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2025 - 2026 Programme
Indoor meetings are held on first Saturday of the month from October-April starting at 2pm and are held at the
Wheathampstead Memorial Hall
Marford Road, Wheathampstead. AL4 8AY
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Visitors are welcome and are asked to contribute £5 per visit
October 4th
Keith Wiley
'Wildside - Landscape of Memories and Dreams'
Keith Wiley was head gardener at The Garden House, in the southwest of England, from 1978 to 2003.
In 2003 he started 'Wildside' - 3 acres of flat land that he has sculpted, with the use of a digger, into canyons, mounds and ponds and clothed with an incredible collection of plants. We look foward to hearing it's story.
November 1st
AGM
Millie Souter
'The Serge Hill Project'
The Serge Hill Project for Gardening, Creativity, and Health, was set up as a Community Interest Company in 2023 by Tom and Sue Stuart-Smith.
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A large proportion of The Orchard site is made up of the Plant Library. The Plant Library is set out in a grid system which holds more around 1500 different varieties of mainly herbaceous plants, serving as an interactive catalogue and community of plants that can be walked through and studied from all angles. Varieties and species can be compared, and combinations of form, texture, foliage and flower can be observed and appreciated.
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Millie Souter is Head Gardener at the Plant Library and will be talking to us about her dream job managing this ground breaking project
December 6th
profesor Chris Gibson
'Gardening With Wildlife in Mind'
Essex based ecologist and conservationist Chris Gibson also writes a monthy wildlife blog based on what can be seen in the Beth Chatto garden.
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January 3rd​
Lynne Moore
'52 Weeks in the Shade Garden'​
Lynne and husband Steve run Moore and Moore nursery in Billericay, Essex. They specialise in shade and woodland plants and can be found selling their plants at Plant Fairs and Flower Shows all over the South East. They have been awarded Gold Medals for their displays at RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows
February 7th
George Ellis
'The Walled garden at West Dean'​​
George joined the West Dean Gardens team as a trainee in 2021, after completing the RHS Diploma at Plumpton College and an internship at Sarah Raven’s Cutting Garden. Now the Senior Gardener managing the Walled Garden at West Dean, he enjoys pursuing his equal passions for ornamental and productive horticulture.
March 7th
Rachael Siegfried
'Growing Perennials and Woody Plants for Cutting'​​
Rachel and her partner Ashley Pearson, run the Green and Gorgeous farm with over two acres of flower fields, orchards, and herb and vegetable beds.
When Rachel’s not working in the flower fields, she can often be found in the flower studio, designing and creating bouquets or arrangements for weddings in her naturally elegant signature style.
April 4th
Dr Andrew Ward
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Andrew Ward is owner of Norwell Nurseries, a small nursery specialising in choice and unusual herbaceous perennials and alpines. The nursery is based around a one acre plantsman's garden which holds over 2,500 different species and is also open during nursery hours.