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Friends Meetings Programme
All lectures start at 7.30pm in Ken Edwards lecture theatre 3, University Campus, University Road, Leicester (unless otherwise announced). Parking is now available in the new University Sports Centre car park on the right at entrance 1, off University Road. For access/parking, see map.
Visits depart from Glebe Road. Times and costs vary. Please check the individual booking forms, which can be downloaded by clicking on the appropriate venue in the table below.
| 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 16th January 2013 | lecture | Rodney Weston: "Composting" |
| Thursday, 14th February 2013 | lecture | Ann Bird: "Roses Old & New" |
| Thursday 7th March 2013 | lecture & AGM | Annual General Meeting followed by talk by Eric Webster, topic to be confirmed |
| 2012 | ||
| Thursday, 26th January 2012 | lecture | "Water gardening & wildlife", Linda Smith |
| Thursday, 16th February 2012 | lecture | "The life & times of a gardening editor", Geoff Hodge (gardening journalist, editor & broadcaster) |
| Thursday, 10th March 2012 | AGM & lecture | AGM followed by "Some remarkable plants in the wild", Mary Walmsley |
| Thursday, 26th April 2012 | visit | Harrogate Spring Flower Show. (for details, click here) |
| Thursday, 24th May 2012 | visit | Firvale Allotments, Harthill, S.Yorks. & Chatsworth. (for details, click here) |
| Sunday, 24th June 2012 | visit | The Shugborough Estate, Staffs. and The Secret Garden, Little Haywood. (for details, click here) |
| Saturday, 14th July 2012 | visit | Wrest Park & Manor House, Stevington, Beds. |
| Saturday, 11th August 2012 | visit | Ashwood Nurseries, Kingswinford & Astley Towne House, Astley, Worcs. |
| Tuesday, 16 October 2012 | lecture | John Edgeley: "Apple Identification" |
| Thursday, 8th November 2012 | lecture | John Beerman: "Fuchsia Cultivation & Varieties" |
| Thursday, 6th December 2012 | lecture | Philip Aubury: "Birmingham Botanic Garden, Past & Present" |
| 2011 | ||
| Thursday, 13th January 2011 | lecture | John Randall: “Bees & Beekeeping” |
| Tuesday 22nd February 2011 | lecture | Don Whitton: “Euphorbias” |
| Thursday 10th March 2011 | lecture |
Annual General Meeting followed by talk by Sally Yerrington: “Organic gardening” |
| Saturday, 14th May 2011 | visit |
Hidcote House & Gardens, Gloucs.; Woodpeckers Garden, Warks. |
| Saturday, 23rd June 2011 | visit |
Kennilworth Castle Elizabethan Garden; Hillclose Gardens, Warks. |
| Friday, 15th July 2011 | visit | Hebb's Farm and Dumbleside Gardens, Notts. |
| Saturday, 13th August 2011 | visit | Tatton Park, Cheshire |
| Thursday, 6th October 2011 | lecture | "Victorian gardens", Dr John Page |
| Wednesday, 16th November 2011 | lecture | "Herbs for healing", Davina Wynne-Jones (Barnsley Herb Garden, Gloucs.) |
| Thursday, 8th December 2011 | event | Radio Leicester's Down to Earth, recording of their Christmas progarmme. Bring your gardening questions along. |
| 2010 | ||
| Thursday 22nd April 2010 | visit | Harveys Garden Plants, Thurston, Suffolk. |
| Friday 7th May 2010 | visit | RHS Malvern Spring Gardening Show |
| Thursday 20th May 2010 | lecture | Botanic Garden Lecture, Christopher Lloyd: “What on Earth Evolved? 100 species that changed the world” (Ken Edwards LT1, 8pm) |
| Saturday 19th June 2010 | visit | RHS Garden, Wisley, Surrey. |
| Sunday 27th June 2010 | event | Friends of the Garden PLANT SALE AND FAMILY DAY |
| Tuesday 20th July 2010 | visit | David Austin Roses & Wightwick Manor House and Garden, both near Wolverhampton. |
| Saturday 7th August 2010 | visit | Burnby Hall & Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens & Nursery, both nr York. |
| Sunday 12th September 2010 | visit | Baddesley Clinton & Packwood House, Warwickshire. |
| Tuesday 5th October 2010 | lecture | Richard Ford: “Hostas” |
| Thursday 11th November 2010 | lecture | Chris Yeomans: Bonsai practical |
| Wednesday 8th December 2010 | lecture | Nick Hamilton: “Barnsdale without Geoff” |
