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SUMMARY:BBC Radio 4 Gardeners' Question Time
DESCRIPTION:BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time is coming to Clarkston. \nBusby and Clarkston Horticultural Society is pleased to host a recording of this much-loved gardening programme at Clarkston Hall on Tuesday 7 July 2026. Kathy Clugston will be in the chair\, with Kirsty Wilson\, Bethan Collerton and James Wong on the panel\, answering questions from local gardeners and audience members. \nWhether you are an experienced gardener\, a beginner\, or simply enjoy plants and gardens\, this is a chance to be part of the audience and put your question to the panel. \nDoors open at 5.00pm. Please be seated by 5:45pm as the recording begins at 6.00pm sharp. \nTickets are £4.50 and include Bucks Fizz\, tea\, coffee or a soft drink on arrival. \nQuestion sheets will be sent to ticket holders in advance and will also be available at the venue. \nTickets are available through TryBooking: Book tickets here
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/bbc-radio-4-gardeners-question-time/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fergus%20Cumming":MAILTO:fergus.cumming@btinternet.com
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SUMMARY:The Kitchen Cabinet with Jay Rayner
DESCRIPTION:Following on from Tuesday night’s Gardeners Question Time\, Busby & Clarkston Horticultural Society are proud to host BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet at Clarkston Halls. \nThe Kitchen Cabinet is a BBC Radio 4 programme hosted by Jay Rayner in which members of the public can put questions to a panel of experts about food and cooking. Celebrity chefs will change the way you think about cooking. \nDetails on how to book your ticket will appear here shortly. Meanwhile check out the BBC website for upcoming events. The BBC haven’t published this evening as of today 7th June. \nwww.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/the-kitchen-cabinet-2026
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/the-kitchen-cabinet-with-jay-rayner/
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SUMMARY:79th Annual Show at Clarkston Halls  2026
DESCRIPTION:2025 produced another excellent Show\, well supported by members and friends and we hope we can continue this trend. \nEntries were up 20% and also had an excellent attendance on the day. \nNew layout\, new schedule and improved tearoom will all enhance the experience. \nIf you would like to exhibit\, but not sure how\, please get in touch through the website. \nDoors open at 2.00pm\, prizes presented at 3.30pm. Entry only £2.00. kids go free. \nTearoom\, tombola\, raffle\, plant stall & flower auction.
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/79th-annual-show-at-clarkston-halls-2026/
LOCATION:Clarkston Hall G76 8NE\, Clarkston Hall\, Clarkston Road\, Clarkston\, East Renfrewshire\, G76 8NE\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fergus%20Cumming":MAILTO:fergus.cumming@btinternet.com
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SUMMARY:All You Need to Know About Tulips by Stan da Prato
DESCRIPTION:Stan is a regular speaker at Clarkston and hails from “the Caley” in Edinburgh. \nWith bulb planting season just around the corner\, he has documented the History & Cultivation of this wonderful garden bulb. \nFrom its’ introduction to Holland in 1637\, when one bulb sold for the price of a house\, to tracking viruses for stripes\, to modern varieties grown today. \n 
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/all-you-need-to-know-about-tulips-by-stan-da-prato/
LOCATION:Clarkston Hall G76 8NE\, Clarkston Hall\, Clarkston Road\, Clarkston\, East Renfrewshire\, G76 8NE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fergus%20Cumming":MAILTO:fergus.cumming@btinternet.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261015T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261015T220000
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SUMMARY:National Trust Gardens of SW Scotland by Simon Jones
DESCRIPTION:Simon is a Chartered Horticulturist and works for the NTS covering South & West Region of Scotland\, managing gardens such as Threave\, Culzean\, Brodick\, Broughton\, Greenbank\, Hill House\, Geilston\, Crarae & Arduine. Tonight we will get a tour of some of the gardens\, highlighting the day to day management and a deeper look at some of the project work.
