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...
Apr 27, 2024 | News
It was very cold and damp on Saturday 27 April when Stonesfield Gardening Club committee opened the 2024 plant sale. The poor weather did not deter Stonesfield residents from coming out in force to snap up the offers. In addition people travelled from Witney, Combe...
Apr 15, 2024 | News
Thanks to Dave & Will we finished the turfing today (15 April) and it’s all a great improvement. All ready for ArtWeek opening on 4 May. Huge thanks to everyone in the Gardening Club who has contributed hours of volunteering since we started last September.The...
Apr 5, 2024 | News
Stonesfield Gardening Club will be holding their annual plant sale on Saturday 27 April. It will be at its usual location at Four Acres, Pond Hill (just down from the shop) between 8.30am and 11am. Members have been busy growing plants in spite of the unseasonably...
Mar 19, 2024 | News
Tuesday 19 March and another good day in the pub garden… especially as the rain held off. We have now dug out the two big roots between concrete and grass (thanks to Sybil and Will) and will now prepare this for seeding / turfing. More pruning filled four dump bags!...
