Included in the Gardener's Diary are dates for the Alpine Garden Society Bedfordshire Group, the Alpine Garden Society, the Biggleswade Gardening Club and the Cyclamen Society. If you have something you wish to be included in the Diary, or if you would like more information about any of the events below, please get in touch!

Sunday 22nd August

Mid-Anglia Bulb Sale

Park House, Park Road, Rivenhall, Witham, CM8 3PS. Doors open at 2pm. A map is available on request.

Monday 6th September

Monthly Meeting

Our final speaker of the Group's year is John Hill. John will be talking about 'Troughs and Tufa'.

Wednesday 15th September

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Peter Sheasby will be talking about 'British Wild Flowers'. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Sunday 19th September

Cyclamen Show and AGM

To be held at Birmingham Botanic Gardens. The Show is open to the public from 11:00am and the meeting begins at 12:30pm. After the meeting will be two talks, commencing at 2:00pm.

Saturday 25th September

AGS Show - Autumn South

Rainham School for Girls, Highfield Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX.

Friday 1st October

Biggleswade Gardening Club Pumpkin Evening

Details to be announced nearer the time.

Monday 4th October

Monthly Meeting

Annual General Meeting - Details to be announced nearer the time.

Saturday 9th October

AGS Show - Newcastle

The Memorial Hall, Darras Road, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9NX. This is the last Show of 2010.

Saturday 16th October

Cyclamen Show

Hillside Events Centre, RHS Garden, Wisley. The Show is open to the public from 11:00am.

Wednesday 20th October

Biggleswade Gardening Club

The speaker will be John Negus, who will be talking about 'Shrubs of Distinction'. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Monday 1st November

Monthly Meeting

November's speaker is a newcomer to the Group. Geoff Hales will be giving us a theatrical presentation of Reginald Farrer's life.

Saturday 6th November

AGS Annual General Meeting

Stratford Manor Hotel, Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0PY. The meeting begins at 11am.

Wednesday 17th November

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Their last speaker of the year is Rodney Tibbs, who will talk on 'Cambridge Colleges and their Gardens'.Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Monday 6th December

Monthly Meeting

The final speaker of 2010 is another popular visitor to the Group. Pam Turtle will be giving us her talk, 'My Two Gardens'.

Wednesday 17th December

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Annual General Meeting, visitors are welcome. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.