Past Events
Wed 1st February 2012 | CHARLES DOWDINGNo Dig Gardeningwww.charlesdowding.co.uk |
Wed 6th February 2013 | Andrew Halstead Pesticides - Are They Safe? |
Wed 6th March 2013 | Russell Bowes The Devil’s Garden |
Wed 3rd April 2013 | Michael Lynn The History of Bee Keeping Michael has been a professional environmentalist and bee keeper for sixteen years. He is chairman of a garden association and his advice on these matters is sought regularly |
Wed May 1st 2013 | Claire Brown Herb Growing to Keep Your Garden Stocked 12 Months a Year If you want to grow herbs for 12 months of the year this talk could be for you. Claire is an interactive speaker who works as professional expert for garden and border design. She has previously been a garden centre manager including the RHS Wisley Plant Centre. |
Wed June 5th 2013 | Dr Mick Lynn Gardening for Wildlife Professional environmentalist, beekeeper, and chairman of a gardening association, whose advice on these matters is regularly sought |
Wed 7th August 2013 | Richard Cripps Pruning Trees and Shrubs Richard Cripps is the Parks officer of West Wiltshire. Senior Lecturer (estates & countryside) Lackham College. Associate lecturer Bath University.Garden consultancy. |
Wed 4th September 2013 | Dan Carpenter – Bracknell’s Biodiversity officer Daniels talk will be quite wide ranging, covering the following What is biodiversity? How do we measure biodiversity? How can gardeners help preserve and enhance biodiversity? How can gardeners help monitor biodiversity? He will also explain a little bit about himself and his background and what his role at Bracknell Forest Council entails. Dr Dan Carpenter is an early career researcher with an interest in earthworm ecology and ecosystem function. His early training was in Wildlife Conservation where he developed an interest in soil invertebrate ecology. |
Wed 2nd October 2013 | Graham Talbot Vegetable Growing My Way / Vegetables for a Small Garden Graham teaches horticulture at Berkshire College of Agriculture and gave an excellent talk on getting the best from your soil a couple of years ago |
Sat October 26th 2013 | Marrowthon 2013 Held in Charles Square, Bracknell Town Centre |
Wed 8th January 2014 | Gill Cheetham The World of Yellowstone Park |
Wed 5th February 2014 | Richard Fishbourne Composting With Worms www.bugsandbeasties.co.uk |
Wed 5th March 2014 | Barry Newman-A Year on the Allotment Barry is Chairman of the National Vegetable Society. Senior NVS judge and Lecturer, Britain in Bloom Judge. He has Formal horticultural training, with over 30 years experience growing and showing. |
Weds 2nd April 2014 | Linda Smith-The Pond Owner's Calendar Linda has 15 years experience as an aquatic nursery owner propagating and retailing pond and bog plants. She was a Chelsea Gold medal winner in 2011 for Aquatic Plants and also teaches aquatics to colleges. |
Wed 7th May 2014 | Linsey Evans-Designing with Plants Linsey designs gardens throughout Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey, London and Hampshire. She truly believes that landscape design should produce gardens that are both functional and beautiful. |
Wednesday 3rd September 2014 | AGM followed by: Linsey Evans – Plants for problem places An interactive discussion evening with lots of examples of how to get over gardening in problem areas. Open evening no charge for Guests |
Sunday 7th September 2014 | Members visit to Wisley – Last Day at the Flower Show. |
Wednesday 1st October 2014 |
Graham Talbot - The Herbaceous Border, care and splitting Popular local speaker who is a Lecturer at Berkshire College of Agriculture will give a talk on The Herbaceous Border, Care and Splitting. |
Saturday November 1st 2014 |
Annual Marrowthon in Bracknell Town Centre Heaviest Pumpkin Competition Also Most Unusual and Judges Choice. Brooke House, 54 High Street Bracknell, RG12 1LL |
Wednesday 25th November 2014 |
John Negus – 12 Months of Colour Flowers and foliage from January to December. We look at exciting combinations of plants which make beds, borders and sections of the Veg plot perennially appealing. John would like people to bring along flowers for identification and any examples of pests and disease on plants. |
Wednesday 7th January 2015 |
Dan Carpenter/Allan Moffat - Discover Bracknell Dan Carpenter (Biodiversity Officer at Bracknell Forest Borough Council) and Allan Moffat (Chair of Bracknell in Bloom and Recreational Facilities Manager at Bracknell Town Council) will be talking about The plant life, wildlife and biodiversity areas in the parks and countryside and town areas of Bracknell. Download Bracknell Forest Biodiversity action plan PDF |
