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South Lakes

First Wednesday Garden Group

Status:Active, full but can join waiting list
Coordinator:
Coordinator:
Group email: First Wednesday Garden group
When: Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
1st Wednesday
Venue: Various venues/locations

We visit gardens at different seasons, maybe appreciate flowers in the area for snowdrops, bluebells and wood anenomes. There is a sharing of each other's interest in plants as well as sharing of plants, seeds and learning.

Before Christmas we have a festive meeting, when we make Christmas decorations hopefully from plant materials. Last year we enjoyed Sizergh Castle's light show.

Sometimes we share holiday photos of wild flowers and gardens visited both in the UK and abroad. As a focus, and with the recently renewed interest in his gardens, we have been visiting some of Thomas Mawson designed gardens.

The group is kept fairly small so that we can meet in each other's homes and make transport easier.

A certain amount of fitness is required to cope with uneven ground and some walking distance including steps and slopes

Recent outings

  • Crocus on display

    Crocus on display

    The Wednesday garden group has been making the most of the sunshine enjoying the fantastic displays of crocus around Kendal

Photo gallery

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