| 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
15th June, when we will be visiting two gardens in the Isle of Whithorn.
Members will be given further details nearer the time.
Previous meetings
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April - a member's garden
In April the Gardening Group visited the garden of a group member in Newton Stewart. Jean moved into her house as a new build in 1978, and created a garden, planting shrubs and building a wall to give some shelter from the wind. The garden contains a wide variety of plants and flowers, plus a…
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March - Ha-Hill House garden
The Gardening Group had an interesting outing to Ha-hill Garden, Torhousemuir on Monday 17th March. The owners, Adrian and Liz McLaughlin, showed us round the 2 acre garden and discussed their interest in trees and the problems arising from the latest storm damage when large, mature trees were blown over. We all admired the large areas…
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February - Bee-friendly gardening
In February the Gardening Group met at a member's home in Kirkinner for a talk about bee-friendly gardening, and a "bring and share" lunch. Anne and Gill, who started "Bee Positive DG8" in 2023, gave a talk about how to encourage pollinators by planting wildflowers in private gardens and public areas, following a 78% decline in the numbers…
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
- 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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