Yarty Gardening Club

Breeeding & Growing Dahlias
2024-03-21 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Otterford Parish Hall, Bishopswood. TA20 3RS

From Grower to Garden Centre
2024-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 UTC

Plant sale at Otterford Parish Hall
2024-05-04 10:00 - 12:00 UTC

Minterne Magna visit to see Rhododendrons
2024-05-16 14:00 - 16:30 UTC

Visit to Ottilies Flowers with tea and cake
2024-06-20 14:00 - 16:30 UTC

Summer Social & BBQ at BSM Village Hall
2024-07-18 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Buckland St Mary Village Hall. TA20 3SP
We are looking forward to our summer social gathering at the Buckland St Mary Village hall on 18th July starting at 6pm. There will be a BBQ with burgers and sausages and a vegetarian option, along with a glass of wine, soft drinks and teas and coffees.

The gathering is free to members and £5 for friends and family. The club will be providing the burgers, sausages, vegetarian equivalent with buns but please could you bring along a plate to share, such as salads and other snacks. A selection of fruity puddings will be provided.

Food will be served from 6.30(ish)pm.
If it is wet we will be in the hall!)

Hydrangeas with Sally Gregson
2024-09-19 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Otterford Parish Hall, Bishopswood. TA20 3RS
Hydrangeas Plant List – Sally Gregson Talk
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blaumeise’
H. m. ‘Izu-no-Hana’
H. m. Pfau
H.m. Veitchii
H. m. Beauté Vendomoise
H.m. Ayesha
H.m. Mme Emile Mouillere
H.m. Pia
Hosta ‘Raspberry Sundae and H. June
Geranium ‘Rozanne’
Assorted Helleborus x hybridus
H. paniculata Savill Lace
H.p. Chantilly Lace
H.p. Phantom
H.p. Levana
Bergenia ‘Overture’
B. ‘Angel Kiss’
Astrantia ‘Superstar’
A.Roma’
H. arborescens ‘Annabelle;
H. a. Hayes Starburst
Geranium ‘Patricia’
Anemone Wild Swan
Erythronium Pagoda
Athyrium otophorum ‘Okanum’
A.nipponicum Pictu,
H. petiolaris
Meconopsis grandis
H. seemanii
Schizophragma integrifolium Windmills
Schizophragma hydrangeoides Rose Sensation
H. aspera Villosa
H. aspera Peter Chappell
H. aspera KawakamiiH. aspera Macrophylla
Hydrangea involucrata Hortensis
H. involucrata Sterilis
Epimedium Persian Carpet
E. Jean O’Neill
E. Akebono and E. Black Sea
H. quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’
H. q. Snowflake
Hakonechloa macra Aureolineata & Ophiopogon planiscapus
H. serrata ‘Beni Yama’
H. s. Hime Beni Gaku
H. s. Shojo
H. s. Amagi Amacha
H.s. Miyama yae Murasaki
Epimedium ‘Brimstone Butterfly’
E. Kaguyahime
E. x youngianum ‘Tamabotan’
Paris polyphylla
H.s. Shichidanka
H.s. Mont Aso
H.s. Shirofuji
H.s. Hakucho
H.s. Hatsuhime
H.s. Kiyosumi
H. Mirai and H. Love You Kiss
H.s. Fuji Snowstorm
H.s. Garden House Glory
H. Preziosa
H. s. Shirofuji
H. s. Shinonome
Alas, Mill Cottage Plants is now closed!
But Ashwood Nurseries does stock many of the varieties and it has an excellent
mail order service. Consult their list on-line or contact them
www.ashwoodnurseries.com/shop/plants/hydrangeas.html

Managing a Woodland with John and Valerie Godsmark
2024-10-17 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Buckland St Mary Village Hall. TA20 3SP
This month John and Valerie Godsmark will provide a talk about Managing a Woodland. They have been looking after their own now for a number of years and will be sharing their insights into the challenges and delights of looking after a precious resource.

Hestercombe Christmas Lights
2024-11-21 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton
We will be making a visit to Hestercombe to see the Christmas Lights. We are delighted to tell you that we will be subsidsing tickets for members of the club and that entry for members is therefore only £5. Non-members are also welcome at a cost of £15 per ticket.
Penny is compiling a list of names for tickets so please let her know as soon as possible if you would like to join us on the visit.
All tickets are valid for a specific fifteen-minute slot on a specific day and are non-refundable. We are booked for 19.30 on November 21st. This is a self-drive event so we encourage you to car share where possible.
Here is an extract from their website describing the experience:
ILLUMINATE will transport you on a magical journey of colour, light and sound to bring festive awe and wonder to our gardens. We’re truly excited to create a new dazzling display to make your 2024 journey even more special.
The natural features and views of the Landscape Garden come to life at night, with spotlights, lit trees and coloured paths drawing you up towards the Great Cascade, down past beautiful dynamic fountains in the Pear Pond, below the Formal Garden, before finishing with a show-stopping display in front of Hestercombe House.
This stunning experience is approximately the same walking distance as the sold-out 2023 event, but even more packed with show-stopping sights and sounds to wow the entire family. Prepare to be awe-inspired at our beautiful gardens as they come to life this Christmas.
We will be selling a range of hot and cold food in Bampfylde Hall, including hot dogs, vegan hot dogs, festive turkey baps, cakes, and of course hot chocolate and mulled wine!

Christmas Social @ Buckland Village Hall PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE
2024-12-12 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Buckland St Mary Village Hall. TA20 3SP
DUE TO A MIX UP WITH HALL BOOKINGS PLEASE NOTE WE ARE NOW MEETING AT BUCKLAND ST MARY VILLAGE HALL
Our last event of the year and not to be missed!
Please bring a plate of festive nibbles to share and enjoy with George’s legendary mulled wine (or tea/coffee) and don’t forget your Christmas jumper! (not mandatory).
There will be festive tunes, a fun quiz and our ever popular raffle……..we will also have a quick AGM to start……promise it will be very brief!

