| 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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December 2024 - Christmas decorations
The Gardening Group met on 9 December at the South Machars Community Centre in Whithorn for a practical session of making either a Christmas wreath or Christmas decorations using pine cones. It was a most enjoyable and productive session, and many thanks to Jennifer for leading it and letting us use her crafting materials.
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October 2024 - Tal-y-Fan
In October the Gardening Group visited Tal-y-Fan near Gatehouse, which has opened under Scotland's Garden Scheme this year for the first time. The house was built by Welsh owners in 1969, and is named after a mountain in North Wales. The current owners, Sarah and Janet, who have lived there for ten years, are continuing to…
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September 2024 - Fernlea
On a beautiful sunny afternoon In September the Gardening Group visited Fernlea in Newton Stewart, which opens under Scotland's Gardens Scheme. The owner, Jenny, gave us a tour of the garden, which was created in 2006, and which includes flower beds, espalier fruit trees trained against the side of the house, Galloway pippin apple trees…
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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