Annual Meeting of Devon & Cornwall Group plus talk by Mike Nelhams 'Tresco Abbey Garden , Paradise Island'
10am Doors open (tea and coffee & biscuits during the day, along with sales tables of plants, books, garden miscellanea and a raffle.
10.30am Annual Meeting of Plant Heritage, Devon & Cornwall Group
11.30 am Talk by Mike Nelhams 'Tresco Abbey Garden, Paradise Island'
1.00pm Lunch (not included - food available to buy in the restaurant)
2.00 pm Short Talks by National Plant Collection Holders
| Event Start Date | Saturday, 15 November 2025 10.00am |
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| Event End Date | Saturday, 15 November 2025 4.30pm |
| Cost | £20 (members), £25 (non-members) Booking is essential by November 9th 2025, unless attending AGM only |
| Event Location |
Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre Buckfast Devon TQ11 0EE |
| Event Contact | Paul Hardy |
| Telephone | 07973618495 |
| Contact | paullouisehardy@gmail.com |
Mike Nelhams first went to Tresco on a Studley Trust Scholarship as a student in 1976. He trained for three years at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley. After managing a woodland garden in Sussex for five years, he returned to Tresco Abbey Garden in 1984 as Head Gardener and then in 1994 took the post of Garden Curator which was established for him. He is an RHS judge on the Tender Ornamental Expert Group, judging regularly at Chelsea, Hampton Court and London RHS shows. He is also a frequent lecturer throughout the English-speaking world. He has published a book, “Tresco Abbey Garden” and has made many appearances on national TV and radio, as well as having written many articles for the horticultural press. Mike has a particular interest in plants from the Mediterranean and associated coastal regions of the world. A Fellow of the Institute of Horticulture and an Associate of Honour of the Royal Horticultural Society, Mike regularly leads garden tours.
Booking is essential by November 9th 2025, unless attending AGM only
Tickets are not sent out for the AGM. If you would like confirmation of your booking, please make sure to provide an email address.
Please pay via BACS (online banking) to
Plant Heritage Devon Group- HSBC Sort Code 40-34-31 A/c No. 21279521 Ref:- AGM and Surname
Please email or phone Paul in the event of a query T: 07973618495 E: paullouisehardy@gmail.com
(With the increase in bank charges, every cheque costs the group 40p)
If paying by cheque make payable to Plant Heritage Devon Group and send to-
Paul Hardy, 17 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Devon, PL8 1AH