At a very well-attended Village Social on Friday 28th February, Kathy Pearce won this month's 100 Club prize. Kathy is known to many of us in Beech as one of the hard-working organisers of Beech Gardeners (BGs), and is also a member of Sally Cox's popular weekly art class at the Village Hall. ... Read more
Beech Gardeners Winter 2019/20
Our winter program was kick started by Ray Broughton with a talk on Plants for Year-Round Interest. We had a very enjoyable evening amongst friends as Ray has been a judge for our Show every year and we were joined by a former student of his and members of Herriad Gardening Club. He was a little ... Read more
Beech Gardeners 2020 Programme
Following a feature packed and successful 2019, Beech Gardeners have announced their programme for 2020. With something for everyone, including the Annual Show in September, new members are always welcome and should contact Kathy (549401) or Sheila (88924) for further information. BEECH GARDENERS ... Read more
Beech Gardeners: 2019 – A Busy Autumn
Our visit to Colemore House Gardens started with a torrential downpour but fortunately the delightful church was unlocked so we spent a little time inside its calming influence. The clouds soon cleared and the sun shone so we had a very enjoyable saunter around the arboretum and the four acre ... Read more
Beech Village 2019 Show Results
Beech Village Show – Saturday 28thSeptember 2019 A successful show, in spite of the earlier weather conditions, with a good bit of competition. Highest Overall Points – Stoodley Cup Sheila Sorby Finest Flower – The Claughton Crystal Ann Monk Best in Show (Flower) Ann Monk Best in Show (Produce) ... Read more
Beech Gardeners Village Show Saturday 28th September
Organised by Beech Gardeners and open to all Beech Residents and those who participate in the social life of Beech. don't miss this year's show and enter as many classes as you can. Children can enter any class, we had several worthy children's First in Class in last year's show. Please ... Read more
Beech Gardeners 2919 Summer Report
We are halfway through our summer program and the weather has been kind again this year. On Mayday we visited The Vine, watching the speeded-up video of the scaffolding (all 43 miles of it) going up around the great house which was very entertaining, and the displays illustrating ... Read more
Beech Village Show – Saturday 22 September 2018
Once again the Beech Gardeners are organising the Beech Village Show for Saturday 22 September 2018 in the Beech Village Hall at 12.00 noon. There are 38 classes to enter at only 30p per class, ranging from Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables, to Floral Art, Cookery, Hand Crafts, Photography, ... Read more
Beech Gardeners – spring into summer 2018
In April Kathy once again lent her games room to the BGs for a talk by Rosamund Wallinger entitled “Restoring my Gertrude Jekyll 1908 Garden from Dereliction to Glory – and the ups and downs”. 16 people attended, including visitors and new members. Her garden was at Upton Grey and she ... Read more
BGs’ meeting on 7 February – Ray Broughton’s talk on pest and disease-free plants
The Beech Gardeners welcomed Ray who told us this was his 2000th talk - quite an achievement. He started by telling us that the use of milk, salt and vinegar is banned in the EU. He had some useful tips for us:- 1 Don't overcrowd seeds and to help see dark seeds on dark ... Read more