| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm 3rd Monday in the month |
| Venue: | Out and about |
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Our members have a diverse range of gardening interests and experience and we often visit members’ gardens to learn from their successes – and occasionally failures! – and try to help with problem areas.
We share plants, cuttings material and seeds, and specialist techniques such as preparing entries for flower and vegetable shows.
We also gain inspiration from visits to some of the amazing gardens in the area, including some that are not normally open to the public, and invite the occasional speaker to benefit from their expertise.
Themed meetings have included apple and potato days, but we find time to relax and socialise too.
Next meeting
16th November at the Merse, Wigtown. Further details will be available nearer the time. There will be no meeting in December.
Members will be given further details nearer the time.
Previous meetings
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October - Threave Gardens greenhouse tour
The Gardening Group visited Threave Gardens for a tour of the greenhouses, including ones not usually open to the public, with a very interesting talk by the greenhouse manager.
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September - Wigtown garden
In September the Gardening Group visited the walled garden of a member in Wigtown, which was originally the kitchen garden of a large house next door, and is mostly overgrown and shady, with some unusual sculptures made from found objects. The current owner, who has owned it since 2022 and is half way through a…
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August - a member's garden in Kirkcowan
In a change to the planned programme the Gardening Group visited a member's garden in Kirkcowan. This lovely garden has been created over the five years that the current owners have lived there, and contains a wide variety of plants, a rockery, a pond, a greenhouse, and a small meadow area.
We have visited a wide range of gardens since 2022 - so many that we have put the full list on a separate page. We hope you will be inspired to join us!
Recent past meetings 2025-26
- October - the greenhouses at Threave Gardens, with a talk by the greenhouse manager.
- September - a walled garden in Wigtown
- August - a member's garden in Kirkcowan
- July - woodland garden in Blackcraig
- June - members' gardens at the Isle of Whithorn
- May - a collection of succulents in a garden outside Whithorn
- April - Craighlaw House, Kirkcowan
- March - Logan Botanic Gardens
- February - In February the Gardening Group held a "show and tell" meeting at The Merse, Wigtown, when members brought items that they found useful for gardening. These included books, magazines, websites, tools and tips which could be helpful to others.
- January 2026 - The Gardening Group held a very successful and enjoyable "bring and share" lunch plus planning meeting at Jacqui and Ian's house. A lot of good suggestions were made for places to visit throughout the year.
- November - Cree Valley tree nursery at Barclye
- October - Plant propagation masterclass
- September - Barlockhart Lodge, Glenluce
- August - Dumfries House and Gardens (joint meeting with the Local History and Historic Buildings group).
- July - Tal-y-Fan near Gatehouse
- June - Elizabeth MacGregor's nursery, Kirkcudbright
- May - Galloway House Gardens
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