20th April
Plant Sale
We are hoping to have a table for selling plants in the churchyard during the Open Gardens day.
This will go alongside a welcome glass of Pimms!
So any offers nearer the time will be great.
Ronna
13th April
Book Swap
The Book Swap got off to a excellent start. It will be available again at the next Village Hall Coffee & Cake meeting on Wednesday 2nd April, so you can bring any surplus gardening books you have, and swap them for something else. Our ‘bookcase’ is the one in the middle.
Plant Swap
Ali has kindly agreed for us to try some plant swapping (as well as book swapping), for the next two coffee mornings on 2nd April and 3rd May. We’ll have a separate table (no tablecloth!) so we can bring in any spare or surplus seedlings or plants. Please make sure that every pot or tray is labelled so that members know what they’re getting!!
Trip to Penwood
Note new time! If anyone has been to Penwood Nurseries, near Highclere Castle, you’ll know that they have some really good plants, shrubs and trees at great prices. The young staff are all very helpful and knowledgeable. If members are interested, we could meet at Dobbies for a coffee at 10.00 am on Wed 19th March, then car share to the nursery (20 minutes drive) for about an hour or so. Please let Nick know if you are interested.
Wisley
Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough support for our trip to RHS Wisley on 7th April, so it has been cancelled.
RHS Malvern Show & BBC Gardeners’ World Live
The Ramsbury Horticultural Society have also cancelled their two trips out, which were to be operated by Barnes coaches. However, these trips are still operating, but not with a Ramsbury pickup. Book directly through the Barnes website:
Malvern Show – 11th May, £56, pickup in Swindon
Kew Gardens – 29th May, £49, pickup from the Bear Hotel in Hungerford at 0955
BBC Gardeners World, NEC – 15th June, £55, pick up in Swindon
Hampton Court Palace Show – 3rd, 4th & 5th July, £69, pickup at Chieveley at 0830
| March | |
| Wed 26th | Highgrove Tour, 13.30 pm (H) [This is fully booked] |
| April | |
| Date and time TBD | Bluebell walk from Littlecote to Ramsbury, Westwoods. |
| Sat 12th | Shalbourne Plant Sale from 09.00 am to 13.00 pm Shalbourne Village Hall (15 min drive). |
| Sat 12th | Ramsbury Horticultural Society, Spring Show, 2-4pm, Memorial Hall |
| Sat 12th & Sun 13th | Newbury Garden Show https://www.newburygardenshow.co.uk/ |
| Sun 13th, Sun 18th May, Wed 25th Jun & Wed 30th Jul | NGS Farnborough Rectory, near Wantage 14.00 pm and 17.00 pm. Entry is £7 per adult. |
| Sat 26th | Hungerford Bring & Buy Plant Sale, 10.00 am – 12.00 am, Croft Hall, Hungerford |
| Wed 30th | Rooks Nest NGS (H) |
| May | |
| Sun 11th | RHS Spring Festival at 3 Counties, Malvern, £54. RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2025 £56 (B) |
| Tue 13th | Salisbury Cathedral Flower Show £41 [Depart from Polly’s in Marlborough at 10.20 am (B)]. This is also market day in Salisbury. Salisbury Cathedral Flower Show (B). Nick plans to attend this, but will just drive. |
| Sat 17th | Ramsbury Plant Sale, 10.00 am-12.00 am, Memorial Hall, Ramsbury (R) |
| Sat 24th | RHS Chelsea £159 Chelsea Flower Show (B) |
| Thur 29th | Kew Gardens. Pickup at the Bear Hotel, Hungerford at 09.55 am. Visit Kew (B) |
| June | |
| 7th and 8th | Nick Mason’s (Pink Floyd fame) open garden at Corsham, Bath. Ferraris and flowers! https://middlewickhouseopengarden.com/ |
| Sun 8th | Chilton Foliat Village Fête |
| Thur 12th | RHS Wisley RHS Garden Wisley : Days and events in Surrey / RHS (H) |
| Sun 15th | BBC Gardeners World, NEC, Birmingham £55 (B). Pick up in Swindon |
| Mon 16th | David Austin roses, Albrighton, WV7 3HB. Extensive collection of roses (particularly beautiful in June), free to enter, with restaurant.. Rose Gardens |
| July | |
| Sat 5th | July Hampton Court Palace Garden Show RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival 2025 (B) |
| Sun 6th | Chilton Foliat Open Gardens Day. For further information, or to offer your garden for the trail, please email Vicky at cfopengardens@gmail.com by 30th April. Open Gardens |
