Welcome to

Sherston
Gardening Club

Growing together in the heart of Wiltshire

A friendly club for everyone who loves gardens, plants and the great outdoors. Join us to share ideas, enjoy inspiring speakers, take part in community projects (if you want to) and meet fellow gardening enthusiasts

Inspiring Speakers
Expert advice and fresh ideas
Friendly Community
People who love gardening as much as you
Local Projects
Making a difference to our community
All Welcome
Just started or a seasoned hand? We would love to meet you

Upcoming Meetings & Speakers

Interesting talks - New ideas - Expert advice

Meetings are held in the British School Room on the 1st Tuesday of each month. Doors open at 7pm. Speaker starts at 7.30pm with refreshments / raffle afterwards - £2.00. Contact: sherstongardeningclub@gmail.com

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November

Pruning Shrubs & Aftercare

Duncan Coombs

Duncan is an experienced horticulturalist, RHS Garden adviser and former Pershore College lecturer.He has travelled widely in search of fascinating plants. He is the author of “ The complete Guide to compact Trees and shrubs”

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December

Badminton

Marie and Karen Ashley

Marie and Karen Head Gardeners at Badminton since 2018. They manage the historic estate grounds, including the South gardens, Orangery, East Front and Walled Garden alongside the Duchess of Beaufort and the wider gardening team.

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January

An Introduction to the gardens of Westonbirt School

Margie Hoffnung

Margie is a local speaker, who worked for Rosemary Verey at Barnsley House. She has also worked at Westonbirt Arboretum and Highgrove. She is Conservation Officer at the Gardens Trust.

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February

Botanical Illustration from Cave Painting to the Present

Debbie Devauden

Debbie has a Diploma in Botanical illustration from Chelsea Physic garden .She is chair of the Gloucestershire Society for Botanical illustration .She exhibits work widely including the annual Society of Botanical Artist exhibition.

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March

The National Garden Scheme in Wiltshire

Ros Ford

The National Garden Scheme (NGS) is a UK charity that encourages owners of beautiful private gardens to open them to the public. Money raised supports nursing, health and gardening charities across the country.

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April

Organic Gardening & the Field Nursery

Jonny Bruce

Jonny is a gardener and a grower. He has recently opened an organic perennial nursery near Cirencester. He has worked across many gardens, including Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage in Dungeness . The Tate have recently published his book ”The Artist’s Garden”

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May

Climbers

Andrew Jeanes

Andrew has a career spanning 30 plus years working in wholesale and retail sectors of the horticultural industry. Currently he is working for the Guernsey Clematis nursery, a breeder and worldwide exporter of young clematis.

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June

Pots for Hot Spots and Shady spaces

Harriet Rycroft

Harriet is a garden writer and teacher of container gardening. She has worked in the gardens at Whichford Pottery planning, planting and maintaining large displays of planted pots all the year round.

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July

Keep your perennial salvias looking beautiful all year long

Robert Edwards

Robert came across Salvia Royal Bumble whilst choosing low maintenance and bee friendly plants for a client’s border. He decided to build his own nursery focusing on Salvias. His goal is to become the main specialist supplier of Salvias in the UK.

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September

Eat Your Garden

Harry Holding

Harry founded Harry Holding Studio in 2016. It is an award-winning international landscape and garden design practice with offices in London, Bristol and Hay-on-Wye. Harry published the book “Eat your garden“ in May 2026 

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October

English Roses & their Cultivation

Liam Beddall

Liam is Head Rosarian at David Austin Roses . He supports garden designers, landscapers and trade professionals across the UK to create planting schemes that showcase roses beautifully alongside carefully chosen companion planting.

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November

Plants for Awkward Places

Julie Ritchie

Julie (and Robin) Ritchie started Hoo House Nursery, Tewkesbury 33 years ago. It has a plant list of over 900 varieties and and has been growing perennials and alpines in peat free compost for more than 16 years.

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It doesn't matter if you are a seasoned gardener or just getting started, Sherston Gardening Club offers a warm welcome, inspiration and a chance to join a set of like mind people passionate about gardening!

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Community Activity

From village planting projects to supporting local causes, find out what we are up to.

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Our Committee

A small team with a big passion

The Sherston Gardening Club is run by a dedicated team of volunteers who work together to organise our meetings, events and community activities.

Chair
Pat Jones
Vice Chair
Irene Johnston
Treasurer
Judi Sykes
Secretery
Gilly Noble
Trip Co-ordinator
El Lines
Refreshments
Gail Whale

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