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 Nottinghamshire Group
An active group with about 150 members, the group holds meetings on the second Friday of the month from October until April in West Bridgford Community Hall.
In the summer, the group arranges three coach trips to inspirational gardens and evening visits to local members gardens.
The Nottingham Group also has its own botanic garden, which is open to the public from Easter to the end of September on Sundays from 2-4pm and open to HPS groups by appointment at other times.

HPS Photo Contest

Categories :-

• Individual hardy perennial - whole plant or close up
• Plant grouping, border, garden view, HPS events
• Photo taken by members’ children / grandchildren (16 or under). Any gardening related subject.

Closing date: 1st September 2012

Rules...

Chairman’s Blog

It's February and Vivienne gets back to her garden, with Snowdrops and Iris, but can't forget the society as well.

Shows

For you to read...

Erodiums Judy Coulson Erodiums are very free flowering, starting in May through to November. They do need to be dead headed regularly ... I have counted over 200 spent flowers from one plant. More...