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/national-trust-gardens-of-sw-scotland-by-simon-jones/
LOCATION:Clarkston Hall G76 8NE\, Clarkston Hall\, Clarkston Road\, Clarkston\, East Renfrewshire\, G76 8NE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fergus%20Cumming":MAILTO:fergus.cumming@btinternet.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261112T193000
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SUMMARY:Battle of the Bulbs - Spring & Summer Colour in the Garden by Calum Clunie
DESCRIPTION:Calum will focus on growing spring bulbs for the show bench but have some tips for growing cut flowers and bulbs just for garden colour too. \nHe has been gardening since he was wee lad with his Grandad. In 2013 he got into growing for showing encouraged by his family and has been addicted ever since entering and winning at Local\, Regional and National level. \nThen Beechgrove came calling in 2020. He loves sharing his passion and in 2021 started growing Exhibition Daffodils. \nHe now has a successful gardening business which keeps on growing since opening in 2023. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/battle-of-the-bulbs-spring-and-summer-colour-in-the-garden-by-calum-clunie/
LOCATION:Clarkston Hall G76 8NE\, Clarkston Hall\, Clarkston Road\, Clarkston\, East Renfrewshire\, G76 8NE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fergus%20Cumming":MAILTO:fergus.cumming@btinternet.com
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SUMMARY:Exotic Plants of the Eastern Himalayas by Scott Galloway - following on from our short AGM
DESCRIPTION:Scott is a horticulturist & writer for Scotland Grows Magazine\, an online gardening magazine for Scottish growers. \nIn this illustrated talk\, Scott recounts his summer expedition across the Eastern Himalaya in Arunachal Pradesh\, India – one of the most botanically rich and floristically diverse regions of the world. \nHis journey will take us from lush tropical valleys to windswept alpine meadows where he observed rare botanical treasures such as Meconopsis\, Primula and Swertia species – and many more.
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/exotic-plants-of-the-eastern-himalayas-by-scott-galloway-following-on-from-our-short-agm/
LOCATION:Clarkston Hall G76 8NE\, Clarkston Hall\, Clarkston Road\, Clarkston\, East Renfrewshire\, G76 8NE\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fergus%20Cumming":MAILTO:fergus.cumming@btinternet.com
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SUMMARY:Reliable and Exciting Plants for a Woodland Garden by Jim Jermyn
DESCRIPTION:Jim is another regular speaker at Clarkston and is currently the Honorary President of the Scottish Gardeners Forum\, a liaison body for all the gardening clubs in Scotland. \nHis talks are much sought after and tonight’s topic will highlight the best plants we can grow in a woodland or shady setting. \nPlants can be difficult to establish in a dry shady setting\, and we will learn about some of the best varieties to grow.
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/reliable-and-exciying-plants-for-a-woodland-garden-by-jim-jermyn/
LOCATION:Clarkston Hall G76 8NE\, Clarkston Hall\, Clarkston Road\, Clarkston\, East Renfrewshire\, G76 8NE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fergus%20Cumming":MAILTO:fergus.cumming@btinternet.com
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SUMMARY:Trees of the NW United States - Iseli Nursery by Grant Findlay
DESCRIPTION:Grant is a former Glasgow Parks Department Officer and joined Langside College as a Lecturer in 2004. \nHe was last at Clarkston in the 90’s when after a “Trip of a Lifetime” to the United States he gave a wonderful presentation on nursery growing of trees & shrubs. \nThe talk tonight will cover nursery production of Japanese Maples and Conifers from a grower’s perspective with some outstanding slides of his return visit in 2025. \n 
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/trees-of-the-nw-united-states-iseli-nursery-by-grant-findlay/
LOCATION:Clarkston Hall G76 8NE\, Clarkston Hall\, Clarkston Road\, Clarkston\, East Renfrewshire\, G76 8NE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fergus%20Cumming":MAILTO:fergus.cumming@btinternet.com
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SUMMARY:Growing Peat Free in Scotland by Scott H Smith
DESCRIPTION:With a ban on peat-based garden media seemingly inevitable within the United Kingdom (UK); questions arise regarding what the replacement peat-free products are\, and how they can be used by the average amateur gardener to cultivate plants successfully. \nTo provide salient yet concise information to the amateur gardener now finding themselves in unfamiliar growing territory; Scott H. Smith focused his final Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Master of Horticulture (MHort) dissertation on exploring what peat-free mediums presently exist on the UK market. \nFurthermore\, by performing a planting trial based at his home in near Aberdeen\, with non-specialist equipment; he garnered results which he hopes will provide essential information for all gardeners. \nUltimately\, he hopes that this information will provide greater growing success for the amateur gardener and therefore increased peat-free buyer confidence.
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/growing-peat-free-in-scotland-by-scott-h-smith/
LOCATION:Clarkston Hall G76 8NE\, Clarkston Hall\, Clarkston Road\, Clarkston\, East Renfrewshire\, G76 8NE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Bring & Buy Plant Swap Night - a freestyle evening with various activities including swapping our surplus plants.
DESCRIPTION:A free & easy night with fun\, plant swaps\, slide show\, quizzes and anything else we can come up with. \nSometimes a surprise\, topical guest speaker. \nProceeds of plant swap go to charity. \nLast year raised £245 which was donated to Mearnskirk Helping Hands
URL:https://www.bachs.co.uk/event/plant-swap-night-a-freestyle-evening-with-various-activities-including-swapping-our-surplus-plants/
LOCATION:Clarkston Hall G76 8NE\, Clarkston Hall\, Clarkston Road\, Clarkston\, East Renfrewshire\, G76 8NE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fergus%20Cumming":MAILTO:fergus.cumming@btinternet.com
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