Southern Hemisphere Plants, Wednesday 8th April 2026
Hello everyone . Our next meeting is in three weeks time, on Wednesday the 8th April. Val Bourne , a well known author and lecturer is coming to give us a talk on Southern Hemisphere plants. It promises to be a really interesting talk . Do save the date and come along We look forward to seeing …
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Visit to RHS Badminton Show Sunday 12th July
The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is moving to Gloucester in the beautiful grounds of the Badminton Estate for the first time in 2026 before returning to London in 2027. Now is your chance to enjoy a world famous show on our doorstep. Join us to see all the beautiful show gardens and magnificent …
Visit to Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway on Friday 1st May 2026
Hello All Here is a ray of sunshine to brighten your day during this rainy weather, our next coach trip after Cardiff, is to Exbury Gardens, set in 200 acres of woodland on the edge of the Beaulieu river in the New Forest. Attached are the full details and application form We will have the printed details at the …
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Coping with UK Weather in the Garden, Wednesday 11th February 2026
A talk by Ray Broughton Ray Broughton is returning to give us a talk on “Coping with UK Weather In The Garden”. With the increasingly unpredictable weather around the world, it will be interesting to hear how we can cope with the UK Weather . Lechlade Gardening Club Event at 07:00pm for a 07:30pm start in the Memorial …
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All about pollination and pollinators Wednesday 14th January 2026
Lechlade Gardening Club Event at 07:00pm for a 07:30pm start in the Memorial Hall, Lechlade We are excited to welcome Tim Walker, more details below Tim Walker is coming to give us a talk,all about pollination and pollinators, not just about bees which are incredible pollinators and we know are so very important but also about snails, bats and …
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Adventures of a Seed Detective – Wednesday 12th November 2025
Lechlade Gardening Club Event at 07:00pm for a 07:30pm start in the Memorial Hall, Lechlade We’re excited to welcome Adam Alexander for a special talk: “Adventures of a Seed Detective” More details below In this talk Adam takes his audience on a journey around the world on a quest to uncover rare, endangered and above …
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Gardening Hits and Tips October November 2025
This week, on the one very, very windy day, Maintenance had a huge bonfire. He was burning three large, variegated box balls which had succumbed to the box tree caterpillar, and burning was by far the best solution to getting rid of the branches which were inevitably full of pupating larva. The rational for digging …
Gardening Hints and Tips August September 2025
Well, I have a feeling that we are going to have to rethink our gardening in England if this weather pattern is here to stay. Water conservation will be paramount. Gravel gardens will be the norm – I’m even wondering whether to turn the herbaceous borders here in to gravel beds because it has been …
“New Plants from Old” – Wednesday 8th October
Lechlade Gardening Club Event at 07:00pm for a 07:30pm start in the Memorial Hall, Lechlade We’re excited to welcome David Cropp for a special talk: “New Plants from Old” David will show us how to divide and propagate plants with a live demo — and the newly created plants will be donated to our members! …