Hello! In this Biggin Hill Gardening Club Blog you’ll find a selection of garden articles and blogs written by various members of our gardening community. For example, there are (or will be, as its early days yet) : – Reviews of gardens that members have visited (with photos of course!) Biggin Hill Horticultural and Gardening…
This is your quick guide to the Dahlia Classification Groups which you’ll need for showing and exhibiting your beautiful blooms at a flower show, whether that’s a Biggin Hill Horticultural Society Show or another local gardening club or village show.. Like most local flower shows, we follow the National Dahlia Society (NGS) 2015 classification as…
Different types of daffodils refers to the way in which similar daffodils are grouped together. Properly referred to as ‘divisions’ when growing and showing Narcissus, it is also helpful when we’re choosing daffodils that will look good in our gardens and give us pleasure. For example, do you find yourself drawn to big flowered daffodils…
Chairman’s Annual Diary 2024 is a review which appears in the 2025 booklet given out as part of the membership renewal. Challenges in the garden, success and launching new projects are just a summary of 2024 for the horticultural society. The less we say about the weather, the better, however, we had good spells as…
The Gardeners Club Diary 2024 – thought we’d pop this into the blog for you so if you’re thinking about coming along you can find out the range of events and gardening talk topics we have. And as a reminder to save any friendly disputes among members as to which speaker came when 😉 We…
Beautiful winter gardens can be difficult for so many people, with cold temperatures, reduced daylight hours, or lack of sunshine. Longing for spring and extended day length are foremost of many minds. Yet, on a dry bright winter day, plenty can be seen or indeed felt…
Chairman’s Annual Diary 2023 is a review which appears in the 2024 booklet given out as part of the membership renewal. Gardens have been a national favourite for decades, whether it was your local park and gardens, National Trust or RHS gardens, or your own garden. They were full of colour, flowers, fruit, vegetables, and…
2023 Shows Well, that was a fun year! Spring Summer and Autumn Shows gave exhibitors and visitors alike lots to see, sniff and enjoy. The new addition of children’s gardening and horticultural exploits in the form of miniature gardens and sunflower competitions would have given some of the adult exhibitors strong competition – so its…
