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Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

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.

Image: Bartlett Tree Experts The March meeting is on Thursday 26 March 2026 at 7.30 pm in The Reading Room. Our speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Banks with a talk is entitled “Trees in the Garden”. Jonathan is from Bartlett Tree Experts , based in West Parley, Ferndown. They predominately work with domestic trees. As many of us have trees in our gardens this should be most informative. We look forward to seeing you! Jeff Long, Programme Secretary – 01722 324421 The Garden Club's

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

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

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

Our October meeting is on Thursday 30 October at 7.30pm in The Reading Room, Stratford Road SP1 3LL, opposite St Lawrence Church. The...

Our first meeting of the new season is on Thursday 25 September 7.15 for 7.30pm. The speaker at that meeting will be Michael Bowyer,  his...