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Events

Next Talk : "“Ornamental and Medicinal Plants from the Land of the Thunder Dragon (BHUTAN)”

on Wednesday 23rd April 2008 at 7:45 pm

A Talk by Chris Chadwell

at Caversham Primary  School, Hemdean Road, Caversham, Reading.  

Chris Chadwell has a passion for the Himalayas. He has visited 22 times and is a freelance botanist, lecturer, plant hunter & Himalayan consultant. He is the Founder and Secretary of the Sino-Himalayan Plant Association. He is also the curator of the Kohli Memorial Himalayan Garden. 

As a consultant to The Royal Government of Bhutan, Chris was afforded privileged access into the fascinating world of traditional medicine in the least visited country in the Himalaya. Many wild species, most of which are highly ornamental, are still used in herbal formulations which constitute the primary health care. Chris comes attired in national costume to add flavour to the occasion. An extra attraction is Chris’ son, Joseph who will give a brief performance as a witch in Macbeth to relate Bhutanese medicine to ingredients utilised in “herbal” medicine in Medieval Britain.

 Next Plant Sale : our next sale is Saturday May 10th 2008 at the Oakley Road site, starts 10am.  Donate your spare plants and seeds, and buy something new. 

Calling all junior gardeners : you've just missed our planting session at the Shed but its not too late to join in.  Plant a seed potato in a large pot or compost bag as soon as you can.  there's a competition at the Autumn Show to see who has the biggest yield in their bag!

Show: Last year's Autumn show was part of the Caversham festival, as will be this years on Saturday 13th September.

Click to see all the results and photos from last year's show

Follow this link to find out how to enter in September 2008

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We are a gardening club of around 600 members in Caversham, Reading, Berkshire.  Our aims are to enjoy gardening and to help and encourage others to do so too.  We are affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society.

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