Adam Kirtland – 11 November

Our 11 November meeting opened with a brief update from John Sampson on the progress with grafted fruit trees and the Community Orchard. Two new sites have been identified and plans are nearing completion… hopefully more good news in December. We then welcomed Adam...

Harcourt Arboretum – 16 October

On 16 October we had a club visit to Harcourt Arboretum, outpost of the Oxford Botanic Garden. The forecast was for torrential rain, so we came prepared however it didn’t materialise and it was a warm, if a little grey, visit. Lauren Baker, educational officer, who...

Rosy Hardy – 9 Sept

On Monday 9 September the Gardening Club had a talk from Rosy Hardy of Hardy’s Plants. Rosy brought with her a range of plants suitable for encouraging pollinators throughout the year. She made clear pollinators were not just bees but wasps, flies, moths and the...

Chris Day – 8 July

On a very rainy Monday evening a dedicated group of Gardening Club members turned out at the St James’ Centre for Chris Day. Chris Day is a professional horticulturalist who is keen to share his passion for gardening. He has worked in commercial horticulture, garden...

Braving the elements – 6 July

Amongst other stallholders, the Gardening Club braved the elements on Saturday 6 July at the Stonesfield Primary School fete. We had intended to offer books and plants however the rain meant that only plants were put out for donations to Chrissie’s Owls. Chrissie (and...

Successful Open Gardens

Stonesfield Open Gardens on Sunday 23 June was a great success. The weather was perfect and the gardens were in tip top condition.  Over 160 visitors (15% up on 2022) paid to tour the 11 gardens on show. It was gratifying to see that visitors came from far...