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Listen: Claygate GQT
Kathy Clugston and the GQT panel travel to Claygate to solve more gardening conundrums.
Claygate Gardening Society
Aug 29, 20251 min read
Claygate Gardening Society Autumn Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Show 2025
Your chance to exhibit your home grown produce with small prizes awarded to winners in each category
Ann Whittaker
Aug 12, 20251 min read
Visits to Ightam Mote and Penshurst.
On 17th July 19 CGS members visited these two pre-Elizabethan houses and gardens, both dating from the14th century Ightam Mote. The...
Ken Kilmister
Jul 26, 20252 min read
Gardeners' Question Time comes to Claygate.
Following an invitation from Claygate Gardening Society, on 22nd July 350 people from Claygate and beyond had a very entertaining evening...
Ken Kilmister
Jul 26, 20251 min read
Visits to West Green House gardens, Hartley Wintney, and The Manor House, Upton Grey.
Our first double garden visits of the year, only 15 minutes apart in Hampshire, were a great success. They are very different in style...
Ken Kilmister
Jun 18, 20252 min read
Mark Sugden.
A memorial service for Mark will take place at 11:00 am on Tuesday, 24th June, 2025 at Church of the Holy Name 42 Arbrook Lane Esher...
Ken Kilmister
Jun 6, 20251 min read
BBC Gardeners’ Question Time. 350 tickets sell out in 36 hours!
Sorry to disappoint, but all tickets for the recording of BBC Gardeners' Question Time were scooped up by Friday afternoon, 30th May, by...
Claygate Gardening Society
May 29, 20251 min read
Depot restock! Sylvamix & Soil improver
A quick message from the team at the depot to share that they have new stock of Silvamix and Soil improver! Pop down next Saturday to...
Claygate Gardening Society
May 12, 20251 min read
Finally Fixed! Reissued Apple Membership Cards for 2025 Members - Check Your Email for Instructions on Adding to Your Wallet!
Hello everyone! We know that waiting can be frustrating, especially with technology. But today, we have great news to share that we...
Claygate Gardening Society
Apr 13, 20252 min read
Summer Garden Party tickets now on sale! Go to "Events" on the website to book.
Don't miss the social event of the year. Party frocks, blazers and panamas please!
Ken Kilmister
Mar 30, 20251 min read
Closing down sale.
One of our CGS members previously ran an online sustainable gardening shop, which she closed last year. Now, she’s teaming up with The...
Ken Kilmister
Mar 27, 20251 min read
Emily’s Allotment Blog #13 December 2024
NOTE FROM TEAM: Sorry for the delay in posting this update! December has been a quiet month at the allotment. The festive season,...
emilyw
Mar 25, 20252 min read
"From Sikkim to Surrey"
Leith Hill Place National Trust Leith Hill Place, Dorking, Surrey, are running a “tea, talk and walk in the historic Rhododendron Woods”...
Ken Kilmister
Mar 13, 20251 min read
2025 Trip tickets now on Sale
🌿 Claygate Gardening Society – Two Stunning Summer Garden Trips! 🌿 Join us for two exclusive double-bill garden visits this summer,...
Claygate Gardening Society
Feb 28, 20251 min read
Talk on Fuchsias on Thursday 27 February in Claygate Village Hall 7.30 p.m. for 7.45 p.m. start
Fuchsias Carol Gubler, a fuchsia specialist, will discuss the cultivation and nurturing of these colourful garden favourites and will...
Ann Whittaker
Feb 21, 20251 min read
The Depot is opening this week on 1 March 2025
The Depot will re-open on Saturday 1 March through to Saturday 6 September (fortnightly in August). Time: 11.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon The...
Ann Whittaker
Feb 19, 20251 min read
The Great Seed Swap - Sat 1st Feb 10am -3pm, The Garden Room Hilltop, Wisley.
The Great Seed Swap - Sat 1st Feb 10am -3pm, The Garden Room Hilltop, Wisley. Join us for the biggest collection of seeds we’ve ever had...
Claygate Gardening Society
Jan 22, 20252 min read
Learn all about The Therapy Garden at our first talk in 2025
Happy New Year everyone. Our first talk in 2025 is on Thursday 23 January in Claygate Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. for 7.45 p.m. start....
Ann Whittaker
Jan 18, 20251 min read
Happy Christmas to all our members!
The CGS Committee would like to wish all our members a Happy Christmas and a floriferous New Year!
Ken Kilmister
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Emily’s Allotment Blog #12 – November 2024
As winter sets in, I’ve been busy trying to get set for the new year. It’s hard to believe I’ve had my plot for a whole year now! I’ve...
emilyw
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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