W.I. Hall, North Street, Bridport
Speaker Anne Swithinbank
Anne Swithinbank grew up in North Kent on the outskirts of London and from a young age was fascinated by plants and nature in general. Having trained at Kew, and worked in parks department nurseries and as Glasshouse Supervisor at RHS Wisley, she has been a freelance horticulturist since 1986.
The early days were a mixture of small landscaping projects, garden maintenance, writing and presenting alongside Geoff Hamilton on Gardeners’ World. Other TV highlights were two series of ‘Bloom’ for Channel 4 and ‘Gardens of The Caribbean’.
Anne has been a regular panelist on BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time for 27 years and began writing for Amateur Gardening at the same time as moving from a dry, sandy soil in Surrey to clay with flints in East Devon 23 years ago. A large plot full of wildlife habitats, edible and ornamental plants is Anne’s workshop and inspiration.
Doors open around 7pm and the talk will start at 7:30pm.
Members’ entry is Free, Non-Members are welcome at a charge of £2.00.
Seating is limited to 80 seats on a first come basis.
We hope you will join us for an entertaining and informative evening.