About Us

The Alderbury and District Gardening Association was founded by a village resident in 1983. The initial meetings were held in the Methodist Chapel on Southampton Road, Whaddon. Memberships grew and the group relocated to the Alderbury Bowls Club. At the AGM in January 2020 the group adopted a new constitution and a new name: The Alderbury and Whaddon Gardening Club. The club is affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society, Hampshire and Dorset Federations of Horticultural Societies.

We are a friendly group of people, interested in our gardens and allotments and enjoy growing flowers, fruit and vegetables. We meet monthly in Alderbury, Wiltshire.  Our aim is to be welcoming and inclusive for all age ranges and abilities. Each month there are talks on various gardening, nature and wildlife subjects, along with some more practical sessions to learn new gardening skills. During the summer months visits are arranged to local gardens. In May each year the club organises an annual plant sale and in July it organises its Annual Village Show to showcase the many talents of members and those of the local community by exhibiting, in friendly competition, flowers, fruit, and vegetables they have grown and crafts they have made.

Programme Outline

Meetings take place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month in Alderbury Bowls Club*, Rectory Road, Alderbury, SP5 3AD and start at 19.15 with refreshments; talks and demonstrations commence at 19.30.

Meetings Programme

• January - AGM plus guest speaker
• February - Social Evening
• March to May - General monthly meetings
• September to December - General Monthly Meetings

Activities Programme

• May - Plant Sale and Garden Visits
• June - Garden Visits
• July - Annual Show

* Unless otherwise stated in the programme page.

Membership Fees

£15.00 annually, due in January (2024)

£ 3.00 guest fee (2024)

 Invitation

If you are interested in plants and gardening, why not come along as a guest to our next evening meeting. Details of club meetings are advertised in The Fountain magazine and on village notice boards.