

Drought resistant gardening
Despite our perception overall rainfall is decreasing in the Lincolnshire/Cambridgeshire areas. We need to consider therefore what types...


Unusual propagation
If you enjoy Chinese takeaways, then keep the plastic food cartons, put compost in them, add boiling water to sterilize everything, then...


Grafting for beginners
Clive Simms gave a fascinating account of how he had taught himself grafting skills over many years and described its history. He showed...


Sue Bean
It is with sadness that the Society reports the passing of Sue Bean in February this year. Sue was a member of the Society for 27 years...


Happy Houseplants - the indoor jungle
As always, Geoff was very informative - this time - how not to kill off our houseplants! He told us in an amusing and practical way how...


An overview of Bee Keeping
David Burton gave a very enthusiastic presentation on bee keeping which kept everyone enthralled for over 90 minutes. He started by...


A cruise on the cut
Derek has held a lifelong passion for boating and the canal system and presented a very interesting history of the British Canal system...


71st Annual Show
Our annual show this year saw the highest attendance by visitors and received just over 1,000 entries. The show represents 100s of hours...


Plant Sale 2014
The 2014 Plant Sale opened at 1000am and was off to a brisk start by those who had queued patiently. This was the 30th consecutive Plant...


Propagation - a practical demonstration
Joseph Whitehead returned to give society members and visitors a practical demonstration on propagation. The evening flew by as we learnt...