Our monthly meetings are at 7.45pm on the second Monday of the month from September to May. We meet in the small hall attached to Blackhall St. Columba's Church and talks are normally illustrated. We have a cup of tea/coffee at the end which also gives us all a chance to catch up with each other and discuss what is next to be done in the garden.
For 2018-2019 we are looking forward to a wide range of interesting themes ans are delighted to welcome back several speakers from previous years.
Monday 10 September : Our perennial favourite ! Welcome Back with wine & nibbles.
Bring something of interest or cherish from your garden - flower, foliage, fruit , vegetables, photographs !
Jim Williams FNVRS. : President: National Vegetable Society, Scottish Branch.
we will also have our Christmas Raffle at this meeting.
Kate Colleran: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh.
and our year concludes on Monday 13 May with our AGM which is followed by a Quiz.
Monday 11 September : A Welcome Back : Bring something from your garden , or someone else's. - your favourite flower, fruit or vegetable, or this year's accident. Do also bring a cutting or two to swop or some seeds.
Monday 9 October : Recent Happenings & Developments at Edinburgh's Botanic Garden : Simon Crutchley. Hear about the changes around the Botanics Cottage, Edible Garden and Glasshouses.
Monday 13 November : Permaculture with Kate Everett ; how to develop one's own garden ecosystems that are susaintable and self sufficient.
Monday 11 December : Growing Flowers for Cutting and Using them in the home: Tricia Kennedy : Newhall Walled Garden. Tricia is one of the key players in 'Flowers from the Farm'.
Monday 8 January: The Benefits of Mulching: Fiona Playfair, from Garden Solutions, explains the advantages and major benefits of composted mulches to improve your soil structure and texture.
Monday 12 February: Plants for our climate: How to choose the best hardy plants for the Scottish climate will be the theme from Sue Gray, Damhead Nursery.
Monday 13 March : Fruit Growing- Get experts tips from Euan Cameron, Pittormie Fruit Farm.
Monday 14 May: AGM, followed by a Quiz.
March 9: Problem Panel /GQT : Bring your gardening problems and find out !
Monday 13 January : New Year Quiz : An informal quiz testing our own knowledge, together with New Year mince pies!!