Welcome to The Patcham Gardening Network!
Do you enjoy gardening?
Would you like to join a group to share knowledge, skills, plants and much more?
The Patcham Gardening Network is a group of local gardening enthusiasts who meet once a month to share and enhance our gardening knowledge. We invite experts to give talks and workshops, organise trips to gardens, and open up our own gardens for members to visit. We are building a community for local gardeners of all abilities to indulge their passion further.
Membership is open to all at £24 per year. Please Join Us!
Details of all our meetings can be found on our Events page.
April 2025 Patcham Gardening Network Presents
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 30th April when Geoffrey Mead returns by popular demand to talk about the history of the Mackie Estate. We look forward to seeing you at 7pm in the Community Centre.
It is also time to renew your membership for 2025, the price remains the same as last year, £24. You can pay in cash on the night or online.
Thanks to everyone who came to Juliet Sargeant's talk in February.
In Bottom’s Up! Your Garden’s Success Starts with the Soil Juliet gave us an update of recent discoveries in soil science and an overview of where we are in our understanding of how to look after the soil in our gardens. We all came away with some great practical tips on how to manage our chalky soils and suggestions for successful planting schemes on challenging sites.
Juliet's new book Start With Soil is published on May 1st 2025 and can be pre-ordered now.
PGN Open Gardens
Thanks so much to Sally and Sara who opened their gardens to PGN members in the summer. Sally chose the wildest weather day in June and still raised over £300 for Cancer Research.
Sara chose a balmy July afternoon and raised nearly £240 for the Downs View College Community Garden.
Thanks to everyone who came to support both open gardens. We'll have more next year!
Any Questions?
