Events

Talk

‘From seed to fork - the evolution of plants’ by Greg Morter

07 December 2019 11.00am - 5.30pm

Edington, Bridgwater, Somerset

Talk, tea/coffee and members plant stall, AGM and bring and share lunch.

Talk

Talk by Andy McIndoe

07 December 2019 1.30pm - 4.00pm

Morden, Wareham, Dorset

Andy McIndoe is a Chelsea designer and former head of Hilliers.

Event

AGM and Christmas Party 2019

10 December 2019 6.45pm - 9.00pm

Pershore College, Avonbank, Worcestershire

A festive get together - all welcome.

Talk

AGM and Talk - '50 Shades of Green' by Glenis Dyer

12 December 2019 7.30pm - 10.00pm

60 High Street, Warwick, Warwickshire

Glenis is a keen gardener and plantaholic with a particular interest in Clematis.  She lives in Welford on Avon with her husband, Eric.

Talk

'Daisy days' by Helen Picton

12 December 2019 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

We are delighted to welcome our speaker from Old Court Nurseries, nr Malvern. where she holds a National Collection of Autumn Flowering Asters and related genera.

Talk

'A Plantaholics Wonderland' by Helen Picton

14 December 2019 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Shurdington nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Talk by Helen Picton, holder of a National Collection of Autumn Flowering Asters and related genera, at Picton Gardens, Malvern.

Talk

Talk by Ian Hodgson

14 December 2019 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Bring and share lunch, followed talk by Ian Hodgson, who is the Editor-at-Large for Garden News and Garden Answers.

2pm for a 2.30pm start.

Talk

'Flowers from high mountains of the Tibetan borderlands' by John Richards

14 December 2019 2.30pm - 5.30pm

Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland

A talk by John Richards

Talk

‘Plant review of the year' by Chris Sanders

16 December 2019 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Keele Village, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

This is a talk and Christmas social.

Talk

'Building a new public pleasure garden' by Simon Goldsack

09 January 2020 7.00pm - 10.00pm

Dorchester, Dorset

This is an AGM and talk.

Simon Goldsack is of Holme Nurseries, Wareham.

7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Talk

'The Tettenhall Dick and other Pears' by Paul Hand

09 January 2020 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Talk by Paul Hand

Talk

Humphry Repton

11 January 2020 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland

Talk by Mike McQuade

Event

'Group Annual General Meeting and Talk

11 January 2020 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Shurdington, nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Annual General Meeting and talk - 'Cut and Come Again'

Talk

‘A year of irises’ by Clare Kneen

11 January 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

This is an AGM and talk.

2pm for a 2.30pm start.

Event

National Collection Epimedium Winter Thinning at RHS Wisley

13 January 2020 10.00am - 17 January 2020 3.30pm

Wisley, Surrey

The Alpine Team, led by Peter Goodchild at RHS Wisley, would love some help with the Epimedium National Collection held there.

Talk

'Wellbeing in the Garden' by Corinne Price

16 January 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Sandridge, Hertfordshire

Corrine Price is the Swiss Garden & Grounds Manager at the Swiss Garden at Shuttleworth, Bedfordshire.

Talk

'Mountain Flowers' by Andrew Cleave

16 January 2020 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Warnford, Hampshire

Talk by Andrew Cleave on Mountain Flowers

Event

Annual Meeting and Guided Walk or Talk

20 January 2020 11.00am - 3.00pm

Ardleigh, Colchester, Essex

Informal annual meeting, tea/coffee and homemade cake, guided walk or a talk (depending on the weather).

Talk

'Gardening in a Changing Climate: How to future proof your garden' by Sue Fisher

25 January 2020 1.30pm - 5.30pm

Edington, Bridgwater, Somerset

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

Talk

‘Paeonies wild and tame’ by Gail Harland

25 January 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Stowupland, Suffolk

2pm for a 2.30pm start.

Talk

‘Gardens well worth a visit’ by Judy Popley

29 January 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Knutsford, Cheshire

Judy Popley is of Flowerpower Plant Fairs.

7.30pm for an 8pm start.

Talk

‘Snowdrops, from landscape to cabinet of curiosities’ by Edwin Roberts

04 February 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Rhuddlan, Denbighshire

Event

Annual General Meeting

08 February 2020 10.00am - 4.00pm

Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Lancashire

Please join us for a short Annual General Meeting, followed by a buffet lunch and some short talks on plant matters.

Talk

The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge

08 February 2020 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland

Talk by Sean Murray

Event

2020 Hampshire AGM and talk

08 February 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Sparsholt, Winchester, Hampshire

AGM and Talk by Julian Sutton of Desirable Plants

Talk

'Plants of Garden Worthy Merit' by Harvey Stephens

08 February 2020 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Shurdington, nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Talk by Harvey Stephens

Talk

‘Bringing the Monkey Puzzle tree to Europe – the true story’ by David Gedye

08 February 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

2pm for a 2.30pm start.

Event

Members' evening - Trees and Shrubs

11 February 2020 6.45pm - 9.00pm

Pershore College, Avonbank, Worcestershire

A group get together to talk about trees and shrubs of seasonal interest.

Talk

Surrey Group AGM

13 February 2020 7.00pm - 10.00pm

Cobham, Surrey

Our AGM, presentation of Flower of the Meeting Prize, Raffle, Photographic Competition judging and prize giving and two short talks by RHS Wisley students. 

Talk

'The Flowers of Madeira and The Azores' by Razvan Chisu

13 February 2020 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Talk by Razvan Chisu, Plant Heritage National Collections Co-ordinator for Cheshire Group

Workshop

Persephone Workshop

17 February 2020 11.00am - 4.00pm

Dorchester, Dorset

Led by David and Penny Ross and open to those already using Persephone or those who would like to find out more.

Talk

‘Are plants able to communicate?’ by Tony Polwart

17 February 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Workshop

Research Workshop

19 February 2020 10.30am - 3.00pm

Westminster, London

Library research for your collection. Morning session looking at tracing plant names through library holdings, 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.

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

‘All my own work’ by Jan Michalak

07 March 2020 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

2pm for a 2.30pm start.

Talk is on restoring the Byng gardens, Essex, and the historic collection of plants associated with Viscountess Byng.

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 - 10.00pm

, Edinburgh

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

Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Talk

‘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

'News of the Albuca Collection and Plant Hunting on Holiday' by Ingrid Millington

12 March 2020 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Talk by Ingrid Millington

Talk

Backhouse Daffodils and Rockeries

14 March 2020 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland

A talk by Peter Williams

Talk

'Weeds and their Control' by Adrian Hutchinson

14 March 2020 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Shurdington, nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Advice from Adrian Hutchinson

Talk

‘Hellebores - the National Collection’ by Mike Byford

16 March 2020 7.30pm - 10.00pm

Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

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.

Event

Plant Fair at Tavistock Pannier Market

22 March 2020 10.00am - 3.00pm

Tavistock, Devon

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

Open Day

Rhododendron (Kurume azalea Wilson 50)

23 March 2020 10.30am - 4.30pm

Penzance, Cornwall

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.