What:

A local society, affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society, for people interested in all aspects of gardening. Whether you have a tiny garden with a few pots or an extensive garden with a vegetable plot, fruit trees, herbaceous borders and immaculate lawns we can provide something of interest for you.

When and where:

The society meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm in the William Collyn Community Centre, 9, Wellbrook Way, Girton CB3 0GP.

Usually we have a guest speaker and the talks are always advertised in the Girton Parish News and on the village noticeboards. We have a break for tea and coffee and a raffle. Talks range from ones on individual plants e.g roses, hyacinths to garden design, famous gardens, wildlife gardening or pests and diseases.

Members are encouraged to donate spare plants to a ‘bring and buy sale’ each month.

Newsletters include topical information about local events, open gardens, trips being run by other local garden societies and so on.

Summer:

During the summer we focus on our gardens and we organise trips to well known gardens and College gardens and share outings with other local Garden Societies. This year we are visting Pensthorpe gardens and nature reserve near Fakenham in Norfolk and also the famous Beth Chatto Gardens near Colchester in Essex.

As we are affiliated to the RHS, on our organised trips our members get free entry to RHS gardens.

Fundraising

Plant Sale: This is fast becoming an annual event again. It is usually held on the first Saturday (this year on 13th May) of the early May Bank Holiday weekend at 46, Cambridge Road and provides an opportunity for village residents to buy some bargain plants that have been raised and donated by society members.

We have a stall each year at the at Girton Feast Summer Festival fete where we sell plants and herbs donated by our members and also host a mini show competition with the Girton Allotment Society. Details are always available in the Feast Summer Festival Programme and the Girton Parish News.

These activities help to subsidise the low annual subscription.

Contact us

The committee can be contacted at girtongardensociety@outlook.com  Chair Kay Green, Secretary Corinna Tabor and Treasurer Chris Pittock.