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Programme for 2025
1st February 2025
The Club’s annual lunch on February 1st 2025 at 12.15 at the Kings Head in Wimborne.
20th March 2025
Our first meeting on the 20th March is a slide show titled Dorset Scenes by Paul Sturgess which is always very enjoyable.
Please note that the start time of our meetings is now 7:15 pm and ends at 9:15 pm. This is due to the constraints that have been laid down by the Village Hall.
Please could people arrive promptly and be prepared to help in any way they can to make the most of the evening.
Subs are £10.00 and the normal charge for each visit remains at £1 (£2 visitors) and refreshments are FREE! It would be appreciated if you bring the exact money for each visit.
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our first meeting in 2025.
17th April 2025
A talk about Highcliffe Castle by Paul Broomfield.
8th May 2025
A group visit to the Blue Pool near Wareham. Meet in car park @ 2pm pay on day £7.50. (Post code BH20 5AR)
Saturday
14th June 2025
Corfe Mullen Carnival
The Gardening Club has a stall. Come along and give support. 1pm. to 5pm.
Thursday, 19th June 2025
We have booked a trip to Rosemoor in Devon on Thursday 19th June which will depart Windgreen at 8am prompt!
This will be £35.00
Thursday, 17th July 2025
Pamphill Village Hall Social Evening.
Pamphill is booked for July 17th at 7pm. Pat needs names down if you have not already done so for catering purposes .Tel 01202 692526. Dont forget to bring your own glasses and drink. £5 each pay on day. Another great evening of games, quizzes and fun. Looking forward to seeing you all then.
Wednesday
20th August 2025
A visit to Cranborne Manor. Meet in the car park at 2:00pm. £5.50 on the day.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a change of day. It was 21st August. Now 20th August.
26th to 28th September 2025
Isle of Wight Trip
We have provisionally booked a 3 day, 2 night break on the Isle of Wight for the 26th to 28th September which will visit Osborne House, Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Needles Park and Botanical Gardens staying in Shanklin. We will need 35 people in order for this to run so non members will be welcome. We do need your support in order for these trips to run. Please see attached the flyer for further info.
16th October 2025
Downstream Dorset. A talk by Mary Van Coller.
20th November 2025
Club AGM followed by a social evening with cheese, wine, quiz and raffle. What more could you want!
*PLEASE NOTE: Any coach trip will be subject to a non-refundable deposit of £5, at time of booking
*10% DISCOUNT AT NAKED CROSS NURSERY, Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen (with your current membership card) *
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CLUB NOTICES
Please note that the start time is now 7:15 pm and ends at 9:15 pm. This is due to the constraints that have been laid down by the Village Hall.
Subs will now be £10.00 but the normal charge for each visit remains at £1 (£2 for visitors( and refreshments are FREE! It would be appreciated if you bring the exact amount for each visit.
NEWSLETTER
In progress.
ITEMS FOR SALE
View here items for sale or free.
If you have any items that you want to sell or even pass on then click here and describe them along with the amount or free if you just want to pass them on to a welcome receiver.
Gardens Worth a Journey
Listed below are the Gardens and Houses that one of our talkers (Mike Webber) gave back in April 2024. If you fancy a visit to any of these places it would be best to first check their opening times.
Abbreviations: Organizations whose members enjoy free or reduced-price access to their gardens:
HHA is Heritage House Association; NT is National Trust, RHS is Royal Horticultural Society.
Devon
Knighthayes, near Tiverton, EX16 7RQ, NT, House and gardens open
The Garden House, Dartmoor, PL20 7LQ
Saltram near Plymouth, PL7 1UH, NT, House and gardens open
Coleton Fishacre near Kingswear, TQ6 0EQ, NT, house and gardens open. Lower (woodland) gardens have steep paths
RHS Rosemoor near Torrington, EX38 8PH
Somerset
Barrington Court near Ilminster, TA19 0NQ, NT, house and gardens open
Iford Manor near Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 2BA, gardens open
Bishop’s Palace, Wells, BA5 2PD, HHA, gardens and parts of medieval buildings
Milton Lodge, Wells, BA5 3AQ, terraced garden with steep steps
East Lambrook Manor, TA13 5HH, cottage garden
Hestercombe House and Gardens, TA2 8LG
Wiltshire
Bowood House and Gardens, SN11 9NF
Stourhead, House & Gardens, BA12 6QD, NT
Courts Garden, Holt, BA14 6RR, NT
Great Chalfield Manor and Garden SN12 8NH, NT
Wilton House and gardens SP2 0BJ, HHA
Hampshire
Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway SO45 1AZ
Furzey Gardens SO43 7GL
Hillier Gardens SO51 0QA
Hinton Ampner SO24 0LA, NT, gardens and house
Houghton Lodge Gardens SO20 6LQ, HHA
Mottisfont House & Gardens, SO51 0LP, NT
West Green House gardens, RG27 8JB, NT
GARDEN HUMOUR!
How true:
Your lawn is always slightly bigger than your desire to mow it.
Whichever garden tool you want is always at the back of the shed.
The only way to ensure rain, is to give the garden a good soaking.
Weeds grow at precisely the rate you pull them out.
Nothing ever looks like it does on the seed packet.
The only way to guarantee some colour all year round is to buy a garden gnome.
However bare the lawn, grass will appear in the cracks between the patio paving stones.
Useful links
Visiting a Haskins Garden Centre is more than just a shopping trip, it’s a culinary experience!
Always worth a visit any time of the year. Try the coffee shop.
The place for all your gardening requirements.
The place to go. A perfect day out here.