Coach trip to Lower Bowden Manor and Edulis Nursery, Pangbourne, Berks

Location: £40 per person Lower Bowden Manor is a 3-acre garden with a strong structure and an excellent collection of mature trees, which offset the plantings of a knowledgeable and skilful plantswom... read more

The HPS Somerset Group Summer Plant Fair

Location: 12 midday – 5.00pm Entry £7.50 (includes entry to the garden) We have a change of venue for this year’s Summer Plant Fair, taking us to Batcombe House near Shepton Mallet. The summer fa... read more

Coach trip to High Glanau Manor and Wyndcliffe Court, South Wales

Location: £45 per person High Glanau Manor is an important Arts and Crafts house set in 12 acres of garden designed by H Avray Tipping. Tipping worked alongside Gertrude Jekyll, by whom he was much i... read more

Self drive visit to Gasper Cottage, Forest Lodge, and the Blooming Wild Nursery nr. Wincanton

Location: £22 per person We have a different format for the day for our autumn self-drive visits. We start at The Blooming Wild nursery, just south of Wincanton. This has been under new management si... read more

50/50 Plant Sale followed by Sally Morgan – ‘Controlling Pests and Diseases in the Organic Garden’

Location: 50/50 Plant Sale starts at 10.00am. Lecture at 11.00am Sally is an experienced no-dig, organic gardener and plant lover whose most recent project has been the restoration of a walled garden ... read more

Paul Cumbleton – ‘A Growing Addiction: Bulbs from the Winter Rainfall Area of South Africa’

Location: Paul Cumbleton was head of the Alpine Department at RHS Wisley Garden for 11 years. He has grown alpines for over 30 years and also has a particular interest in Pleione and the winter-growin... read more

AGM followed by Stella Exley – ‘Camassia, Chris, Chelsea & Chaos’

Location: AGM starts at 10.30am. Lecture starts at 11.15am Stella Exley runs Hare Spring Cottage Plants in Kingsbridge, Devon, which holds National Collections of Camassia, Sidalcea and Uvularia. She ... read more