Like ourselves, the Friends of the Botanic Garden Committee, have been struggling to plan their 2021 programme. They have decided to postpone all...
Chelsea moved to September
The 2021 Chelsea Flower Show, which would have taken place between 18 and 23 May, has now been moved to September 21-26. It is hoped that in...
2021 Programme
Sorry we are still unable to either finalise or distribute a programme for 2021. At the moment no speakers are willing to commit to any 2021 dates,...
Garden Tours
The NGS as a host of virtual garden visits on the website. All are free. This month there is also advice on planting bare shrub roses.
Northumbrian Flowers
Katharine Norris, of Northumbrian Flowers.co.uk, is running a series of virtual workshops via Zoom. Titles include: Growing Dahlias for cut flowers...
Martin Fish
Martin Fish, who has given a talk at the club, and whose garden we visited near Thirsk, has a useful YouTube site where he posts weekly garden...
Malvern Spring Show
One of the first main key gardening events of the year - Malvern Spring Show - is 5-9th May 2021 and tickets are now on sale. See RHS website.
Christmas Tree collections
Durham County Council collect real Christmas trees for free in January - see DCC website. Trees can also be taken to the household waste recycling...
Ushaw
On New Year's Day the Bounds Cafe and grounds at Ushaw will be open from 11 am to 3 pm. 20% discount on beverages and snacks; 10% discount on the...
Happy Christmas
Best wishes to all members and friends for a Happy Christmas, and we look forward to meeting in 2021. Kindest regards from Pat, Chairman, and...