City of Derry & District Gardening Society

01/11/2025

We have received an email from a researcher looking to interview some gardeners in return for a voucher, if you are interested please see the message below, thankyou.

Hello,

I hope you are doing well.

My name is Zoe Upton, and I am a researcher at University College London, working in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society. I am emailing to ask please whether it might be possible to share details of a research study for which I am recruiting with members of City of Derry & District Gardening Society.

The aim of the study is to explore people's current gardening practices and views on peat-free compost and plants. It is open to anyone who buys, owns or takes care of any kinds of plants, and we are aiming to recruit participants from across the UK. I am reaching out to a range of gardening groups across the UK.

Participants will receive a £25 National Garden Gift Voucher for their time in a 40-60 minute interview.

To find out more, please see the flyer attached.

The study has been approved by the UCL Research Ethics Committee (project ID 0199).

If you have any questions, I'd be very happy to answer!

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Best wishes,

Zoe Upton

19/09/2025

If any visitors to this page would like to post pictures of their own gardens please feel free, we would love to see them!

19/09/2025

A few pics from the latest meeting on the 18th.

04/09/2025

One of our members garden, beautiful and the visitor thought so too!

03/09/2025

Our Society has been running since 1934 and we presently have around 30 members.

We would like to open it up to new prospective members to inject new ideas.

We are a sociable bunch and enjoy a good natter and a cup of tea/coffee at the end of the meeting.

The speakers at each of our meetings are knowledgeable and approachable, the topics vary from garden design to growing and caring for plants and everything in between. They will answer any questions and help where they can.

We have a plant stall where you can buy plants or bring in your excess plants.

The Society aims to visit a few gardens during the year with at least one coach outing.

We look forward to welcoming you, please email us if you have any queries.

02/09/2025

02/09/2025

Programme 2025-2026

18th Sept - Maurice Parkinson - Ballyrobert Garden Centre and a regular contributor to Gardener's Corner - Subject - A Passion for Herbaceous Perennials.

16th Oct - Alan Bogle - Acorn Farm, St Columb's Park - Subject - Sustainable Food Places, Derry & Strabane District Council.

20th Nov - Teresa Maguire - Subject - Soil Health

20th Feb - AGM & 'Open Mic' - Subject - Society members are invited to discuss gardening issues of interest.

19th Mar - Joy Caskie - Subject - Garden Inspiration

April - Annual Spring Show - Acorn Centre (St Peters Church Hall) TBC.

Annual Membership £20
Joint Membership £30
Individual Meeting £5

02/09/2025

Programme 2025-2026

Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday in St Columb's Park House, St Columb's Park, BT47 6JY.

An opportunity to listen to expert gardeners and discuss your gardening issues.