Events

Open Day

Salvia spp.

25 September 2021 10.30am - 1.00pm

Fareham , Hampshire

Open Day to see the National Plant Collection.

Event

Plant Fair at Market Square outside Totnes Civic Hall

26 September 2021 10.00am - 2.00pm

Totnes , Devon

An exciting plant fair with a variety of nurseries selling a wide range of plant gems!

Keep an eye on this and nurseries attending will be added!

Talk

Talk on Hardy Geraniums

29 September 2021 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Knutsford , Cheshire

Please join us for a talk by Sue Clarke holder of the National Collection of Geranium sylvaticum & renardii forms, cvs. & hybrids.

Visit

A Tour of the new RHS Wisley Hilltop Centre and Gardens

30 September 2021 10.20am - 12.30pm

Wisley , Surrey

WE ARE SORRY BUT THIS TOUR IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

A tour given by Chris Moncreiff, RHS Head of Horticultural Relations. 

Open Day

Heuchera, × Heucherella, Tiarella

02 October 2021 10.00am - 03 October 2021 3.30pm

Crewe , Cheshire

Open weekend to see the National Plant Collections. Booking essential.

Event

Autumn Talk and AGM

02 October 2021 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Haywards Heath , Sussex

Join us as we celebrate our first live post lock-down talk and AGM.

Mercy Morris who holds the national collection of Chlorophytum comosum, or spider plants, will present her talk;

"House Plants - a whistle-stop tour"

Mercy, who has worked at Kew and for Plant Heritage shares her home with around 285 house plants.

Her talk is followed by our AGM at 3.45pm. There will also be home made cakes, a plant stall and a raffle. Please do come along and support your local Sussex Plant Heritage Group.

There is no need to book in advance as there is plenty of space and there is a free car park.

Open Day

Chrysanthemum (hardy) Dispersed

03 October 2021 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Norwell , Nottinghamshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Malus domestica (cvs. bred & grown in Hampshire & Isle of Wight pre-1960)

06 October 2021 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Winchester , Hampshire

Open Day

Salix

08 October 2021 - 10 October 2021

Carmarthen , Carmarthenshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection

Open Day

Polypodium (hardy cvs.)

09 October 2021 10.00am - 4.00pm

Sevenoaks , Kent

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Camellia (autumn & winter flowering)

09 October 2021 10.00am - 5.00pm

Colchester , Essex

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Event

We Love Plants: Members' Social Event

09 October 2021 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Shurdington, Cheltenham , Gloucestershire

Members get-together with Plant-Swap, Raffle, Refreshments.

Event

The Annual Nerine Festival 2021

09 October 2021 2.30pm - 23 October 2021 4.00pm

La Ramée , Guernsey

See the National Collection of Nerines in this stunning annual display, which varies each year depending on which Nerines are at their best. 

Talk

'Thirty Acres to Thirty Square Yards' by Geoff Hawkins (Postponed from 2020)

14 October 2021 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

Geoff Hawkins, retired Head Gardener Mill Court

This talk is will be given in Cobham but will be run as a hybrid meeting allowing participants to join via Zoom.  Please contact the Surrey Group for Details and an Invitation. Zoom invitations outside the Surrey Group limited to 80.

Talk

A talk from Paul Stickland of Black Shed Flowers

14 October 2021 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Dorchester , Dorset

Please join us for an invigorating talk by the owners of this expanding Dorset Flower Farm.

Open Day

Dionaea, Sarracenia

16 October 2021 12.00pm - 5.00pm

Telford , Shropshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collections.

Workshop

Plant Propagation Workshop

23 October 2021 10.00am - 12.00pm

Chobham , Surrey

Propagation Morning - All Surrey Group Members Welcome

Talk

Camassia Calling

23 October 2021 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Stowupland , Suffolk

A talk by National Collection Holder Stella Exley

Open Day

Carpinus betulus cvs., Taxodium spp. & cvs.

24 October 2021 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Barnet , Hertfordshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collections.

Talk

Talk on Rhododendrons

27 October 2021 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Knutsford , Cheshire

Please join us for a talk by Nick Lightfoot, Gardens & Collections manager at Ness Botanic Gardens

Open Day

Chrysanthemum (hardy)

30 October 2021 10.00am - 4.30pm

Warwick , Warwickshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Chlorophytum comosum cvs.

06 November 2021 10.30am - 4.00pm

Herne Bay , Kent

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Talk

'The Wonder of Plants' by Matthew Biggs

11 November 2021 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A Talk by Matthew Biggs

Talk

Important Women in Gardening (not just Jekyll!)

11 November 2021 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Dorchester , Dorset

Please join us for a talk by Christine Stones

Talk

Heritage Vegetables

13 November 2021 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Shurdington, Cheltenham , Gloucestershire

Talk by Chris Smith of Pennard Plants

Talk

Marianne North, Victorian botanist and painter

17 November 2021 7.00pm - 8.00pm

St Peter Port , Guernsey

We are joining with The Arts Society for a lecture by Dr Twigs Way on Marianne North (1830-1890)

Event

Devon Group AGM and talks

20 November 2021 10.30am - 4.00pm

Torrington , Devon

The Devon Groups AGM and talks.

Our main speaker will be David Jewell, Curator of Hillier Gardens his talk is entitled ‘The Hillier Gardens through the Year’ talking about the gardens collection of trees , shrubs and climbers. Included are the gardens Champion trees and their 14 National Heritage Plant Collections.

We will also have Collection holders speak about their plants!

More details to follow but save the date.

Event

Cheshire Group AGM & Talk

24 November 2021 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Knutsford , Cheshire

Please join us for our AGM followed by a talk on Evergreen Plants for Small Gardens by Anthony Norman of Conquest Plants Nursery, Macclesfield.

Talk

The Fight Against Extinction: Botany and Horticulture at Chester Zoo - VIA ZOOM

28 November 2021 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Cheshire

This year's Arley Memorial Lecture will be a virtual talk by Phil Esseen, Chester Zoo's Curator of Botany and Horticulture, which holds 6 National Plant Collections. Please email plantheritagecheshire@gmail.com for details of how to pay and  a Zoom invitation.

Talk

Extinction is for ever: the importance of Plant Conservation

04 December 2021 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Morden, Wareham , Dorset

Celebrity lecture by Sir Ghillean Prance

Talk

Aulden Farm: from Conception to Chaos

11 December 2021 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Shurdington, Cheltenham , Gloucestershire

Talk by Jill and Alun Whitehead.

Talk

Italian Gardens in Scotland

11 December 2021 2.30pm - 5.00pm

Cambridgeshire

Bring and Share Lunch, talk by Jim Forrest

Event

Surrey Group AGM

10 February 2022 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

Our AGM, presentation of Flower of the Meeting Prize, Raffle, Photographic Competition judging and prize giving.

Talk

John Hughes - Adventures in Ecuador

14 April 2022 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A talk by John Hughes

Talk

Fascinating Fungi : Our Friends or Foes ?

08 September 2022 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A Talk by Dr. Peter Herring

Talk

'Trees, A Cut Above The Rest' by Tony Kirkham

13 October 2022 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A Talk by Tony Kirkham

Talk

Creating Movement Whilst Frozen Still

10 November 2022 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A talk by Ben Pope