Welcome to The Patcham Gardening Network!
Do you enjoy gardening?
Would you like to join a group to share knowledge, skills, plants and much more?
The Patcham Gardening Network is a group of local gardening enthusiasts who meet once a month to share and enhance our gardening knowledge. We invite experts to give talks and workshops, organise trips to gardens, and open up our own gardens for members to visit. We are building a community for local gardeners of all abilities to indulge their passion further.
Membership is open to all at £24 per year. Please Join Us!
Happy New Gardening Year!
Thanks to everyone who attended our events in 2024, we went out on a high in November with Barry Newman talking all things container gardening. A great evening and so many useful tips to take away!
January 2025 - Patcham Gardening Network Presents.....
Our next event is on Wednesday 29th January when we will be hosting a Gardeners' Question Time with Pete Wood from One Garden Brighton, Ruth Urbanowicz from the Brighton & Hove Organic Gardening Group, and professional gardener Kevin Johnson. So, what burning questions do you have about your garden that could benefit from some expert advice? You can either submit them in advance here or bring them along on the night. Please join us at 7pm in the Community Centre, visitors also welcome for £5.00.
Details of all our meetings can be found on our Events page.
February 2025
We are really looking forward to welcoming Juliet Sargeant to PGN on Wednesday 26th February. Juliet is a Chelsea Gold-medal-winning garden designer and regular panellist on Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time.
In Bottom’s Up! Your Garden’s Success Starts with the Soil Juliet will give us an update of recent discoveries in soil science and an overview of where we are in our understanding of how to look after the soil in our gardens. With particular reference to chalky soils, Juliet will give us some practical gardening tips and suggestions for successful planting schemes on challenging sites.
PGN Open Gardens
Thanks so much to Sally and Sara who opened their gardens to PGN members this year. Sally chose the wildest weather day in June and still raised over £300 for Cancer Research.
Sara chose a balmy July afternoon and raised nearly £240 for the Downs View College Community Garden.
Thanks to everyone who came to support both open gardens. We'll have more next year!
Any Questions?
