Little Paxton Gardening Club
"where gardening and friendships blossom"
8 pm on Wednesday 1st February 2023
Little Paxton Village Hall (PE19 6EY)
How to successfully look after your house plants with Rebecca Chambers
Rebecca is the owner of the local shop
'The Shopkeeper's Daughter'. Plants for sale.
Visitors are very welcome
Entrance: £1 for members, £2 for visitors per meeting,
payable at the door to include light refreshments
For further details please contact
Jane Hill (01480 218805) or Margaret Rowland (01480 383989)
Welcome to Little Paxton Gardening Club
My name is Jane Hill and I am the Chair of Little Paxton Gardening Club.
We are an established, friendly village club for people who share an interest in all types of gardening and related subjects. We hold regular meetings with talks from visiting speakers on a wide range of topics, organise visits, practical demonstrations, social events, occasional competitions and plant sales. Refreshments are served at indoor meetings.
You do not need to be an experienced or knowledgeable gardener to join us but enthusiasm helps! Membership is open to all, see below for details – you do not even need to live in the village.
Our meetings are informative, sociable and enjoyable. Guest speakers often have the added bonus of specialist plant sales with the opportunity to buy direct from the grower.
I look forward to welcoming you to a club meeting soon.
Jane
January 2023
Membership details
- Membership for 2022 is only £10.
- Indoor meetings are normally held at 8pm in Little Paxton Village Hall (PE19 6EY) on the first Wednesday of the month from February to May and September to November. The December meeting is the AGM and social evening for members only
- Visits are arranged to local gardens and other places of interest in the summer months (bookable in advance).
How to successfully look after your house plants with Rebecca Chambers
Rebecca is the owner of the local shop
'The Shopkeeper's Daughter'. Plants for sale.
Visitors are very welcome
Entrance: £1 for members, £2 for visitors per meeting,
payable at the door to include light refreshments
For further details please contact
Jane Hill (01480 218805) or Margaret Rowland (01480 383989)
Club email: lpgardeningclub@hotmail.com
Contact details
- CHAIR:
JANE HILL, Tel. 01480 218805
- SECRETARY:
MARGARET ROWLAND, Tel. 01480 383989
Club email: lpgardeningclub@hotmail.com
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 2023
Non-members welcome
please contact Jane Hill or Margaret Rowland for further details
8 pm Wednesday 1st March 2023
Oriental Vegetables with Mike Day
Mike spent 42 years at The National Institute of Agricultural Botany where he specialised in vegetables. A welcome return for Mike who has worked as a member of the RHS Trials panel and the RHS Trials Advisory Committee
8 pm on Wednesday 5th April 2023
The Secret Life of Plants with Jim Paine
Jim is from the Walnut Tree Garden Nursery in Norfolk which specialises in rare and unusual plants. He will try to unearth some fascinating secrets about the life of the plants in our gardens and in the countryside around us
8 pm on Wednesday 3rd May 2023
"I have a Herb for that!" with Debbie Cooke
Owner of 'Creative Garden Design'. An award-winning garden designer with a passion for nature and a herb enthusiast.
June 2023 and July 2023 garden visits to be finalised
August 2023
Celebration of 45th anniversary of the Club
Join this special celebration - arrangements yet to be finalised. Keep an eye open for the publicity.
8 pm on Wednesday 6th September 2023
Plants to Drugs with Dr Gwenda Kyd
A scientist and complementary medicine practitioner who worked on plant trials at Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
8 pm on Wednesday 4th October 2023
The Swiss Garden - Restoration of a Regency gem with Corinne Price
Corrine is currently the Manager at The Shuttleworth Trust's Swiss Gardens. She has been involved in the management of the restoration of a range of conservation projects.
8 pm on Wednesday 1st November 2023
SLUGS - All you might ever need to know! with Dr Ian Bedford
Since Dr Bedford's recent retirement he works as an independent entomologist, offering advice to companies that are developing environmentally safer plant protection products. He promotes and encourages wildlife-friendly home gardening.
8 pm Wednesday 6th December 2023
AGM AND CHRISTMAS SOCIAL
for members only
Little Paxton Gardening Club's stall at Paxfest 2021
Little Paxton Gardening Club's outing to Glendon Hall, Kettering in August 2021
Little Paxton Gardening Club's outing to 1c Baker's Lane Garden, Tempsford in June 2021
