Our meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of every EVEN NUMBERED month - October, December, February, April, June (with exception of August when our show is held). Our Plant & Cake Sale is in May and our Annual Flower & Produce Show is in August.
All events are held at Ardleigh Village Hall, Ardleigh, CO7 7RS
Our evening meetings start at 7:45pm. New members and visitors are always welcome. Entry is free to members and there is a small charge of £2 for visitors. Tea/Coffee and a biscuit is available after the talk, there is also a raffle and a plant/produce stall.
Our 2025-2026 programme is:-
Thursday 9th October 2025 A.G.M. followed by a talk by Mark Richardson “Behind the scenes at the Chelsea Flower Show” Tom Geddes "Gardening with a Buzz"
Thursday 11th December 2025 - Talk by Pip Wright “Finding out about History through Old Local Newspapers”
Thursday 12th February 2026 - Talk by Chris Boase from Climate Change Gardening Charity “Climate Change, Gardening and us”
Thursday 9th April 2026 - Talk by Jim Paine “From mighty acorns: the story of the British Oak”
May 16th 2026 – Plant & Cake Sale 9:30am-11:30am
Thursday 11th June 2026 - Talk by Stephanie Callister-Jarrold (from Owls & Birds of Prey Rescue) “Owls”
Saturday 15th August 2026 – Annual Flower & Produce Show Open to the public at 2:00pm with prize giving at 4:15pm