Sharrington & District Gardening Group

10/03/2026

On Wednesday 15th April we are delighted to welcome as our speaker Tim Jennings, RHS award winning landscape and garden designer based in Cambridgeshire.

The title of Tim's talk is "Designing Gardens That Feel Rooted in Nature" Tim works all across East Anglia, creating naturalistic and wildlife friendly gardens with a strong architectural structure.

For a taster of Tim’s designs go to: https://www.timjenningsdesign.co.uk

Venue: Field Dalling Villagers’ Hall, 84 Holt Road, Field Dalling, Norfolk, NR25 7LE

Time: 6:30pm for a 7pm start.

Talks are preceded by a glass of wine, soft drinks and canapes.

Members – £5
Non-members welcome – £7
Payment: Cash or Card, on the night.

30/11/2025

On Wednesday 3rd December we look forward to once again welcoming Tim Fuller from the Plantsman's Preference https://www.plantpref.co.uk/ who will talk about "New, Rare and Unusual perennials". In this talk Tim takes a look at some of the newer plant introductions and their place in the garden. Tim will be bringing along plants from his nursery for members and guests to purchase., 6.30 for 7pm, Field Dalling Villagers' Hall

Look forward to seeing you there.

Mail order and retail nursery growing a wide range of Hardy Geraniums, Ornamental Grasses and new, rare & unusual perennials. South Lopham, Diss, Norfolk.

08/10/2025

Looking forward to our next event on Wednesday 29th October, Hugh & Fiona from English Country Life will be talking about the many ways of preserving your own food at home.
https://englishcountrylife.com/2024/04/17/how-we-began-our-smallholding-homesteader-life/?srsltid=AfmBOorNP7PpgM2cHY4whIPPfqeC-NdpUrW5BZJflAsSGgiFBptpd0rR

Sharrington Village Hall, 6.30 for 7pm

We want to explain a little about where we live, how we live and look at why we chose this life because let’s face it, no-one chooses to be a smallholder for the short hours and easy money!

12/09/2025

Our next event will be on Wednesday 1st October where we welcome bulb expert Johnny Walkers of Walkers Bulbs, holder of an amazing 29 Gold Medals at Chelsea. Johnny is a leading expert on bulbs and his talk The A-Z of bulbs is sure to be popular, especially as Johnny will be bringing along a selection of bulbs for members and their guests to purchase. Details on our website

17/08/2025

Looking forward to our Autumn programme which begins on Wednesday 10th September with an illustrated talk by Dr Gwenda Kydd, chemist and writer with a passion for plants. In her talk "Twelve Tremendous Trees" Gwenda will examine why trees have proved so important to us as a source of materials food and medicinal compounds. Gwenda will also consider the history of and the science behind these uses. She will also look at some of the folklore we've attached to trees and what they mean to us

6.30 for 7pm, Field Dalling Villagers; Hall, hope to see you there