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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Andy Jeanes is coming to talk to us about the best climbing plants for your garden He will also be bringing plants to sell
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 …
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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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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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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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 …
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 …
A Talk by Roger Umpelby The August meeting on Wednesday 13 August is all about British Butterflies. There is so much concern about these lovely insects and their declining numbers that hopefully lots of you will come to find out moreabout them and what we can do to help. Roger is a professional entomologist and …
Local visit to Pudding Hill Barn This year we have arranged to visit the above garden on Wednesday 9th July at 6.30 pm Established in 2022 by the current owners Karen Gray and Marcus Child the gardens have been carefully designed to make the most of the natural form and landscape on the edge of …
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