Cricklade Garden Club

Cricklade Garden Club meets in the Town Hall Annexe at 8.00pm on the second Tursday of each month. You are welcome to attend any of the meetings. Annual membership is £14 pa or £2 per meeting for non-members. For the latest news on Garden Club activities go here.

2010 Programme

Date	Title	Description	Competition
12 January	Going for Gold	Anita Barratt will look back on the Garden Club's participation in the Chelsea Flower Show and forward to Cricklade's Britain in Bloom entry.	A Winter Garden Photograph
9th February	Vegetable production and the boxed scheme	Peter Richardson of Coleshill Organics will talk us through his vegetable cultivation and boxed scheme.	A Winter posy of flowering shrubs/berries
9th March	The Home of Bougainvilleas	Charles Clark of celebrated Westdale Nurseries will talk us through the build up of his famous Bougainvillea nursery right up to exhibiting yearly at Chelsea and beyond.	Your favourite decorated plant pot/container
13th April	All about Clematis	A return visit from Mike Brown of Clematis Corner on all varieties of clematis.	Three flowering bulbs
10th,11th 17th,18th 24th,25th April	Fritillary Tea Rooms	Guided walks around North Meadow. Displays by Natural England, Court Leet and Cricklade Bloomers.	None
8th May	Spring Plant Sale	At the Bank Garden through the archway behind the Town Council Office 113 High Street Cricklade. Setting up 8.30am.	None
9th May	Coach Outing	RHS Wisley	None
11th May	Ask a Gardener	This is your chance to share your gardening experiences with other club members and take away ideas to try out in your own garden.	Spray of Spring blossom
8th June	Photography	Brian Walker will show us various skills on how to photograph plants and flowers. To take place in Tina's garden in Chelworth.	A favourite rose
14th July	Car Share Outing	Trull House Gardens near Tetbury	None
30th August	11th Annual Open Horticultural Show	Show schedule available from early July at Baileys News, Michael Hart & Son, and the Town Hall or download PDF	None
14th September	Worms at the bottom of my garden	Kate Robinson of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust returns to tell us all about composting etc.	3 vegetables you enjoy
2nd October	Autumn Plant Sale	At the Bank Garden through the archway behind the Town Council Office 113 High Street Cricklade. Setting up 8.30am.	None
12th October	Vegetables	David Hopkins will give us a very knowledgeable talk on all aspects of vegetable cultivation.	Ideas for using atumn vegetables
9th November	Annual General Meeting	AGM followed by 'The Secrets of a Victorian Walled Garden' A fascinating collection of stories, techniques and observations by Chris Smith of Pennard Plants which could be of use to the gardener today or just pure enjoyment.	Swash of ornamental grasses/seed heads/bamboos
7th December	Garden Club Christmas Dinner	Venue to be advised.	None
14th December	Christmas at Home	Shirley Preston from NAFAS will demonstrate with flowers and the arrangements will then be raffled. Christmas drinks and nibbles.	A Christmas display, holly, ivy, fruits and baubles.