Where there is a report or photographs from an event, these are linked in the list.
Please see the current calendar at ‘Programme of Events’.
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022
2022
Meetings in 2022 were mostly held in person but were affected by illness, weather conditions and the timing of Easter and the Queen’s Funeral.
Monday 17 January 2022
‘Dahlias‘, a talk by Anne Barnard of Rose Cottage Plants.
Monday 21 February 2022
AGM followed by ‘The Rothschild Legacy in Horticulture‘, a talk by Melanie Aspey
Monday 11 April 2022 (please note: 2nd Monday of the month, due to Easter)
Members Spring Flower Show
Monday 16 May 2022
‘Butterflies in Gardens‘ a talk by Val Bourne
Monday 20 June 2022
‘The Salutation garden, Tenders and Tropicals’, a talk by Steve Edney
Monday 18 July 2022 – We are sorry this meeting was cancelled due to extreme weather. ‘Jungle Planting’, a talk by Philip Oostenbrink (from Perennial). This will be re-scheduled!
Monday 15 August 2022 – Amateur Gardeners Question Time, in the Charlton House gardens.
Monday 26 September 2022 – date change due to Queen’s funeral
Members Autumn Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Display
Monday 17 October 2022
‘Thorncroft Clematis” a talk by Peter Skeggs-Gooch
Monday 21 November 2022
Simon White from Peter Beales Roses gave a talk about growing roses.
2021
Meetings between March 2020 and August 2021 were affected by the Coronavirus pandemic and repeated lockdowns, which led to cancellations, changes of programme, and everyone getting used to virtual meetings on Zoom!
18 January
‘Exotic Plants‘, a talk by Graham Blunt (on Zoom)
15 February
‘Beth Chatto, a life with plants‘ with author Dr. Catherine Horwood (on Zoom)
15 March
‘Elephants in the Garden‘, a talk by Dr David Marsh (on Zoom)
19 April
‘Create a garden for all seasons‘, a talk by Adam Pasco (on Zoom)
17 May
‘Local Nature‘, a talk from naturalist Joe Beale (on Zoom) about the changing management of the local area
21 June
‘Greenwich Park and COVID-19‘, a talk from Graham Dear (on Zoom)
9 July
‘Roof Gardens‘, a talk by Dusty Gedge (on Zoom)
6 August
Members Evening: Question Time with Joe Woodcock in the Charlton House walled gardens
20 September
Members Autumn Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Display
18 October
‘Murder most Florid‘, a talk on forensic botany by Dr Mark Spencer
15 November
‘CABAHS in the past’, an entertaining trawl through some of the lesser-known moments of the history of the Society (including Chelsea medals!), from old newsletters. A social event with mince pies and wine/refreshments.
2020
Meetings between March 2020 and August 2021 were affected by the Coronavirus pandemic and repeated lockdowns, which led to cancellations, changes of programme, and everyone getting used to virtual meetings on Zoom!
20 January
‘Gales, Greenhouses and Global Warming’, a talk by Ian Currie
17 February
Our 70th Annual General Meeting + Bring and Buy sale
16 March
‘Dig for Victory‘ , a talk by Russell Bowes
20 April
Spring Flower Display: online photo competition (with JustGiving donations in aid of the Greenwich & Bexley Hospice)
18 May
Meeting cancelled. Members sent in photos of ‘Brave Plants‘
15 June
Meeting cancelled.
Video of OPG made for the virtual Hospice Open Gardens
20 July
Virtual Summer Show online
17 August
Our first Zoom meeting, a test and chat session
21 September
Autumn Show cancelled, but the Potato Competition took place online
19 October
‘Birds in the Garden’, a talk by Julia Larsson (on Zoom)
16 November
‘A history of women in the garden’, a talk by Dr Twigs Way (on Zoom)
2019
21 January
‘Gardens of early modern London’, a talk by Dr David Marsh
18 February
Annual General Meeting, also Bring and Buy sale
18 March
‘Greenwich Park’, a talk by Jim Buttress
15 April
Spring Flower Display
20 May
‘Container Gardening’, a talk by Iain Pentney
17 June
‘The Plant Hunters’, a talk by Stephen Harmer
15 July
Gardeners’ Question Time
19 August
‘Growing plants for Chelsea’, a talk by Simon Sutcliffe
16 September
Autumn Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Display
21 October
‘Planting Spring bulbs’, a talk by Anne Barnard of Rose Cottage Plants
18 November
‘365 days of Colour‘, a talk by Nick Bailey
2018
19 February
AGM and Bring & Buy
19 March
Flower Villages of Alsace & Lorraine, a talk by Chris Stewart
16 April
Spring Flower Display
21 May
The Roof Garden at Greenwich University, a talk by Dr Kotzen
18 June
‘The apiaries at Oxleas Wood & the bees who live there’, a talk by John Large
16 July
Gardeners Question Time
20 August
‘Cactus & succulents for beginners’, a talk by Dr John Hughes
17 September
Autumn Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Display
15 October
‘A visit to Monet’s garden’, a talk by Dr John Hughes
19 November
‘Ferns for your garden’, a talk by Jude Lawton
Charlton and Blackheath Amateur Horticultural Society 