AGM – Packington Hall with a lecture by Sally Morgan
November 11, 2021 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Our new president, Georgie Guernsey, has kindly invited us to hold our AGM at her home, Packington Hall, at 2:30 p.m and to tea following our annual key note lecture. We are also invited to wander the grounds from 1:30 p.m. (optional), an opportunity to see some of the works she has undertaken in the garden. The AGM will be immediately followed by a lecture on climate change, given by Sally Morgan (details below). Tea will follow.
“Climate change is making itself felt in our gardens, and increasingly, gardeners are finding themselves battling extreme weather, such as drought and heat waves, floods and cold. And it’s changing fast. Just 40 years ago, the time for planting out tender plants was early June, but now these plants are being planted in mid-May as the risk of frost is much less, while apple growers report that the apple harvest is often over by the end of September, a full month earlier than in the 1970s. So, we can expect changes in our gardens in the coming decades. How can we adjust the way we garden to make our growing spaces more resilient? Sally will look at ways of coping with too much and too little rain and intense heat. She examines how milder winters and warmer summers may affect the fruit trees, vegetables and bulbs that we grow.
Sally Morgan is the editor of the Soil Association’s Organic Farming magazine and author of numerous books on the environment, gardening and wildlife including Living on one acre or less. She is a regular contributor to CountrySmallholding magazine. She has just completed a series of articles on quirky crops and is currently writing a series of articles on growing fruit. She has been documenting climate change through her writing and photography for many years.
She is the author of ‘Living on one acre or less’ and coming out in September is her new book on the ‘Healthy Vegetable Garden’, published by Chelsea Green.”
The AGM, lecture and tea are free to members. Non-members £5
Prior booking before the end of Sunday, 7th November is essential if you require tea to mattfattorini@gmail.com
