Monthly meetings take place at Immanuel Church Hall, Upham Road, Swindon SN3 1DH, usually on the 3rd Thursday of every month, unless noted otherwise.
We have access to the hall and kitchen from 7.30pm, and the speaker will begin at around 7.45pm. We serve teas and coffees before the speaker’s presentation. We will also be holding a raffle at many of our monthly meetings – tickets are sold before the presentation, and the draw takes place immediately after it.
Meetings planned over the next few months are outlined below.
15th October: Jane Moore – Structure and Sparkle in the Garden. Jane will describe the strong plants that bind the garden, and the stunning flowers that make a good garden shine. She has written for The Times, The Guardian, The English Garden and for BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, as well as appearing on various TV programmes including Gardeners’ World, and has won numerous awards for her writing and her gardening including the Relais & Chateaux Garden Trophy, the Garden Media Guild Journalist of the Year and has been runner up in the GMG Columnist of the year twice.
In her talk to us Charlotte says ” I’ll take you through my seasonal star performers, extolling their virtues with examples from my garden, and setting the stage with a backdrop of shrubs that I consider my reliable supporting cast.”
19th November: Lara Honor – Skool Beanz Children’s Garden. Lara will describe how she turned a neglected and overgrown allotment in her village into an abundant children’s garden that benefits the whole community. She is a full-time gardener who developed a passion for no dig and growing vegetables while working for Charles Dowding. Inspired by Greta Thunberg, Lara transformed an overgrown allotment in her village in Somerset into a garden specifically for children, teaching them through her Skool Beanz gardening club how to grow vegetables and flowers and how to garden to help nature, with lots of arts and crafts thrown in.
Lara will bring assorted merchandise to sell on the evening (she has a card reader), including books, calendars and gardening crafts.
10th December: SALGA Quiz & Ploughman’s Supper. Celebrate the end of another successful gardening year with your SALGA friends by taking part in our annual quiz and ploughman’s supper evening.
