Events

Talk

'Harold Peto & the Gardens of Iford Manor, Wiltshire' by Troy Scott Smith

18 February 2020 7.00pm - 10.00pm

St Peter Port, Guernsey

Talk by Troy Scott Smith, formerly head gardener at Sissinghurst and still involved with projects there.

Workshop

Research Workshop

19 February 2020 10.30am - 3.00pm

Westminster, London

Library research for plants in your collection. Morning session looking at tracing plant names through library holdings and online resources, afternoon session for individual research.

Talk

'Making the most of what you have' by Benjamin Pope

20 February 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Sandridge, Hertfordshire

Benjamin Pope is the Head Gardener at the Working Garden.

Talk

'Snowdrops and snowflakes' by Michael Myers

26 February 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Knutsford, Cheshire

7.30pm for an 8pm start.

Michael Myers is of Gardenscape, Fairview, Smelthouses, Yorkshire.

Talk

'A year in my garden' by Jane Follis

29 February 2020 1.30pm - 5.30pm

Edington, Bridgwater, Somerset

1.30pm - Members’ Plant Sale and Coffee
2.15pm - Notices
2.30pm - Talk

Talk

'In the land of the giants' by Linda Heywood

29 February 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Stowupland, Suffolk

2pm for a 2.30pm start.

Open Day

Helleborus spp. & hybrids

01 March 2020 10.00am - 3.30pm

Kingsley, Staffordshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Talk

'Agapanthus, their cultivation and propagation' by Steve Hickman

03 March 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Rhuddlan, Denbighshire

Steve Hickman is of Hoyland Plant Centre and Collection Holder.

Talk

Spring Lunch at Rattery Village Hall with a talk by Saul Walker of Stonelands Garden

04 March 2020 10.45am - 3.00pm

Rattery, Devon

Plant sales prior to a talk by Saul Walker of Stonelands Garden in Dawlish followed by lunch

Talk

'A Cauliflower, a Eucryphia and an NGS Gardener' by Dr Philippa Lowe

10 March 2020 6.45pm - 9.00pm

Pershore College, Avonbank, Worcestershire

A talk by Dr Philippa Lowe.

Talk

'Kyoto to Clackmannanshire - the creation and restoration of a Japanese garden' by Kate White

10 March 2020 7.30pm - 9.00pm

, Edinburgh

Talk by Kate White, who is the head gardener at the Cowden Japanese Garden.

Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Talk

'A gardener's work - Mount Stewart, Tasmania & Annes Grove' by Neil Porteous

10 March 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

St John's, Isle of Man

7.30pm for an 8pm start.

Talk

'Ghosts, guns and guerrilla gardening: the life and times of Ellen Willmott' by Steve Bustin

12 March 2020 7.00pm - 10.00pm

Cobham, Surrey

The life and times of Ellen Wilmot (1858 - 1934)

Talk

'Climbing Plants for Sun or Shade' by Marcus Dancer

12 March 2020 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Dorchester , Dorset

Marcus Dancer is a nurseryman and Clematis specialist.

7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Talk

'Reinvent your Garden' by Tamsin Westhorpe

12 March 2020 7.15pm - 10.00pm

Warwick, Warwickshire

7.15pm for a 7.45pm start.

Talk

'My National Collections of Albuca and Acanthus' by Ingrid Millington

12 March 2020 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Talk by Ingrid Millington

Talk

'A garden of change in Essex' by Lou Nicholl

14 March 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Haywards Heath, West Sussex

Talk

'Backhouse Daffodils and Rockeries' by Peter Williams

14 March 2020 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland

A talk by Peter Williams

Talk

'Weeds and their Control' by Adrian Hutchison

14 March 2020 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Shurdington, nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Advice from Adrian Hutchinson

Talk

'All my own work: the research and restoration project of the Byng gardens near Clackton' by Jan Michalak

14 March 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

2pm for a 2.30pm start.

Jan Michalak is Muehlenbeckia Collection Holder.

Event

Plant Fair at Tavistock Pannier Market

15 March 2020 10.00am - 3.00pm

Tavistock, Devon

A plant fair to open the season

Event

Spring Plant Nannies Event

15 March 2020 10.00am - 3.00pm

Tavistock, Cornwall

Talk

'Hellebores - the National Collection' by Mike Byford

16 March 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Mike Byford is National Collection Holder of Helleborus spp. & hybrids.

