John's life and times as a horticulturist

Gloucestershire Humanists October 2026 meeting:
John's life and times as a horticulturist (All ~8 decades!)

John will share thoughts on life as a horticulturist in three parts:

• First, a short introduction on what horticulture encompasses (this is widely under- appreciated), what a trained horticulturist might do and how you would train to become one.
• Second, what he did as a horticulturist - starting as a 14-year old Saturday boy on a local nursery, all the way to continuing to make a crust as a (now very part-time) journalist at age 90!
• And finally, he'll have a go at answering questions, both on gardening
  matters and if anyone likes, the foregoing.

*** For members of Gloucestershire Humanists, attendance of this event is free. For non-members, a £3 contribution would be greatly appreciated. Donations allow us to host monthly events and keep our group running. The donation link and membership info can be found on our website https://glos.humanist.org.uk/ ***