Garden Club Programme 2025
Thurs 9th January
Introduction to water colour painting – delayed from last year.
Sat 22nd February
Willow Weaving. 10 am to 4pm at the Parish Hall. Booking essential. (Full)
Weds 5th or 19th March
Spring garden visit to Killerton. Meet by the entrance at 2pm. Entry (to grounds only) is £10. (NT members free) Date dependent on flowering, (min. 1 week’s notice.)
March
Snowdrop planting in Children’s Play Area. Offers of spare snowdrops welcome.
Sun 6th April
Jan Boddington from Blue Shed Flowers, this time guiding us in arranging Spring flowers. Stoodleigh Parish Hall, 2 pm - 4.30 pm.
Sat 19th April
Stoodleigh Easter Market and Coffee Morning at the Parish Hall – Garden Club Plant Stall.
Fri 16th May
Garden visit and celebration cream tea with Pat P. 4pm at Shilhay.
May
Garden visit to Shutelake, Butterleigh, EX15 1PG
Sun 8th June
West Anstey Open Gardens * - between 12pm and 5pm - four lovely open gardens with some very tempting extras. Members' own arrangements.
Sat 22nd June
Dulverton Open Gardens * - Members' own arrangements
Thurs 26th June
Full day of garden visits to Wildside and The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum.
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June
Bampton Hidden Gardens* from 11am to 5pm. As usual there are a lot of gardens to see. It is always interesting to find out what others are doing and get ideas from these gardens. Members' own arrangements.
NB * We do not recommend that a large group visits these gardens all at the same time, as some are quite small. We therefore suggest that you make your own arrangements and we hope that we might meet up with other members while viewing the gardens.
Sat 19th July
Wine tasting at Stoodleigh Vineyard and Garden Club Summer Party – 12 midday. £12 pp. Please bring a plate of food to share.
Sat 23rd August
STOODLEIGH ANNUAL SHOW.
Weds 3rd September - Macmillan charity coffee morning and plant sale at Honeywell by kind invitation of Paula and Pete.
Fri 3rd October - Visit to Withleigh Nursery. Join us for a chat over coffee and cake at 10.30am, plus a chance to look around the interesting and well stocked Nursery.
Fri 10th October - Talk by Stephen Powels on ‘Otters – Coming to a River Near You’. 7.30 – 9 pm at the Parish Hall. Open to All. Garden Club Community event - No charge
Thurs 13th November - Annual General Meeting with refreshments, nibbles and chat. 2 pm – 4 pm at the Parish Hall. Anyone with an interest in gardens, nature or rural crafts, is most welcome to attend.
Sat 15th November - Garden Club Plant Stall at Stoodleigh Winter Fair and Market, Parish Hall. 10.30am - 2pm. Any donations of plants welcome.
Fri 5th December - Garden Club Christmas Party at the Parish Hall. 7pm – 10pm. Please bring a plate of food to share.
Tues 16th December - Wreath making with Marguerite at Tiverton Market. Half day session. All materials and decorations provided, with refreshments. Cost to be confirmed (£35 pp last year)
Thurs 15th January 2026 - Painting with Catherine in Bampton. Acrylics and ‘creating depth’. Full day workshop with all materials, lunch and refreshments provided. Reserve date of Thurs 22nd Jan, should we be snowed in on 15th! Cost to be confirmed (£70 pp last year)