Stourton
Caundle Garden Club We meet once a month, 2nd Wednesday
of the month, October to May, to discuss all things gardening in a friendly
and informal atmosphere. The January supper is always a huge success,
whilst the Annual Show brings the whole village together and looks
wonderful. Membership Current annual subscription is £7.50.
This allows entry to the talks; the ‘club night’ at Castle Gardens when a
25% discount is offered on all plants and bulbs; and visits to outstanding
local gardens. New members are
always welcome – just turn up at the Village Hall. Committee: Chairman – Howard ffitch Secretary – Maureen Villiers Treasurer – Linda Walters Others - Melanie Lillie, Christine Peters, Marjo Walker, Win Gillard, Sally-Anne Barrett
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STOURTON
CAUNDLE GARDEN CLUB 2018/2019
Programme Meetings
are at 7.15pm except the Discount Night at Castle Gardens which is at 6.30pm 1st
September Annual
Flower & Produce Show
at the Village Hall followed by Tea Party. 10th
October Climbers,
what to plant where, and how to prune by Martin Young,
Conservationist, plantsman
and nursery owner. 14th
November Winter
and Christmas Decorations. Preceded by short
AGM. Arrangements by Funky Flowers aka Sue Simon and Penny Plunkett. 12th
December A
Whiff of the
Exotic welcoming
back Katherine Crouch, a garden designer based in the South West,
Chelsea Gold Medal 2013, and BBC Gardener of the Decade 2008. 9th
January Annual
Supper at the
Village Hall. 13th
February The
Living Jigsaw Explained
by Val Bourne. The benefits of using plant diversity and wildlife to
keep your garden healthy. 13th
March Epimediums by Sally
Gregson, author and owner of Mill Cottage
Plants. Widely known and recently introduced species. 10th
April Steps
to make your garden less work, more time to enjoy! by Roger Hirons, The Plant Doctor. 1st
May Discount
Evening at Castle Gardens, Sherborne
with a discount on all purchases and free delivery to the village and
surrounding area. |
History The inaugural meeting of the Stourton
Caundle Garden Club was held in May 1974. Committee members were F
Barnes, S Burch, Mrs Bond, Miss Spickenwell and
the Misses Helen and Rosemary Julius. They also had the power to
co-opt two more members. The Annual Show was scheduled for September
and monthly meetings were to be held on the 2nd Friday of the
month from October to April. Subscriptions were set at 50 pence per
year. Membership was, and still is, open to
residents from Stourton Caundle, Stalbridge
Weston, Purse Caundle, Bishops Caundle, Bishops Down and Holwell. A later committee meeting agreed the
schedule for the Show, which consisted of 38 classes with sections in
Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, Domestic, Handicrafts and Children’s section. Meetings moved to Wednesdays in 1975
and the first Constitution of the club was drawn up. Mr Ron Baillie
became a horticultural judge in 1982, and since then has provided judging
at the Show. His wife, Mrs Sylvia Baillie, acted as a secretary of
the club for a number of years before becoming Chair in 1992. They
retired from active committee work in 1995 but Ron Baillie continues to do
a sterling job in his capacity as horticultural judge. Mrs Prue Seddon served on the committee from 1994 to 2010, when
she was elected as President following the death of Miss Rosemary
Julius. The Julius sisters took it in turns to be Chair, Secretary or
President of the club for almost 20 years. Jane Yandell
was elected as Chair in 1995 and held the post for 12 years until Nikki
Hale took over in 2007, succeeded in November 2012 by Howard ffitch. Win Gillard served as Chairman during 2017 and 2018 before handing back the role to Howard.
