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My Gardening Talks 2016-2017 Season

Chris’s Gardening Talks 2015-2016 Season

*** New for 2016 ***

Successional Planting (year-round)

Maximising the productivity of the vegetable plot or garden border is one area of gardening techniques which often passes us by. Chris Day will be addressing this interesting topic new for 2016. There are a number of techniques we can employ to keep the colour and the crops moving throughout the seasons. Chris highlights some of the plants which make this possible as well as look at some of the latest developments in the world of gardening in 2016. This is a PowerPoint Presentation, plus props.

How To Create A Wildlife Friendly Garden (year-round)

Topical and informative advice on the best way to maximise the garden to attract a whole host of garden friends. Chris Day guides through the plants, the theory and practical to natural planting in a garden setting. This is a Powerpoint Presentation, plus props.

The Productive Cut Your Own Garden * (year-round)

Fruit and veg growing has seen a massive revival over the past 3-4 years in the current economic climate. However, cut flower production has been touted “as the next big thing”, so Chris Day offers practical and instructive advice on all things floriculture. This is a PowerPoint Presentation, plus props.

‘Trees, Shrubs and Hedges for Small Gardens’ (year-round)

What are the best ornamental and productive trees to grow in smaller gardens and which hedge is best suited to our more modest growing spaces? These and the current latest thoughts on planting techniques will be discussed as Buckingham Garden Centres’ Chris Day explores the best way to get your plants off to a flying start as the autumn planting season approaches. Props driven talk.

 ‘The Good, Bad & Bugly’ (January-October)

‘Prevention is often better than cure’ when it comes to pest and disease control and never has it been more vital now insecticidal and fungal chemicals are less evident on the Garden Centre shelves. Chris Day looks at the state of play of chemical and non-chemical organic alternatives as well as the tell-tale symptoms of popular (and annoying) garden pests and diseases. This is a PowerPoint Presentation, plus props.

‘This Gardening Business’ (year-round)

A journey through 2000 years of gardening history, plants, fashions and fads. This is a PowerPoint Presentation, plus props.

‘The all-new A-Z Of Fool-Proof Gardening’ (year-round)

Chris shares his hints and tips on how to get the best from your garden and your plants.

‘The Year-Round Container Gardener’ (year-round)

Chris Day helps you plan your mixed planters or renovate existing ones to produce year long interest.  Chris offers original inspirational ideas you can incorporate into your containers, plus tips on how to keep them looking good whatever the season or weather!

My Life as a Gardening magazine Editor (year round – NEW for 2017)

Just how do you put together a weekly or monthly gardening magazine? Chris has worked and edited on both and explains the fun in developing a magazine from scratch as well as the stories behind the headlines and deadlines. The talk includes plant profiles, Q&A, plus editing a gardening website as well as the celebrities that shape our gardening ethos today.

A Bulb For All Seasons (January-March, September-November)

Explore the whole bulb of bulbs as far as planting, displaying, associating and growing them in your garden. The bulb talk is prop driven with plenty of practical stuff too!

‘Exotic Plants Indoors and Out’ (May-September)

Exotic and temperate plants revealed, plus how global warming is turning up the heat on the plants we can successfully grow outdoors from warmer climates. This is a PowerPoint Presentation, plus props.

‘Grow Your 5-A-Day: The Good Life Garden’ (March-August)

A concise guide to growing fruit, vegetables and herbs with an emphasis on where space is limited and time is precious. Props driven talk.

Getting to grips with fruit: The Good Life Garden’ (March-August)

A concise guide to growing fruit – both fruit trees and soft fruit with an emphasis on where space is limited and time is precious. Pruning, preventative pest management, feeding regimes and the latest in new varieties, rootstocks and topical advice to get the best from your plants. Props driven talk.

‘Houseplants Made Easy’ (year-round)

Everything you need to know about growing foliage and flowering houseplants successfully, plus a look at orchid growing and how house plants can improve your health!  Props driven talk.

‘Growing Under Cover’ (January-May)

Whether you are growing plants this season under cloches, cold frame, polytunnel, greenhouse or conservatory, timely advice will be on offer. Chris will be looking at specific plants for protected cropping, the logistics of growing crops and ornamentals under glass and plastic and some of the pitfalls of this type of cultivation.

Chris Day Tel: 01280 829710 Home: 01296 714498 Fee (2017): £70 plus travel, 47p per mile (evenings). Talks through the day/evening local of Winslow (am or pm) a £70 fee (to cover mileage and expenses within 15 miles of Winslow).

Garden Club Listings

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Did you see? Carol's new programme

"Great Start" Are you watching Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein on BBC2, Friday, 8:30pm (30 minutes). Part 2 this week moves Into Spring. You can catch last week's opener at the following link

Chris is back... BACK on the BBC!

Chris Day was last on the Gardening Phone-in with Ernie Almond (pictured) on Sunday 27th February. You can listen again until 3pm next Sunday(6th March).
Listen again at the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00dxrnh/Gardening_Phonein_27_02_2011/

Well, Happy New Year!

Belated greetings! I hope this blog finds you well and looking forward to 2011. I've been hit by a nasty chest infection over the past week or so but I'm on the mend now... I do, however, rattle with the pills!!! Still, at least the weather is being kind, there's so much catching up to do... and I'll well behind in the garden, so hopefully the next few weeks will see some autumn bulb planting, greenhouse clearing and seed sowing going on with conviction.
The other change is the radio, sadly The Greenhouse is no more and after over three wonderful years it was a sad final show, just before Christmas as we said our good-byes to our loyal BBC Three Counties The Greenhouse listeners. Gill, the presenter and the one who drove the show, was sterling and it was a pleasure to be part of a great team.. gardening is returning, albeit in a somewhat diluted format with a one-hour Gardening Phone-In (Sundays, 3-4pm) and it is hosted by Ernie Almond, a keen gardener himself, so I'm looking forward to chatting with Ernie and the listeners fortnightly from next Sunday (16th January 2011).
Finally, FACEBOOK is now important in communicating and you catch up with my updates at the Buckingham Garden Centre page. Bye for now & good gardening to you all.

Gardening For Beginners Chelsea Chop

BBC Three Counties Radio Gardening for Beginner's: Chelsea Chop. Featured on The Greenhouse, 29th May 2010.