Welcome to the website of Daphne Ledward, gardener, author and broadcaster, the lady who has helped, through her books and advice, many green-fingered novices. (continued...)
18 Sep 11: MORE ABOUT THE 'CELEBRATE SURFLEET' Fun Dog Show.
For more information: click on the greyhound....
DEEPING ST. JAMES IN BLOOM This year Deeping St James really pushed
the boat out for the East Midlands in
Bloom competition! Last year they received a
Silver award and came fourth in the small
towns category. This year's campaign started off with a
season of fund raising -
Daphne Ledward was drafted in to show the
way in planting an unusual container at the
Spring Plant Sale. Derek Osborne led the
Halloween Walks, and
'Chaos' won the Clash of
the Clubs Quiz with an award
presented by "Mr Brain" of
Deeping himself, Ian Jones.... Click here to read more.
18 Sep 11: CELEBRATE SURFLEET: Fun Dog Show.
Sunday 18th September at Glen Park, Station Rd, Surfleet, PE11 4DA (to be held within Celebrate Surfleet Day).
£1 entry per dog, per class. Payment on entry to ring.
Starting at 12 noon. Rosettes to 5th place.
Funds raised in aid of Fen Bank Greyhound Sanctuary
The Farmhouse, Fen Bank, Friskney, Boston PE22 8PS,
01754 820593; www.fenbankgreyhounds.co.uk. All welcome.
For more information: click on the greyhound....
17 Jul 11: Open Gardens: Daphne Ledward's Gardens, Little Thatch, 31 Seasend Rd, Surfleet PE11 4DQ, and The Patch, Cheal Rd., Surfleet, Cheal, PE11 4JF, are both open on 17th July from 2-5pm. , in aid of St. John Ambulance. All welcome.
14 May 11 'Planting an unusual container', Saturday 14th May, 10am-midday: Priory Church Hall, Deeping St. James, Peterborough. Contact judy.stevens1@btopenworld.com for further details.
Feb 2011 Daphne is now writing for the new magazine "Garden Answers", published by Bauermedia and edited by Geoff Stebbings. The February edition contains a long article about Daphne's life in gardening. From March onwards she will be sharing her expertise with readers.
13 Jun 10: Open Garden Daphne at Brock House, Halton Holgate, Lincs.
6 Jun 10: Daphne Ledward's Gardens, Little Thatch, 31 Seasend Rd, Surfleet PE11 4DQ, and The Patch, Cheal Rd., Surfleet, Cheal, PE11 4JF, are both open on Sun 6th June from 2-6pm, as part of the St. John's Open Gardens Scheme. All welcome.
17 May 10, 7.30pm: A Tub For All Seasons Daphne at Gosberton Church Hall, Gosberton, Spalding.
15 Apr 10, 10.30am: Summer into Winter Containers Daphne at Pinckbeck Village Hall, Knight St, Pinchbeck, Spalding.
DATE CHANGE: 17 & 18 Apr 2010, 10am - 6pm. Spring Gardening Extravaganza at Daphne Ledward's Gardens, Little Thatch, 31 Seasend Rd, Surfleet PE11 4DQ, and The Patch, Cheal Rd., Surfleet, Cheal, PE11 4JF, in aid of Fenbank Greyhound Sanctuary. More Details
26 Sept 09: Any Questions? Daphne at Aslackby Village Hall, Bourne, Lincs.
May 09: Radio Lincolnshire Daphne is no longer working for Radio Lincolnshire.
See Articles page for a more accurate account than the one which appeared in the Press.
Apr 09: The Patch Dyke Project Restoring an old drainage ditch, as mentioned below, with reports on progress from Radio Lincolnshire.
See Articles page for details.
Feb 09: Daphne's new book is out: "ASK" - a collection of the 1000 most-asked questions about gardening, with answers clearly spelled out in a few sentences; no waffle. Ideal for the experienced gardener or the beginner. Details: 448pp, isbn 13 978-1-84601-278-5, Octopus Publishing Group, 2009. £7.99, hardback.
Nov 08: Award winner, Best Local Radio Feature Gardening with Mini-People, Presenter Sue Taylor, BBC Radio Lincolnshire.
NEW PROJECTS To turn a farmland fen dyke into a wildlife haven; establishing a new native hedge around her field.
Currently editing a gardening book for Readers' Digest.
CONTINUED........Daphne began her gardening life in 1972 as a freelance designer and contractor. Her broadcasting career started in 1980 on BBC Radio Lincolnshire making her the first woman gardener on radio. She later joined Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, followed by appearances on BBC1 North's Gardeners Direct Line. ‘Garden Hopping' for UK Style took Daphne and husband John all around Britain in search of gardens.
For many years she was the gardening expert on the Jimmy Young Show - Radio 2. Daphne still has a regular gardening slot on BBC Radio Lincolnshire. Over the years she has written 16 gardening books, she also writes for gardening and general interest magazines and gives gardening talks and lectures around the country.
Daphne has a small garden around her thatched cottage. Nearby she has a five-acre plot where she grows vegetables. This is where she also has a small arboretum and wildflower meadow, orchard and a young 4 acre wood of native British hardwoods.
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