FCG News

If you've never seen a slime mould close up before then you could be forgiven for thinking you were looking at a pair of golfballs sitting on the tee waiting to be struck down the fairway! However, these are the strange and wonderful fruiting bodies of slime mould found at the garden and photographed by local photographer and friend of Farncombe Community Garden, David Hughes. If you want to see just how small they are, and some fantastic aerial shots of the garden taken by D

Our garden design workshop on Saturday 21st February has proved enormously popular and sold out within 3 days of our announcement! Although there aren't any more tickets available at the moment, if you would like to go on a waiting list in case of a cancellation, or to get advance notice if Karen is able to run a second workshop, then please email us and we will keep your name on our reserve list.

If you are wondering how to redesign that tricky shady corner of your garden, are looking for inspiration for how to do a complete garden makeover, or just enjoy learning new things, then why not come to our Garden Design Workshop on Saturday 21st February from 2-5pm? Our very own garden designer, Karen Blight, will be leading the workshop. Many people will know Karen from seeing her in the garden or attending the fabulous Christmas Wreath Making workshops she has led for the

With one week to go, we would like to wish a very Happy Christmas to everyone in our community! If you missed our Wreath Making Workshop then hopefully you will still have some greenery at home to add a bit of festive cheer - and if you don't have much greenery at home then you can still come to the garden and enjoy being outside through these winter months. Do remember that we have some closure dates over the Christmas period, but the only of our regular sessions when the ga

The summer might be over, but the garden still looks stunning! As Summer gives way to Autumn, the garden has remained as beautiful as ever, with the sensory garden seemingly to have an unending flowering season, set against the wonderful backdrop of tall, swaying grasses. Every time I visit the garden, something has changed, with not just the way the established plants have filled out and grown, but also the new projects that we have embarked upon and new areas we have develo

With the garden so established now, it has been exciting to see the impact of the growing season on so many aspects of the garden -...

With less than a week to go before our Open Day (next Saturday, 22nd March from 10am - 12noon) we are delighted to announce that we have...

Open Day 22nd March January may have seemed long, wet, and cold, but the days have gradually been getting longer, despite it all; and...

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas! First and foremost, please note that the garden will be closed from Sunday 22nd December and will...