Talk

'Impact of WWI on Scotland's Forests' by Syd House

18 March 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Ayr, Ayrshire

Talk

'The role of an Estates Gardens Manager/Head Gardener' by Andrew Grout

19 March 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Sandridge, Hertfordshire

Andrew Grout is the Head of Gardens at Woburn Abbey.

Talk

'Cultivation of Temperate Aroids' by Kit Strange

19 March 2020 7.30pm - 9.00pm

Shawford, Hampshire

A repeat visit to talk to us about another group of bulbous plants.

Open Day

Rhododendron (Kurume azalea Wilson 50)

22 March 2020 10.30am - 4.30pm

Penzance, Cornwall

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Event

RHS Wisley Heather Collection

23 March 2020 9.45am - 27 March 2020 3.30pm

Wisley, Surrey

Help care for the winter flowering Heathers in the National Collection held at RHS Wisley

Workshop

Taxonomy Workshop

23 March 2020 12.00pm - 4.00pm

Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands

Led by horticultural taxonomist Sabina Knees from RBG Edinburgh.

Talk

'Perennial Viola, their history, how to grow them, planting ideas' by Jack Willgoss

25 March 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Knutsford, Cheshire

Jack Willgoss is of Wildgoose Nursery, Shropshire.

7.30 for an 8pm start.

Talk

Talks and Lunch at Marwood Hill Gardens

28 March 2020 10.30am - 3.30pm

Barnstaple, Devon

Talks by Matthew Brewer, Marwoods Head Gardener and Saul Walker with a walk around Marwood and lunch

Open Day

Hyacinthus orientalis

28 March 2020 11.00am - 29 March 2020 5.00pm

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Talk

Talk by James Campbell, Chief Executive of Garden Organic, based at Ryton Organic Gardens

28 March 2020 1.30pm - 5.30pm

Edington, Bridgwater, Somerset

1.30pm - Members’ Plant Sale and Coffee
2.15pm - Notices
2.30pm - Talk

Talk

'Garden chasing in Japan' by Barbara Segall

28 March 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Stowupland, Suffolk

2pm for a 2.30pm start.

Talk

'The Japanese Garden at Cowden' by Kate White

28 March 2020 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Dundee, Fife

Kate White is the head gardener.

Event

Plant Fair at South Molton Pannier Market

29 March 2020 10.00am - 2.00pm

South Molton, Devon

A plant fair to open the season

Open Day

Corydalis

29 March 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Durham, Co Durham

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Chaenomeles cvs.

29 March 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Old Coulsdon, Surrey

A chance to visit the Chaenomeles cultivars National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Heuchera, × Heucherella, Tiarella

03 April 2020 10.00am - 05 April 2020 4.00pm

Crewe, Cheshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Event

April Plant Stall: Sausmarez Manor Farmers’ Market

04 April 2020 9.00am - 12.00pm

St Martins, Guernsey

Talk

Two talks: 'Helenium and their companions' by David Warden and 'Three National Collections' Dianne Nichol-Brown

04 April 2020 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland

Talk by David Warden and Dianne Nichol-Brown

Open Day

Prunus (flowering cherries)

05 April 2020 10.00am - 4.00pm

Sittingbourne, Kent

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Codonopsis & related genera

05 April 2020 11.00am - 5.00pm

Louth, Lincolnshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Talk

'Hardy Geranium' by Sue Wrenbury

07 April 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Rhuddlan, Denbighshire

Sue Wrenbury is a National Collection Holder.

Talk

'Thirty Acres to Thirty Square Yards' by Geoff Hawkins

09 April 2020 7.00pm - 10.00pm

Cobham, Surrey

Coping with the difficult job of downsizing.

Talk

'The Hunt for British Orchids' by Leif Bersweden

09 April 2020 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Dorchester, Dorset

Leif Bersweden is a botanist and writer of The Orchid Hunter.

7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Talk

Talk by Timothy Walker

09 April 2020 7.15pm - 10.00pm

Warwick , Warwickshire

7:15pm for a 7:45pm start.

Talk

'Flowers and Life in Tibet' by Duncan Coombs

09 April 2020 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Open Day

Narcissus (Backhouse cvs.)

11 April 2020 10.00am - 12 April 2020 4.30pm

By Collessie, Fife

Scotland's Daffodil Festival