Gotherington Village Website

Gardening Club

You may be a hands on garden enthusiast or an armchair dreamer looking for ideas, you may want to meet like-minded villagers and share organised gardening activities: do read on!

We welcome the novice and experienced muddy gardener alike, we are always open to suggestions and offers of help and simply hope you may be inspired to join us in The Village Hall, 7.30pm on 3rd Wednesday of the month. 

We charge a modest annual subscription which covers all talks, with a free hot drink and biscuits. We charge a small fee for visitors.

Talks last about an hour, usually with slides & props and are followed by refreshments over the chance to chat.

We arrange at least one group visit to a garden of interest each year. In 2024 we visited the charming gardens at Morton Hall, near Redditch, and had an excellent guided tour by the head gardener. This was followed by a delicious light lunch made with garden produce. We have several group visits planned for 2025.

We also have a summer party in a member’s garden and a very sociable Christmas party in the village hall.

Please see the following calendar of speakers and events and contact our secretary for more information.

A printable copy of the programme can be viewed here.

Cathy Thompson 01242 676708 ggcsecretary01@gmail.com


2024 Meetings 

8 January Winter Colour and Interest in the Garden
– Duncan Coombs, ex-lecturer, Pershore College
21 February AGM + Gardening with Wildlife in Mind
– Jo Worthy-Jones, Haven 4 Wildlife
20 March Seeded Perennial Meadows: a new way to garden?
– Sam Taylor-Hunt, Garden Designer, Modica Gardens
17 April Unusual Fruit & Veg
– Kev Alviti
15 May Garden Ponds and Water Features
– Philip Aubury, ex Director of Birmingham Botanical Gardens
1 June Coffee Morning/Plant Sale in Village Hall
19 June Summer party
3 July Trip to Morton Hall Gardens, Droitwich
17 July Foliage for Effect
– Bob Brown, Cotswold Garden Flowers
21August Ancient Woodland in Gloucestershire
– John Heathcott, Woodland Trust
18 September Winter into Spring
– Julie Ritchie, Hoo House Nursery
16 October Good Companions – extending interest in the small garden
– Marion Stainton, speaker and writer on horticulture
20 November Garden Visiting – A Very British Tradition
– Margie Hoffnung, Conservation Officer, Gardens Trust
18 December Christmas Party
   
   


2025 Meetings and events planned to date

15 January Lost the Plot – the history of allotments
– Fiona Warin, Allotment Officer, Cheltenham Borough Council
19 February AGM + Garden Birds
– David Cramp, RSPB Gloucestershire group
19 March Alpines and Rock Gardens
– Duncan Coombs, ex-lecturer Pershore College
16 April Four Seasons – Cotswold Style
– Mandy Bradshaw, award winning journalist and photographer
21 May Conservatory and House Plants
– Philip Aubury, ex Director of Birmingham Botanical Gardens
7 June Coffee Morning/Plant Sale in Village Hall
18 June Summer party
16 July Home Grown Cut Flowers
– Robert Champion, GFGS Chairman and very experienced plant judge
20 August Plantaholic’s Paradise
– Helen Picton, Old Court Nurseries and the Picton Gardens, Colwall
17 September Stars of Autumn – featuring Ornamental Grasses
– Paul Green, Greens Leaves Nursery, Newent
15 October Members’ meeting
19 November Gardens of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka
– Nathalie Mignotte, former horticulture lecturer, Hartpury College
17 December Christmas Party
   
   
   


2026

21 January The Secret Life of Trees
– Jo Worthy Jones, Haven4Wildlife
18 February

AGM + talk TBA