by Jenny Lancaster | Dec 9, 2018 | Events
Bring a plate of your favourite food to share at the first meeting of 2019 and the Society will provide the wine and soft drinks. It’s also the time to renew your annual subscription of only £6, this covers the cost of hiring the Manor House for our meetings...
by June Cassidy | Dec 3, 2018 | Previous Meetings
Considering the inclement weather it was a full turnout for the November meeting of Dawlish Garden Society to hear Jeremy Wilsons’ talk on Camellias. Jeremy has worked in the horticulture industry for many years and now runs a small nursery (Strete Gate Camellias)...
by Jenny Lancaster | Oct 31, 2018 | Previous Meetings
The October meeting of the Dawlish Garden Society welcomed Angela Dodd-Crompton to talk about her time at the Italianate Garden at Great Ambrook where she has spent 13 years and over 13,000 hours volunteering, investigating and uncovering the original design. Angela...
by June Cassidy | Oct 1, 2018 | Previous Meetings
The speaker at the September meeting of the Dawlish Garden Society was Chris Seagon who with his wife Jenny own the Edible Garden Nursery at Whiddon Down. They have been growing plants for over 20 years chemical, heat and peat free, so have plenty of experience to...
by June Cassidy | Aug 14, 2018 | Events
The Strand was busy from 7am on Saturday morning with people dropping off their produce in readiness for judging at the annual Dawlish Flower, Produce and Craft Show. The new all colour programme certainly had caught the eye of Dawlish residents to boost an interest...
by Jenny Lancaster | Aug 7, 2018 | Outings
Members and friends enjoyed two outings this July, the first to Burrow Farm Gardens near Axminster, where a sunny day encouraged exploration of the 13 acres and many garden rooms. It was very pleasant to sit under the shady area by the tea rooms and partake of...
by June Cassidy | Jul 14, 2018 | Previous Meetings
It was reassuring to hear from Nigel West, at a recent Dawlish Garden Society meeting, that most people don’t need specialist equipment to take a good photograph – a phone will do! What is vitally important however, is a tripod or mono pod to hold the...
by Jenny Lancaster | Jun 1, 2018 | Previous Meetings
The chairman opened the May meeting of The Dawlish Garden Society by welcoming members and visitors. She thanked all volunteers at the recent plant sale held in front of the Strand Centre for growing and donating such a splendid array of tomato, veg and bedding...
by June Cassidy | May 29, 2018 | Events
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by Jenny Lancaster | May 3, 2018 | Previous Meetings
To commence the April meeting of the Dawlish Garden Society, our speaker Jess Evans, chose the flower of the month “The Bride” or Pearl Bush (Exochorda macrantha) which was brought by member Eileen Lowry. The chocolate hippopotamus raffle prize was won by...
