We are mixing our monthly meetings between online Zoom talks and Village Hall face-to-face meetings. The Hall is COVID safe with a social distancing rule. Hand sanitiser is available on entry and we will also use the outdoor patio space when possible.
Please visit our Calendar page for a full schedule of Meetings and Talks.
Next Meeting
Tuesday 28th June
7.30 pm
Standlake Village hall
The Summer Show.
Followed by a talk:
Lucy Kennery - “The Lower Windrush Valley Project”. Lucy is the Lower Windrush Valley Project Manager and she will be talking to us about the project development and successes including the Standlake Common Nature reserve and how it is managed to support the diverse range of flora and fauna
Everyone is welcome to enter the show. The full schedule, rules and entry form can be viewed and printed from the schedules page of the website:
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Your Membership 2021-2022
Membership is just £20 for the year.
Membership will allow you to come to all our talks and meetings free of charge, give you discounts in local garden centers and subsidise your place on the summer outing.
We accept cash or cheque on any club night or
To pay online our bank details are:
lower windrush garden club
51-70-15
Acc No 85722820
If you pay online please send us an email to confirm that you have made the payment:
email: lwgardenclub@gmail.com
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Coming Up:
Lower Windrush Garden Club visit to Bowood House & Gardens
Tuesday 12th July 2022
Come and join us for a day trip by coach to Bowood House & Gardens in Wiltshire. Bowood House is set in 100 acres of landscaped ‘Capability Brown’ parkland in Wiltshire. It has a lake, Doric temple, Hermit cave, arboretum, Italian inspired terrace garden and herbaceous border.
Included in our trip is a guided tour of Lord and Lady Lansdown’s private 4 acre walled garden which is divided into four distinct areas: formal border, picking garden, working greenhouses and a kitchen garden. Food will be available at the Tree House Cafe, Stables restaurant or bring a picnic.
After our tour of the walled gardens we will all be served a cream tea before we set off back home.
The timetable for the day is as follows:
• Depart Standlake Village Hall 9:45 am
• Arrive at Bowood 11:00 am
• Walled garden Tour 2:00 pm
• Cream Tea 3:30 pm
• Depart Bowood 4:30 pm
Cost: LWGC Members: £27 / Non Members: £37
Payment in full by 28th June 2022 to secure a place. Payment can be made by cash / cheque or bank transfer
Bank details: Lower Windrush Garden Club NatWest Bank Sort code. 51 70 15 Account No. 85722820
The outing is open to members and non members.
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Recent News:
Plant Sale on the Standlake Village Green
Saturday 21st May 2022
Thank you to everyone who helped on the day, who donated plants and who came to support us. Thanks to you all, we raised over £400!
Tuesday 22nd March 2022 was the Spring Bulb Show.
Congratulations to our winner Paula Gaffney, who will be awarded the Alan Edwards cup at the produce show in September
The show was followed by a talk by Joff Elphick:
Joff Elphick; “Crayfish on the lawn and other gardening stories”. Joff is a professional gardener based in the Cotswolds. He has worked at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, the National Trust and private estates. He also hosts “Pot and Cloche” garden podcasts where he interviews gardeners, writers, authors and nursery owners.
Congratulations to our winner Paula Gaffney, who will be awarded the Alan Edwards cup at the produce show in September
The show was followed by a talk by Joff Elphick:
Joff Elphick; “Crayfish on the lawn and other gardening stories”. Joff is a professional gardener based in the Cotswolds. He has worked at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, the National Trust and private estates. He also hosts “Pot and Cloche” garden podcasts where he interviews gardeners, writers, authors and nursery owners.
For our meeting on the Tuesday 22nd February we were delighted to have an online talk from Kathy Brown.
Kathy's talk was entitled ' The Edible Flower garden', she is a qualified landscape garden designer and is well known for her imaginative planting combinations. She regularly broadcasts and lectures and has written a number of books including “The Edible Flower Garden”. She opens up her garden at the Manor House in Stevington, Bedfordshire under the National Gardens Scheme where she exhibits many of the planting plans from her published books.
The Club meeting on the 25th January 2022 welcomed back Darren Lerigo who gave a talk entitled "What to do with this Space?"
Darren, who is a professional gardener and topiary artist working throughout the UK based in Chelmsford, gave a brilliant and entertaining talk with ideas for practical garden maintenance. Daren has provided some links with practical tips, advice on compost and mulching, and taking cuttings. Links to this infomration and more can be found on our 'Gardening Tips' page:
The Club Annual General Meeting on the 28th September was very well attended. Thank you to all our members who joined us for the evening. The Draft minutes of the meeting can now be found on our Governance Page.
Members' Discounts
As a member of the Garden Club you can enjoy the following discounts on presentation of your Membership Card:
10% Cassington Nurseries, Cassington
10%Yarnton Nurseries and Garden Centre.
10% Burford Garden Centre (Plants only). Collect Discount Card from Customer Services
10% A.K. Timms Brize Norton (Garden Centre Only)
10% Freeland Nurseries, Wroslyn Road, Freeland, Witney.
10% Discount available also at Charlbury Garden Centre (Used to be known as Hill Top Nursery, Ramsden) On Tuesdays and Thursdays only – Members must enrol with the nursery to receive their own discount card.
The Club would like to thank all participating Nurseries for their continued support.
As a member of the Garden Club you can enjoy the following discounts on presentation of your Membership Card:
10% Cassington Nurseries, Cassington
10%Yarnton Nurseries and Garden Centre.
10% Burford Garden Centre (Plants only). Collect Discount Card from Customer Services
10% A.K. Timms Brize Norton (Garden Centre Only)
10% Freeland Nurseries, Wroslyn Road, Freeland, Witney.
10% Discount available also at Charlbury Garden Centre (Used to be known as Hill Top Nursery, Ramsden) On Tuesdays and Thursdays only – Members must enrol with the nursery to receive their own discount card.
The Club would like to thank all participating Nurseries for their continued support.
