Hardy Plant Society

Events

Our next HPS National Weekend will be in Dunblane,Scotland over the weekend of 9th and 10th June 2012 Six garden visits, evening lectures and plant sales. Some places still available. More infomation... Photo from the 2009 HPS Weekend, which was in Worcester.

The Hardy Plant Society

The HPS is a charity that was formed to foster interest in hardy herbaceous plants on the widest possible scale. It aims to give its members information about the wealth of both well and little known plants, and to ensure that all worthy plants remain in cultivation and have the widest possible distribution.

Roy Lancaster, President of the HPS

Featured Group

This month, we feature the HPS Rutland Group

The HPS Rutland Group started on October 3rd 1993 in the garden of Lord and Lady King. The first talk was given on October 21st by Dr Dylis Davis, who was the national chairman, at the home a group member. Since then the group has flourished with monthly talks through Winter and Spring, and outings to garden venues in Summer. Since 1995, the group has held an annual Plant Fair and Ashwell has become the regular venue for this.
Every two years, the group holds a Celebrity Lecture and speakers have included Roy Lancaster, Timothy Walker, Carol Klein, Fergus Garrett and Chris Bailes.

The 2012 Celebrity Lecture will be held in the Uppingham Treatre on 11th February, when Bob Brown of Cotswold Garden Flowers will speak on “60 years on: changing tastes in gardening since the 1950s”.

Chairman’s Blog

In January, Vivienne talks about the District of Columbia, Damascus and December weather.

Shows

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