The Garden Gang
At today's meeting I revealed the first draft of a programme of visits for 2024, and I wanted you all to have a copy of it so that you can put the dates in your diary.
Garden Gang Draft Programme 2024
All meetings (except July) subject to change if circumstances require.
Meetings will take place on a Wednesday morning unless otherwise specified.
March 13th Gargunnock House Garden
https://scotlandsgardens.org/gargunnock-house-garden/
April 11th Kilbarchan
https://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/20672474.kilbarchan-new-garden-old-library-centre-welcomes-visitors/
https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/weavers-cottage
May 8th Culzean
https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/culzean
June 12th Barnweil
https://scotlandsgardens.org/barnweil-garden/
July 11th Provan Hall
https://www.provanhall.org/
NB: this meeting will be held on a THURSDAY afternoon
August 14th Erskine Allotments
https://erskineallotments.wordpress.com/
September 11th Branklyn Garden
https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/branklyn-garden
October 9th Ardkinglas woodland Garden
https://www.ardkinglas.com/ardkinglas-woodland-gardens.html
November 13th Cardwell Garden Centre
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/shopping/cardwell-garden-centre-p234631
December 10th Christmas meeting
NB: this meeting will be held on a TUESDAY morning
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Video:
[ Garden Gang Leader ] Valerie Reilly, Group Leader for the Garden Gang group, explains what is involved in membership of the Garden Gang group.(Approx 2:18 mins}
The Garden Gang - Ethos
The Garden Gang was established in October 2019, originally under the somewhat longer name of The Garden Appreciation Group. However, on asking the members for a snappier title several were submitted, and in a vote ‘The Garden Gang’ proved to be the favourite.
The idea for the group came about through some of the outings undertaken by the Paisley u3a as a whole, where conducted visits around gardens – such as those at Cambo and Dumfries House – were much enjoyed by those taking part.
This group is not going to be about learning to garden – about the best way to prune your roses or when to plant your spring bulbs. Rather, this group is about visiting gardens for the pure pleasure of it and, where possible learning about the background to how the gardens came about and the personalities behind them. In other words it is about the social history of gardens in Scotland and their effects on the people who visit them. We might incidentally learn some gardening techniques along the way, but that will be a bonus.
As gardens are very much a seasonal pastime we hope to tailor our visits to see various gardens at their best and in deepest, darkest winter we will also have some indoor meetings. We also hope to visit gardens of various types – those associated with stately homes, botanical collections, private gardens opened under the Scotland’s Garden Scheme, allotments and community gardens and gardens created with ‘wellness’ in mind.
If any of this has whetted your appetite for visiting a garden or two, then get in touch and give us a go.
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