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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Growing and Caring for Wild Flowers in the Garden 12th March 2025
Rebecca Brain is an organic gardener associated with soil association and Bishopstone Gardening club. She is going to talk about growing more traditional British wild flowers in our gardens to encourage pollinators and wild life.
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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,…