Buxton Gardeners members and guests would like to thank the very learned Mr Jeff Bates for his incredibly well documented and illustrated talk on the local history of some of the finest gardens in and around Derbyshire. Jeff really knew his history and if time permitted had enough knowledge to last right into next week. …
10 % Discount at Tissington Nurseries We are very pleased to announce that Tissington Nursery, the award winning nursery growing choice perennial plants in the heart of Derbyshire have added to our growing list our member benefits scheme. We thank you very much.
We are delighted to announce that we have added ‘Black Bramble’ to our ever growing list of discount gems…Black Bramble is a local family run business selling home and garden delights at a very good price…such a lovely shop with extraordinary things, certainly worth a look in and to top it all off you get…
we would like to say a massive thank you also to David G Ross at Kettleshulme for a staggering discount of “trade price” for Buxton Gardeners members, we are so grateful David G Ross is situated in the very heart of Kettleshulme between Whaley Bridge and Macclesfield, another diamond on our own doorstep, they stock…
This week we have give you an insight as to what being a member of Buxton Gardners holds for you…any future names added to our growing list of participants will be advertised on our social media and on the website so without further ado we now say “Last but not least” Thank You to Peak…
CONQUEST NURSERY Anthony and Susan Norman Thank you so much Conquest Nursery in Macclesfield for your generous discount of 10 percent off all your plants for the members of Buxton Gardeners. Anthony and Susan Norman run the Cheshire based specialist nursery . Their area of expertise is in growing and using variegated and coloured foliage…
HOT CHOCOLATIER the lovely Leanne Brocklehurst Day 2 of our show of appreciation….we would very much like to thank the lovely Leanne Brocklehurst from ‘Hot Chocolaterie’ for her generous discount of 10% on her wonderful confectionery and in the cafe on Mondays We were very fortunate to have Leanne as the guest speaker at out…
LONGDENDALE NURSERY HARDY PLANTS Day 1 of our appreciation. Buxton Gardeners would like to thank ‘Longdendale Nursery Hardy Plants’ in Chapel en le Frith for their very generous 10% discount off all their plants for all the members of Buxton Gardeners Longdendale Nursery is a small family business that expose their plants to the extremes…
The next meeting of Buxton Gardeners will be at 6pm on Monday 14th July at Cunningdale Allotments. SK17 7LF. This should be a very interesting and enjoyable visit and a group of keen allotment holders are looking forward to welcoming Buxton Gardeners.Cunningdale Allotments are situated on the edge of the town in a lovely rural…
SUMMER VISITS IN BUXTON The next meetings of Buxton Gardeners will be on:Monday 9th June Refreshments will be available; £5 in aid of The Christie Hospital. 6 Valerian Close, Buxton….SK17 6PJ The garden is a four-season Japanese style garden beautifully planted with colourful trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials many of which have reflective leaves which…
JAYNE CONQUEST The next meeting of Buxton Gardeners will be on Monday 12th May at 7:30 p.m. at Burbage Institute. Meetings are free to members, £4 for visitors. Compost is a hot topic now with concerns about the use of peat and how to manage this wherever and however we garden. Whether you are a…
The Sheffield Orchid Society is hosting Phil Seaton on Sunday 5 May, at 10 am in St John’s Church Hall, Abbeydale Road South, S17 3LE. The topic of Phil’s talk is an account of various, often very different, orchid conservation projects in the Americas, beginning in the Florida Everglades and ending in Chile, taking in…
Oh Jill,I know I can speak on behalf of every single person who came to see you tonight, thank you. Jill and her husband love wildlife and have spent many years inviting it into their beautiful garden…all creatures great and small visit their home as well we saw in the photos.WoW ….. apart from the…
What a fantastic way to start the first meeting of ‘Buxton Gardeners’ year than with a Q&A night…safe to say we all went home a little wiser than before we arrived. It was a lovely atmosphere and a nice change to the norm, very relaxed and interactive making it a wonderful social event and an…
WoW, what a wonderful way to end what has been an amazing year for ‘Buxton Gardeners’ Tonight we welcomed Susan and Anthony Norman from Conquest Nurseries in Bosley. Within a short time Anthony demonstrated how he assembles his Christmas wreaths and within just a short time he had manicured an evergreen masterpiece right in front…
WoW…How lucky was we to get a visit from James Ellson for our November talk. We would very much like to thank you for coming out to see us James. James used to be a police officer, starting in London and finishing as a Detective Inspector at Moss Side in Manchester. When he left the…
The Buxton Gardeners committee, members, guests and visitors would like to say a massive Thank you to lovely Christopher Wellavize tonight for a very special demonstration of Hardy Plants for our Buxton and surrounding areas climate….WoW….what a selection of plants he brought, well done to everyone who took a plant home, it will surely thrive.…
Thank You to everyone who came to our meeting last night of Buxton Gardeners, our speaker for September was Jane Allison from Mayfield Plants in Sandbach. Jane was an English Literature teacher for over 35 years then spontaneously went into garden design. She very kindly showed us some before and after photos of her clients…
Thank you to everyone who came to Kims Garden Visit for our July 2024 event. The weather certainly was on our side and a lovely evening was had by all. Just to remind our loyal members and wonderful guests, there will be no meeting in August. Enjoy what is left of summer and we will…
The sun does indeed shine on the righteous and it certainly did on the evening of Sue and Geoffs Open Garden for the Buxton Gardeners at our June meeting at their beautiful garden ‘SPINGLES’ in aid of Dogs Trust. The kind invitation for our members and guests was appreciated by one and all. We commend…
Wow…a lovely evening was had by all at Danny Wells talk about ‘The English’ and ‘Gardening” on May 13th. We had a proper trip through history by a proper History teacher, starting at the very beginning, literally in the garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. I heard a quote I have never heard before…
The Sheffield Orchid Society is hosting Phil Seaton on Sunday 5 May, at 10 am in St John’s Church Hall, Abbeydale Road South, S17 3LE. The topic of Phil’s talk is an account of various, often very different, orchid conservation projects in the Americas, beginning in the Florida Everglades and ending in Chile, taking in…
Could any members and their guests please get in touch with us as soon as possible if you would like to join us on this very special trip out in May, you can contact us via the website or on the message button of both social media links below. Finer details and timings of the…
When a plant fair takes place within a garden, we arrange a special reduced entry price to the garden. Some gardens on these days are half-price (or better) entry to the garden and entry to the fair is included. Other fairs are free or with a small charge or donation that all goes to maintaining…
