Hertfordshire
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2023 - 2024 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
Visitors are welcome and are asked to contribute £5 per visit
October 7th
Edward Flint
'What Makes a Good Garden Plant'
Ed has over 20 years experience lecturing at the renowned English Gardening School, based at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London. More recently he has overseen the creation and development of the ‘Art & Craft of Gardening’ courses at Great Dixter, a monthly hands-on course aimed at keen amateur gardeners.
Look forward to an informal, lively, practical, relevant and irreverent lecture!
November 4th
AGM followed by
'Members Show & Tell'
An opportunity for members to bring along their own plants, either potted or as cut material to show the rest of the group and share their recommendations and successes.
Chairman, Annie Godfrey, will act as compere and describe plants for those who would rather not.
December 2nd
Fergus Garrett
'Designing With Plants'
Fergus Garrett needs little introduction: plantsman, horticultural educationalist and Chief Executive of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust.
He is described as one of the most influential living garden designers and horticultural educators in Britain today and we are excited to welcome him back.
His lecture will be followed by the Christmas Party
January 6th
Anne Rowe
'A History of Hertfordshire's Gardens'
Anne Rowe is a landscape historian and author of a number of books on the subject, including Hertfordshire Garden History: A Miscellany and Medieval Parks of Hertfordshire. She has coordinated the research work of the Hertfordshire Gardens Trust since 1998, and also teaches courses in landscape and garden history for the Institute of Continuing Education of the University of Cambridge.
February 3rd
Colin Moat
'In Praise of Higher Things'
Tall plants add structure and drama to our borders.
Seasoned nurseryman and long time member of the Kent HPS, Colin will expound the virtues of tall perennials and their place in our gardens.
March 2nd
Ben Hope
'Making the Most of What You Have'
Alongside his role as Head Gardener of a private Sussex garden, Ben enjoys lecturing at the Chelsea Physic Garden for The English Gardening School and West Dean College of Art and Conservation. He has recently gained the RHS Master of Horticulture and is a member of the RHS Herbaceous Committee. He also regularly writes for Gardens Illustrated and other publications.
April 6th 2024
Val Bourne
'Val's Plant Passions'
Val Bourne is an award-winning garden writer, organic gardener and lecturer and she gardens on the wind-swept Cotswolds at Spring Cottage – high above Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire. Her third of an acre garden is managed without using chemicals – something Val has always believed in. She is a hands on gardener and a committed plantaholic and Hardy Plant Society member.