Going Higher and Higher – Jack Willgoss

Jack and wife Laura own and run Wildegoose Nursery and Walled Garden nestled in the beautiful Shropshire Hills. They started the nursery as specialist growers of hardy perennial violas and now grow a ... read more

Hardy Planters’ Winter Survival Kit – Don Witton

Don is holder of a Plant Heritage National Collection of Euphorbia; author of the Euphorbia HPS booklet; has featured on BBC Gardener’s World and in numerous magazines including RHS The Garden. His ... read more

Margaret Owen & Snowdrop People – Sue Clarke

Sue is Chair of the Cottage Garden Society and has been involved in the creation of their displays at the NEC for Gardeners’ World Live show and for the RHS Tatton show. Sue holds a national collect... read more

Designing for Pollinators – Barry Grain

Barry has over 30 years of experience in horticulture, 15 of those spent as head gardener mostly at Cholmondelay Castle Gardens. He now owns Rosemeade Nurseries in Holt, near Wrexham and specialises i... read more

The Plants We Love to Hate – Darren Rudge

Darren also known as ‘the laughing gardener’ is from the West Midlands and is a garden designer, podcaster, broadcaster and lecturer with a career that has spanned over 40 years. Darren has won RH... read more

Hemerocallis Daylilies, All You Need to Know – Liz Colebrook and Fiona Puddick

Liz and Fiona now own and run New Hope Daylilies Nursery in Shropshire. They took over running this long-established horticultural business from the legendary, self-confessed ‘daylily missionaryR... read more

Plant Fair

To be held at the Holywell Leisure Centre CH8 7UZ. HPS Clwyd and invited nurseries plant stalls. Members of the public are very welcome.  Free admission and free parking.

A Garden for All Seasons – Diane Clement

Diane has been an active member of the Alpine Garden Society (AGS) for over 25 years and was Director of the Seed Exchange for many years. She is a keen exhibitor and judge at National Shows. Half of ... read more

There Must be Room for a Mercedes, Pool and a Pony – Pip Smith

Pip has held the post of Head Gardener at several private and public gardens, most recently at the highly acclaimed Wollerton Old Hall in Shropshire. He established Pip Smith Landscape Design in 2021 ... read more

Scent in the Garden– Stephen Lacey

Stephen is a well-known garden writer, author, garden designer and plant guru. He has now relocated back to his family home in Wrexham, North Wales. This talk explores the role of scent in plants, how... read more