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September News
Whilst I am sure we are all grateful to have full waterbutts again I don’t think any of us were prepared for it to happen so quickly or spectacularly. I hope all of your gardens and homes weathered the storms well.After the hot, dry summer we have enjoyed our September talk on Prairie style planting…
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Summer Coach Trip
We were blessed with good weather for this joint visit to RHS Bridgewater with our friends from Burntwood Gardening Guild. It was a wonderful day out with a wide variety of areas to see; with the weather we’ve experienced it looked more like early autumn in some places! We all had our favourite parts, whether…
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Colour in the garden- the Gertrude Jekyll way
Marc Brimble, our July speaker, gave an interesting talk on the life and influences of Gertrude Jekyll as well as her designs and planting. She was an artist, photographer and craftswoman with many varied interests such as metalwork, carving, embroidery and gilding, also a keen plant collector and traveller! She channelled her artistic talent and…
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Midsummer Fair 20th June
We had a brilliant day at the fair with our club’s plant stall and we raised an amazing £292.40 for the Village Hall, which was included in the overall total of £2337 net. Thank you very much to everyone who grew the plants to sell, and who helped out on the day, a great team.…
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Delightful Dahlias
On a lovely sunny June evening we welcomed Pip Smith with a beautifully illustrated talk on this subject. First we had a brief history then a display of the different types, colours and petal formations followed by all aspects of their selection and care. He gave out a full plant list of the ones he…
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Visit to Shugborough Forest Garden
The weather was kind for our visit to the Forest Garden at Shugborough on Friday 15th May. We enjoyed a guided tour by James with his infectious enthusiasm for ‘Arcadia’, which is now in the final stages of construction ready for an autumn opening. We saw how plantains & nettles, with others usually considered as ‘weeds’,…
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AGM 2026
Our well-supported AGM was held on Tuesday 12th May, with Sylvia selling her excellent value choice perennials in aid of club funds beforehand, then a complimentary cream tea after the official business, much enjoyed by all of us. Members ratified the annual subscription of £25 and we presented Brenda, who did not stand for re-election…
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English Roses
We welcomed Liam Beddall of David Austin Roses to our April meeting for an excellent presentation on this thriving global family company which is celebrating the 100th year of the founder’s birth. Using beautiful illustrations, he covered everything from its history through the breeding and propagation process to selection of suitable varieties and their care.…
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March 2026 meeting
First a quick explanation, we had some website gremlins after our September meeting but all now back up and running thanks to AdminJo! Our recent blogs and older photos have disappeared but onwards and upwards… At our March meeting we enjoyed an enthusiastic and knowledgeable talk by Joe Bagley, the Houseplant Doctor and BBC Gardeners’…
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Forest Gardening
At our September meeting we welcomed Lizzie Pellow of the team currently creating an environmentally sustainable Forest Garden at Shugborough, with a resilient eco-system, that feeds, waters and fertilises itself. Lizzie’s great enthusiasm in sharing the science behind the project, which should open in spring 2026, really made this subject come alive. She explained how…