2026 Programme

January 12thHistory of the National Garden Scheme – David Davison
February 9thRHS Bridgewater – Maggie Piper
March 9thCutting flowers from seed to harvest – Joanne Hull
April 13thColchester & District General Hospital Wellbeing Garden – Alison Findlay
May 14thVisit to Kelvedon Hall (note this is a Thursday afternoon at 13.45)
June 8thVisit to Chippins, Bradfield
June 17thAnnual Coach Outing to Barnsdale Gardens, Rutland
July 13thVisit to Furzlea, Danbury
August 10thSummer Social in Claire Hollins’ garden
September 14thA Garden Love Affair – Kate Elliot
October 12thGrowing Edibles in any sized garden – Lucy Chamberlain
November 9thGardens of Great Britain, Part 2 – Andrew Babicz
December 14thChristmas Quiz and Social

All talks (January – April and September – December) take place at 7.30pm in Birch Memorial Hall, CO2 0LZ. There is plenty of parking.

Please note that May’s visit to Kelvedon Hall is not on the normal second Monday of the month. We have changed it to fit in with the garden owners.