ESTABLISHED 1892

Our Society was formed in the 1890's, with annual spring plant sales, and summer “Garden Produce and Craft Shows".
The Society meets monthly, mainly on the second Thursday evening of each month at at 7.30.pm. at Stalbridge Hall, DT10 2NF, mainly with visiting speakers. (See 2022 schedule below). In July, the meeting is replaced with an evening outing for a garden visit. December's meeting is often a social evening with a sometimes garden related quiz!

​You may be surprised to see Stalbridge residents' gardens and individual features on the Facebook page "Stalbridge Gardens Photos". Stalbridge residents are very welcome to post photos on the Facebook Page. 

Stalbridge Garden Photos

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Our next meeting, on Thursday 12th May at 7.30.pm,  will welcome a member of the Castle Gardens team, talking to us about "What to Grow in My Greenhouse".
​visitors welcome
​For more information please telephone 01963 365848 / 07967 592849

 Classes for the members' Spring Competition: 
1. DAFFODILS - 3 blooms of trumpet daffodils, the trumpet to be as long or longer than the petals.
2. LARGE CUP NARCISSI - 3 blooms of narcissi, the cup to be less than the length of the petals, but  more than one third the length.
3. SMALL CUP NARCISSI - 3 blooms of narcissi, the cup to be less than one-third the length of the petals.
4. NARCISSI - 6 blooms of one or more varieties of narcissi, arranged with their own foliage.
5. MINIATURE DAFFODILS - 5 blooms of any variety
6. SPRING BULBS - growing in a pot or a bowl.
7. CUT SPRING FLOWERS - a vase or bowl of any cut spring flowers other than narcissi,  number optional.
8. SPRING BULBS - one variety of cut flowers, other than narcissi.
​Class 9 will be reinstated next year!

April 2022.
Our April meeting was replaced by a Saturday afternoon "Members' Open Gardens", when seven of our brave members opened their gardens to the rest of the Society. The gardens, as one might expect in such an historic town, ranged from old, large, and well-established, to newly-built, with 'bijou' but recently and carefully planned and planted; and everything in between. 

Our hosts welcomed us to their gardens and showed us round, pointing out their proudest features!
The final garden, at Anglesea Cottages, saw us all enjoying tea and lots of cakes, and comparing notes. The  latest feature of our Society, the seed swap table, was available at that garden too.
Many thanks to everyone who made it all possible!

Our next meeting is described at the top of this page. Meanwhile we're all preparing for our
Annual Plant and Garden Items Sale, at Stalbridge Hall on Saturday 21st May from 10am.
Everyone is welcome and entry is free. Teas and coffees will be available.
Donations of plants and clean garden items should be brought to the Hall between 9.am and 10.am. please.

Our members are sowing extra seeds and dividing clumps of flowers, so there should be plenty to buy for your garden. Please bring cash as we have no facility for plastic.
The committee members will be available to answer questions, particularly those relating to joining our Society!

The Stalbridge Garden Society have been asked to contribute to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, by organising a Town open gardens  event on Friday 3rd June. We have had 10 volunteers come forward and more details will follow.

​Our programme for  2022 :
JANUARY     Thursday 13th    "Gardens Far and Near"                                Mike Webber
FEBRUARY   Thursday 10th    "Vegetable Gardening."                                David Loder
MARCH        Thursday 10th     AGM  & Spring Competition.  "RHS Gardens"  David Moon 
APRIL            Saturday 23rd          Members' Gardens visits 1.30pm - 4.00.pm.
MAY              Thursday 12th    "What to Grow in my Greenhouse"  Castle Gardens Gold Club
                       Saturday 21st      Plant Sale
JUNE             Thursday 9th       Rose competition.  "Born in the USA."       Martin Young
JULY              Monday 11th       Evening outing
AUGUST         Saturday 20th    Flower and Produce Show
SEPTEMBER   Thursday 8th     Dahlia Competition.                    "Hedgehogs"  Laura Batt         
OCTOBER      Thursday 13th   Apple Competition     "The Climate Change Garden" Sally Morgan         
NOVEMBER   Thursday  10th                                                    Speaker TBA
DECEMBER    Thursday 8th     Christmas buffet and Quiz                             Alan Eason​

THIS PAGE IS EDITED BY TONY MOORE FROM STALBRIDGE GARDEN SOCIETY