GARDEN CLUB PROGRAMME
GARDEN CLUB EARLY SUMMER OUTINGS 2011
21st March Heritage Fruit Trees Presented by Andy Howard from the Heritage Fruit Tree Company.
18th April Grow Your Own Vegetables Presented by Geoff Hodge, Author and Broadcaster from Peterborough
7th May (Saturday) Powis Castle, day visit to historic NT garden and property. Travel cost £10, non NT members garden entry £9.10. Open to club members, their friends and other Garden Club members. Bookings and payment to Margaret Finch Tel: 01295 711100, or email davidandmargaret@talktalk.net. Maximum group size 50.
12th May (Thursday) Thenford Glasshouses visit, meet at 2.00 cost £5.Bookings and payment taken at the club meeting on 18April. Members only. Maximum group size 15. NOW FULLY BOOKED
14th May Plant Fair, Saturday (10.00 to 13.00), Village Green
16th May Visit to Hill Grounds, Evenley Janet Cropley’s garden
8th June (Wednesday) Highgrove. Leaving at 0945, return about 15.30. Cost £32. Bookings and payment taken at club meeting on 21 March. Members only, priority to those who have not previously visited. Two reserve lists, those who have and have not visited. Maximum group size 26.
13th June Three gardens open ( 11.00 to 18.00) for Katharine House, adm £5
20th June Gardeners’ Question Time Charity Event with supper, 7.30 Village Hall
26th June Seven Village Gardens open for NGS, Sunday ( 13.00 to 18.00 ) adm £5 Teas at Peartree House, Glovers Lane
29th June Seven Village Gardens open for NGS, Wednesday evening ( 18.00 to 21.00 ) adm £4 Wine & nibbles at Peatree House, Glovers Lane
18th July Club Garden Party
15th Aug Picnic
3rd Sept Flower and Produce Show, Village Hall (11.00 to 15.00 )
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In 2002 a number of gardens in the village were opened for the first time under the National Gardens Scheme. The outstanding success of this event resulted in the formation of the Garden Club. Lord Heseltine agreed to be our President and generously donates bulbs and plants that we sell at the annual plant Fair. We also receive invitations each year to visit his garden.
The Annual Plant Fair is held every May on the Village Green and draws together Nurserymen and women from the Oxford/Northamptonshire area selling wide range plants and pots. The Club stall has a different theme each year and is joined by the W.I. who sell their wonderful home made cakes.
The other big day that the Club is involved in is the Village Hall Fete and Parish Council Open Day in September when we have the Horticultural Show which is open to ALL, members and non-members. Entries increase each year and we receive great support from both the Parish Council and the Village Hall.
We meet on the third Monday of the month in the Church at 7.30pm when we have talks, demonstration and slide shows from a wide range of speakers. We try to visit a couple of local gardens each year and invite neighbouring garden clubs to the village to visit our gardens and enjoy refreshments at Pear Tree House. Trips have included Highgrove, Kew, Wisley, Tatton Park Flower Show, and a weekend in Alnwick.
Our membership is £10 per annum plus £3 per meeting which covers refreshments and a raffle ticket. If you feel that this is the type of Club you would like to join, do come and you will be made very welcome.