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Scottish Borders Local Group
The Group meets in Bowden Village Hall, Bowden, Melrose TD6 0SN on the first Wednesday in the month at 2pm.
Our thanks to all the speakers for accepting the invitation to inform, educate and entertain us and to all attendees who contribute to keeping our Group vibrant.
Admission is still only £2 which includes a ticket for our raffle as well as tea or coffee and home baking, courtesy of Alice’s team from Gattonside.
Group plant sales at every meeting and show plants on view too. Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you there.
Please contact the Joint Conveners before travelling to meetings to check details:
Margaret & David Thorne. Craigurd House, Blyth Bridge, West Linton, Peeblesshire EH46 7AH Phone 01721 752612 or email
Details of the current meetings programme are here (with future meetings at the top of the list):
Date | Time | | Type | Organiser | Details | Notes | Future 2024 Events | Wed 3-Apr-24 | 2pm | BST | Meet | Borders | Roscoeas and other woodland plants - Neil Huntley, Hartside Nursery (Plants for sale) | | Wed 6-Mar-24 | 2pm | GMT | Meet | Borders | The Snowman's Flowers: botanising Bhutan's toughest trek - David and Margaret Thorne | | Wed 7-Feb-24 | 2pm | GMT | Meet | Borders | Primula I have seen in the Wild - Jeanie Jones | | Wed 10-Jan-24 | 2pm | GMT | Meet | Borders | Starting out again – Planning and building our Galloway Garden - Carol and Ian Bainbridge | | December | Wed 6-Dec-23 | 2pm | GMT | Meet | Borders | Launching a Horticultural Career - Aaron Marshall, RBGE | | November | Wed 1-Nov-23 | 2pm | GMT | Meet | Borders | Corydalis from mountain to garden - Brian Whitton | | October | Wed 4-Oct-23 | 2pm | BST | Meet | Borders | Gardening a legacy- plants in our gardens from around the world - David Millward | | September | Wed 6-Sep-23 | 2pm | BST | Meet | Borders | It's not all sand: The mountain flora of Yemen - Frazer Henderson | |
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