Monday 6 April 2020

7:30pm to 9:30pm

“Herbal Remedies from Your Garden” by Lyn Blythe

Come along and learn about medicinal uses from the plants in your garden. Many well-known plants just outside your back door have been used for generations as remedies for a multitude of ailments. To aid memory, settle an upset stomach, fight infection, heal wounds, calm nerves, help a headache or promote sleep!

This traditional use is increasingly supported by scientific research. Herbalists carefully select a combination of herbs tailored to the individual.

There will be time for questions too!

Venue: South Marston Village Hall

Cost: £3 entry fee on the door or £12 for full Membership.

A warm welcome awaits you along with tea and cake as well as an optional raffle.

For more information, please contact Mike New on 827807, Angela Newton on 07789068340 or find us on Facebook

Monday 2 March 2020

7:30pm to 9:30pm

AGM followed by Speaker: Tony Clear

Subject: “Cottage Gardening” For today’s gardens, with emphasis on late colour.

Tony was trained in landscape gardening and nursery work in Surrey and has been involved in all aspects of horticulture for over 40 years. After moving to Worcester he took up a position as Assistant Gardener at Spetchley Park Gardens where he stayed for 17 years. He was employed as Head Gardener at Brook Cottage Gardens in Oxfordshire for over 20 years. He is now self-employed.

Venue: South Marston Village Hall

Cost: £3 entry fee on the door or £12 for full Membership.

A warm welcome awaits you along with tea and cake as well as an optional raffle.

For more information, please contact Mike New on 827807 or  Angela Newton on 07789068340

This small, friendly Club meets every 1^st Monday in the month in South Marston Village Hall from 7:30pm to 9:30pm unless otherwise stated.

Our numbers are diminishing and to keep this Club going the Gardening Club urgently needs more members. This Club has been running for over 50 years and one of the founder members of the Club was Bill Smith (Rita’s husband who still lives in the Village). It’s suitable for all ages and all experiences with regards to plants, flowers and vegetables. You don’t have to be green-fingered, you just need an interest in things that grow so come and join like-minded people.

Annual Membership is just £12, or as a Visitor for events that particularly interest you just £3 on the door. There’s always a cup of tea or coffee with homemade cake on offer.

A warm welcome awaits you!

Monday 4 March 2020

AGM – Followed by:

Speaker: Tony Clear

Talk: “Cottage Gardening” for today’s gardens, with emphasis on late colour.

Tony trained in landscape gardening and nursery work in Surrey and has been involved in all aspects of horticulture for over 40 years. After moving to Worcester he took up a position as Assistant Gardener at Spetchley Park Gardens where he stayed for 17 years. He has been employed as Head Gardener at Brook Cottage Gardens in Oxfordshire for the past 20 years. He is now self-employed since the closure of Brook Cottage gardens.

Held: South Marston Village Hall

Time: 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start – 9:30pm (finish)

Cost: £3 entry fee on the door as a visitor or join the Gardening Club for £12 (annual membership).

Parking: Old Vicarage Lane, next to the school.

More information: visit the website: https://southmarston.org.uk/clubs-activities/gardening-club/, find us on Facebook or call Angela on 07789068340

Monday 11 November 2019

Would you like to make a Bug Hotel? Come along and build your own.

There is a £10 cost for non-members (includes the Hotel and materials) although it would be lovely to have a large selection if you have anything in your garden such as: dried grass, straw, bark, twigs, broken slate, pieces of wood (drilled with holes), canes or cones of any sort. Ensure canes and wood are cut to no more than 5 inches in length .

Hotels need to be ordered in advance so numbers with full payment to Angela by Friday 25 October.

Venue: South Marston Village Hall        Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

Parking: Old Vicarage Lane, next to the school.

Cost: £3 entry fee on the door as a visitor or £12 for annual membership.

Pop along and chat with members and enjoy homemade cake and a cuppa along with an optional raffle. A warm friendly welcome awaits you.

More information: visit the website: https://southmarston.org.uk/clubs-activities/gardening-club/, find us on Facebook, contact Mike on 827807, 07999914751 or Angela on 07789068340.

Lawn Care for Perfect Lawns by Geoff Hodge

British lawns are renowned across the globe as being the best of the best. Or are they? Some are in desperate need of some timely TLC, especially after recent adverse weather patterns and years of use and abuse.
So, if your lawn isn’t the green, green grass at home that Tom Jones would be proud of, Geoff Hodge shows you how to ensure it stays luscious, thick and green.

Good enough to make your neighbours green with envy.

