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Three tree saplings per household plus canes, are being offered free of charge to people living in Bridport. The varieties available in February are: Silver Birch, Downy Birch, Green Beech, Rowan, Bird Cherry, Goat Willow, Hawthorn, Dogwood, Grey Willow, Alder and Hornbeam. Does anyone need free tree guards? We have some which look like this … length is 60 cms, so good for rabbits but not deer. Inquire and we can deliver. Please contact Joe Hackett, Co-Ordinator, Bridport Tree Planting[…]

A small group of members have been busy decorating the Club’s allocated tree in the Bridport United Church’s Christmas Tree Festival. We are again collecting for Perennial, the only charity which supports those working in Horticulture; many of whom have been hard hit in the pandemic due to furlough, jobs being lost, etc. Our theme is ‘Waste not, Want not’. We hope our quirky tree will attract support for this worthy cause! Pam Cant Opening Hours Wednesday 8th to Sunday[…]

On a brisk October morning a group of garden volunteers from Friends of Millennium Green and BDGC met together to hand over a donation of £100 from the Garden Club. Our President, Mrs Monique Pasche, the chairperson of Millennium Green, Miss Sandra Brown MBE, are pictured alongside some of the volunteer gardeners.  The money given will be spent on plants and seeds to enhance the area.    This popular place is maintained solely by volunteers for the enjoyment of both[…]

Bridport & District Gardening Club works together with the local community on a number of projects. The President of the Club, Monique Pasche, is leading by example. The photographs below show Monique tending the floral planters that provide a cheerful, floral display on the streets of Bridport.  Why not support the club with their initiatives? Email bridportgardeningclub@gmail.com. Photographs by her companion Ann Knox.