About Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society
Church Crookham Garden Society was formed in 1954 as the Ryelaw Garden Society. It was founded by residents of Ryelaw Road as an outlet for their interest in gardening.
At some time in its early stages, the Society began marketing garden supplies and until 1997 traded from sheds located in Moore Close.
The name of the Society was changed to Church Crookham Garden Society to reflect the wider residential location of its members and since 2022 Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society.
Shows were organised and now two shows per year are held, one in the spring and one in late summer.
In 1997 the ground occupied by the Society’s sheds was subject to planning consent for residential building and the Society moved to a purpose built concrete structure located in the car park of the Crookham Memorial Hall in Sandy Lane, Church Crookham.
The Society welcomes new members. It is run by two committees:
- Main committee
- Show working party
Each committee is made up of elected members, and is chaired by the Society Chairman.
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Sales Shed
The sales shed, located in the car park of the Crookham Memorial Hall, is open on Saturday mornings, at 10:00 to 11:30h between February and September. It is for Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society members only but new members can join at the shed, thus accessing discounted goods.
The range of goods available is extensive, from composts and fertilizers to twine and canes. Most of the goods on offer are at prices that are considerably cheaper than garden centres and DIY shops.
The sales shed is manned by volunteer members. It is a condition of membership that members help out at the shed when required. We currently have 12 teams of helpers who do three Saturdays per year. In addition, we have a small pool of reserve helpers who stand in for team members to cover holidays or other times when they are unavailable. We are always on the look-out for additional helpers.
Other products that are available include pesticides and herbicides, lawn-care products, ant and slug killers, plant pots and trays, grit and vermiculite.
Due to very limited shelf life, seeds and bulbs are not stocked. Garden tools are not stocked due to low turnover.
A complete list of items available from the sales shed can be found in the Trading section.
Special Autumn Shed Openings:
Saturday November 7th and Saturday December 5th 2026 – 10:00 to 11:30

Visit the shed to renew membership £5 per annum. New members welcome.
Membership opens multiple benefits. Gardening-related talks, RHS free visits, Free monthly newsletter, Friendly, expert advice, Discounted supplies and entry to our shows.
Open Saturday 7th November and Saturday December 5th 2026 10:00 until 11:30. Click here to view special offers.
Your Shed Team.
Trading Shed, Church Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, GU52 8LD, (near the Wyvern pub).
Spring Show
A spring show is held during March or April. Classes in the spring show are restricted to spring flowers, pot plants and flower arrangements. (See members’ handbook)
Annual Show
An annual show is held at the end of August. At this show there are classes for :
- flowers
- vegetables
- flower arrangements
- pot plants
- domestic produce (cakes, jam etc)
Plant Sales
On most Saturdays, members bring their spare plants to swap or sell.
Members who have spare plants, such as bedding or pot plants, offer them for sale and donate 10% of the takings to the Society. This sale is at the same time as the shed opening.
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- The Beginning of the Church Crookham Garden Society
- Potassium Fertiliser - Banana Bread
- 2026 March Snippets
- New products for 2026
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- Quiz Night
- November 2025 Newsletter
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- Harvest Supper and Quiz Night 2025
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- Summer 2025 Show Report
- September Gardening 2025
- Lettuce Glut??
- Slugs - Friend or Foe Part I
- Wisley July 2025 Visit
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- Hints and tips for Show Exhibitors
- Behind the Scenes With RHS Judge Helen Baker
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- My New Year's Resolution is to Throw Away the Trowel
- Plenty of Growing Advice Exchanged
- February 2025 Gardening
- 2025 Seed Order Service
- 2025 AGM Confirms Bright Future
- Chairman Retires : AGM to Seek Popular Transition
- 2025 Annual General Meeting 25th January
- January Hints and Tips 2025
- Christmas Greetings 2024
- The Christmas Tree
- Wisley Gardens Autumn Day Out 2024
- Hints and Tips for November 2024
- Trading Hut Reopens February 2025
- Visit Hampshire Gardens
- Hints and Tips for September 2024
- Church Crookham Allotments 2024
- 26th October 2024 Members' Wisley Visit
- 2024 Summer Show Multiple Successes
- Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
- The Plant Centre, Hound Green, Hook
- Hints and Tips for August 2024
- Garden Society Summer Show 2024
- Successful CCFGSOC Fuchsia Talk
- Wedding Cake Tree in Full Bloom
- May - June Talks
- Dobies 2024 Catalogue Discounts
- Hints and Tips for June
- Wisley Visit 2024
- Trading Hut Sale
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- March 2023 Hints and Tips
- Kevin Ahronson
- February Hints and Tips
- Latest News from the Society - 2023
- January Gardening Tips
- Jim Buttress - Superintendent of the Royal Parks
- October Hints and Tips
- The World of Butterflies talk on 22nd September
- Hints and Tips for September
- Hints and Tips for July - August 2022
- June gardening Tips
- The Society's Summer Show is on 20th August
- May 2022 gardening Tips
- Keep the society going!
- April Hints and Tips
- March Hints and Tips
- 2022 AGM and Quiz 25th February
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- January 2022 Gardening Tips
- December Gardening Tips
- October Gardening tips
- Summer Show 2021 Report
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- Summer Show 21st August
- July 2021 gardening tips
- June Gardening Hints and Tips
- Welcome to Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society
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- This Year's Events
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- January Hints and Tips
- December Gardening Tips
- November Hints and Tips
- Hints and Tips for October 2020
- Awarding the 2020 Banksian Medal
- September gardening advice
- Tips for July and August
- June gardening Tips
- Charity Plants
- May gardening tips
- Mystery Bulb Competition
- April hints and tips
- Spring Show 28th March is cancelled
- Gardening Tips for March
- Gardening Hints and Tips February 2020
- December and January Gardening
- September gardening
- Hints and tips for July and August
- June Hints and Tips
- Gardening in May
- Appletree Grafting and Free Lunch
- Spring Show 2019
- April Hints and Tips
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- February Hints and Tips 2019
- Chairman's Message 2019
- Events 2019
- December Gardening
- November Gardening Tips
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- September Gardening Tips
- Harvest Supper 28th September
- August Gardening Tips
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- May Gardening Tips
- Seed Offer
- April Gardening
- March Gardening Tips
- Dates for 2018
- February Gardening Tips
- October Gardening
- 2017 September Gardening
- January Gardening Tips
- November Gardening
- Andy McIndoe's Garden Visit
- 2017 Spring Show
- Summer Show Junior Sunflower Competition
- Day Visit to Hellebore Specialist March 2017
- Spring Show 2017
- 2017 Member's Handbook
- BBC Gardener's Question Time

