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South West Scotland Local Group
Contact Mrs Carole Bainbridge. Email
The Group meets at: Gordon Memorial Hall, 68 St Andrew's Street, Castle Douglas DG7 1EN - usually the third Thursday in the month from September through to end of April. Doors open at 7pm, and meeting starts at 7.30pm unless stated otherwise.
Visitors and non-members are always welcome at our meetings.
Details of the current meetings programme are here: | Date | Time | | Type | Organiser | Details | Notes | | January | | Thu 16-Jan-25 | 7.30pm | GMT | Meet | South West Scotland | AGM and Social – Gordon Memorial Hall | | | February | | Thu 20-Feb-25 | 7.30pm | GMT | Meet | South West Scotland | Botanising the North Coast 500 - AGM and Social, Gordon Memorial Hall | | | March | | Thu 20-Mar-25 | 7.30pm | GMT | Meet | South West Scotland | A Botanical Tour of Armenia - Marloes Adamse, Utrecht | | | April | | Thu 17-Apr-25 | 7.30pm | BST | Meet | South West Scotland | To Be Confirmed | |
Autumn & winter 2025-6: Celebrating Scotland's rock gardeners and gardens Everyone is invited to enjoy a series of talks on Zoom to brighten the dark days.
| Date | Time | | Type | Organiser | Details | Notes | Future
2025 Events | | Thu 6-Nov-25 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Branklyn Garden, past, present and future - Jim Jermyn | ZOOM | | Thu 4-Dec-25 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Scotland's showiest alpines - looking at plants at our shows - Stan da Prato | ZOOM | Future
2026 Events | | Thu 8-Jan-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | A life of plants, people and gardens (including Roscoeas!) - Colin Crosbie | ZOOM | | Thu 5-Feb-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Nature - Gardener's tutor II - how observing plants in the wild can guide growing them at home - Ian Young | ZOOM |
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