Hampshire
About the Group
The group meets at St Boniface Church Hall, Hursley Rd, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 2FT. (map)
Contact
Helen Cleare
02380 783287
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2019 Programme
All meetings commence at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
| 18th January, 2019 'More Special Snowdrops and how to keep them' Jim Almond Jim will talk on ‘Special Snowdrops’ good ones to select and how to grow them, including propagation, labelling, record keeping plus tips on photography. He will be bringing plants for sale. |
| 15th February, 2019 ‘Apres ski – what happens when the snow melts’ Christine Skelmesdale Christine is the owner of Broadleigh Gardens and Gold medal winner at Chelsea. She will take to the Swiss Alps to see the spectacular spring and early summer flowers. |
| 15th March 2019 ‘Peonies and Irises’ Susannah Applegate Susannah’s talk will include colourful photographs of Peonies and Irises in flower, description of flower types and practical ‘hands on’ demonstration of how to optimize the flowering potential of these lovely plants. Susannah was formerly Production Manager for Kelways Nursery and since 2007 is Managing Director of her own commercial nursery |
| 26th April, 2019 ‘Women and the National Trust’ - as gardeners, protectors, donors and builders of National Trust Properties’ Judith Plante-Cleall Judith will give us an insight into women’s contribution to the National Trust which includes wonderful slides to illustrate the topic. |
| Saturday 4th May, 2019 10.00 am-12.30 pm ‘Propagation Workshop’ Details to follow! |
| Saturday 1st June, 2019 2.00-4.30 pm Garden visit: Dower House, Springvale Road, Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, SO23 7LD |
| Sunday 16th to Tuesday 18th June, 2019 Hampshire HPS Holiday to Gardens in Kent |
| Saturday 6th July 2019 CANCELLED Garden visit: Roret Blue, 40 Raymond Rd., Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5AL |
| Friday 19th July, 2019 ‘Two different approaches to creating gardens’ Andrew Humphris Andrew is the Head Gardener at Wollerton Old Hall and West Lodge. His talk will cover Wollerton Old Hall and West Lodge, which are two very distinct gardens with very different owners, with both having a desire to create beautiful gardens. He also includes the trials and tribulations of this process from a Head Gardeners point of view. |
| Saturday 7th September, 2019 10 am-12.00m Conservation Group Meeting Large Hall/Prior Hall next to St. Boniface Church, Chandler’s Ford |
| 20th September,2019 ‘Making the most of your Bulbs’ John Gibson John is a RHS Daffodil Society speaker and judge and a member of the RHS bulb committee. He has been hybridizing daffodils for over thirty years and runs a mail order bulb business. His talk will cover Daffodils, Tulips, Hyacinths and other bulbs including propagation, planting and growing conditions. |
| 18th October, 2019 ’51 Years of Ashwood Specialties’ Howard Dury Howard is a lecturer, writer and runs garden holidays. He also advises at Ashwoods Nurseries, where he runs their winter lectures. His talk will look at the many speciality plants such as cyclamen, Lewisias, Primulas, Salvias, Hydrangeas, Hepaticas and Anemones which Ashwood Nurseries have developed and how to grow them in your garden or greenhouse. |
| 15th November, 2019 AGM followed by 'The Hampshire Group’s Holidays 2018 and 2019' Dawn Trenchard Including bring and eat refreshments. |
2020 Programme
| 18th January 2020 at 2.30 pm (Please note this is an afternoon meeting) ‘Growing Old Fashioned Flowers’ David Standing David was the Head Gardener at the Gilbert White Garden for 38 years. His talk will focus on uncommon garden plants, of which many were grown in the eighteenth century in the Naturalist Gilbert White’s garden. |
2018 Programme
All meetings commence at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
| Friday 19th January, 2018 'A Kaleidoscope of the Hampshire Group's Holidays since 2014' Dawn Trenchard Hampshire Group member Dawn Trenchard has organized the holidays for our group for several years. Her talk will take us down many memorable lanes to gardens great and small in the Cotswolds, Sussex and Somerset. |
| 16th February, 2018 'Blackthorn Nursery – January to May – Snowdrops to Daphnes' Jon Evans Jon’s talk is the first part of a trilogy on the now closed Blackthorn Nursery, Kilmeston, Hampshire owned by Robin and Sue White, which they have now converted into a private garden. |
| 16th March, 2018 'Ferns' Heather Godard-Key Heather will present a brief history on Ferns and the cultivation of hardy ferns. Heather will bring plants for sale |
