COVID Update
We are mixing our monthly meetings between online Zoom talks and Village Hall face-to-face meetings.  The Hall is COVID safe with a strict 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:
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Tuesday 25th January 2022     
7.30 pm   Online On Zoom:
Darren Lerigo "What to do with this Space?"

“ What to do with this space? (Ideas on garden design and maintenance).” We welcome back Darren who is a professional gardener and topiary artist working throughout  the UK based in Chelmsford. His work has been featured in newspapers, magazines and on television. His talks are always full of practical tips and ideas to help us enjoy and get the most out of our gardens.



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 
40-47-07
Acc No 41047523
If you pay online please send us an email to confirm that you have made the payment:
​email: lwgardenclub@gmail.com



​Recent News:​
​The Club Christmas Dinner was on Tuesday 30th November
Thank you to Paula and the Committee for putting on a lovely evening.  The food was delicious and the evening was great success.  Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you all. 
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Practical Demonstration: Pruning Shrubs with Eva Rogers
We would like to thank Eva for the brilliant and very practical presentation at the club night on the 26th October.  Eva had brought along a large array of shrubs and, each one, told us how to prune.  From Buddleia to Wisteria she demonstrated them all.  She reminded us that evergreen shrubs should be pruned in the Spring and that, generally, the best time to prune is after flowering.
If the plant needs to be renovated, or severely reduced, this can be done late winter and early spring just before growth begins. Old flowers should be removed (deadhead) and the shrub cut back to healthy outward facing buds.

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The Annual Produce Show Sunday September 5th 
​Thank you to everyone who came, exhibited and supported the show.  There was a fabulous display of flowers, fruits and vegetables from local gardens and allotments.  The trophy for the most points at the show was won by Paula Gaffney and the 'Best in show' trophy this year was awarded to some fabulous carrots grown by Sam Cypher. For a full listing of the trophy winners please visit the 2021 trophy page. It was also lovely to see some wonderful flower arrangements, cookery and photography.  The committee would like to thank our panel of judges and Ian Bone for taking photographs. 

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​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.
After the AGM we enjoyed a presentation by   Garden Photographer Richard Harvey: 'Gardens of Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds'
Richard showed some beautiful photographs and gave us some useful information about  10 gardens:
  • Kiffsgate / Hidcote Manor. Kiftsgate the smaller of the two, and probably  the better garden!
  • Batsford Arboretum, Moreton-in-the-Marsh. Good for showy blossom in the spring
  • Sezincote, Moreton-in-the Marsh. 50/60 acres, beautiful water garden
  • Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe. 10 gardens within the grounds, 3hrs to look round. No ‘garden only' ticket but castle is good too!
  • Miserden House & Gardens, Cheltenham. Knot garden, yew walk, parkland, rill & fountain, extensive herbaceous boarders. Cannot enter the house. Best in July.
  • Painswick Rococo Gardens. 2hrs to walk round, large fruit & veg section. Big snowdrop collection for February visit.
  • Rodmarton Manor, Cirencester. Victorian walled garden, Arts & Crafts country manor, White and herbaceous boarders.
  • Slimbridge - Wild Foul & Wetlands. Bird watching + small organic garden. All flat easy paths.
  • Highnam Court, Gloucester. only open on Sundays 3-4 times a year.  Mixed herbaceous beds, formal rose garden, Georgian house, extensive lake complex, rock garden & stream, wood sculpture



​On the 20th July was the Summer Outing and Picnic to Buscot Park
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Buscot Park, a late 18th-century house, set in enchanting landscaped grounds, is a National Trust attraction near Faringdon in Oxfordshire.  On the 20th July the grounds and gardens were open for us to visit.  
We met for a picnic lunch and then entered the grounds into the walled garden where we saw beautiful herbaceous beds and rose gardens.  Then we walked through the grounds (beds of multi coloured day lilies) to the famous water garden: 

​The Peto Water Garden was Designed by Harold Peto, who was, in his day, the leading exponent of formal Italianate garden design, the Water Garden was laid out in 1904 for the 1st Lord Faringdon, and then extended in 1913.  The water garden was a link between the house and the Big Lake, an important feature of the original eighteenth-century parkland landscape.  



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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.