Events

Workshop

Philadelphus Photography Workshop

19 June 2021 9.30am - 4.00pm

Pershore College, Avonbank , Worcestershire

Members and visitors are invited to join us for this workshop led by a local professional plant photographer

Open Day

Hosta (British introductions)

19 June 2021 10.00am - 5.00pm

Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Cornus

19 June 2021 10.00am - 6.00pm

Romsey , Hampshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Monarda, Nepeta

27 June 2021 11.00am - 5.00pm

Okehampton , Devon

Open day at Hole’s Meadow, South Zeal to view the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Rosa (Hybrid Musk intro by Pemberton & Bentall 1912-1939)

27 June 2021 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Ribchester , Lancashire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Dierama spp.

01 July 2021 11.00am - 4.00pm

Stafford , Staffordshire

Open day to see National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Hemerocallis (post 2004 hybrid registrations, suited to the UK climate)

02 July 2021 9.00am - 04 July 2021 4.00pm

Cambridge , Cambridgeshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Dierama spp.

08 July 2021 11.00am - 4.00pm

Stafford , Staffordshire

Open day to see National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Hemerocallis (post 2004 hybrid registrations, suited to the UK climate)

09 July 2021 9.00am - 11 July 2021 4.00pm

Cambridge , Cambridgeshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Dierama spp.

15 July 2021 11.00am - 4.00pm

Stafford , Staffordshire

Open day to see National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Hemerocallis (post 2004 hybrid registrations, suited to the UK climate)

16 July 2021 9.00am - 18 July 2021 4.00pm

Cambridge , Cambridgeshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Agapanthus (Fairweather Nursery trials collection)

17 July 2021 10.00am - 18 July 2021 4.00pm

Beaulieu , Hampshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Hosta (British introductions)

25 July 2021 10.00am - 5.00pm

Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Monarda, Nepeta

25 July 2021 11.00am - 5.00pm

Okehampton , Devon

Open day at Hole's Meadow to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Penstemon

25 July 2021 11.30am - 5.00pm

Kettering , Northamptonshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Araliaceae (excl. Hedera), Eucalyptus, Podocarpus & related Podocarpaceae (incl. Graham Hutchins introductions)

25 July 2021 2.00pm - 6.00pm

Wickham , Hampshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Monarda

04 August 2021 10.00am - 6.00pm

Efailwen , Pembrokeshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Roscoea

07 August 2021 10.00am - 08 August 2021 4.00pm

Houghton , Hampshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Aspidistra elatior & sichuanensis cvs.

07 August 2021 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Ash , Kent

Open day to see the National Plant Collections.

Event

Plant Fair: Denbies Wine Estate Sunday 22nd August 2021

22 August 2021 10.00am - 2.00pm

Dorking , Surrey

Specialist Nurseries and our own Plant Stand

Open Day

Abutilon

26 August 2021 10.00am - 6.00pm

Bromyard , Herefordshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Hedychium

04 September 2021 9.30am - 05 September 2021 5.00pm

Chichester , West Sussex

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Event

Autumn Plant Sale 2021

05 September 2021 2.00pm - 6.00pm

Wickham , Hampshire

AUTUMN PLANT SALE at Meon Orchard, Kingsmead, Nr Wickham. PO17 5AU.

A visit to Doug and Linda Smith’s garden, in conjunction with their NGS Open Day. 2 acre garden planted with a huge array of exotic plants, including three National Collections. Specialist nursery stalls and members’ plants, 20 acre meadow and ½ mile of river Meon bank. Please bring plants for sale.

Talk

Neil G Miller 'The Secrets of Hever Castle' (Postponed from 2020)

09 September 2021 7.00pm - 9.45pm

Cobham , Surrey

Neil G Miller, Hever Castle Head Gardener

Open Day

Abutilon

11 September 2021 10.00am - 5.00pm

Bromyard , Herefordshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Event

Plant & Garden Fair: Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens (1)

12 September 2021 10.00am - 3.00pm

Abbotsbury, Nr Weymouth , Dorset

Public admission to Abbotsbury Plant Fair is £7.00 and also includes free access to the Subtropical Gardens. Public admission may have to be by prior appointment (booking via the Abbotsbury website) if Covid-19 restrictions for visitor attractions are still in force.

https://abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk/gardens/visitor-information

Open Day

Primula auricula (Border)

12 September 2021 11.00am - 4.00pm

Halesowen , West Midlands

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae

19 September 2021 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Callow End , Worcestershire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Salvia spp.

25 September 2021 10.30am - 1.00pm

Fareham , Hampshire

Open Day to see the National Plant Collection.

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.

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

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

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 - 9.45pm

Cobham , Surrey

Geoff Hawkins, retired Head Gardener Mill Court

Open Day

Dionaea, Sarracenia

16 October 2021 12.00pm - 5.00pm

Telford , Shropshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Carpinus betulus cvs., Taxodium spp. & cvs.

24 October 2021 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Open day to see the National Plant Collections.

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 - 9.45pm

Cobham , Surrey

A Talk by Matthew Biggs

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)