family Growing Day at Eastern Curve

De Beauvoir Gardeners, in conjunction with Garden Organic Master Gardeners, held a Family Growing Day on Sunday 13th to support parents and children who want to give growing their own food or flowers a go. Eleven families, which included 14 adults and 20 children, joined us for the afternoon at Eastern Curve Garden, E8 3DF. …

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Gardening tips from Westminster Abbey

Our speaker in May was Chris Collins whose career in horticulture has been incredibly varied and includes many TV appearances as well as being the resident the Blue Peter gardener. His presentations to us included his first year as head gardener at Westminster Abbey and his first gardening experience in Japan. Luckily Miranda Janatka has …

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