The group meets at Longdown Village Hall, Longdown, near Exeter, EX6 7SN (map) usually on the 1st Saturday of the month.
All meetings commence at 2:30 pm unless otherwise stated (Doors open 2:00 pm) Please check with the group before travelling
Programme 2024
When | Event |
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6th Jan – Helen Picton BSc. Botany. Old Court Nurseries | Why wait for Spring? & Snowdrop Festival event Old Court, Millwood and Elworthy Cottage nurseries selling special snowdrops & companions. Bringing plants to sell |
3rd Feb Tony Kirkham MBE VMH Former head Arboretum RBG Kew | Growing Greener-Trees for Gardens HPS Devon Group AGM |
2nd Mar Dr Andrew Ward Norwell Nurseries, specialising in unusual perennials & cottage garden plants. | Gardens on heavy clay, experimenting with sand beds. Success with sand. Bringing plants to sell |
6th Apr Stella Exley Hare Spring Cottage Plants Plant Heritage National Collection Holder | Camassia Calling! Bringing plants to sell |
4th May Mike Clifford Jungle Gardener in Dorset | Tropical and tender plants Bringing plants to sell |
1st Jun Ingrid Millington Hillview Hardy Plants, Bridgnorth. RHS Gold Medallists and Master Growers | Auriculas and Primulas Bringing plants to sell |
Each meeting offers a members’ plant sales table, cup of tea/coffee & biscuit, and a friendly competition for a cut flower/foliage in a vase and/or a pot plant