2025 Programme of Talks @ St Mags Church Hall TQ1 4BX

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ADVENTURES WITH FANCY FOLIAGE 

by Julian Sutton

Julian Sutton  is a Botanist who ran a mail order nursery called ‘desirable plants’ which specialized in herbaceous perennials. He likes to offer new, unusual, rare and exciting plants. His interest being the off-beat. In his words his talk will be ”a meditation on the subtle differences in leaf form, colour and arrangement that gives plants their individual characters”

Floral Art Title -  Fancy Foliage

CAMASSIAS & COTTAGE PLANTS 

by Stella Exley

Stella Exley  Stella has loved plants from an early age and pursued her love to set up Hare Spring Cottage Plants in Yorkshire. She became very successful,  exhibiting widely,  giving talks nationwide and winning awards.

Stella claims to have a healthy obsession with C. Sidalcea, Uvularia and completely hardy perennials. In September 2022 she took a chance and relocated to Devon, moving home and nursery to a 2 acre garden and woodland near Kingsbridge. She is an RHS Gold medallist( you may have seen her on Gardeners World, Chelsea last year) and is the holder of 3 National Collections. 

Floral Art Title – Spring Sentinel

PROPAGATION 

by Saul Walker

Saul Walker  Well known to our club and many local clubs. He is Head Gardener at Stonelands near Dawlish and is a regular contributor at BBC Gardeners World Live Shows.  Saul has won national recognition for his knowledge of plants native and exotic. We were very grateful when he stepped in at the last minute last year after  a cancellation. This year his subject will be ‘Propagation.’  

Floral Art Title – Sun and Sky

GLORIOUS ROSES 

by Elizabeth Holman

Floral Art Title – Cottage Garden

GEORGE LIDSTONE MEMORIAL LUNCH 

18th June – 10 TOP TIPS FOR TIP TOP GARDENS 

by Dave Usher

Floral Art Title – Roses, Roses Everywhere

FORAGING (food, medicine & magic)   

by Ian Lycett-King

Floral Art Title – Blossomson the 28th July which has many open classes for flowers, vegetables and pot plants.

SOCIAL EVENT

Floral Art Title – None this month

A PASSION FOR CLIMBERS 

by Jane Tyning

Floral Art Title – Golden Glow

HERBS

by Neil Jones 

Floral Art Title – Autumn Splendour

TBA - Autumn lunch

AGM – followed by....

NATURAL POLLINATORS

by John Walters

No Floral Art Tonight  

NOTE  AGM starts at 7.00pm