News and updates

Pruning roses keeps them healthy and full of flowers. A confident cut is better than a timid one.

Details of our Christmas drinks and canapes party on Thursday, December 3rd, are now on the Events section of the website. Book in now! Tickets, £20pp.

Renew or join for 2027 today!

Our group scheme discount with Dobies and Suttons is renewed for 2026/27: 50% off packet seed and 20% off live product. The new code is on the Discounts page in the Members Area.

Early-bird renewal/joining for 2027 is no open. Important info included on the new process to access your digital card.

(Repubished AGAIN!) info abou last day of th depot opening 2026

Check the exhibit categories for our Autumn Flower, Fruit and Vegentable show 2026

From today you can now add your card straight to your phone’s wallet yourself, whenever you like, whether you’re on iPhone or Android.

We have some seedlings and cuttings, donated by members, left over from the Flower Show. They will be taken to the depot on Saturday morning for sale. Buy now while stocks (and digitalis) last!

Please dont forget, if you have plants you have grown for sale on our stand at the Village Flower Show, you can drop them off at Ken Kilmister's house, 44 Gordon Road, at any time from now. Alternatively, bring them to our stand on the Rec at 10.30am on the morning of Saturday 11th. If you say you have goods for CGS stand, the gate off Church Road should let you in. If delivery not possible, I will collect. Just email me at kenkilmister@hotmail.com

Claygate in Bloom bring and buy plant sale today Saturday 9th May 10 - 12 noon at entrance of Torrington Lodge car park. Great bargains, all plants from Claygate gardens so will be very happy in your garden! Donations also welcome !

Town Place and Clinton Lodge We currently have 13 booked in for these visists on Thursday, 18th June. These will be by car, sharing where possible. Picnic lunch. Payment (£11 and £16 with tea) at each venue on entry. Please take a look at the "Events" section of the website for full details and book in within the next two weeks so that transport can be co-ordinated and the garden owners advised of numbers.

The annual CVA plant sale will take place outside the Torrington Lodge car park entrance on Hare Lane, on Saturday May 9th at 10.00 am. This is always a great opportunity to support CVA and pick up some interesting home-grown plants. They usually fly off the shelf so get there early! Anyone with plants to donate who can't deliver them on the day can contact CVA via their website and someone will pick them up.

A quick note before the day is out. Claygate Scouts are running a summer plant sale, and today is the last day to place a pre-order. Orders close tonight, so if you’re planning to pick anything up, now’s the time. https://share.google/719oVwEVmsOd66gq9

Important update about Chessington Garden Centre discount scheme for CGS members

We had a fantastic day at the Claygate Market on Sunday 29th March, with a brilliantly busy stand and a great atmosphere throughout. It was lovely to meet so many local people with a shared interest in gardening, welcome new members, and chat all things growing. Our depot products went down a treat too, available to all (including non members!) for the day of the event. The ever-popular grow your own potato kits - inspired by our recent talk and advice provided to members

Come and say hello to us on the CGS stall at Claygate Market on the Parade tomorrow (Sunday 29 March) 11.00-3.00 for plants, seeds Allan's Broad Beans), gloves, free books and more! 🌱🌻🌿

We know our members love to see the next generation get their hands in the soil - so here’s a chance to make that happen without spending an extra penny. From 1st April, Esher Church School will be featured in the Waitrose Community Matters green token scheme at the Esher store. The children there are raising funds to create their own kitchen garden - growing, harvesting, and eating their own produce. Exactly our kind of project. When you do your Waitrose shop, please drop yo

Let's Talk Gardening with Jean Griffin - the joys and challenges of modern gardening

This is a members only post - please do not share or reproduce - content is made available at the discresion of Barry Newman (This method can be used for one bag or a row) Planting the Potato using a 17 litre Polypot • 1/4 fill the bag with multipurpose compost • Add an egg cup of fertiliser and mix thoroughly (potato is a stem tuber so all potatoes will be produced above the original seed) • Nestle the potato on the fertilised compost with the chits uppermost (it is usual to