Dr Lauren Baker – 8 September

On Monday 8 September Dr Lauren Baker, Secondary Education Officer at Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum (and SGC committee member), talked to us about carnivorous plants.  Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of...

Nicola Hope – 14 July

On Monday 14 July we had a talk from Nicola Hope on Designing an Organic Garden illustrated by many beautiful pictures. Nicola also highlighted many of the private gardens (many famous names) she had worked at plus others than can be seen by the public. Nicola used...

Garden walk and drinks – 30 June

The Gardening Club gathered in Church Street to visit the first of the four gardens on our Monday evening walk and lovely it was too, many of us had never been inside… some only when it was a pub. Our thanks to Pete and Laura for allowing us in and for early...

Successful fete – 22 June

We set up the stall at Stonesfield Fete on 22 June. Lots of members donated plants so we had a great selection of veg, annuals and perennials when we opened at 12.00. The fete drew a good attendance in spite of the weather which was dry but windy. By the end we had...

Helene Tronk – 9 June

Helene Tronk drew a big audience for her ‘Roses’ talk on Monday 9 June. Helene showed us some of the wide range roses that are now available. This was illustrated with lovely photographs, many from Oxford Botanic Garden where she works. Ideas on companion planting and...

Plant Sale at Stonesfield Fete: 22 June

We are delighted to be supporting Stonesfield Fete on Sunday 22 June, 12 – 4pm at Stonesfield Playing Field, Field Close, Stonesfield, OX29 8HA (This is the village playing field and which is different to previous fetes held on Stonesfield Primary School field)....