Programme of Events 2025/2026

  Mon 8th Sept  2025 Caring and pruning fruit trees        Paula Fleming

Paula, has been a professional orchardist for 11 years, and started her career at a large farm orchard, where she quickly progressed to Orchard Manager. Today, she is Head Orchard Gardener at Le Manoir Aux Quat 'Saisons, Raymond Blanc's organic orchard, where she works closely with nature to produce fruit for the Michelin star restaurant. 

     Mon 6th Oct  2025   A Night Scented Garden - The Why, What & How?    Rosemary Buisseret

    Rosemary is an active member of the Cambridgeshire Group committee for Plant    Heritage and is passionate about conserving the diversity of garden plants.

    Monday 3rd Nov 2025  Winter Interest Plants                         Kerry Austin

     Kerry Austen is Team Leader and Head Gardener of the international rose trials at            Joseph Rochford Gardens Ltd. 

     Kerry also works at RHS Wisley Bowes Lyon Rose Garden, and is the Chair of the           Rose trial forum at RHS Garden Wisley. 

Monday 1st Dec  2025      Seasonal flower arranging Workshop     Kim O’Brien

         An very accomplished floral designer, (Award winning exhibits at Gardeners World,        and Chelsea Flower show) Kim is experienced in creating bespoke floral installations   and relishes the opportunity to design new and exciting arrangements (not xmas      wreaths) using combinations of colour, texture and form. Be inspired by her creative front door display and dining room table displays.

      Monday 12th  Jan  2026   Coton Garden Club Quiz  and Pot Luck New Year’s Supper

      Bring and share savoury/sweet, enjoy in a fun trivia quiz with prizes and a raffle, bring a friend or two!

   Monday 2nd Feb   2026       AGM and Zoom talk in Coton Village Hall (or access remotely at  home)                                 (Talk to be decided)

     We will begin this meeting with a brief AGM at 7.15pm during which we will elect the new committee for 2026-27 and review the progress made over the past year, followed by Zoom talk by a speaker.

 Mon 2nd March  2026    Garden design: From concept to completion'     Louisa Gilhooly

Louisa believes that beautiful, natural outdoor surroundings are a priority for healthy living. She approaches each new project with both an artistic and pragmatic attitude, coupled with an appreciation of the gardens setting.

   Monday 6th April  2026   Gardeners Question Time    (Guest speaker to be confirmed)

    Come along with your gardening questions or sickly and diseased plants (preferably in sealed bags!) for first aid assistance. 

An expert advisor will be happy to help with your gardening conundrums.

Sat  16th  May    2026       Garden Club Plant sale, Village Green   10am -  12 noon

       Plant donations from 9.00-9.45am are gratefully received. (Proceeds from the plant sale help to subsidise Garden Club costs and enable us to donate to support plant-related projects that enhance Coton village.)

    June/July Summer Garden Outings June/July Tuesday or Friday afternoons
     Please make enquiries to cotongardenclub@gmail.com