Upcoming Events

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND TROPHIES

Monday 14 November doors open 7pm

All Club members welcome. There will be complementary mince pies, mulled wine and soft drinks

JANUARY PARTY

Monday 18 January

Bookings for the January Party will be taken from Monday 14 November Full Details to Follow

A RECENT OUTING TO TWO NGS OPEN GARDENS

Twenty-eight Club members travelled to Steyning in the afternoon of Tuesday 30 June for a tour of two “Yellow Book” gardens, Lynwood and Saffrons. At Lynwood, owner Debbie gave us a warm welcome and described the various areas of her beautiful garden that was crammed with many different kinds of plants, some of which were available to buy from the sales benches. After spending about half an hour at Lynwood, Debbie walked up the road with us to Saffrons where we were met by the garden’s owner Tim, who told us some of the history of the house and garden. Interestingly, Saffrons is the only plot in its road that lies on slightly acidic soil so, unlke his neighbours Tim is able to grow rhododendrons and acers. His garden contains several protected trees and an enormous, stunning Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf hydrangea, pictured below). After exploring all of this three-quarter acre garden, we chose our favourite shady spot beneath one of Tim’s huge trees to enjoy tea and delicious home-made cakes before the short drive home. Many thanks to Wendy for organising the outing and to all the drivers who kindly offered to share their cars with other Club members. We had a super afternoon and contributed our entrance fee total of £392 to the six charities supported by the National Garden Scheme.


There are more photos of Lynwood and Saffrons on the Gallery.

WE NOW ACCEPT CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

We are pleased to announce the Club is now able to accept contactless payments at Club Meetings instead of cash. Particularly convenient for larger payments such as Outings and the January Party.