Wednesday 4th February 2015 |
Talk From Colin Evans-Intensive Salad, Vegetable & Fruit Growing If you enjoy listening to Colin Evans on Radio Berkshire's Sunday gardening program here is a chance to meet the man himself. Colin will be talking about Intensive Salad, Vegetable & Fruit Growing. |
Wednesday 4th March 2015 |
Lakeside Gardens of northern Italy Talk from Pamela Holt |
Wednesday 1st April 2015 |
Talk from Paul Patton- Growing for the kitchen A talk on growing the many delicious & interesting fruit, vegetables, herbs & salad crops, with a few ideas on preserving and extending the use and production of crops over the whole year. |
Wednesday 6th May 2015 |
Stefan White – The Vegetable that changed world history The humble extraordinary Potato. |
Wednesday 2nd September 2015 |
AGM followed by: Angela O’Connell – The National Garden Scheme The National Gardens Scheme (NGS) became a charity in 1927 but do you know how it came about? How did the link between garden visiting and nursing come about? Why is the ‘Yellow Book’ yellow? These and other questions will be answered at the talk so do come along with lots of questions. |
Wednesday 7th October 2015 |
John Edwards: Wokingham Beekeepers Association - ‘Man’s smallest domestic animal”. All about Bees! Did you know there are 300 species of bee in the UK? You will learn a bit about the history of beekeeping, how a hive operates, the importance of bees as pollinators. Bring your questions about bees and have them answered. |
24th October 2015 |
Marrowthon 2015 Saturday saw the annual staging and judging of Bracknell Horticultural Association’s (BHA) Marrowthon competition. Now in its fifth year, the event was held at Jock’s Lane Park for the first time, making transport of the giant vegetables much easier. The winning entry, a massive 275.4 pounds, was grown by Simon Ardron, beating the previous best of a mere 150 pounds. Simon also scooped the prize for the most unusual entry, with Trevor Oakley winning the award for the most colourful exhibit. Garden Centre vouchers were awarded to the winners by Bracknell Town Mayor Cllr Mark Phillips. |
Wednesday 4th November 2015 |
Ray Broughton – Pests and Diseases Ladybirds, slugs caterpillers and more. Ray will open our eyes to the many new and established pests and diseases we face as gardeners. |
Wednesday 6th January 2016 | Dan Carpenter – The Wildlife in your garden, allotment and beyond. |
Wednesday 3rd February 2016 | Anthony Powell – The Scented Garden |
Wednesday 2nd March 2016 | Pruning- A General Guide Mark Saunders is a professional gardener with over thirty years horticultural experience. He is Currently head gardener at Fittleworth House in West Sussex since 1997. This lecture is both partly illustrated and partly practical and delves into the often mysterious and confusing world of pruning. Using a few important rules, correct and sharp tools and a basic knowledge of flowering times this talk aims to send people away with a more confident approach to pruning almost anything! |
Wednesday 5th April 2017 |
Wildlife Gardening Becca Flintham Becca understands the way in which plants and animals work in harmony with each other, she will give some practical tips for encouraging beneficial wildlife into your garden. |
Wednesday 3rd May 2017 | Herbs: Their History and Uses Paul Templeton |
Wednesday 4th October 2017 |
Barry Newman Vegetable Growing Techniques and Advice |
Wednesday 1st November 2017 |
Sharon-Lea Brooks The Fifth Element |
Wednesday 3rd January 2018 |
Andrew Radgick Iran - Bulbs and Dionysia |
Wednesday 7th February 2018 |
Rhododendrons - From the Himalayas to Chelsea Talk by David Millais |
Wednesday 4th April 2018 |
Mark Saunders Vegetable Growing |
Wednesday 2nd May 2018 |
Janette Merilion Brightening up the Shade |
Wed 5th May 2018 |
John Negus Borders of Distinction |
Wednesday 7th November 2018 |
Charles Dowding No Dig Gardening |
Wednesday 6th February 2019 |
All you every need to know about composting Guest Speaker :Andrew Babicz |
Wednesday 6th March 2019 |
Jim Butress Central Royal Parks- Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, St James Park, Clarence House, Buckingham Palace |
4th September 2019 |
Chris Rhodes and his Bonsai Trees |
For further information on how to get involved and become a member
email: membership.bha@gmail.com or phone: 07541 166 396
email: membership.bha@gmail.com or phone: 07541 166 396