Bridport Gardening Club

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Harvest Show with Hats On

News, Show Reports

We hed our Harvest show on Saturday September 7th, we defied the weather and it was enjoyed by all. Co-inciding with the Annual Hat Festival gave us reason to compliment the produce with our headwear. Outside, on East Street, the Charity Plant Fair run by Ann Brown, Vivienne and Gordon Smith raised well over £100 for cancer support group ‘Stepping Out’ before the afternoon rain drove people to shelter. Inside the Hall a fine array of exhibits demonstrated that we[…]

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Bridport Tree Planting June 2024 Newsletter

News

We are in a quiet phase, with no more plantings after April/May but lots of weeding. We planted some nice conifers at the Golf Club in the last of the wet weather. People keep giving us little trees in pots – we found homes for some sweet chestnuts, oaks and hazel, then someone came knocking with some more oaks. That is what the Bridport Tree Planting group are here for – we’ll find somewhere for them to grow.

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Visit to The Garden House and Wildside

Outing Reports

This outing in May 2024 proved to be one of our most well attended and enjoyable outings on a beautiful spring day in Devon. And yes, what a feast for the eye and an inspiration to all gardeners. Keith Wiley is an artist who has raised the art of garden design to be about the design of space. In his introductory talk he was keen that we all looked over the boundary hedge to the next field. As he explained,[…]

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Visit to Coleton Fishacre in April 2024

News, Outing Reports

This Arts & Crafts home built by the D’Oyle Carte family not only displays mid 1920’s craftsmanship from its architectural spaciousness to the tiles surrounding the frilled bedroom sinks but also views down through the garden to the sea.  Filled with minimalist art deco design: furniture, fabulous fabrics, artefacts, even a coat, and a carpet over which, perhaps, soho slinky evening dresses paraded. The house was sold to a Hampstead motor dealer and Torquay hotelier in 1949 but before being[…]

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Visit to Castle Hill Gardens, Filleigh, Devon

News, Outing Reports

Castle Hill situated above the Bray River plain, with daffodil sprigged drive and ornamental stone bridge were built for horse and carriage rather than coach, still retains its iron estate railings from WWII demise.  The country mansion’s stateliness is enhanced by hill top trees above and below the formal terraced lawns with garden statutory, as well as the follies and ornamental plantations on the surrounding hillsides.   In full bloom camelias, magnolias and a large rhododendron grove lend warmth and soften[…]

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A Sprinkle of Swift stardust at Spring Show

News, Show Reports

Our Gardening Club Spring Show was a brilliant affair. The show, held on Saturday 23rd March, was well attended, demonstrating that the recent wet weather doesn’t deter the gardening community from displaying the best from their gardens and allotments. With over 50 entrants in the Hall showing spring flowers, pot plants, cakes, jams through to photography, paintings and artworks. Members had been told days before that a special guest would be handing out the prizes and there was a definite[…]

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A new Outings Co-Ordinator Needed

News

Our Outings play an important and vital part in the activities of the club. They enhance the enjoyment of membership; gives members an opportunity to meet socially with like-minded people; and builds on our experience of gardens and gardening. Sibyl has been organising Club outings for the past six years. She has now taken on the position as Secretary so needs to handover to someone new. The Outings Coordinator job description is posted below. Please consider carefully whether you will[…]

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