Hampshire
About the Group
The group meets at St Boniface Church Hall, Hursley Road, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 2FT. (map)
The entry fee to meetings is £2 for members and £5 for visitors. Visitors may attend up to 3 meetings as 'visitors only'.
They have a Display Table and Plant Sale table at most meetings
Contact
Helen Cleare
02380 783287
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2020 Programme
All meetings commence at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated. Please check with the group before travelling.
| 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. |
| Saturday 15th February 2.30pm 'The Plant Hunters' - how our wealth of garden plants were found and brought back to our gardens Simon Gulliver |
| Friday 20th March 7.30pm 'Plants of the season' - a practical talk using real plants, incl. propagation, pruning and best use in gardens Paul Green |
| Friday 17th April 7.30pm 'Roscoea' Samantha Hopes |
| Wednesday 22 April Spring Coach trip: Vann Garden, Godalming, Surrey; Parham House, West Sussex and Lansdowne Nursery, Worthing, Sussex. Contact Becky Getgood 07894 870630 |
| Saturday 2nd May 10am to 1230pm Conservation Group meeting Ritchie Hall next to St Boniface Church, Chandlers Ford |
| Saturday 30th May 10am to 1pm Plant propagation workshop Hill Farm House, Droxford Road, Swanmore, SO32 2PY |
| Sunday 21st June 2pm to 5pm Garden Visit Valerie and David Menzies, Alton - more details in Newsletter |
| Friday 17th July 7.30pm 'Stumperies, ferns and shady friends' Andrew Tolman |
| Sunday 13th September Autumn Coach trip: Rare plant fair and garden, Bishops Palace, Wells and Piet Oudorf meadow garden at Hauser and Wirth Gallery, Bruton |
| Friday 13th September 7.30pm 'Growing hardy exotics and plant health' Graham Blunt |
| Friday 16th October 7.30pm 'Weeding for 5000 with 2 hoes and 5 wishes' Jamie Blake |
| Friday 20th November 7.30pm Annual General Meeting followed by speaker (TBC) |