About the Society
The Brimpsfield & Mid-Cotswold Garden Society, founded in 1971, serves the villages in the area between Gloucester and Cirencester. As well as our annual Show, we organise occasional outings for members, a spring plant sale and a summer garden party and hold winter meetings with a horticultural theme and a strong social element. Members benefit from a discount at Dundry Nurseries, Staverton and can take advantage of significantly reduced prices through our bulk order with Dobies Seeds.
We aim to be a friendly society and we welcome anyone with an interest, however general, in gardens and gardening.
Contact the Secretary, Frances Ellery for further information - Tel: 01452 862412 or email: brimpsfieldgardensociety@gmail.com
Gardening society information
We had an enjoyable coffee morning meeting last Saturday, when Roger Umpelby told us about 'Friends and Foes in the Garden'. We had Dobies seed catalogues, and some home-saved seed for people to help yourselves.
On the subject of insects in the garden, Gloucestershire Butterflies have forwarded information to help us help butterflies in our plots. I still have the last red admirals flying in my garden, although they won't be around much longer (they don't hibernate); see the attached flyer, below for advice on how to encourage these welcome visitors to our garden.
Also of possible interest to some of you, the National Gardens Scheme are advertising their annual awards for community groups to help with garden-related projects. There's a short deadline, so if you're involved in a project that might qualify, get your skates on! You can find information at:
https://ngs.org.uk/who-we-are/community-garden-grants/
Happy gardening!
Frances Ellery
Our butterflies and moths are in sharp decline – even our common and widespread species.
Join us by making your own Wild Space in Gloucestershire, however small: a place where butterflies and moths can complete their life cycle.
We would really appreciate it if you could circulate this email and the attached information guide to members of your gardening group.
The main website https://wild-spaces.co.uk gives easily accessible information on how to garden for different species. Your members can also email us for local help and sign up for short online workshops and Q&As this autumn/winter.
You’re welcome to contact us for further information.
Thank you so much for your help.
Karen and David gloucestershirebutterflies@gmail.com
(Wildlife gardeners & Volunteers – Butterfly Conservation, Gloucestershire Branch)
Website https://wild-spaces.co.uk
Garden Society Programme 2023-24
Non-members are welcome to our meetings at any time and, if you like what you see............then:
Our membership fee is only £8 per person - (£12 per couple)
Saturday 29th April 2023 - 10.30 am for 11.00 am
Plant Sale & Coffee Morning - Brimpsfield Village Hall
Saturday 3rd June 2023 - 2.00 pm
Open Gardens - Birdlip and Afternoon Tea in Birdlip Village Hall
Thursday 6th July 2023
Self-Drive Outing to Trench Hill, Sheepscombe
Saturday 2nd September 2023
Annual Show - Birdlip Village Hall
Saturday 7th October 2023 - 10.30 am for 11.00 am
A Family farm in Sussex - Angela Lerwill - Brimpsfield Village Hall
Saturday 4th November 2023 - 10.30 am for 11.00 am
Friends and Foes in the Garden - Roger Umpelby - Brimpsfield Village Hall
Saturday 2nd December 2023 - 10.30 am for 11.00 am
Folklore and More - Adrian James - Brimpsfield Village Hall
Saturday 3rd February 2024 - 10.30 am for 11.00 am
Stroud Seed Bank - Sally Oates - Brimpsfield Village Hall
Saturday 2nd March 2024 - 10.30 am for 11.00 am
Medicinal Herbs in the Garden - Caroline Sheldrick - Brimpsfield Village Hall
Saturday 6th April 2024 - 11.30 am
AGM & Lunch
our recent coffee morning
We had a good turnout again in February for our Saturday morning talk on Container Gardening with Harriet Rycroft.
Harriet gave us a lot of tips on how to make the most of our pots, and how important observations on position and plant suitability was. She finished with a demo of planting up a spring container.