Jul 10, 2024 | News
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...
Jul 7, 2024 | News
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...
Jun 25, 2024 | News
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...
Jun 4, 2024 | News
Final preparations are being made for our Open Gardens which takes place on Sunday 23 June. Gardens are being tidied, cakes baked and posters put up ready for the 2pm opening. This year we have 11 gardens open including a number which have not been opened to the...
May 28, 2024 | News
One of the planters at The Tap (Boot Street junction) had disintegrated so the Gardening Club decided to replace and replant them. As soon as we started the rain arrived and The Tap started to flood, leaving the planters up to their ‘ankles’ in water. Now water...
May 14, 2024 | News
Our meeting on May 13 was a very jolly talk from garden writer and lecturer Val Bourne. She is a lifelong gardener herself and passionately interested in organic gardening, which she has always practised. She now feels that the gardening world is beginning to catch...
