White Horse Gardening Club - Thursday, 6th February at 7.30pm

Meetings in the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RA

Meetings held on the 1st Thursday of the month at 7.30pm, unless otherwise stated.

Membership £10 per year. Visitors £2.50 per meeting.

Find out more:-

• www.uffington.net/clubs-associations/garden-club (click)

WHITE HORSE GARDEN CLUB PROGRAMME 2020

• THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY
  • TALK:  THE YEAR-ROUND BULB GARDEN
  • Lady Christine Skelmersdale of Broadleigh Gardens, Somerset.  www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk
     
• THURSDAY 5 MARCH
  • TALK:  EPIMEDIUMS
  • Sally Gregson of Mill Cottage Plants.    Plants for sale.    www.millcottageplants.co.uk
     
• THURSDAY 2 APRIL
  • TALK:  CLIMBING PLANTS FOR SUN AND SHADE WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON CLEMATIS’.     
  • By Marcus Dancer.   Plants for sale.    www.clematisplants.co.uk        
     
• THURSDAY 7 MAY 
  • VISIT to Andy McIndoe’s Garden at SANDHILL FARM SO51 6JY. 
  • £10.  Tour and refreshments.  10am for 10.30 start.  
  • Car share.  Pub lunch/picnic 
  • VISIT to Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Ln, Ampfield, Romsey SO51 0QA
  • 2pm.  £9.20 group entrance fee (tbc).
     
• SATURDAY 9 MAY – PLANT SALE  
  • 2.30pm – 4pm.  Please bring plants for sale.  Label & price each plant.
  • Please support our main fund raising event.
     
• THURSDAY 4 JUNE 
  • VISIT TO BRAMDEAN HOUSE, Bramdean, Alresford, Hants SO24 OJU
  • Courtesy of Edward & Leonora Wakefield. 10.30am.  
  • £10 includes tour and refreshments.   Car share.  Pub lunch/picnic 
  • VISIT TO THE MAVERLEYS GARDENS, East End, Hampshire RG20 0AA.  
  • 2pm.  Details TBC.
     
• THURSDAY 18 JUNE   
  • VISIT TO BUCKLAND GARDENS.  Start 6pm – refreshments.
  • Free for members.  £2.50 visitors.  Car share.
     
• THURSDAY 2 JULY VISIT
  • VISIT TO BRISTOL BOTANIC GARDEN, Stoke Park Rd, Stoke Bishop, Bristol BS9 1JG    10.30am.  £8 includes tour.    Purchase own coffee/lunch.  Car share.
     
• WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 
  • VISIT TO ENGLEFIELD HOUSE, Theale, Reading RG7 5EN
  • www.englefieldestate.co.uk  
  • £7.50 includes tour by head gardener.  Car share.
  • Teas available from Estate café.  Plants for sale in Garden Centre.
     
• THURSDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 
  • AGM +TALK:  MICHAELMAS DAISIES
  • Bob Brown from Cotswold Garden Flowers.  www.cgf.net     
     
• SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 
  • VISIT to RHS WISLEY Flower Show with Barnes Coaches.  Depart 9am return 6pm
  • £21 members.  £23 visitors.   Includes entry and coach.
     
• THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER
  • TALK:  THE CARE AND PRUNING OF FRUIT TREES AND BUSHES.
  • Christopher Lanczak from Waterperry.     
     
• THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER
  • TALK:  FLORA AND LANDSCAPES OF SICILY
  • Nick Wray, Curator of Bristol Botanic Garden           
                 
• THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER
  • TALK:   STAY GROUNDED.  By Jane Rennells
  • Samples of coffee and festive refreshments.