Mar 12, 2024 | News
Our talk on Monday 11 March was from Paul Williams who has spent a lifetime in horticulture, including 18 years as a head gardener at Bourton House and 12 years head gardener at East Court, Charlton Kings, Glos (a private garden which used to open for NGS)....
Feb 13, 2024 | News
After a short AGM we were joined by Paul Wren who gave us a fascinating talk about his passion… Swifts. Paul lives in Stonesfield and spends his spare time putting up swift nesting boxes in the area. He has a target of 50 and is a long way on the road to achieving...
Dec 12, 2023 | News
Members turned out in force for the Gardening Club’s annual social event on Monday 11 December. As well as mulled wine and a soft cocktail, a selection of ‘plant based nibbles’ prepared by members were on offer. From quiche to carrot cake and guacamole croustade to...
Nov 14, 2023 | News
On Monday 13 November, members braved Storm Debi for our speaker, Oliver Spacey from Oxford University Department of Biology. As well as providing us with mistletoe tea. Oliver took us through the ‘Magic, myths and mysteries of mistletoe’. Oliver outlined the...
Nov 9, 2023 | News
Members of the Gardening Club have been busy at The White Horse. Members have formed working parties, sometime twelve or more people. Over four sessions (and two bonfires) they have cleared the garden of rubbish and overgrown areas. All the ivy has now been removed...
Oct 16, 2023 | News
On Monday 16 October a SGC working party undertook more tidying and clearance work in the White Horse garden. 14 people x 3 hours = 1 very full skip! The rear part of the garden is now fairly clear although it will look a load better once the wall has been rebuilt....
Oct 10, 2023 | News
On Monday 9 October, Andrew Wood entertained members (and guests) with a talk ‘Bordeaux: A Story From Vine to Wine’. This was a fascinating tour of Bordeaux history and viniculture accompanied by six wines (details attached). There were lots of questions...
Sep 16, 2023 | News
On Friday 15 September, Gardening Club members volunteered for a work afternoon at the White Horse. A dozen people spent the afternoon clearing ivy and cutting back overgrown vegetation bonfiring the cuttings and redundant garden furniture Everyone went home tired...
Sep 8, 2023 | News
Gaye Olesen (Chair) introducing Lorraine Brodrick On Monday 4 September Lorraine Brodrick, a local garden designer, spoke to the Club on ‘Gardening in a changing climate’. Lorraine asked gardeners to considering alternative plants that will survive heat, such as...
Jul 14, 2023 | News
The Gardening Club made a visit to the gardens at Sezincote on Thursday 13 July. Members had teamed up to minimise the number of cars and we made our way for an 11.30 rendezvous near Moreton-In-Marsh. In spite of it raining heavily on the drive over the weather dried...