Venue: South Marston Village Hall

Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

Parking: Old Vicarage Lane, next to the school.

Cost: £3 entry fee on the door as a visitor or £12 for annual membership.

Pop along and chat with members and enjoy homemade cake and a cuppa along with an optional raffle.  A warm friendly welcome awaits you.

Don’t forget this Saturday is the Village Annual Flower and Produce Show.

By now, you should have received the Schedule through your letterbox or via email.

There are over 60 classes and something for everyone.

Held in the Village Hall

Saturday 17 August 2019 (Timings below)

Friday 16 August 7pm to 8:30pm – Register your Exhibits at the Village Hall

Timings for Saturday are as follows:

Saturday 17 August

10am to 12:30pm – Staging of Exhibits

1pm to 4pm – Judging takes place

5pm – Doors open to the public – Admission at door 20p (per adult)

Refreshments and Raffle available

5:30pm – Presentation of Show Winners followed by Auction of Produce (the Committee will be grateful for any exhibit left for sale) and Raffle Prize Draw.

List of Classes

1. 3 Potatoes (white or coloured)
2. 5 French Beans
3. 5 Pods of Peas
4. 5 Runner Beans
5. 5 Broad Beans
6. 3 Onions – under ½ lb in weight
7. 3 Onions – over ½ lb in weight
8. 3 Beetroot
9. 1 Courgette
10. 3 Carrots
11. 2 Cabbages
12. 6 Pickling Shallots (under 30mm in diameter)
13. 6 Large Shallots (over 30mm in diameter)
14. 1 Cucumber
15. 3 Tomatoes
16. Truss of Tomatoes
17. Collection of any 5 Vegetables (one of each of any 5 different kinds in a seed tray not exceeding 18” x 12”)
18. Collection of Fresh Herbs
19. Longest Runner Bean
20. Heaviest Onion
21. Heaviest Potato
22. Any other Vegetable not on schedule
23. Ugly or Misshapen Vegetable (Please give your vegetable a “name”)
24. Bowl of Home Grown Fruit (5 of same kind)
25. Standard Fuchsia
26. Hanging Basket, Container, Pot or Tub
27. 1 Single Rose
28. 3 Roses
29. 5 Asters (single or double)
30. 3 Decorative Dahlias
31. 3 Cactus Dahlias
32. 3 x Pompom Dahlias
33. 1 Specimen Dahlia (large)
34. 5 Pansies
35. 5 Stalks of Sweet Peas
36. 1 Specimen spike of Gladiolus
37. 3 Vases of Flowers (a different variety in each vase – no extra foliage)
38. Flowering Pot Plant (Geranium, Fuchsia, Orchid etc.)
39. Foliage Pot Plant (Succulent, Cactus etc.)
40. Square Floral Carpet (not exceeding 6” x 6”)
41. Miniature Flower Arrangement (under 4” x 4”)
42. Arrangement in a Basket (not to exceed 15” overall)
43. Photograph “Spider’s Cobweb”
44. Photograph “Church Window”
45. Jar Soft Fruit Jam (in 1lb jar)
46. Jar Stone Fruit Jam (in 1lb jar)
47. Jar Jelly (in 1lb jar)
48. Jar Marmalade (in 1lb jar)
49. Citrus Curd (in 1lb jar)
50. Sweet Chutney (in 1lb jar)
51. Pickled Onions or Shallots
52. 6 Sausage Rolls
53. Apple Pie (with pastry top and bottom and no decoration)
54. 6 Cheese Scones
55. 6 Fruit Scones
56. Bread Pudding or Bread and Butter Pudding
57. Victoria Sandwich (see ingredients and size of tin on separate sheet)
58. Fruit Cake (see ingredients and size of tin on separate sheet)
59. Salted Caramel Cake (any shape or size)
60. Shortbread
61. Homemade Wine, Lager, Beer, Cider or Liquor etc.
62. Metal, Wood, Glass or Ceramic Item
63. Knitting or Crochet item
64. Cross Stich or Embroidery Item
65. Artwork (Charcoal, Watercolour etc)
66. Material (Fabric, Fur, Felt etc.)

Childrens Categories

Class G (5 years and under) Decorated Biscuit

Class H (6 to 8 Years) Branch / Wood Monster

Class I (9 to 11 Years) Baking

If you would like more information, please contact Angela on 07789068340

South Marston Gardening Club

Annual Flower and Produce Show

Saturday 17 August 2019

For a copy of the Schedule (full details listed below), or for more information please contact either Mike on 827807 or Angela on 07789068340.