The first meeting of the Gardening Group in 2023 took place on Wednesday 11 January, and involved a talk based on the Prepare, Plan, Plant methodology. In addition there were short talks on Permaculture, Tomato varieties, and problems with fruit trees and their cures.

Possibly the most beneficial time for the group was the discussions that took place amongst the members after the talks had been delivered, as shown in the photo taken at the meeting.