Our November meeting at the Christ Church Centre features a talk Totally Tulips by Pip Smith – an inspiring lecture on creating colourful spring displays in your own garden.
Pip Smith, formerly Head Gardener at several private and public gardens (most recently at Wollerton Old Hall), is now a garden designer using his previous knowledge and experience to create imaginative, sympathetic and long-lasting designs for private clients.
Our meeting starts at 7.30pm with coffee/tea/biscuit from 6.45pm.
We have had a request from Stone in Bloom who are in search of volunteers – “thoughts and ideas are as welcome as labour” – if you feel you could help in any way they have a meeting on Monday Nov 17th.
Our Gardenalia last month was a success – many thanks to all who cleared out their sheds and brought ‘stuff’ for the rest of us to buy. Some unsold items will make a return to the Sales table this month while anything else left behind was donated to charity shops or to Oak Tree Farm. We have a plant sales table most months so if any members have been splitting their perennials this is the place to sell any surplus and raise a little money.
Don’t forget the Dorothy Clive Garden opening hours change again this month –
1st November 2025 – 28th February 2026 Open – Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm (gates close at 4.00pm) Tearoom: 10am to 3.30pm Gift Room: 11am to 3.30pm
If you are up to travelling a little further afield this month there are several gardening events and open gardens to visit:-
Sunday November 9th the Late Chrysanthemum Show comes to RHS Bridgewater or visit Gresgarth Hall, Caton, Lancs., LA2 9NB – autumn colour in the gardens of Arabella Lennox-Boyd.
Saturday – Sunday November 15-16 Ralph Court Garden, Edwyn Ralph, Bromyard, HR7 4LU is open under the NGS – plants for sale plus refreshments; admission £15.
Sunday November 30th – Gordale Garden Centre, Burton, South Wirral has a monthly exhibition of bonsai with experts on hand to offer advice.
Stone Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society 