Event

Max Walters Memorial Lecture 2026 - George Plumptre 'The Centenary of the National Garden Scheme'

Plant Heritage's Cambridgeshire group invites you to join them for the 2026 Max Walters Memorial Lecture. George Plumbtre EMH recently retired as chief executive of the National Garden Scheme and his talk will look ahead to the charity's centenary in 2027. 

Event Start Date Saturday, 21 November 2026 2.00pm
Event End Date Saturday, 21 November 2026 5.00pm
Cost Tickets (in advance only) £12 for Plant Heritage members & students, £17 for visitors. Ample free parking & disabled parking available. Price includes coffee/tea and biscuits
Event Location William Collyn Centre, Wellbrook Way
Girton, Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0GP
Event Contact Rosemary Buisseret
Contact ppsrjb@gmail.com
George Plumptre

George Plumbtre

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George has written more than 10 books and many articles about gardens and gardening, including for Country Life and as gardening correspondent for the Times. In 2014 he received the Garden Media Guild award for Inspirational Book of the Year.

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