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Come into the garden at Amersham Museum!
With spring upon us, we’re looking forward to making the most of Amersham Museum’s beautiful garden, and exploring the local environment to learn about the plants around us.
Explore the Rose Family: workshops for adults
Saturday 16 May, Monday 29 June
In partnership with Wild Amersham, these workshops for adults offers an introduction to the concept of a ‘Plant Family’, by exploring the Rose family, Rosaceae. This is not a family exclusively of roses – it is also home to a diverse array of other plants. These include many of our domestic fruits (Cherries, Strawberries, Apples, Raspberries), as well as garden plants (Potentilla, Spiraea, Alchemilla) and wildflowers (Wood Avens, Agrimony and Tormentil).
Under the guidance of local botanist Karen van Oostrum, you will discover why such diverse species are included within the same family. Karen will take you through the key features of plants in Rosaceae, giving you the opportunity to look carefully at the structures of leaves, flowers and fruits from a range of species.
More details, and book here: https://amershammuseum.org/explore-the-rose-family-a-workshop-series-for-adults/
Meet the Gardeners
Saturday 23 May
Our beautiful herb garden is maintained by a dedicated team of gardening volunteers, who usually work during our closed hours. This is your chance to meet them, enjoy the garden at its best, and chat to them about how they keep the garden looking good.
Meet the Gardeners - Amersham Museum
Plants and Places: an Amersham amble
Sunday 19 July
In partnership with Wild Amersham join local botanist Karen van Oostrum for a gentle walk along the Misbourne chalk stream, through St Mary’s churchyard, and down the High Street of Old Amersham.
1. Discover the plants that grow on your doorstep
2. Learn about the chalk streams, geography and history of your local landscape
3. Find out how key local industries have changed over the years
4. Enjoy comparing historic images with what you see in Old Amersham today
More details and book here:
Plants and Places; an Amersham amble - Amersham Museum
More links:
all the NGS Buckinghamshire Gardens:
https://ngs.org.uk/gardens/near/buckinghamshire/?all_gardens&temp=17376352691238259657
Local gardening societies
Ballinger Hall Horticultural Society - Home (ballingerhort.co.uk)
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Chiltern Alpine and Rock Garden group and click here for their 2024/5 programme of meetings
Chalfont St Giles Garden Association
Prestwood Garden Society
Middlesex Hardy Plant Society
If you know of any further links that you think would be useful, please email webmaster@amersham-gardening.org.uk
Tips on gardening for the elderly and less able
How to Create the Ultimate Bee Garden - information about creating a bee- and pollinator-friendly garden
Wildlife gardening forum - lots of information about gardening with and for wildlife
Links to virtual garden tours from the National Gardens Scheme
More on health benefits of gardening - especialy for older people
Creating Pollinator Gardens: Flower Fragrances to Attract Pollinators
Discounts for members
It's always worth asking at small local garden centres and nurseries if they will offer a discount for AGA membrs.
Gardening and outdoor ropes, buy online from http://www.buyrope.co.uk, and use the code Amersham10 at checkout for a 10% discount.
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