Visit Thenford Gardens and Arboretum - Members Day and Plant Exchange 2025

Fri 6th June: 6pm 'The past and present of horticulture', by Tamsin Westthorpe, 7pm dinner at the Whately Hotel in Banbury. Spaces available.

Fri 6th June: 7pm Dinner with Plant Heritage at the Whately Hotel in Banbury - spaces available

Sat 7th June: 9.30am to 4pm, Thenford gardens - This day event is fully booked - email info@plantheritage.org.uk  to be on the waiting list.

Costs:

Dinner at the Whately Hotel in Banbury on Friday 6th June at 7pm £46 - spaces available

Day event at Thenford Gardens and Arboretum on Saturday 7th June £45. Now fully booked.

Book your dinner place here

Programme TBC:

Thenford day (Fully booked) includes selected talks from Thenford gardens, and the National Plant Collection of Galanthus (Snowdrops) and how to twin scale snowdrops too); John Grimshaw, plantsman and Editor-in-Chief of Trees & Shrubs Online & Curtis's Botanical Magazine; Sally Flatman, Trustee and creator of Our Plants Podcast noting fascinating plant and people stories. Meet other members and enjoy a light lunch, visit the garden and arboretum. Plant Exchange too. 

8.30am Plant Exchange plants arrive

9.30am Tea/coffee

10.00am Introduction by Cecilia Bufton, Chair of Plant Heritage and Gwen Hines, Chief Executive.

Talk by Sally Flatman, Trustee and creator of Our Plants Podcast - all about plant stories

Talk from Thenford Gardens and National Plant Collection of Galanthus (Snowdrops) 

11.15am Tea/coffee

11.30am Visit the gardens, map provided

12 noon to 2.15pm Buffet lunch 

1.30pm Talk: John Grimshaw, plantsman and Editor-in-Chief of Trees & Shrubs Online & Curtis's Botanical Magazine

2.15pm Visit the arboretum, map provided

3.30pm pick up plant exchange plants

4pm Leave.