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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Swallows, Swifts and Martins
A talk on Swallows, Swifts and Martins by D.J. Cramp Wednesday 14th August , 7pm for 7.30pm start Lechlade Memorial Hall GL7 3AY.
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Talk on NGS Open Gardens in Oxfordshire
A talk on the NGS Open Gardens in Oxfordshire by Dr David Edwards Dr David Edwards is the Assistant County Organiser of the Oxfordshire NGS Scheme and also specialises in giving talks Wednesday 8th May , 7pm for 7.30pm start Lechlade Memorial Hall GL7 3AY
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Excellent Plants – new varieties and old favourites. Hands on talk
Paul Green is coming to give a talk called ‘Excellent Plants- new varieties and old favourites’. Paul comes from Green Leaves Garden Nursery and visits lots of Rare Plant Fairs. He will be bringing plenty of plants with him so this is not to be missedIt is just in time to get new ideas for…