The Cottage Garden Society
Administrator - Clive Lane. Tel: 01270 820940
'Brandon', Ravenshall, Betley, Cheshire CW3 9BH


For a very modest annual subscription the Society offers the following membership benefits:

The Cottage Gardener

Our informal and informative, quarterly magazine. Approx.50 pages of articles by members, amateurs and professional, sharing their knowledge and experience. It includes book reviews, book offers, letters page, cottage garden recipes and much more. An article from the current magazine is reproduced on the Web. Click here for more details

The Talking Cottage Gardener

The magazine is also available on audio-tape for visually impaired members

Seed Exchange

An opportunity to obtain seed donated by other members - and send in your own surplus seed. 12 packets of seed for just £3.00 handling charge, from a list of over 2,000 plants.

Garden visits

We produce an annual booklet of members' Gardens to Visit, with a list of Village "Garden Open" days throughout the UK. We also organise national garden visits in different parts of the country.


Plant Sales


Both national and locally organised, as detailed in the magazine.

Regional Groups

Over 30 regional groups hold their own meetings, visits, and plant sales. We also have a group for dedicated "galanthophiles", the Snowdrop Group, and a lively Correspondence Group.

Garden Shows
The Society has publicity stands at several garden shows each year, such as the RHS Show at Tatton Park, Gardeners' World Live etc. In 2001, the CGS won a Silver-Gilt medal for the cottage garden at Chelsea Flower Show.
CGS Notelets
The Society has two attractive designs of CGS Notelets portaying cottage gardens. They are colour-printed, but blank inside, so they can be used as gifts, or for birthdays, as thank-you notes etc. The cards are available, with envelopes, in packs of 5 for £1.00.
Plant Heritage
The CGS takes part in HDRA's Adopt a Veg scheme, and members help to maintain supplies of Tomato 'Tangella', some peas and beans.

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