We meet every month and hold a varied programme of talks and visits
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We arrange about seven or eight talks each year. Topics range from cultivating particular groups of plants, combating pests and diseases to talks and demonstrations by professional gardeners, horticulturalists & botanists and also countryside experts from our area about their lives and experience.
We are fortunate to have access to some exceptional people with a considerable range of knowledge and experience in both practice and theory. We also arrange visits to notable gardens in the Wessex area, often combined with lunch or a cream tea! |
We meet on the second Thursday of each month in the Village Hall, starting at 7.30.
Garden visits are shown as 'all day' or 'afternoon' as appropriate. |
Programme for 2021
Events on this year’s programme will be totally dependent upon prevailing restrictions at the time.
Updates will be published here.
More details of each event will be published here at least one month ahead.
Thursday 14th January
AGM for 2020 to be administered on-line
Thursday 18th February - CANCELLED
AFTERNOON visit to Higher Cherubeer, Dolton, Winkleigh, Devon for the snowdrop festival.
Tuesday 30th March- CANCELLED
AFTERNOON visit to Holbrook Garden at
Sampford Peverell, Devon.
Thursday 8th April- CANCELLED
“Wildlife Gardening” by Becca Flintham.
An illustrated talk
Daffodil Competition.
Judging on Thursday 15th April - see below
Thursday 20th May
AFTERNOON visit to Haldon Grange, Dunchideock, Devon - cancelled
Thursday 10th June
AFTERNOON visit to Fursdon House (with tea)
Thursday 8th July - change of event
EVENING visit to Goren Farm Gardens & Wild Flower Meadows
Thursday 5th August - please note change of date [7.30pm]
Peter Cantrill of Dayspring Plants.
Talk with plant sales
Thursday 9th September [7.30pm]
“Wildlife Gardening”
an illustrated talk by Becca Flintham
Thursday 14th October [7.30pm]
Feature water in your garden
Tim Ellis
Thursday 11 November
AGM (2021) and Bring and Share Finger Food Supper
December
Christmas Lunch to be confirmed
Updates will be published here.
More details of each event will be published here at least one month ahead.
Thursday 14th January
AGM for 2020 to be administered on-line
Thursday 18th February - CANCELLED
AFTERNOON visit to Higher Cherubeer, Dolton, Winkleigh, Devon for the snowdrop festival.
Tuesday 30th March- CANCELLED
AFTERNOON visit to Holbrook Garden at
Sampford Peverell, Devon.
Thursday 8th April- CANCELLED
“Wildlife Gardening” by Becca Flintham.
An illustrated talk
Daffodil Competition.
Judging on Thursday 15th April - see below
Thursday 20th May
AFTERNOON visit to Haldon Grange, Dunchideock, Devon - cancelled
Thursday 10th June
AFTERNOON visit to Fursdon House (with tea)
Thursday 8th July - change of event
EVENING visit to Goren Farm Gardens & Wild Flower Meadows
Thursday 5th August - please note change of date [7.30pm]
Peter Cantrill of Dayspring Plants.
Talk with plant sales
Thursday 9th September [7.30pm]
“Wildlife Gardening”
an illustrated talk by Becca Flintham
Thursday 14th October [7.30pm]
Feature water in your garden
Tim Ellis
Thursday 11 November
AGM (2021) and Bring and Share Finger Food Supper
December
Christmas Lunch to be confirmed
Club events in October & November
“Ponds and Bog Gardens” 14th October 2021 at 7.30pm.
A professional speaker and landscape gardener Tim Ellis offers an extensive range of talk subjects from Aphids to Vine Weevil. He has travelled widely and ha developed knowledge of the Cretan and Romanian flora.
He will be talking to us about the building and maintenance of ponds and bog gardens a subject which, hitherto, has eluded our historic catalogue of lectures and presentations.
AGM 2021 and Social Supper 11th November at 7.30pm
November brings our Annual Meeting with a review of the past year and our plans for 2022 when we have a full programme of events for our members.
We will enjoy a 'Bring & Share' supper as usual after the meeting with a glass of wine.
Daffodil Challenge 2022
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The 'Daffodil Challenge' for 2022 is underway with the contestants collecting their bulbs at our September meeting.
Next step, planting in a suitable pot - at the right time and then keeping it in the right place! This year's cultivar is "Sportsman". |
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Last year's competition and the winning entry
Something to look forward to!
The trip to The Bishop's Palace in Wells has now been postponed to 2022 - 25 June next year [third time lucky!] Courtesy of Aylesbeare Flower & Produce Show, the organisers, there are some places available, if you are interested, please "Contact us". |
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