The Gardens & Wild Flowers Group meets about once a month during the summer for field excursions.

Our visit to a garden on Lismore is postponed at the moment while we work out, from a u3a risk assessment point of view, if we can arrange to go at short notice when the weather suits!

David Croucher at the old nursery by the Furnace in Taynuilt is keen for us to pay a visit. This is a woodland nursery that continues to develop and surprise us. Geology Group If you haven’t been before when David is able to talk us through his planting, and then take us into the adjoining field etc looking at wild flowers, you are missing a treat! We’ll continue to try different days of the week, as our usual Monday
afternoon is now populated with other u3a activities too.

June has not been kind to us where the weather is concerned, but some of us did make it to Dal an Eas unofficially - a fabulous place! Orchids in a meadow to die for, a lovely waterfall in a delightful woodland etc etc. Do make a point of visiting this garden on a beautiful sunny day and drink in the perfumes, enjoy the butterflies , and imagine the moths busy pollinating the butterfly orchids at night!!

In October - we visited a favourite venue of ours, Achnacloich Garden, near Connel hoping for a good show of autumn colours!

16 of us visited Greenshoots Community Garden at Dunollie in very warm weather, which encouraged a number of different butterflies to enjoy the many colourful blooms. The group was made very welcome indeed by John Pettit. Everyone is welcome to pop in when the garden is open - usually Tuesday to Thursday, and some Fridays, from 10 am till 4 pm. The entrance is adjacent to the main drive to the big house. Volunteers to help with the garden are particularly welcome!

Recent activities include
Visit to Arduaine National Trust Gardens, Visit to Berandhu, Port Appin, Kilchoan Open Days; Visit to The Old Nursery, Taynuilt and wild flower walk along the old laid with David Croucher, owner and keen naturalist.; Visit to The Secret Garden, Lismore; Visit to Dal an Eas garden near Kilmore, opened for us by private arrangement.

A very successful Gardeners’ Questions comfortable community room at the Oban Fire Station. Our three professional panelists handled our questions very well with knowledge and good humour. Time was limited, and we didn’t make plans for the coming growing season, but it is hoped to bring together a group that will take things forward shortly. Meantime, we can all enjoy the unfolding wonder of Spring in local gardens, woodlands and heathlands.

This group is convened by Dot.
See the Monthly Newsletter for more details.
If you are interested in this group, please use contact us.

Braevallich Farm Gardens, by Ford - an absolute treat!