At our November meeting we welcomed back the popular Howard Drury of Thedrurys.com with his beautifully illustrated talk on Bulbs for year round colour in the home & garden, including two sequences set to music. It had been postponed from March when he injured his back but was well worth waiting for. As always Howard gave us a wealth of information delivered in his professional but very engaging manner, such as choosing ‘mother & daughter’ bulbs for naturalising and ‘singles’ for a good display in pots, as well as colour and plant combinations, types and situation/soil suitability. His very useful fact sheet is available by clicking on the link above.

After his talk Howard drew the raffle, which included a box of jumbo tulips, and judged our monthly competition. The two fatsias clearly caught his eye, with Sylvia’s taking first place and Anita’s second, with Audrey’s dahlia 3rd, and other lovely entries too, as you can see from the photo. He had also brought some small succulents for sale, and we had our usual spare seeds/plants/recycling table.

Last but not least, our new pocket-sized list of 2025 speakers and events was hot off the press for members to take home. Details are now on our Programme page and we’re looking forward to another packed year!