With the winter nights drawing in why not think ahead and start planning for spring with a visit to our ever popular Llandysul Gardening Weekend! Why not join on the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th of February for this lovely event.
We have a fantastic line up of speakers for you. Richard will be the opening speaker with a talk on Hellebores, followed by Ruth Bramley, Alex Summers, Neil Gale, David Wheeler, Adam yr Ardd, Janine Richter, Malcolm Berry and Justine Burgess . With subjects ranging from Hellebores to Vegetables, gardeners question time, propagation, heritage fruit gardeningand so much more, the schedule is at the bottom. The local Hall will be filled, as usual, with masses of interesting plants grown at the nursery. To whet your appetite this year, as well as a huge selection of our world renowned Hellebores, there will be a good range of young perennial plants in 9 cm. pots at bargain prices, cottage garden plants, shrubs, riots of colourful Primulas, Daffodils and Snowdrops to mention but a few. We also have a good selection of rare and unusual perennials.
The main display this years Llandysul Gardening Weekend, as always, is a closely guarded secret. The theme is taking shape but no one (including Richard who designs it) really knows until the day. Come and give us your opinions! One thing is certain there will be Hellebores there somewhere, this year we have several stunning new varieties that are to be incorporated into the display, most of which will be available as seed or young plants on the day.
Speakers for this year
Thursday 13th Feb 2025
10.40 Richard Bramley Hellebores– An Addiction. As always the gardening weekend wouldn’t be the same without this talk. Always different and amusing. Everything you need to know about Hellebores.
1.00 Ruth Bramley – House Plants for beginners and intermediates. How is your house plant knowledge? Do you know when to water, what composts and pot sizes to use, what light conditions they need and what you have done wrong when the aren’t doing well? This knowledgeable talk by Ruth (our houseplant expert) is informative and interactive. Hopefully she will set you on the path to house plant enlightenment.
3.15 Alex Summers – Llanerchaeron – Gardening a Welsh working estate. What can we say about Alex, his knowledge is incredibly broad, his horticultural experience vast. Now Head Gardener for National Trust Cymru in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion he will give us this fascinating talk on this historic property
Friday 14th Feb 2025
10.40 Neil Gale – Rare Plants at the Magic of Life Butterfly House. This really is not one to be missed. Neil gives a fascinating talk and his experiences are almost legendary. A tour through some of the plant collections from Buddleias to tender exotics such Passion flowers, Birthworts and Aroids. Learn more about Magic of Life here, or take a look at their youtube channel.
1 .00 David Wheeler – Gardeners Question Time. David, a renowned journalist and driving force behind the celebrated Hortus magazine (www.hortus-co-uk) will be asking questions on a range of topics, each interspersed with tips and helpful hints. Prizes include a years subscription to Hortus, Farmyard Nurseries Gift Vouchers and other garden related prizes. A new concept for the gardening weekend, should be fun. Amongst David’s other talents is a fascination with Hydrangeas so with a bit of luck he’ll be giving us a very brief talk extoling their virtues.
3.15 Adam yn yr Ardd – The Pros and Cons of Heritage Fruit Gardening. We are honoured to welcome Adam, an expert on all things gardening especially things vegetable related . His talents are many giving talks, garden designs, horticultural training and garden consultations. Beekeeping is also one of his passions. From West Wales he advocates organic and nature-friendly gardening.
Saturday 15th Feb 2025
10.40 Janine Richter – Propagation – cuttings of various types. Our very own Propagator, has worked as part of the renowned Hillier arboretum, she will give this talk on all things cutting related. Her knowledge is exemplary so anything that is asked she is sure to know 😊One not to be missed
1.00 Malcom Berry – Growing Veg Naturally. This talk outlines ways of working when growing vegetables that have a high regard for nature and natural processes. It includes information on how to mix your plantings by using the more creative ways of polyculture instead of monoculture, the basis and use of the Biodynamic calendar of Maria Thun, closing the loop in a satisfying and money-saving way with seed saving and the use of sacrificial plants to encourage the presence of biodiversity. Increasing biodiversity in this way can help to establish ‘dynamic stability’ in a garden which means there is less work for the gardener to do and more sights to enjoy!
3.15 Richard Bramley – Hellebores, new varieties, species and associated plants to spread the seasons in the woodland garden. A talk on these fascinating winter stunners with an emphasis on plant associations, new varieties and extending the season in the woodland garden to add all year colour
Sunday 16th Feb 2025
10.40 Justine Burges – No Dig Veg Gardening. So growing your own veg is more popular and certainly trendier now than it has ever been. But for beginners it can be daunting and for experienced gardeners there is always something to learn. Concentrating on the ‘No Dig’ method which takes the hard work out of growing and is also very successful. Questions on all subjects of course will be an integral part.
1.00 Ruth Bramley – Terrariums – how to plant a Terrarium. These are the in thing at the moment. They can be as extensive or small as the container permits so come along and get some idea which plants to use, how to make them and what to do with them when you have completed your masterpiece. Ruth our expert is there to answer all your questions and solve any problems you have.
3.15 Malcolm Berry – The Diverse Garden – encouraging bio-diversity. It has become more vital for home gardeners to do what they can to help address the continuing decline in biodiversity, something they can play a big part in. This talk suggests ways to consider the needs of biodiversity and how to provide for them through the use of habitats and their management. Includes findings from the most recent State of Nature report and the RHS/Wildlife Gardening Forum study Plants for Bugs.
The whole event is free and if gardening is not quite your forte there will be other stalls there to tempt you. Tea, coffee and cakes are in abundance.
Many thanks to the support received from ‘Llandysul and Pont Tyweli Ymlaen‘ and ‘Llandysul Community Council’. Without their help this event would not take place.
Hope to see you there. For more details ring 01559 363389
For brief details of previous events see the links below
Location
Tysul Hall, New Road, Llandysul, Ceredigion, SA44 4QJ
Past event information can be found here Winter Gardening Weekend Past Events
For examples of previous years click on the links below
Many thanks to the support received from ‘Llandysul and Pont Tyweli Ymlaen’ and ‘Llandysul Community Council’. Without their help this event would not take place.