We hold monthly meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.
The pre-planned agenda for 2025 is as follows:
| January 8th | “Why did the hedgehog cross the road” by the Hedgehog Preservation Society |
| February 12th February 15th (Saturday) | Secrets of successful ponds in your garden COACH TRIP: Thenford Arboretum and Snowdrops |
| March 12th | Growing and Caring for Wild Flowers in the Garden. |
| April 9th | Grow Your 5 a Day |
| May 14th May 30th (Friday) | Social and Plant Sale COACH TRIP: David Austin Rose Gardens and Tea rooms near Wolverhampton |
| June 11th | For The Love Of Salvias |
| July 9th (Thursday) | LOCAL VISIT: Visit to Pudding Hill Garden, Arlington |
| August 13th | British Butterflies |
| September 6th (Saturday) | FLOWER AND PRODUCE SHOW |
| October 8th | Bugs, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
| November 13th | Permaculture – gardening with less impact on the environment |
| December 11th | AGM and Beetle Drive with drinks and nibbles |
The pre-planned agenda for 2024 is as follows:
| January 10th | Topical Tips to make gardening easier |
| February 14th | Designing and Making a Smaller Garden |
| March 13th | The Dahlia Year – Growing, Storing, Propagating and Showing Dahlias |
| April 10th | Excellent Plants – New Varieties and Old Varieties, A Hand On talk |
| May 8th | Talk on NGS Open Gardens in Oxfordshire |
| June 4th June 12th | COACH TRIP: Broughton Grange, Oxon + Coton Manor Garden, Northants LOCAL VISIT: Chestlion House, Clanfield 6-8pm £5 Donation |
| July 11th July 24th | COACH TRIP: Yeo Valley Gardens (CANCELLED) LOCAL VISIT: Langford, Hardie Amies’ House and Gardens, C1050 Church. £6 Donation. Drink Included |
| August 14th | Swallows, Swifts and Martins |
| September 7th | FLOWER AND PRODUCE SHOW |
| October 9th | New Plants from old. Hands on demo of dividing and propagating from existing plants |
| November 12th | Adventures of Seed Detective collecting and cultivating from around the world. |
| December 10th | AGM and Talk on Cider with Cide Tasting |
Summaries and reports of our previous meetings can be found below.
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Secrets Of Successful Ponds In Your Garden 12th February 2025
By James Allison On Wednesday the 12th February, James Allison is coming to give us a talk on the “Secrets Of Successful Pends in Your Garden”. James Allison runs Water Garden Solutions, providing design and consultancy on a wide range of water gardening and aquatic-related projects. With a background in aquatic biology, and time managing…
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“Why Did the Hedgehog Cross the Road” Hedgehog Preservation Society 8th Jan 2025
On Wednesday 8 January 2025 Hugh Warwick from the Hedgehog Preservation Society is coming with a talk entitled ‘Why did the hedgehog cross the road?’ The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) is a registered UK Charity, founded in 1982,dedicated to helping & protecting hedgehogs native to the UK. Hugh Warwick, ecologist, author, and hedgehog expert,…
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Brief AGM followed by Social & Beetle Drive
This is to remind you that our next and last meeting of the year is on Wednesday the 11th December.. There will be a short AGM followed by refreshments and a Beetle drive. This will be a social evening of fun, no knowledge required, just luck!. Subs are now due for 2025, still £5 for the year We…