julie Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I wonder if anyone can help. This is my first posting since moving here.Does anyone know of any gardening clubs or similar in the limoges region. We live in small hamlet and its quite difficult to meet people and we would love to meet like minded people who are into their gardens as we are.ThanksJulie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Hey Julie,We're in Creuse and I specialise in cultivating weeds in my garden! Trouble is we're too busy working to develop our garden, BUT...watch this space!Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avinalarf Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Where is your small hamlet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 HiyaYou probably haven't heard of our little hamlet, it is very very little. We are near St Dizier. Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 Maybe I should grow some extra seeds next spring in case the weeds need replacing. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Delbart have a loyalty card scheme, and if you get enough points you can go on a day trip to their nurseries (I'm going with my (french) neighbour soon!)We go for days out - she won't drive on the autoroute so I take us to Delbart and we have lunch at the Les Routiers up the road. We now go on coach trips together too - look up Limoges Excursions for one operator, and the other we use I can't remember the name of but it's also based in Limoges. I'm always the only English person on the coach and we have superb days out very cheaply! Not necessarily on gardening themes, but that's where we started :)Checkout http://www.87130.net for a self-sufficiency forum which has a gardening section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avinalarf Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I like the idea of a gardening club - maybe you could start one? Otherwise we'd be more than happy to meet up and talk gardens, etc. We are in a watch this space situation too - have been unable to do anything much with the garden whilst the house is being renovated. Hope to start planting soon though. We are near St Leonard de Noblat - 30 mins from St Dizier Leyrenne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 HiyaWhat an excellent idea. Perhaps we should be first 2 members of the new Limousin gardening club.You are about 25 km from us. We have a new house so are creating a garden from scratch.Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 make that 3 members - I'll come and play too!Our garden was completely empty 2 years ago, except for two overgrown (pollarded at some point) lime trees.First job was the veg patch, the rest is a lot slower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I would be willing to donate my garden for you all to practice on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 only if you 'practice' on our trees :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 If you ask at your Mairie they may have a list of local clubs and associations. Our commune of about 1000 people has 40 clubs etc - there's a walking club that meets every Sunday, Jude goes to the school gym for keep-fit every Tuesday, there's a gardening club, a brass band, a choir, judo, Scrabble, etc. We had no idea all this was going on until we got a leaflet pushed in our letterbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 We're just down the road from you Julie.No prob HF, I often take down trees for folk in return for the timber, so long as there's no risk involved as I haven't bothered registering here for forestry or tree surgery hence I'm not insured, so straighforward felling only!Betcha went for the knitting club Cass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Embroidery - close but no cigar, Chris!Do I recall you did tree surgery before you went down the creative route? Or has my over-active imagination just made that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Yep Cass, got bored with it though, ironically there is masses of work here & I'm getting asked all the time but it doesn't interest me, I still like playing though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 where abouts are you chris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Lavaud de Pognagot, head toward Le Grand Bourg from you and just two minutes off the main drag, perhaps 10 or 15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 wwe have been in a club for 3 years in jumilhac le grand -about 10 minutes from st.yrieix la perche .it meets monthly second wednesday at 8.30. and we visit other members gardens and have a pepiniere (dutch) who is our advisor and occasionally gives a talk and we can have it translated into also english and french.we have other meetings to show how to make cider etc. and are 20+ members.please e-mail if you want further details.we pay a small subscription in january and have a yearly fair to swop plants and tools.we have french dutch and english members -and they even allowed a Geordie in(thats us) and wife has done flower arrangements and talks on preservation of dried flowers and leaves.I just dig as i am useless at gardening -probably like most men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avinalarf Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I'd be interested in helping getting a club started for St Leonard, Bourganeuf, Eymoutiers. Please PM to make a date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valleyboy Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 This weekend (18/19/11/2006) it's the Journees des Pepinieres here in Chalus (Haute-Vienne), when the local nurserymen display their trees, shrubs, and equipment. It's always been a good opportunity to contact them or buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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