Duncliffe Garden Club welcomes members from East Stour and the surrounding towns and villages, for an annual subscription of £20.00. The Club usually meets at 2:30pm, unless otherwise stated, at East Stour Village Hall on the last Wednesday of each month. Non-members are also very welcome to attend the meetings for an admission fee of £3.00. Discounts are available to members at local retailers in Gillingham, upon presentation of a valid membership card.
Upcoming Programme
27 May – Salvias and other summer flowering perennials, a talk by Bryan Madders (plants will be available to buy – cash only)
24 June – The Western Honeybee, an insight to the world of our honeybee, a talk by Ron Biggs
29 July – An afternoon garden visit to Carraway Barn, Marnhull (note: meet at Village Hall at 1:30pm)
26 August – Summer tea party
30 September – An afternoon garden visit to Tumblins, Winterborne Stickland (note: meet at Village Hall at 1:00pm)
28 October – Wreath Workshop with Sue Carter, Old Chapel Flowers, East Stour, create your own wreath with own materials
25 November – Deer Management, a talk by John Chilvers and John Maiden
9 December – Christmas Quiz and festivities
Recent Events
Recent Events:
As part of the National Open Gardens scheme, members and guests of East Stour Garden Club enjoyed a memorable afternoon visit to Tumblins gardens in Winterborne Stickland on September 30th.
After a picturesque journey, we were stunned on our arrival by the breathtaking and panoramic views across towards the Isle of Wight and Harry’s Rocks; the garden is approximately 650 ft above sea level.
Our hosts Claire and John then treated us to a tour of the 5-acre garden, designed and nurtured by them over the last 20 years. We walked through the vast and varied woodland of a huge variety of trees, both native and foreign species, all of which our hosts described individually with loving familiarity. A huge natural rain-fed lake creates a central focal point of the garden, behind which beds of perennial flowers, including 100 different roses, and a covered pergola provide colour and shade during summer months – sadly the timing of our visit meant that we’d missed the full glory of those blooms.
Our visit concluded with tea and delicious pear tart and plum cake, with recently harvested fruit from their orchard.
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There was a good attendance for the AGM in April which saw a change of Committee members.
Chair’s report can be found here: Duncliffe Garden Club Chair
Committee
Chair – Denise Clark
Secretaries – Elizabeth Chilvers / Rose McCready
Treasurer – Terry Bagnall
Members – Jackie Grohman / Marilyn Brown
For further information about Duncliffe Garden Club, or any of the Club activities, please contact: Mrs Terry Bagnall on 07980 889871