Events


This page lists all the known events within the HPS including our local and special interest groups. If you would like your event listed here please get in touch by emailing helpdesk@hardy-plant.org.uk and send details.  

Upcoming events

Click on an event below for more information

Date

Group

Event

Type
  • Westcroft Garden – 2024 Snowdrop Openings
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  • Private: Public
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Date: 4th Jan 2024
Group: Salisbury Plain Mini-Group
Event: Westcroft Garden – 2024 Snowdrop Openings
Type: Open Garden
  • Amazing Orchid Stories
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  • Private: Public
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Date: 17th Jan 2024
Group: Monmouthshire
Event: Amazing Orchid Stories
Type: Online
  • John Lonsdale (USA) – ‘Woodland Treasures’ (S&W Members Only)
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  • Private: Public
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Date: 30th Jan 2024
Group: Shade and Woodland Plants
Event: John Lonsdale (USA) – ‘Woodland Treasures’ (S&W Members Only)
Type: Online
  • Jenny Rose Carey (USA) – ‘Glorious Shade’ (S&W Members Only)
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  • Private: Public
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Date: 7th Feb 2024
Group: Shade and Woodland Plants
Event: Jenny Rose Carey (USA) – ‘Glorious Shade’ (S&W Members Only)
Type: Online
  • Dr Andrew Ward (UK) – Woodland Gems Saturday (S&W Members Only)
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  • Private: Public
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Date: 22nd Feb 2024
Group: Shade and Woodland Plants
Event: Dr Andrew Ward (UK) – Woodland Gems Saturday (S&W Members Only)
Type: Online
  • Shade and Woodland AGM 2024 (S&W Members Only)
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  • Private: Public
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Date: 24th Apr 2024
Group: Shade and Woodland Plants
Event: Shade and Woodland AGM 2024 (S&W Members Only)
Type: AGM
  • Garden Visit to The Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds
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Date: 7th May 2024
Group: Norfolk and Suffolk
Event: Garden Visit to The Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds
AGM
Garden Visit
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  • The Wonder of Plants Lecture Day
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Date: 11th May 2024
Group: Essex
Event: The Wonder of Plants Lecture Day
Type: Lecture Day
  • ‘Designing and Building a Chelsea Show Garden’ by Mark Gregory
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Date: 12th Oct 2024
Group: Worcestershire
Event: ‘Designing and Building a Chelsea Show Garden’ by Mark Gregory
Type: Event
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Plant Fairs


HPS local group fairs are the perfect place to find unusual and garden worthy perennial plants for your garden. The plants may have been raised within a few miles of the fair by enthusiastic Hardy Plant Society members or they may be on sale from specialist nurseries the organisers have invited.

Hardy Planters have a wealth of experience of growing plants so make the most of their expertise at an HPS local group plant fair. They will help you find a plant to suit your garden - be it wet or dry, clay or sandy soil, shady or sunny.

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Shows


Hardy Plant Society stands at both the large national shows and garden festivals, and at local shows are the ideal place to find out about the society. Our stands are put together and staffed by Local and Specialist Group members. You can find out from them about our activities as well as information about the plants on the stand. As people who grow them in their own gardens, they are a good source of advice about hardy plants.
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Open Gardens


Some of our members are happy to welcome you to their gardens, either to raise funds for charity or commercially. This is a good way to visit gardens which may not be generally open and which show how hardy perennials can be used. Those opening their gardens are often happy to talk to fellow-gardeners so you may be able to exchange or gain ideas and information on your visit.

At most of the gardens there are plants for sale, usually grown by the owner, so you can get advice on what will suit your garden conditions.

HPS members who open their garden to the public for charity or as a commercial venture may advertise on our website on this events page. There is no charge for this advertising and you may include a short description and a photo.

Simply send your details to marketing@hardy-plant.org.uk. Please remember to include the dates when you are open and any charge for entry.

By supplying these details, you agree to the HPS publishing your name, address and contact details on the website and you accept that you are not covered by HPS insurance.

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Events Coordination


showsandevents@hardy-plant.org.uk

We are the point of contact within the HPS for queries about shows and events, particularly for groups seeking support and advice. So do contact us if you’d like to chat about exhibiting at a show, hosting the ALD/AGM, or perhaps buddying up with another HPS group to learn the ropes. We help groups who would like central finance to exhibit at a show to build a budget; and we maintain a rolling calendar of dates for the newsletter and website. Dates can be pencilled in for a year or more ahead.

So if you're organising a group event which you hope to open to all HPS members, or thinking about organising a national event, please contact us, at least to check the dates and avoid unnecessary clashes.

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The HPS Speakers List is for Members Only

The HPS Speakers List is updated regularly and contains details of speakers who have appeared for the HPS, their contact details plus information about their talks.

If you give talks that you think would be of interest to HPS members and would like to be added to the list or you know of any speakers currently on the list who are no longer giving talks or need to be taken off the list, please contact Tricia Fraser, speakers@hardy-plant.org.uk so we can update the list.

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Previous Events

Click on an event below for more information

Date

Group

Event

Type
11th Jun 2023
Somerset
Somerset Group Summer Plant Fair
Plant Fair
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