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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
All club updates including the dates of future meetings and club
visits will be posted on the Buckland Newton Community
Facebook page, the Community Website and in the Lydden Vale
News.
The Club did not meet during December, but our minds were kept
focused by a two-part online Gardening quiz won by Sue Pelly of
Holnest with Bridget Bowen of Piddletrentide a close runner-up.
We have a full programme of talks and visits planned for 2023
commencing with a talk in the Buckland Newton Village Hall at
7.30pm on Wednesday 11th January when Wren Franklin, of
Ryewater Nursery, which we visited in July, will give a talk entitled
'Wild Abundance in the Garden - What can the wildlife gardener
learn from the world of nature conservation?' Wren will explore the
value of gardens for wildlife, appreciating native species, some
practical examples of wildflower meadow making and getting the
best out of hedges and edges. Lots of tips, tricks, and information
to help create beautiful wildlife filled gardens.
This will be followed by our AGM and Winter Social, again in the
Buckland Newton Village Hall on Saturday 4th February.
I wish you all successful gardening in 2023.
Antony Parson