We meet every month and hold a varied programme of talks and visits
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.

News

Chairman's Newsletter - January 2021
The programme of events for 2021
is now published on the membership page

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Try your hand at our "2021 Quiz" on the Membership page
News Flash - All seeds are now HALF-PRICE at Otter Nurseries.
Stock up now ready for the Spring!

Daffodil Challenge 2021

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The starting gun has fired for the 2021 Challenge.

Everyone collected their bulbs and has started to pot them up
and settle them in for the Autumn. 
We are all looking forward to April when we can see the results of our efforts.

May the best gardener win!
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Something to look forward to!

The trip to The Bishop's Palace in Wells this year, courtesy of Aylesbeare Flower & Produce Show, organisers was postponed but it has been booked for 12th June 2021.  There are some places available, if you are interested, please "Contact us".
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Narcissi Jonquilla Intrigue

Daffodil Challenge 2021

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Each Autumn a variety of daffodil is selected for The Club Challenge.
Bulbs are sold [for a small sum] to members who grow their bulbs through the winter with the aim to produce the "best" daffodil at our April meeting.  The winner receives a round of applause, the admiration of other members and a small Garden Token.

This year's variety is Narcissi Jonquilla Intrigue.  The "Intrigue" is in the rich greenish yellow of the rounded petals and the finely ribbed yellow corona becoming white with maturity.  This beautiful daffodil has the delicious scent of it's pollen parent Narcissus Jonquilla and grown to just 12", flowering in late April.
                       
Eileen Perkins bought the bulbs and members now have them under cultivation ready for next year.  Look out for updates.