Growing tips

A TV gardener with 65 years experience will be giving a talk in Barham next month.

Jim Buttress, a judge on the Big Allotment Challenge, holds eight Chelsea Flower Show gold medals and the highest accolade in horticulture, the Victoria Medal of Honour.

On Wednesday, March 15 he will share his experiences at Barham village hall.

The talk takes place at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5, but free to members of the Barham Horticultural Society.