From Field to Roof: Mastering the Art of Growing Straw for Thatching
2025-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Buckland St Mary Village Hall. TA20 3SP
with George and Edwina Wakely

How to Commit the Perfect Murder (and use the body in the garden) with Guy Deakins
2025-03-20 19:15 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Otterford Parish Hall, Bishopswood. TA20 3RS
This will be a live zoom talk, hosted by Tendershoots.
Come along and pick up some useful tips, you never know when they might come in handy!

Planet Friendly Products in the Garden
2025-04-17 19:15 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Buckland St Mary Village Hall. TA20 3SP
with our favourite speaker, Adam, from Gold Club.
Adam will be telling us all about his top products to use the garden which are both effective and planet friendly

Plant Sale at Otterford Parish Hall
2025-05-03 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Otterford Parish Hall, Bishopswood. TA20 3RS
Our ever popular plant sale!
Please come along and show your support.
All the plants are raised/potted up by gardening club members and sold to support our chosen charity, and raise funds for the club to allow us to subsidise visits/social events during the year.

NGS visit to Hillcrest, Curload, Stoke St Gregory. TA3 6JA
2025-05-15 14:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | TA3 6JA
Owned by Charles and Charlotte Sundquist

Hillcrest, Curload, Stoke St Gregory. TA3 6JA

Hillcrest is open by arrangement as part of the National Garden Scheme. With stunning views of the Somerset Levels, Burrow Mump and Glastonbury Tor, this 6 acre garden offers plenty of interest, including a standing stone. Enjoy woodland walks, varied borders, flowering meadow and several ponds. There are greenhouses, orchards, a new produce garden and newly built large gravel garden. Garden is mostly level with gentle sloping paths down through meadow.

We have arranged a guided tour of the garden, after which there will be some time to wander at your leisure. There will, of course, be an opportunity to enjoy tea and cake afterwards.

This is a self-drive event and we encourage members to car share where possible.

Directions: From A358 turn L along A378, then branch L to North Curry & Stoke St. Gregory. L ½ mile after Willow & Wetlands centre. Hillcrest is 1st on R, with parking directions.

Garden visit in Wellington in support of the Parkinson's UK charity
2025-06-19 14:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | 16 OWEN STREET, WELLINGTON TA21 8JY
Garden owned by Carole Lomas.
Carole is opening her garden to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK. We suggest a minimum donation of £5 per member. The club will also be making a donation from club funds. garden tour will be accompanied by by tea and cake
16 OWEN STREET, WELLINGTON TA21 8JY
A visit to Carole’s garden in Wellington in aid of Parkinson’s Disease. To learn more about the work carried out by the charity, click here: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/

This is a self drive event. Please car share where possible

Summer BBQ at BSM village hall
2025-07-17 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Buckland St Mary Village Hall. TA20 3SP
A relaxed social event to celebrate the Summer.
We’ll provide the burgers, sausages and drinks – we ask that you bring a salad or a dessert to share.
All welcome. Visitors £5 per head

Plants of Extremes: A Journey from Desert Resilience to Jungle Abundance - A visit to "Desert to Jungle" Plant Centre, Henlade
2025-09-18 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
About Desert to Jungle:
Desert To Jungle is a small unique specialist exotic plant nursery based within Somerset, only 5mins from junction 25 of the M5. The plant centre is based around a victorian walled garden, which we have started to plant as a jungle. Visiting us is different to most plant centres and is an adventure. The nursery is run by Rob Gudge who started the business 10 yrs ago . We are extremely Passionate about exotic gardening. We are always available on the phone or in person to provide care and protection advice we can also give help deigning a new exotic bed or even your whole garden. Within our car park is a large exotic border full of some of our favourite exotic plants to help inspire your next exotic scheme.
We have thousands of plants from the normal to outrageous in particular we hold a large variety of Agave’s and Succulents with over 80 Varieties of Agave. We also hold the largest selection of Bamboo’s within the South West with over 80 Varieties. We have a large variety of Ferns and Tree Ferns with over 50 varieties of ground Ferns, and a large selection of Tree Ferns mainly Dicksonia Antarctica from potter to 10ft tall and having over 100 in stock at anyone time. We also are Proud to have a wide selection of other Dicksonia’s and Cyathea’s. On the jungle side of things we have many types and sizes of Banana and a large collection of Canna’s with up to 30 varieties of virus free plants. We Also stock over 25 varieties of Ginger. We have a wide variety of Palm trees from small to large with over 20 varieties available.
Tea and cake will be available at the end of our visit.

New Tricks for Old Gardeners; Clever Tips and Tools
2025-10-16 19:15 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Otterford Parish Hall, Bishopswood. TA20 3RS

Weaving Christmas Magic: Creating Beautiful Festive Stars with Somerset Willow
2025-11-20 19:15 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Buckland St Mary Village Hall. TA20 3SP
Join us for a demonstration of festive willow weaving with Amanda Webb as she shows us how to weave beautiful christmas stars to decorate your home or garden.
Due to limited numbers, this is a MEMBER ONLY event
Please bring a pair of secateurs if you would like to have a go at weaving a star; if not, sit back with a cup of tea and watch the demonstration.
Link to Amanda’s website: https://www.amandawebbmakes.co.uk/about

Xmas Social (& AGM)
2025-12-18 19:15 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Otterford Parish Hall, Bishopswood. TA20 3RS
Join us for our annual Christmas social event. There will be music and a quiz, plus mulled wine, tea or coffee..
Please bring a plate of festive nibbles to share.
A short AGM to start!
