The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree "Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall." Larry Wilde (1928-2023) Choosing a Christmas tree, for many people, signals the start of the festive season. Pagans, then Romans and eventually...
Latest News
Chairman Retires : AGM to Seek Popular Transition
Chairman Retires - AGM to seek popular transition. Alec Grant writes: 17th January 2025 "I have sent the following email to the Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society committee. Having spent a number of years in the post of Chairman, which unexpectedly included...
Christmas Greetings 2024
Liz Kirton writes: Dear Members, I would like to offer my best wishes for A happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Here are some important dates for 2025:- AGM. 25th January at the Willis Hall, Church Crookham, next to Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, Church...
Wisley Gardens Autumn Day Out 2024
Helen Howard writes: IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF FLOWERS An autumn members’ visit to the Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley took place on 26th October. The range of flowers that were still out did not fail to impress. I must also mention the autumn leaves and their...
Trading Hut Reopens February 2025
The Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society trading shed will reopen on Saturday, February 8th 2025. We are seeking help from members to volunteer for occasional Saturday morning staffing duty.
Latest Hints & Tips
January 2022 Gardening Tips
Liz Kirton writes : On the last day of December 2021, on a quick stroll round my garden, I found that even in the 'deep mid-winter' there are flowers to appreciate:- witch hazels, both red and yellow unfurling their petals, Iris unguicularis adding their beautiful...
December Gardening Tips
This is a difficult time for plants: when water freezes in the ground, they cannot replace water lost from the leaves. They have adapted by losing their leaves and becoming dormant, or by having waxy, waterproof leaves. The lance-like leaves of bulbs let snow slide...
October Gardening tips
Now is the time to watch the wildlife plant nuts and other seeds in the lawn and flower beds for a new woodland to grow! Now is a time for golden leaves and golden sunlight and a golden ground where the leaves have fallen. Leave them until they turn muddy brown; this...
September 2021 Gardening Tips
After 2020's bumper harvest of apples, I have a very meagre crop this year, but the pears are looking hopeful. The seasons have been later this year: wind and rain have taken a toll. The rain has made hoeing weeds useless and, as a result, I have been hand weeding –...
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.
Click Here to View the (expired) Spring 2026 Shed Price List
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Trading Shed, Church Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, GU52 8LD, (near the Wyvern pub).
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