Welcome to Askham Bryan College Gardening Club
BackgroundThe Askham Bryan College Gardening Club was formed and formally launched in March 1998. The Principal of the College was keen for the College to become more involved with the local community. i.e. amateur gardeners and possibly further out into the county.
The Club has no direct link with the College being totally independent but continues to use the College name and facilities. The College is also very supportive allowing us certain privileges not available to the general public.
The new Principal, Liz Philip, on her appointment was invited to be our President and she and other members of the staff have places on the Club Committee.
Aims and Objectives
The aims of the Club are to promote the interests of members in gardening, to hold social activities for all members, organise talks and demonstrations with trips to places of horticultural interest.
Membership
We are a strong active Club with a current membership of over 200, members being drawn from a wide area across North and West Yorkshire.
Meetings
The Club meets on a monthly basis, usually on Tuesday evenings starting at
7.30 p.m.
During the autumn and spring our meetings are held in the Conference Centre at the College with a different guest speaker each time. Recent talks have ranged from Appletime, The Gardens of Highgrove House, The Making of Christine`s Garden, Vita Sackville West, writer, gardener and lover, and Plants and Personalities.
Once a year we try and book a celebrity to come and speak. Over the years we have heard from Geoffrey Smith, Alan Mason, Bob Flowerdew, Roy Lancaster, Matthew Biggs, Christine Walkden and Paul Hudson amongst many others. We enjoy their enthusiasm and their knowledge is vast. Negotiations are well under way for the 2008 / 09 Celebrity Guest but for now the name remains a secret.
We try and arrange visits on a monthly basis during the summer and hope for fine weather. We have been by coach to the Alnwick Gardens and Gardeners World Live at the NEC, and locally by our own transport to Wentworth Castle Gardens, Hunmanby Grange Gardens and Nursery, The Manor House at Heslington, Normanby Hall Country Park and many other nearby venues open for Charity.
The Future
Arrangements are in hand to cover the whole of the remainder of this year and into next. If you would like more information please click onto membership enquiries.
The Gardening Club Committee and members look forward to meeting you soon.