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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
De Beauvoir Gardeners 