July and August 2023 Hints and tips
As I write this in June, my garden is very dry. No rain for weeks. Hoeing is a sure way to make it rain! – that, and cleaning the windows! Still, the herbaceous border should be at its best – take a record of which plants need to be divided in the Autumn. Currants,...
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This Year’s Events
Sadly, the 2021 AGM and quiz scheduled for the 26th February cannot go ahead 'in the flesh', but we are holding a 'Zoom' videoconference AGM on 26th Feb 7.30pm. If you are interested in joining in, please let Liz Kirton know and you will be sent the joining online...
February Gardening Tips
Welcome to the start of the growing year, when seeds can be sown, potatoes prepared by chitting and the first flowers: daffodils, snowdrops, primroses, winter aconites and pulmonarias show some colour. February involves pruning many late flowering shrubs to encourage...
Awarding the 2020 Banksian Medal
Dear Members, Since you were deprived of the opportunity to compete for most points in the Summer Show to win the Banksian Medal 2020. The RHS suggests that it should be awarded to someone who has gone 'above and beyond' to help the Church Crookham Garden Society...
Charity Plants
Helen Baker of Crondall Produce Show and Crondall Open Gardens fame, has been collecting plants for her plant stall. Since the open gardens event has been cancelled this year, she has a list of plants for sale in aid of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. Click on the link for...
Latest Hints & Tips
August Gardening Tips
August Gardening By Ewshot Gardener In the vegetable garden, carrots, lettuce, spinach can still be sown and harvesting soft fruit, early potatoes, peas, broad beans and courgettes gives me great pleasure. However, the prolonged hot, dry spell has prevented soft...
July Gardening Tips
In July, I mourn the end of the glorious riot of rambling roses on the pergola and get on with pruning out shoots that have flowered and tying in the vigorous new growth. The climbing roses will keep flowering if you keep dead-heading them. All is not lost, though. ...
June Gardening Tips
June Gardening by Ewshot Gardener It has been a relief to have some exceptional warmth in early May, but the cold wet Spring has made germination patchy. Azaleas and rhododendrons are having a good year and primroses and Pulmonaria have been spectacular for weeks....
May Gardening Tips
The advantage of the cold spring has been a much longer display of daffodils and primroses. The brief spell of warmth in mid April has finally brought tulips into flower. There were very few ready for the show on 7th April. BUT May is the month for bluebells,...
Welcome to Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society
A vibrant garden society with members of all ages, active in Fleet and Church Crookham, Hampshire. We hold regular talks, several annual events and shows and run a comprehensively stocked gardening supplies shed. Paid up members are able to take advantage of discounted prices, carry to car service and possible home delivery by volunteers.
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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.
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Trading Shed, Church Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, GU52 8LD, (near the Wyvern pub).
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