PILL & DISTRICT

GARDENING CLUB

Programme for 2011-2012

The objectives of the Club are to encourage the cultivation and exhibition of flowers, fruit and vegetables and to foster interest in horticulture in general and in the local environment.

Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at St. Georges Church Hall, Easton in Gordano, starting at 7.45pm, visitors are very welcome.

The members represent a good cross section of the local community from dedicated gardeners to those who enjoy a pleasant social evening with a variety of interesting speakers on garden related topics. The membership has increased over the last few years and now stands at just over a hundred.

Apart from the regular monthly meetings the club organises a number of special events during the year which include :-

The Members Spring Bulb Show

This is held in on the March Club night with 9 classes available for members to enter and 8 cups are awarded to winning entrants

                   

 

 

Members Annual Show

 

                  

 

This is one of the highlights of the club year when members are able to display their prized flowers and vegetables not only to the judge and club members but also to any members of the local community who wish to see the show.

The show is held on a Saturday at the beginning of August in the St.Georges Church Hall with judging taking place in the morning and the public viewing in the afternoon.

There are classes for both flowers and vegetables (44 classes in all) and 11 Trophies are presented to the winners in each section.

Visitors to the show are asked to make a voluntary donation on entry that is given to one of the local “good causes”

 

                     

        The Show with trophies                                                    Presentation for Best in Show

 

Club Holidays

                

                                                                                                                Leonardslee

 

Every other year the club organise a 5day holiday to gardens in different parts of the country, past holidays have been to Cornwall, Yorkshire Sussex and North Wales.

On each holiday a variety of gardens (usually 7) are visited which are typical of the area.

 

                 

                                                                                                   Dorothy Clive Garden

 

Other outings

In the Spring and Autumn the Club also organise day outings to gardens of interest.

 

                   

 

 

For any further information  contact:-

 

Mike Winter tel: 01275 373363 or Gerry Westwood tel: 01275 372797