Lady Christl

Trading

The sale of seeds, fertilisers, composts, pesticides and potatoes to members, has long been a part of the Gardening Club tradition. The object is to buy in bulk and then resell to members at a discounted price.

Suggestions for items you think should be stocked can be sent to the Trading organiser by following this link: email

The Gardening Club also has an arrangement with Suttons to buy from their catalogue in bulk which achieves a significant discount, most of which can be passed on to members - currently of the order of 20 to 25%.

The sale of growmore fertiliser has reduced markedly in recent years, reflecting the change to more organic methods, but the sale of farmyard manure has increased enormously.

Currently trading takes place on a Sunday morning between 10:00 a.m. and 12 noon from the allotment shop in Albany Road. This shed has been replaced with a new building which is currently being fitted out. The new shop will open in early February. As an experiment, the new shop will also be open on Saturdays in February, March and April from 10:00 a.m. till 12 noon, to see if this meets a need for members of the club and encourages more custom.

We have recently initiated a Bulb Purchase scheme which we hope will benefit the members and the club as a whole. Details of this scheme can be seen either in the April Newsletter or by following this link and clicking here.

Please support us by doing shopping for your garden here.

When the Gardening Club became a Charity in February 2007, the rules governing trading by a charity meant that the trading operation had to be clearly separate from the charitable activities. Accordingly a company has been formed which is managed by the Board of Trustees and which handles all the trading activities. The accounts for this may be seen here, but are very incomplete as they represent trading activity from February to October 2007 only.

We constantly seek to meet the needs of Gardening Club members and if you wish us to consider stocking a particular product please email.

We have put the price list and product range here on our website. Please check what is available by clicking here.