On Monday 9 December we held our annual social and quiz, prepared by Suzy Boardman and Sybil Barton. There was a good turnout despite the inclement weather and Storm Darragh. Unfortunately Suzy was unwell but Sybil was a great quizmaster. She led us through a fiendish...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
