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Lydden Vale
Gardening Club
You don't need to have a large garden
to be interested in plants and like
growing them. Window sills, pots and
containers and house plants can
provide year round scope for the
enthusiast. So why don't you come
along and meet us?
Anyone interested in joining, please contact:
Antony Parson
Lydden Vale Gardening Club on Facebook
Buckland Newton Community Website
in the heart of rural Dorset
The Lydden Vale Gardening Club meets on the second
Wednesday of each month between September and April in the
Buckland Newton Village Hall enjoying a mixture of talks from
guest speakers, practical sessions where you can learn top tips for
all things gardening. During the summer months we visit award
winning gardens, garden centres and enjoy Alfresco Social
evenings.
We welcome all ages and levels of experience and are keen for all
generations to benefit from the enjoyment of gardening. If you live
in Buckland Newton, Pulham, Glanvilles Wootton, Kings Stag,
Alton Pancras or neighbouring parishes and if you’re interested in
having a fine garden or rewilding, planting or harvesting the results
of your labours, or simply visiting gardens and learning about the
history of gardening, we would love you to have you with us.
If you are not already a member of the Club and are interested in
gardening and think you might like to join, we would love to hear
from you. Please do get in touch by emailing Jan at
greystonebn@yahoo.co.uk or Antony at
Bladeley365@outlook.com
Some 33 members attended a fascinating talk by Joy Michaud of
Sea Spring Seeds, last month and learnt how to grow produce in
our green houses, polytunnels and under cloches throughout the
year. The Club hopes to organise a visit to the Sea Spring Nursery
for members in 2024.
Our next talk is by Simon Goldsack of Holme Gardens on 12th
April in the Buckland Newton Village Hall at 7.15 for 7.30pm.
Simon’s talk is entitled “Holme – The Making of a New Public
Garden”. Holme Gardens has evolved over the last 25 years from
a Nursery and Pick your Own Fruit Enterprise to a “Go to
Destination” of public interest for Purbeck and the wider area and
the talk will set the scene for a visit by the Club to the Garden in
June.
On 17th May the Club is hiring an executive Coach to take
Members, friends and others with an interest in Gardening to the
renowned Longstock Water Gardens on the John Lewis Estate,
near Stockbridge. The Coach will be leaving Buckland Newton
Village Hall at 9.30 and be back by 5.00pm. There will be an
opportunity to enjoy a leisurely lunch and visit the Nursery
attached to the gardens. There is limited availability for non-
members at £25.50 per person and if you want to join the visit,
simply contact Antony at Bladeley365@outlook.com.
The Club is in the process of setting up a new website which will
enable us to provide a forum to better publicise our activities and
provide helpful seasonal gardening advice. Further details next
month.
Antony Parson