Autumn Season Talks 2023
All events will take place in the Conference Hall at the College at 7.30 pm
Thursday 28 September
James Taylor
Redesign of the Garden at Mount Grace Priory by garden designer Chris Beardshaw
James is the Head Gardener at Mount Grace Priory House and Garden and has been with English Heritage for six years. He manages a small garden team and weekly volunteers across three Yorkshire sites – Mount Grace, Richmond and Barnard Castle. In 2016-2017 English Heritage re-designed the gardens of Mount Grace, alongside Chris Beardshaw, to an arts and crafts style in keeping with the house. This talk will explain how this was achieved.
Thursday 19 October
Geoffrey Smith Memorial Lecture 2023 SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT!
Adam Frost
‘An Evening with Adam Frost’
Adam will be sharing his life in gardening, from starting out with his grandparents, an apprenticeship at the Parks Department, time spent with Geoff Hamilton, his story of the Chelsea Flower Show to how he ended up on Gardeners’ World ….. with many more stories along the way!
This is a ticket only event and is free to Club members. Tickets are non-transferable. We have allocated enough tickets for all club members and if you would like one but haven’t yet got yours, please order via askhambryancollegegardenclub@gmail.com
Non club members may also use the above email address to order any guest tickets @ £15 each. Book sales and signing!
Doors will open earlier than usual at 6.30 pm for this event.
Thursday 9 November
Professor Alastair Fitter
Friendly Fungi
Professor Alastair Fitter is a plant ecologist based at the University of York with wide-ranging research interests, including soil ecology and how plants behave in a changing world. In this talk he will explain how most plants have symbiotic fungi in their roots, known as mycorrrhizal fungi. Some of these fungi offer substantial benefits to the plants, but mycorrhizal symbioses are diverse ….. and not all their relationships are so friendly.
Thursday 7 December
Faith Douglas
Thorp Perrow Arboretum through the Seasons
Thorp Perrow is arguably one of the most important arboreta in the north of England and is unique to Britain, if not Europe, in that it was the creation of one man, Colonel Sir Leonard Ropner (1895-1977). Situated in the Yorkshire Dales, not far from the historic town of Bedale, Thorp Perrow covers 100 acres and is currently home to five National Plant Collections and 51 Champion Trees. Faith Douglas is Curator of the Arboretum and will take us through the changing seasons of the garden and explain the plants of interest throughout the year.