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Burton on Trent

Gardening

Status:Active, open to new members
Group leader:
Group email: Gardening group
When: Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
2nd Wednesday
Venue: Rolleston Club
Cost: Speaker meeting fee is £2 and an option to buy tea or coffee for the break

Welcome to our Gardening Group 🌿

We usually have speakers during February to April and September to November.

In May, June and July we visit gardens of interest.

2026

September 9th - Tracey Akehurst shares her knowlege of Passions, Potions & Poisons in her talk ' Love and Death in the Garden

October 14th - A return visit by Danny Wells whose talk is to entitled ' The Art of Flowers' an appreciation of flowers in art exploring meanings and associated symbolism and the language of flowers

November 11th - Nick Martin, The secret Wildlife of our Gardens

December - No meeting

2027

January 13th - Post Christmas Lunch

February 10th -Tony Garten joins us for a talk about Woodland Birds

March 10th - Japanese Gardens – The Island of Shikoku

April 14th - Robert Barlow – North Staffordshire Hostas

May 12th - Coach trip to visit the gardens of Michael Heseltine’s home in Thenford, Northamptonshire. Details and bookings will be open in 2027

If you have any questions about the Gardening group please send a message to the group leader by clicking on one of the email links above.