Membership –
Membership information. Benefits include discounts at local garden centres. Members of the Society receive e-mails and mailings about events.
Events Programme –
Outings, talks (see below) and other activities are organised throughout the year and charges are kept as low as possible.
Officers –
The Officers of the Society are elected at the Annual General Meeting, held in February, and serve for one year.
Urgent Notice
Holiday to Menton, France – Sunday 25 May to Thursday, 29 May 2025
PLEASE NOTE: This hotel and flight price will be held only until 28th February.
UPDATE: Do phone Great Days and express interest soon, even after the deadline.
Menton is a delightful small town on the Riviera, near the Italian border and not far from Nice, famous for its gardens, beaches and architecture.
Flights:
Heathrow AF7551 at 08.55 Nice at 12.00
Nice BA0355 at 19.25 Heathrow at 20.30
Cost:
£1119.00 per person for 2 adults sharing a room
£1308.00 per person for the 1st 5 single rooms
£1469.00 per person for the 6th single room onwards
This is for 4 nights, bed and breakfast, transfers to and from hotel, dinner on the first night and flights.
Please book with Greatdays Holidays on 0161 928 3242 and let Ann Munro know munro.ann@hotmail.co.uk 01865 558090
Holiday details
2024/2025 Autumn and Winter Talks
Talks are at 7:30pm in the Wolvercote Village Hall.
Entry costs £2 which includes a glass of wine or soft drink.
Tueday, 4th March 2025
Catherine Robinson will talk about the Trap Grounds
Tuesday, 25th February 2025
WHS AGM
The meeting will be followed by a talk by Kate Burtonwood, the Head Gardender of Trinity College, about Sustainable Gardening.
Trinity has new borders designed by Chris Beardshaw to have sustainable planting. When you look at the website, it is clear that Trinity’s gardens are a history of garden design, as are so many of Oxford Colleges. Kate will talk about this history and Trinity’s current approach to gardening.
Tuesday, 28th January 2025
Bob Brown the founder of Cotswold Garden Flowers will talk about Unusual Winter Flowers.
If you go on the Cotswold Garden Flowers website you can pre order plants for Bob to bring to the talk. He will also bring a selection of plants to the talk.
Monday, 11th November 2024
Garden Designer Charlotte Howard will talk about How to Design Your Garden.
If you have a question you would like Charlotte to answer at the talk please send it to lizifreeman@hotmail.com as soon as possible and Lizi will pass it on to Charlotte.
Tuesday, 1st October 2024
Organic garden designer Nicola Hope will talk about Organic Gardening: Happy Plants, Happy People
https://nicolahope.com/
Shows
Show Regulations
Show Entry Form – .doc, .pdf
Summer Show – Sunday, 23rd June 2024
Part of the Wolvercote & Wytham Midsummer Festival
Summer Show Classes
Autumn Show – Sunday, 22nd September 2024
Autumn Show Classes
Photos from the Shows
Gallery of photos from the 2023 Autumn Show
Gallery of photos from the 2022 Summer Show