At Devizes Quaker Meeting we are very fortunate to have a garden adjoining the canal. It is a peaceful place appreciated by users of the building as well as the members of the Meeting. We are endeavoring to make it a more sustainable place by using perennials and by managing the site, especially the canal bank, for wildlife. We are developing a small herb bed behind the Marsden Room. We participate in the Living Churchyards project as part of our commitment to combating climate change.

The garden is tended with the help of a young man who comes once a week. We also hold regular, quarterly work parties of members to do major work. We have compost bins and use the compost made for mulching the beds and potting up. We are able to use our two water butts to avoid using tap water on the garden. However the current drought is making the garden very dry and sad looking. Once we get some rain it will be good to plant out more drought resistant plants to keep it looking brighter as we begin to experience more hot dry periods. We would welcome gifts of plants for this purpose.

The gardener comes on Tuesday morning before the Midweek Meeting for Worship at 11.30. We invite people wishing to join us for the Meeting to make use of the garden as a quiet space at that time.

We do not open the garden to the public because the building is in regular use by hirers and the tenant of our flat and we need to give them some privacy.