The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree "Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall." Larry Wilde (1928-2023) Choosing a Christmas tree, for many people, signals the start of the festive season. Pagans, then Romans and eventually...
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Summer Show 2023
Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society holds its Summer show on Saturday 19th August 2023. A schedule of the classes and full details of the event are available in the show guide (pdf). Click on illustration to view or download. New members and show visitors very...
March 2023 Hints and Tips
2023 What a winter for frost! My greenhouse and garden have been devastated; many plants (old friends) have perished. Still, I should see it as an opportunity to plant different things. March is one of the busiest months for gardeners. The days...
Kevin Ahronson
Following on from last year‘s successful talks, CCGS will have the pleasure of Kevin Ahronson‘s company as he talks about his life in photography. Kevin is a professional international photographer living and teaching in Fleet as founder / director of the highly...
Latest News from the Society – 2023
2023 Latest News Trading Hut Open Saturdays 10 -11.30 am 11th February to 30th September Memorial Hall Car Park, Sandy Lane GU52 8LD PLANT SALES AND ADVICE most weekends AGM, SOCIAL EVENING & QUIZ – free to members / £3 non-members FRIDAY 24th February 2023 at...
Latest Hints & Tips
Hints and Tips for July – August 2022
Liz Kirton writes: Gardening is a hobby that can bring great joy! In June I have seen a wonderful display of irises, rambling roses and poppies – beautiful! BUT I have been much saddened by disease in the onion bed and box moth destroying my 20 year old box hedges....
June gardening Tips
There are jobs that must be done in hope of kind weather continuing… Here are some suggestions: Ornamental garden Gently remove spent flowers from Camellia and rhododendrons to make room for the leaf buds emerging behind. You can also trim back overgrown shoots to...
May 2022 gardening Tips
This year, April and March seemed to swap places in terms of weather, so Magnolias and Camellias were in peak bloom and then ‘browned off’ by frost in my garden. The daffodils, primroses and hyacinths have been more resilient and given a very good show. Everything...
April Hints and Tips
2022 - The beginning of April - cold and snow! I’m wondering what the spring and summer will offer. However, I can see buds fattening on apples, pears, azaleas and magnolias and the earliest Prunus trees and Camellias are in flower. The main show for...
Welcome to Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society
A vibrant garden society active in Fleet and Church Crookham, Hampshire. We hold several annual events and shows and run a comprehensively stocked stores hut with discounts for members.
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