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Talk news: Growing Orchids at Home
Maren Talbot runs a small orchid nursery in Buckinghamshire and her talk – Growing Orchids at Home - introduced the non-expert to the...
Claygate Gardening Society
May 10, 20231 min read
Tomato plant sale 2023
John Round and Dick Bell kindly supplied us with a wide variety of tomato plants again this year. John has been growing tomato plants...
Claygate Gardening Society
May 9, 20232 min read
Support Family Garden tidy up (Friday 21st April)
Rachel Jones, designer of the family garden at the Rec, will be at the Rec this Friday 21st April, from 10 – 1pm so if anyone is...
Claygate Gardening Society
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Claygate Scouts plant sale
Once again this yea the Claygate Scouts team are holding a plant sale (13th May) for which there is an online order form. They are taking...
Claygate Gardening Society
Mar 30, 20231 min read
March Talk: Companion planting the organic way
Our March talk by Belinda Allen – Companion Planting, Gardening the Organic Way – was a fascinating look at how to attract beneficial...
Claygate Gardening Society
Mar 30, 20231 min read
Shortage & Seeds - Free seeds!
When tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuces and raspberries are in short supply what better time to start sowing at home and in the...
Claygate Gardening Society
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Events news
Our proposed visits to Glyndebourne and The Laskett are still a bit short of numbers if we are to keep costs down. Glyndebourne: 22nd...
Claygate Gardening Society
Mar 4, 20231 min read
Talk: Planting for a dry summer (and a cold winter!)
We were joined in February by Rachel Jones https://thegardentailor.co.uk. Rachel was part of the team that designed the garden by the...
Claygate Gardening Society
Mar 2, 20231 min read
Depot Products & Prices 2023
Thanks to the amazing team of volunteers who have stepped in to manage the depot this year (2023) we have a great selection of very...
Claygate Gardening Society
Mar 2, 20231 min read
Our visit to Lullingstone Castle 2023
On Wednesday, 31st August, 33 members went on the sell-out trip to the World Garden at Lullingstone Castle, Eynesham, Kent. Conceived by...
Claygate Gardening Society
Sep 26, 20221 min read
CGS Autumn Flower Fruit & Vegetable Show Categories
Here are the exhibit categories for the CGS Autumn Flower Fruit & Vegetable Show (please note you do not need to register for this event,...
Claygate Gardening Society
Jul 27, 20221 min read
A wonderful BBQ!
The annual CAHA & CGS Summer BBQ at Vale road allotments was very well attended by about 80 people who contributed a wonderful selection...
Claygate Gardening Society
Jul 27, 20221 min read
2022 Claygate Flower Show
CGS took a stand at the Flower Show. We had a very good pitch by the entrance to the Exhibition Marquee so we attracted a lot of people...
Claygate Gardening Society
Jul 27, 20221 min read
Claygate Allotment awards 2022
Plot judging took place on Tuesday, 5th July by Councillor Alex Coombes accompanied by Peter Tozer, Chairman of CAHA. The winners are:...
Claygate Gardening Society
Jul 6, 20221 min read
Depot openings for July-September 2022
The depot will be open from on a fortnightly basis in July - September The team supporting the Vale Road Depot are putting together the...
Claygate Gardening Society
Jul 1, 20221 min read
Our trip to Herons Bonsai Nursary
On Thursday 26th May 27 members visited Herons Bonsai Nursery, Lingfield, for a fascinating talk and demonstration on the origins and...
Claygate Gardening Society
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Introducing Our New Website
Check out our new Claygate Gardening Society (CGS) website, you can do lots of things here that we've previously only managed by email....
Claygate Gardening Society
Apr 20, 20221 min read
Planting trees at Claygate Rec
A Claygate Pearmain apple tree has been planted in the new Family garden beside the cafe. We are going to get a commemorative plaque made...
Claygate Gardening Society
Apr 20, 20221 min read
Spring Designs by Simon Horrill
The January talk was very amusing. Simon used to be a ballet dancer who came to gardening late but he had good plant tips and showed us...
Claygate Gardening Society
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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