Welcome to South Chilterns Gardening

  
 

The South Chilterns Gardening Group was set up in 1997 it covers an area of about a twenty mile radius around High Wycombe, encompassing an area of clay, flint and chalk.

 

2011/12 membership is £10 per year single or £15 for anyone living at the same address together) this includes a quarterly newsletter, diversified events throughout the year which are discounted for members, opportunity to carry out surveys of local nurseries, products and suppliers, to take part in local trials and also to meet face to face people in your area who love gardening, whether they have a window box or a large garden. If you would like to join please send a cheque made out to South Chilterns Group to Pauline Squire,144 Chartridge Lane, Chesham Bucks. HP5 2RH,

 

Click here to download an Application form in Microsoft Word.

Click here to download an Application form as a .pdf file.

 

South Chilterns Gardening sells plants at Farmers' Markets and Boot Sales.  Margaret Wilcox is the co-ordinator e-mail mbwilcox51@tiscali.co.uk.  If you can help at any time please contact Margaret 01628 486497, also if you have plants or produce to sell. It is a very pleasant morning out, if you are free either regularly or just occasionally. 

  
 

 

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OUR NEWSLETTERS

Latest Newsletter Winter Issue 2011-2012

EVENTS FOR 2012

Click here for a calender of events for local gardening groups
N.B. For coach trips, the coach usually has pick up points at Chartridge near Chesham, Beaconsfield (the Greyhound) and Maidenhead (Braywick) depending on the destination.
Saturday 28th January 2012 Anniversary Dinner The Chequers, Wooburn Common. £21 two course, £27.00 three courses click here for menu
Saturday 18 February 2012 Talk at The White Hill Centre, Chesham  

10.00 a.m. Coffee - Changed Speaker: John Negus (Geraniums & The Garden Border).

12.30 lunch - 2.00 Kathy Brown (containers) £4 per session. £12 in total. Contact Helen to book.

Saturday 17th March 2012 Talk by Derry Watkins of Special Plants near Chippenham. This will be followed by a trip to the nursery and garden during the summer.     Cookham Dean WI Hall 2.30pm £6.50. 

Wonderful tea with home made cakes £2 extra

Thursday 12 April 2012?

Museum of Garden History &

Florence Nightingale Museum.

 

Coach Trip to Lambeth. Members: £33.50 (concessions £31.50). Guests: £35

(concessions £33.00) 9.30 a.m. from the top of my lane (pickup at Beaconsfield) Visit

to the Garden Museum, (lunch not included to be booked in advance - details later).

Afternoon visit to the Florence Nightingale Museum.

Thursday 10 May 2012 Loseley Park House & Garden, nr. Guildford.

Coach or Drive Yourself. Please let me know what you prefer and we will go with the

majority. Coach price including coffee and house tour: Members £30.00. Guests:

£32.00. Lunch extra to be booked in advance - details later. Drive yourself price:

Members: £11.00. Guests: £13.00.

Friday 22 June 2012 The Manor House, Upton Grey, Hants.

Coach trip to this Gertrude Jekyll garden. Pick up at Beaconsfield if required.

Members: £26.00. Guests: £28.00. Price includes afternoon tea. Lunch at local pub

extra (to be booked in advance - details later.)

Thursday 5 July 2012 Special Plants Nursery & Garden, Chippenham.

Visit to Derry Watkins . Coach leaves my lane at 9.30. Pick up at Maidenhead

(Braywick). Price includes tour, lunch and tea. If you don’t want to join in the tour,

deduct £2.00. and if you don’t wish to have soup with your ploughmans lunch, deduct

a further £2. Members: £39.50. Guests: £41.00.

Thursday 9-Saturday 11 August 2012 Shrewsbury Flower Festival.

“Away” trip to Shrewsbury. Coach leaves my lane at 9.30 a.m. Pick up at Maidenhead.

Costs including bed, breakfast, dinner, & all visits, but no lunches, will be around £585

per couple and £350 for a single person (final figures more than I had hoped I’m afraid

but still less than last year). A deposit of £75 each is required a.s.a.p. This will only be

returned if we can fill your seat on the coach. However, if we get more than 20 people

going, we will be able to give you a small refund.

August 2012 AGM Date to be decided  
Thursday 13 September 2012 Visit to Milldene Gardens, Moreton in Marsh 

Coach or drive-yourself trip to Mill Dene Garden. Please let me know what you prefer

and we will go with the majority. Pick up at Beaconsfield ( Windsor End). Introductory

talk and lunch. Price to be advised later.

If you are interested in taking part in any of the events fill in the form (click here for Booking Form) either send a cheque made out to "South Chilterns Gardening", a stamped addressed envelope, plus your name, address and telephone number along with the event you wish to attend to:

Helen Turner, PO Box 88, Chesham, Buckinghamshire HP5 2SR

or if you prefer use internet banking. The information for this can be found on the Booking form.

If you require more information you can contact Helen Turner on 01494 782 349 or Fax 01494 785193 or e-mail helenpanda@tiscali.co.uk 

You can also pay by Bank Transfer if you join the group.
 

Can you help run the stall? Once a month or occasionally, the third Sunday in the morning.

Contact Margaret Wilcox   mbwilcox51@tiscali.co.uk 

GROUP CONTACTS - if you would like to help with any of the groups contact Liz Kwantes
Group Co-ordinator Liz Kwantes (01628 525130) liz@kwantes.com 
Events Co-ordinator and Newsletter Editor Helen Turner helenpanda@tiscali.co.uk
Membership Pauline Squires        
Surveys Co-ordinator Vacant    
Finance Wendy Hobday   
Trials Co-ordinator Carole Selway CaroleSelway@talktalk.net
Seeds and Plants Trisha Lewis  
Farmers' Market Margaret Wilcox