Stratford sub Castle Garden Club - Membership Information and NEWS

The Garden Club meets in the Reading Room SP1 3LL on the last Thursday of the month – September to November and January to June. Arrive at 7.15 pm for 7.30 pm start, except for February 2027 when there will be an afternoon meeting starting at 2.30 pm.

The Club is open to everyone with an interest in gardens, plants and gardening and is especially useful if you are a new gardener or have just moved into the area.

We have a good programme of speakers and visits throughout the year: new members and visitors are most welcome. Meetings are relaxed and friendly with tea/coffee and biscuits following the speaker. In Spring and Autumn, members bring in plants to sell from their own gardens.

Annual membership is £20 with a charge of £5 per meeting for visitors (includes refreshments).

Enquiries - Rob Barclay 07867 655642

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Garden Club News (filtered from the News Page)

Stratford sub Castle Garden Club

The AGM of the club was held on 25 June in Judy & Charles Villiers garden, in a welcome shady part! The meeting was attended by 19 people. The Programme Secretary's report given by Jeff Long showed that attendance at meetings remained 25 – 35. The programme for the year had been well received and enjoyed. The Open Gardens had been a success as previously reported. Jeff is standing down from the role of Programme Secretary and as a committee member, but has booked all speak

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Jul 6

Stratford sub Castle Open Gardens - photos

A dry, sunny day brought many visitors to Stratford sub Castle to view the 8 gardens that were open for the event organised by the Garden Club. These images have been included in a new photo album https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/open-gardens-2026ima If you have any images that could be included, please send to sscvillagewebsite@gmail.com Original Newspost 4 June Eight gardens in Stratford sub Castle will be open on Sunday 14 June between 2pm and 5pm for this Open Garde

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Jun 15

Garden Club June meeting

Our meeting in June will be different! This year it will take the form of a Social and AGM and will be held at the home of Judy & Charles, 9 Castle Keep at 7.30 pm on Thursday 26 June. This will be an evening for you all to talk together - how does the Garden Club get more Committee Members? We will definitely need a new Programme Secretary - a Chairman, and Secretary would also make life easier for all. The programme for 2026-2027 is all booked. Could you join the Committe

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May 28

Stratford Garden Club - 'Climate Friendly Gardening' - 28 May talk

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 28 May at 7.30 pm in the Reading Room, Stratford Road, Stratford sub Castle SP1 3LL. The speaker will be Sally Morgan and her talk is entitled “Climate friendly gardening”. This promises to be both popular and topical. We have one more meeting in this season on Thursday 25 June which will be our AGM – please plan to attend this meeting. We are in need of Committee members to avoid the closure of the club. We look forward to seeing you

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May 1

Stratford Garden Club Talk 30 April & Save the date for Open Gardens in June

The next Garden Club meeting will be on Thursday 30 April at 7.30 pm in the Reading Room, Stratford Road, Stratford sub Castle SP1 3LP. Our speaker is Ruth Kerr and her talk is entitled “A wander without wellies”. Using a presentation of images and sounds, she will take us for a verbal walk along old routes in the UK, exploring their heritage and some of the flora and fauna living in our countryside. This will include a nature table display of skulls, feathers & taxidermy.

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Mar 28

Garden Club's February talk - An Introduction to the Garden of Japan'

The next meeting of the Stratford Garden Club will be on Thursday 26 February – 7.30pm in the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL. Carefully placed rocks and planting around the pond. Image Leigh Clapp Hampshire Life magazine Our speaker will be Graham Bowyer and his illustrated talk is entitled “ An introduction to the Gardens of Japan ”. On the tour of the gardens we will discover the connection between gardens and the landscape. Graham has visi

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Feb 1

Stratford Garden Club - January 2026 -'Seed Sowing & Propagation'

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 29 January 2026 in the Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Ray Broughton – his topic is “Seed sowing and propagation”. Ray is a highly qualified horticulturist, teacher, lecturer and examiner. He was Head of Horticulture at Sparsholt College and taught horticulture for over 40 years. He has visited the Garden Club before and is remembered for his amusing talks. Membership of the Garden Club is £18.00 per

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Nov 28, 2025

Stratford Garden Club - Thurs 27 November

Join us for our meeting on Thursday 27 November 7.15 pm for 7.30 pm. Our speaker will be Roger HIrons “Plants introduced in the Victorian era and some Victorian gardening techniques”. Roger Hirons is “The Plant Doctor”. He trained at Pershore College and comes with a wealth of knowledge. He has worked in nurseries, run garden centres and has his own garden design and landscaping business. He is also a published author. New members and visitors are always welcome. Membership o

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Oct 31, 2025