The Beech Gardeners met up at Sarah's house on Wednesday 25th August for the annual picnic. The whole morning had been pouring in torrential rain like we had never seen before for about 1½ hours and the venue at Gill and Mike's house had their sloping lane washed down into the Medstead Road and was ... Read more
BGs’ Visit to Dipley Mill
On Wednesday 5 August the Beech Gardeners visited Dipley Mill near Hartley Wintney. There were 24 of us and we all bombed over there in about 6 cars not knowing what to expect. We found it without too much trouble and parked in an enormous field next door. There was a very nice chap to greet us ... Read more
BGs’ visit to a Wildflower Meadow
On Wednesday 1st July the Beech Gardeners visited a beautiful wildflower meadow at Doug and Suzy Palmer's house, just round the corner from Beech in the Basingstoke Road, at Warren Farm. It was a really hot afternoon and Doug took us up to the top of the meadow along what used to be the Alton to ... Read more
Beech Village Show 2015
Entry forms now available for Beech's 2nd Summer Show Organised by the 'Beech Gardeners' - the BGs On Saturday 19th September 2015 Beech Gardeners are putting on another Beech Village Show. Enter your home-grown fruit, vegetables and flowers and win 1st, 2nd or highly commended certificates - ... Read more
BGs’ Visit to Fuchsia garden June 2015
The Beech Gardeners visited Little Brook Fuchsia Nursery at Ash Green on Wednesday 17 June where Carol Grubler runs a Fuchsia nursery where she propagates and sells thousands of fuchsia cuttings each year. Fourteen intrepid BGs met at the village hall after lunch and went over to Ash Green in four ... Read more
BGs’ visit to Hillier Gardens – June 2015
BGs' Hillier Gardens report June 2015 - by Helen Lamb On the evening of Wednesday 3rd June 33 Beech Gardeners, including a few friends, went to the private entrance of world famous Hillier HQ, for a tour of part of the gardens guided by Woolfgang Bopp, Director. Again, the weather was kind and ... Read more
BGs’ visit to a Farringdon Garden
The BGs visited a lovely house and garden in Upper Farringdon where one of one of Beech's former residents' parents live. The gardens are open to the public on occasions and they are well worth a visit. Their NGS page in case anyone wants to find out more is here. It was a lovely sunny ... Read more
Beech Gardeners present a public talk by Tom Stone…
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BGs Visit to Snowdrops Garden
18 of the Beech Gardeners went on a visit to a lovely garden, Little Court, in Crawley, near Winchester on Wednesday 25 February to see the snowdrops and swathes of crocuses. There was a great carpet of aconites in the front garden of Little Court as we went in and some beautiful hellebores. ... Read more
BGs’ Visit to Eastbridge Willows, Crondall
For our first "meeting" of the New Year, which was on Wed 4th February, the Beech Gardeners (BGs) went to Eastbridge Willows at Crondall, where we were instructed on making a willow weave planter. We assembled at 1.15pm at the Beech Village Hall and 12 of us drove there, finding Crondall quite ... Read more