| 20th April, 2018 'Herbaceous Clematis' Everett Leeds Everett’s talk will cover various forms of herbaceous clematis, some sweetly scented, some which climb and some which like to scramble. Everett will bring a few plants for sale |
| Friday 20th July, 2018 'Woolbeding Gardens' Paul Gallivan Paul will present a brief history of the garden which is situated near Midhurst, Sussex. He will use photographs to give us a virtual tour of the gardens through the seasons. |
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22nd July 2018 from 9-15 am to 4-00 pm ‘East to West’ – and something in between! |
| 21st September, 2018 'Astounding Asteraceae' Andrew Ward Andrew owns Norwell Nursery, near Newark and will be talking on Eupatoriums, Heleniums, Asters, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, Gazinias and Erigerons to name a few. Andrew will be bringing plants for sale. |
| 19th October, 2018 'Seed Collecting in Japan' Timothy Walker Timothy takes us on the expedition which was arranged jointly by RBG Kew and the Alpine Garden Society to collect seeds from over 450 species. On the way we will be treated to the unique aspects of Japanese life and looking at plant conservation in Japan. |
| 16th November, 2018 AGM followed by 'Under the Apple Trees' - adventures with woodland plants Tim Ingram Tim explains how he has experimented with planting under dwarf apple trees in his garden and gives an insight into plants suitable for light shade over the seasons. |
2019 Programme
All meetings commence at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
| 18th January, 2019 'More Special Snowdrops and how to keep them' Jim Almond Jim will talk on ‘Special Snowdrops’ good ones to select and how to grow them, including propagation, labelling, record keeping plus tips on photography. He will be bringing plants for sale. |
| 15th February, 2019 ‘Apres ski – what happens when the snow melts’ Christine Skelmesdale Christine is the owner of Broadleigh Gardens and Gold medal winner at Chelsea. She will take to the Swiss Alps to see the spectacular spring and early summer flowers. |
| 15th March 2019 ‘Peonies and Irises’ Susannah Applegate Susannah’s talk will include colourful photographs of Peonies and Irises in flower, description of flower types and practical ‘hands on’ demonstration of how to optimize the flowering potential of these lovely plants. Susannah was formerly Production Manager for Kelways Nursery and since 2007 is Managing Director of her own commercial nursery |
| 26th April, 2019 ‘Women and the National Trust’ - as gardeners, protectors, donors and builders of National Trust Properties’ Judith Plante-Cleall Judith will give us an insight into women’s contribution to the National Trust which includes wonderful slides to illustrate the topic. |
| 19th July, 2019 ‘Two different approaches to creating gardens’ Andrew Humphris Andrew is the Head Gardener at Wollerton Old Hall and West Lodge. His talk will cover Wollerton Old Hall and West Lodge, which are two very distinct gardens with very different owners, with both having a desire to create beautiful gardens. He also includes the trials and tribulations of this process from a Head Gardeners point of view. |
| 20th September,2019 ‘Making the most of your Bulbs’ John Gibson John is a RHS Daffodil Society speaker and judge and a member of the RHS bulb committee. He has been hybridizing daffodils for over thirty years and runs a mail order bulb business. His talk will cover Daffodils, Tulips, Hyacinths and other bulbs including propagation, planting and growing conditions. |
| 18th October, 2019 ’51 Years of Ashwood Specialties’ Howard Dury Howard is a lecturer, writer and runs garden holidays. He also advises at Ashwoods Nurseries, where he runs their winter lectures. His talk will look at the many speciality plants such as cyclamen, Lewisias, Primulas, Salvias, Hydrangeas, Hepaticas and Anemones which Ashwood Nurseries have developed and how to grow them in your garden or greenhouse. |
| 15th November, 2019 AGM followed by 'The Hampshire Group’s Holidays 2018 and 2019' Dawn Trenchard Including bring and eat refreshments. |
2020 Programme
| 18th January 2020 at 2.30 pm (Please note this is a Saturday afternoon meeting) ‘Growing Old Fashioned Flowers’ David Standing David was the Head Gardener at the Gilbert White Garden for 38 years. His talk will focus on uncommon garden plants, of which many were grown in the eighteenth century in the Naturalist Gilbert White’s garden. |
2017 Programme
All meetings commence at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.