Dorset
About the Group
The group meets at Colehill Memorial Hall, Cannon Hill Road, Wimborne BH21 2LR. (map).
Contact
Penny Cleaver
01929 288092
dorset@hardy-plant.org.uk
For full details lease visit the Dorset Group Website
2019 Programme
All meetings commence at 2-30 pm unless otherwise stated
| Saturday 26th January, 2019 AGM at 2.00 pm 2.30 pm 'For the Love of Snowdrops' Lyn Miles |
| Saturday 23rd February, 2019 10am—1 pm, & Sunday 24 February, 1—4 pm Hellebore & Snowdrop Opening Manor Farm , Hampreston BH21 7LX Wealways have a plant stall at the National Garden Scheme openings of members Anne & Guy Trehanes’ wonderful garden at Manor Farm, except for this special winter opening when Dorset Perennial Nursery provides the plants. |
| Saturday 23rd February, 2019 'Seasonal Plants' Rosy Hardy |
| Saturday 23rd March, 2019 'Botanic Gardens from the Arctic to the Tropics' Mike Webber |
| Saturday 27th April, 2019 'Plants that should be Better Known' Katherine Crouch |
| Saturday 11th May, 2019 Doors open at 2.30 pm PLANT FAYRE This is a chance for all members to sell their propagated plants to the general public or other members. Our excellent homemade cakes and refreshments are also on offer |
| Saturday 18th May, 2019 Coach Trip to Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park |
| Sunday 9th June, 2019 1—5 pm NGS Open Garden & Plant Sale Manor Farm , Hampreston BH21 7LX |
| Sun 7th—Wed 10th July, 2019 Coach Holiday to Kent |
| Sunday 28th July, 2019 1—5 pm NGS Open Garden & Plant Sale Manor Farm , Hampreston BH21 7LX |
| Thursday 8th August, 2019 1—5 pm NGS Open Garden & Plant Sale Manor Farm , Hampreston BH21 7LX |
| Sunday 11th August, 2019 1—5 pm NGS Open Garden & Plant Sale Manor Farm , Hampreston BH21 7LX |
| Tuesday 3rd September, 2019 Coach Trip to Prospect House and High Garden Nursery, Devon |
| Wednesday 25th September, 2019 at 7.30 pm (Note evening meeting) Charles Dowding and his “No Dig” philosophy on gardening |
| Saturday 26th October, 2019 at 2.00 pm An Afternoon with Fergus Garrett Head Gardener of Great Dixter TICKETED EVENT details to follow |
| Saturday 23rd November, 2019 'Really Useful Plants' Andrew Haynes, Dorset Group President and Head Gardener at Edmondsham House |
2018 Programme
| Saturday 27th January, 2018 'Inspiration for Late Summer' Helen Yemm Daily Telegraph gardening writer |
| Saturday 24th February, 2018 2-00 pm Group Annual General Meeting Then at 2-30 pm 'Pests and Diseases' Ray Broughton Lecturer at RHS Wisley |
| Saturday 24th March, 2018 HPS National Annual Lecture Day / AGM The national Annual Lecture Day and AGM will be hosted by the Devon group, in 2018. The venue is Petroc College, Tiverton, (map) and 150 delegates from around the country are expected to attend. The lecturers will be Julian Sutton and Nick Macer, and four plant nurseries will be present |
| Saturday 7th April, 2018 The Answer Lies in the Soil David Hurrion Deputy Editor of the BBC Gardeners World Magazine, and broadcaster |
| Thursday 26th April, 2018 Coach trip to Malverleys and Rosy Hardy's Nursery |
| Saturday 28th April, 2018 'Compton Acres Revisited' Mary Payne Writer, garden designer, broadcaster |
| Monday 30th April, 2018 Second Coach trip to Malverleys and Rosy Hardy's Nursery |
| Saturday 12th May, 2018 Group Plant Fair Memorial Hall, Colehill Afternoon teas |
| Sunday -Wednesday 10th-13th June, 2018 Coach Holiday to Midshires |
| Thursday 28th June, 2018 Coach Outing to Hanham Court and Special Plants Nursery |
| Saturday 8th September , 2018 Coach Trip to RHS Wisley Garden and Flower Show |
| Wednesday 26th September, 2018 7-30 pm 'Gilbert's Dahlia Season' Nick Gilbert, Gilbert's Nursery, Sherfield English |
| Saturday 27th October, 2018 'Autumn at Blackthorn Nursery' Jan Evans |
| Saturday 24th November, 2018 An Afternoon With James Alexander Sinclair James is a Garden designer, award winning writer, an accredited judge at the RHS Shows and Chair of the RHS Gardens Committee (Ticketed Event) |
2017 Programme
All meetings commence at 2-30 pm unless otherwise stated
| Saturday, 28 January, 2017 2.00 pm AGM to be followed at 2.30 pm 'Choice Plants of Rosemoor' Chris Birchall |
| Saturday, 25 February, 2017 'New Tricks for Old Gardeners' Katherine Crouch BBC Gardener of the Decade for the 1990's |
| Saturday, 25 March 2.30 pm, 2017 'Dealing with Plants that Behave Badly' linked to 'The Book of Weeds' Ken Thompson Telegraph columnist |
| Saturday, 29 April 'Stars of the Spring Garden' Kevin Hughes from Heale House Garden, Salisbury |
| Sat 13 May, 2017 at 2.30 pm ANNUAL PLANT FAYRE at Colehill Memorial Hall. An opportunity to purchase plants grown by our own members. Refreshments available. |
| Tuesday 6 June, 2017 Coach Outing to RHS Rosemoor |
| Sun, Mon, Tues 2 - 4, July 2017 Coach Holiday to Norfolk |
| Thursday 31 August, 2017 Coach Outing to Sherfield English |
| Saturday, 30 September, 2017 'Gardening with Gravel' Marina Christopher |
| Saturday, 28 October, 2017 2.30 pm Roy Lancaster, the Hardy Plant Society President, talking about his book 'A Life of Plants' Full details on the Dorset Group website |
| Saturday 28 October, 2017 5-30 for 6-30 pm A “Diamond Jubilee Dinner” at Dudsbury Golf Club Tickets for this event are restricted to Dorset Group Members. Please visit the group website for full details |
| Saturday, 25 November, 2017 'Using Perennials in the Modern Garden' Neil Lucas Owner of Knoll Gardens |