Welcome to the Llanthony Valley and District Garden Club
The Club brings gardeners here together to share their experience of gardening in this difficult Black Mountains location - with its special problems of gardening at higher elevations and shorter growing seasons.
It runs a series of meeting in Cwmyoy Memorial Hall at 8.00pm on the second Monday of each month, between September and May. The meetings are chosen to cover a really wide range of subjects: everything from herbs to historic gardens; from pests to propagation; as well as having visits by well known garden celebrities.
Come along to learn from the experts, meet other local gardeners, enjoy a cuppa and have a flutter on the monthly raffle.
We look forward to seeing you. You will be made most welcome!
Membership from September: £20 per person per annum.
To join or renew membership please contact Rupert Otten at [email protected]
Guests welcome: £7 per talk
It runs a series of meeting in Cwmyoy Memorial Hall at 8.00pm on the second Monday of each month, between September and May. The meetings are chosen to cover a really wide range of subjects: everything from herbs to historic gardens; from pests to propagation; as well as having visits by well known garden celebrities.
Come along to learn from the experts, meet other local gardeners, enjoy a cuppa and have a flutter on the monthly raffle.
We look forward to seeing you. You will be made most welcome!
Membership from September: £20 per person per annum.
To join or renew membership please contact Rupert Otten at [email protected]
Guests welcome: £7 per talk
November's celebrity lecture by Fergus Garrett of Great Dixter
was a huge success. Fergus works full-time, hands-on in the garden as well as running the Great Dixter Trust and writing and lecturing around the world. His knowledge and infectious enthusiasm was apparent as, using the planting at Great Dixter for illustration, he talked about planning a long season border using structural plants, underplanting and interplanting with bulbs, using of self-sowers, trying pockets of bedding, masking with climbers and good maintenance. He explained how to choose the right plants that offer contrasting shapes, textures and foliage from different seasons to produce multi-layered long season communities.
So much to learn!
was a huge success. Fergus works full-time, hands-on in the garden as well as running the Great Dixter Trust and writing and lecturing around the world. His knowledge and infectious enthusiasm was apparent as, using the planting at Great Dixter for illustration, he talked about planning a long season border using structural plants, underplanting and interplanting with bulbs, using of self-sowers, trying pockets of bedding, masking with climbers and good maintenance. He explained how to choose the right plants that offer contrasting shapes, textures and foliage from different seasons to produce multi-layered long season communities.
So much to learn!
The next meeting is on Monday 9th December
It will start with the AGM at 7.30pm
Following this there will be a competitive team activity accompanied by mulled wine and mince pies.
Please bring along, in a container, any plant material, including anything in flower, that is looking attractive or interesting in your December garden.
Please also send to Rupert ([email protected]) photos of your garden during the year that can be put on to a rolling Powerpoint presentation.
It will start with the AGM at 7.30pm
Following this there will be a competitive team activity accompanied by mulled wine and mince pies.
Please bring along, in a container, any plant material, including anything in flower, that is looking attractive or interesting in your December garden.
Please also send to Rupert ([email protected]) photos of your garden during the year that can be put on to a rolling Powerpoint presentation.