Events

Visit

Visit to the Surrey Group Wisteria Collection

25 April 2025 10.00am - 12.00pm

Surrey

A visit to The Surrey Group's Wisteria collection held on a private estate not normally open to the public.

Event

Denbies Plant Fair 4th May 2025

04 May 2025 10.00am - 2.00pm

Dorking , Surrey

A Plant Fair Consisting of Specialist Nurseries and our own Plant Stand

Free to enter and plenty of parking

Visit

Visit to The Mathers Foudation

10 May 2025 2.00pm - 4.00pm

West Sussex

A visit to the prize winning orchid growers The Mathers Foundation.

Please book in advance, we only have 20 places availaible so book now to avoid dissapointment.

This Nursery is NOT open to the public and is the home of three National Collections.

Visit

A Visit to Norney Grange

14 June 2025 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Godalming , Surrey

A Visit to Norney Grange.

We have limited spaces so by Pre-booking only.

Event

Surrey Group Summer Social 2025

22 June 2025 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Croydon , Surrey

I am delighted to announce that Paul and Neil have invited us all back for another knees-up at their fabulous garden in Croydon, Surrey

Thank you both so much.

Open Day

Heliotropium, Lantana, Queen Mary II Exoticks Collection

10 July 2025 6.00pm - 8.00pm

East Molesey , Surrey

Open evening to visit the National Plant Collection. Pre-booking essential.

Event

Denbies Plant Fair 17th August 2025

17 August 2025 10.00am - 2.00pm

Dorking , Surrey

A Plant Fair Consisting of Specialist Nurseries and our own Plant Stand

Free to enter and plenty of parking

Talk

'Canna' with Keith and Christine Haywood 11th September 2025

11 September 2025 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A talk by Keith and Christine Haywood

Attend in person in Cobham or via Zoom. 

Please note the deadline for requests for a Zoom invitation for this talk is 11am on the morning of the event.

Talk

'Palace of Palms: Tropical Dreams and the Making of Kew' - Kate Teltcher

09 October 2025 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A talk by Kate Teltcher

Attend in person in Cobham or via Zoom. 

Please note the deadline for requests for a Zoom invitation for this talk is 11am on the morning of the event.

Talk

'Barking up he Right Tree' by Jonathan Newell

13 November 2025 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A talk by Jonathan Newell

Attend in person in Cobham or via Zoom. 

Please note the deadline for requests for a Zoom invitation for this talk is 11am on the morning of the event.

Talk

An Evening with David Hurrion

12 March 2026 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A talk by David Hurrion

Attend in person in Cobham or via Zoom. 

Please note the deadline for requests for a Zoom invitation for this talk is 11am on the morning of the event.

Talk

'Hand Pollination by Chinese Farmers' by Mariann Fercsik

09 April 2026 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

Originally scheduled for April 2024 this event was cancelled since Mariann had taken a job in China.  I am happy to say she has returned to the UK and has agreed to give this talk for 2026.

A talk by Mariann Fercsik

Attend in person in Cobham or via Zoom. 

Please note the deadline for requests for an invitation for this talk is 11am on the morning of the event.

Event

Denbies Plant Fair 3rd May 2026

03 May 2026 10.00am - 2.00pm

Dorking , Surrey

A Plant Fair Consisting of Specialist Nurseries and our own Plant Stand

Free to enter and plenty of parking

Event

Denbies Plant Fair 16th August 2026

16 August 2026 10.00am - 2.00pm

Dorking , Surrey

A Plant Fair Consisting of Specialist Nurseries and our own Plant Stand

Free to enter and plenty of parking

Visit

A Visit to Steve Edney and Lou Dowle's Private Garden and their No Nome Nusery

30 August 2026 12.00pm - 5.00pm

Kent

A Visit to Steve Edney and Lou Dowle's Private Garden and their No Nome Nursery

SAVE THE DATE IN YOUR DIARY!

Full details to follow.