| 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
21st September, visit to a walled garden in Wigtown.
19th October.
Members will be given further details nearer the time.
Previous meetings
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July - Tal-y-Fan
In July the Gardening group paid a return visit to Tal-y-Fan near Gatehouse. A few areas have been developed since our visit last October, and the summer colours are beautiful. Different areas of the garden are named, such as the "Secret Path" through an area which was previously very overgrown, and the "Won Kei Parterre".…
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Elizabeth MacGregor's nursery and garden in Kirkcudbright
In June the Gardening Group had a very enjoyable visit to Elizabeth MacGregor's nursery and garden in Kirkcudbright. We walked around the lovely walled garden, which is a showcase for the nursery where plants are for sale. © Copyright Notice - all images contained in this website are copyrighted to the u3a, Wigtownshire u3a, or to individual…
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May - Galloway House Gardens and the National Collection of Handkerchief Trees
The Gardening Group had an interesting enjoyable and very informative meeting at Galloway House Gardens when Roy Walters, one of the Trustees of the garden, gave a talk and tour around. He explained the history, present policy and future plans for the garden with a bit about the latest development which is the National Collection…
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
- 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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