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Unless indicated otherwise, meetings are the Eales Room,
West Dean Centre, High Street, Bream and start at 7.30pm. (The Eales Room is nearest to the road.)
For non-members, who are very welcome at all meetings, there is an entrance charge of £1, which includes tea or coffee after the meeting.
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This year we are inviting members to bring any surplus seeds, plants and gardening books along to our Tuesday meetings for
a Seed, Plant and Book Swap.
The 2011 programme is listed below and can also be downloaded: 2011 programme
See the location of the West Dean Centre on
| 2011 | |
| Tuesday March 15th | Talk on Unusual and Long-blooming Garden Plants by Derry Watkins |
| Derry runs her own specialist plant nursery at Cold Ashton in Wiltshire. She is an author, plant collector and tutor. She has won a medal at Chelsea Flower Show and has an extensive seed list. | |
| Tuesday April 12th | Talk on Shrubs, Grasses, Foliage plants, Perennials by Paul Green, a specialist nursery grower near Newent. Paul will have plants for sale. |
| Saturday May 14th | Garden visit to Oaklands Park near Newnham. We will meet there at 10.00 am. |
| Saturday June 18th | Gardens open day. Members' gardens in Bream, Little Drybrook and Ellwood will be open from 10 am to 4 pm. A map and list of gardens will be available. |
| Saturday June 25th | BBQ and working party at equipment shed |
| Saturday July 9th | Annual trip: Tyntesfield. A marvellous National Trust property south west of Bristol. We will be leaving Bream at 10.00 am. |
| Tuesday July 12th | Exhibiting at the Summer Show, a talk by Roy Haviland |
| Saturday August 20th | Summer Show on Bream Rugby Field |
| Tuesday September 13th | Practical demonstration of preserving and storing garden produce by our members. There will be pickles to sample (biscuits and cheese to go with them) and jam tasting plus bottled fruits etc. |
| Tuesday October 11th | Talk on Vegetable gardening by Ivor Mace |
| Saturday October 29th | Autumn Chrysanthemum Show at the West Dean Centre |
| Tuesday November 8th | Talk on Garden design and improvement by Roger Turner |
| Tuesday December 13th | Bring and share Christmas evening, focussing on local and homemade food and drink. |
| 2012 | |
| Tuesday February 14th | AGM |
