Manos Kanellos is hoping to join us on the podcast in the Autumn to help us with our Orchids, after a very successful Orchid Day and Terrarium workshop at the Garden Centre.

Newbury Garden Show at the Newbury Showground, RG 18 9QZ on the 11th and 12 April.

The Rare Plant Fair at the Old Rectory Quenington. GL7 5BN on the 12th April

Kingswood Walton and Tadworth Horticultural Society spring show 11th April

Easton Lodge Open day 12th April at Easton Lodge, CM6 2BB.

6 different gardens are opening in Long Crendon, 12 April as part of the National Gardens Scheme.

Squires Garden Centre, Shepperton are hosting the Orchid Society of Great Britian Spring show

Beth Chatto’s Gardens are also part of the National Garden Scheme opened by her and Husband Andrew, a 7.5 acre garden in Essex, CO7 7DB on the 14th April

News

To mark World Water Day on 22 March 2026, GARDENA proudly announces the continuation of its global partnership with UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, reinforcing a shared commitment to improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for children and families around the world.

Hozelock also make great watering products that we stock at the Garden Centre.

Dobies upgrades its Food Halls with a 1.5 million pound investment in 48 stores across the UK.

Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for providing the music

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Events to go and see:

Bridgewater Plant Heritage Spring Fair at RHS Bridgewater, Salford, Manchester. M27 2 LJ

Alpine Garden Society Cleveland show on 4th April at HURWORTH GRANGE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 41 HURWORTH ROAD, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2BN

Dorothy Clive Gardens Spring plant Fair on 6th April at Willoughbridge, Market Drayton, Shropshire. TF9 4EU

Overstroud Cottage, Great Missenden, Bucks opens on the 5th April

In the News:

Some Garden Centre Groups have expanded and some have gone, but do they give us the best displays or any better pricing or is that still the draw of the larger independents.

Local Councils are now hopefully going to start taking clean, used, non-black plant pots in your recycling

Potatoes:

There is still time to get your first earlies in. Swift like it’s name is a great first early as are Pentland Crown and Rocket, best planted with some fertilizer like Q4 or Chicken Manure Pellets, and chitted in a cool, light place before you plant them. David’s favourites to grow are Charlotte and Nicola and he thinks Swift and Rocket are great too, Peter loves Desiree.

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In this episode David chats with the Treasurer Barbara about the joys of Allotments.

Barbara shares a little history of the area and the allotments, and the fact that the Roundheads and Cavaliers once fought in the area. We learn of the changes of that she has noticed through her times in Buckingham and the impact this has had on the allotments and its holders.

As a long-standing member of the community and management she shares some sage advice on the benefits of being part of a fun, engaging and helpful sector of Buckingham Society. Barbara also discusses her passion for growing both vegetables and flowers and how the pressures of modern day life has changed the ways the allotments work, the demand for plots and the way the allotments are used and how its rules evolve with the demands of society.

More information can be found on their website

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