The Gardens

Gardeners with gardens of all sizes are always made welcome as members of TAGS. Even if you don’t have a garden but do have an interest in gardens and or gardening, you can join TAGS. There are numerous benefits for you. These include:

• access to the Trading Hut at Butts Park Allotments off Elm Grove Road for basic gardening needs at a low prices on production of your membership card.

• coach trips to special gardens each year at a reduced price for members, including an annual trip to Rosemoor.

• an RHS members’ card that you may borrow for a private visit to any RHS gardens at a reduced rate.

• our annual flower and vegetable show each August is a special event for every member and, indeed, any Topsham resident. Entries are welcome from any gardener, cake baker, photographer (the photography competition is always a popular event) and there are a wide range of classes to enter and even classes for children.

• visiting gardens in Topsham, chatting to the owners.

• our annual Gardeners’ Question Time gives us all the opportunity to have some of our queries and problems solved and a cuppa and a natter afterwards, of course.

• Saturday and Sunday mornings when you are welcome to bring your morning coffee to the Trading Hut, to meet some of the other members and have a browse through some gardening magazines.

Do join us, make new friends, exchange ideas and compare notes with other gardeners and enjoy the summer trips.