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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

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

A regular feature of the CGS stall at the annual village flower show (Saturday, 11th July, this year) is the sale of home-grown plants.  These raise a useful amount of money for us. Each year we ask our members to provide saleable plants that they have grown from seed, cuttings, thinnings or division. This requires a little forward planning.  We would be grateful, therefore, if, when preparing your own, you would pot-up one or two extra plants to donate. These, in clean, labe

The Depot will open on Saturday 7 March   Time: 11.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon   Closed on Saturday 11 July - Claygate Flower Show   Open fortnightly in August on 1, 15 and 29 August Closes Saturday 12 September   Please come and visit us for a wide variety of gardening products including top quality compost, plant feed and fertilisers, plant netting, weed membrane, gloves and many other sundries for all your gardening needs.   Price List for 2026 is now available in the Membe

Depot Early bird 🐦 opening Sun 1 March 1.00 to 3.00 pm. Stock up Early on compost, gloves and much more!

Lidl in Chessington is currently selling 20 packets of seeds for £5.00 Various flower and vegetable varieties

The first talk in 2026 will take place on Thursday 22 January in Claygate Village Hall Please arrive at 7.30 p.m. for a 7.45 p.m. start The National Garden Scheme with Annabel Alford-Warren Join horticultural expert Annabel Alford-Warren for an engaging journey through the "secret" local landscapes and charitable legacy of the National Garden Scheme. Annabel is a dynamic speaker with a lifelong passion for the "Great British Garden" and is a village garden leader in Shere, S

Las day to Join / Renew before January

The upcoming Annual General Meeting of Claygate Gardening Society on November 27th will be our 75th.  We are part of the village community.  Membership is rising.  We are financially in good shape.  We have had another busy year with a lot of activities and added benefits, culminating with Gardeners’ Question Time being recorded here. These things do not happen spontaneously; they are planned and organised by your committee. This has been largely unchanged for three years, th