Events and Evening Talks

Our evening talks are usually held in Milton Village Hall. Attendance is free to members, £2.00 for guests.

Special announcement: The MUWAGA Show for 2025 will be on August 16th in Milton Village Hall.

Programme to May 2025


February 26th 2025

Roger Umpelby
Growing Vegetables – Getting the most from your garden/plot.

Roger is a professional entomologist and horticulturalist with many years experience including research with government and industry .


March 26th 2025

Mary Fenton
Subject: A taste of Chile

Landscape, flora and fauna from Atacama to Patagonia


April 23rd 2025

The April speaker is Paul Green who is a small independent nursery owner and will have plants for sale.


May 28th 2025

AGM and Cheese, Wine and Pate Evening Social


2024/2025 Season of Talks and Events

Summary of past events for 2024/5 season:

January 22nd 2025

Cheese, Wine and Pate Evening Social

To start the New Year we had our annual social evening for members and friends with a cheese and wine supper with raffle and quiz.

November 27th 2024

Nathalie Mignotte
Subject: “Le Jardin Majorelle – Marrakesh”

Natalie described with some sumptuous photo images, the garden named after its founder, the French painter Jacques Majorelle ( 1886-1962 ). Majorelle created it in 1931 , inspired by Islamic gardens and Spanish-Hispano-Moorish themes. The gardens were bought by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1980. The area includes the Yves Saint Laurent Museum as well as the off-limits private residence.

Natalie described each area of the garden structured around a long central basin , with several varied aspects and themes. This garden is a living work of art in motion, composed of exotic plants and rare species: cacti , yuccas , water lilies , lotuses , water lilies , jasmines , bougainvilleas , palm trees , coconut trees, banana trees, bamboos, carob trees, agaves, cypresses … and decorated with fountains, ponds, water jets, ceramic jars , paths , pergolas.

In particular Majorelle created “Majorelle Blue” , an ultramarine / cobalt blue, an intense and clear motif , which decorates the walls throughout the gardens.

A well-attended evening, offering a colourful reminder of sunshine and light at the winter ingress in the Wychwoods!

October 23rd 2024

Vanessa’s “Garden Heaven”

Vanessa Berridge
Subject: “Garden Heaven”

Vanessa Berridge returns by popular request, and the topic was “Garden Heaven”, based on her book described as Inspiration and Escapism for every gardener.

“Garden Heaven” covers 42 gardens in England/Wales/Scotland and was commissioned by National Trust and Harper Collins.  

Vanessa’s talk explored some of Britain’s finest gardens, organised into themes focused on romance, walled gardens, history, and features such as hills, woods and water blending with contemporary creations. She highlighted how European styles have inspired formal gardens and contrasted practical plantings of fruits, vegetables, and herbs with ornamental flower gardens.

Most gardens are part of stately homes or castles, and Vanessa illustrated these with some stunning full-colour photography. 

A fine turnout of 50+ members and guests enjoyed an informative and entertaining evening.

September 25th 2024

Hugh Woodsend
Subject: “English Wine” – from our local expert!

The first speaker talk of the new season was in Milton Village Hall at 7.30pm .

Our speaker Hugh Woodsend offered fascinating insights to winemaking: its history and its growing and maufacture, with a focus on English winemaking in particular. His description of his own vines and their produce on the allotments in Milton under Wychwood was especially full of surprises.

He included a short film of his recent visit by rail and canal barge to the tulips at Keukenhof and the Aalsmer flower market.

2023/ 2024 Season of Talks and Events

Summary of past events for 2023/4 season is here >>>

2022/ 2023 Season of Talks and Events

Summary of past events for 2022/3 season is here >>

2021/ 2022 Season of Talks and Events

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