Southover Snowdrops on Valentine’s Day
David and Anke Way will be opening ‘Southover’,
their garden in Hunton, near Maidstone,
on Saturday 14 February, between 11.00am and 4.00pm.
There will be a wide range of snowdrops on display,
some bulbs for sale and refreshments.
Parking will be signed on the day. map
Confessions of a snowdrop addict
by Sue Clayton
‘The secret of being happy is being obsessed by something’ - David Bellamy Read more
Alpine Garden Society Show
THE ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY
KENT NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW
& PLANT SALE
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way, Rainham
Nr. Gillingham, Kent map
Saturday 21 March 2009 Read more
Talking Plants***
Deal
Tuesday 9 June 10.30am and 2.30pm
A visit to members’ gardens by a small group so that they all have a chance to discuss the plants they see with the garden owner and with each other.
This event is for members only and must be pre-booked.
Full details and booking form in the Spring Newsletter.
Plant Sale - Squerryes Court
Sunday 17 May
Squerryes Court
Westerham TN16 1SJ
2pm to 5pm map
Admission:
Garden only: £4.50 Senior citizens £4.00 Children £2.00
House & garden: £7.00 Senior citizens £6.50 Children £4.00
Family tickets available
HPS members 50p discount on prices
Event open to the public. Read more
Feeling Seedy
Judy Harry
Sunday 26 April
Smarden Charter Hall 2.30pm map
followed by
Seedling Swap and Sale
Members’ lecture meeting. Guests are welcome to attend up to two meetings before becoming members.
Judy Harry, a garden lecturer and adult education tutor, and a past chairman of the Society, has been a member of the HPS for about twenty years. Read more
Garden Visit***
Woodchurch
Thursday 23 April 2.30pm
A plantaholic’s garden containing a wide range of trees, shrubs, herbaceous and bulbous plants from Abelia ‘Edward Goucher’ to Zantedeschia aethiopa ‘Little Gem’.
This event is for members only and must be pre-booked.
Full details and booking form in the Winter Newsletter.
Plant Sale - Mount Ephraim Gardens
Sunday 19 April
Mount Ephraim Gardens
Hernhill, near Faversham map
2pm to 5pm
Entrance £4.50 (HPS members £4.00)
Event open to the public.
The gardens at Mount Ephraim date from the early 20th Century and include a Japanese rock garden, a lake, a small wood, an arboretum, a Millennium rose garden and a topiary garden. A recent innovation is a ‘Mizmaze’, Read more
Herbaceous Clematis
Everett Leeds
Sunday 29 March
Lenham Community Centre 2pm map
This lecture will follow the Indoor Plant Sale. Details
The plant sale is open to the public.
Members’ lecture meeting. Guests are welcome to attend up to two meetings before becoming members.
Everett Leeds began his longstanding fascination with clematis in the 1970s. Despite describing himself as ‘just an amateur’, he was a founder member Read more
Indoor Plant Sale - Lenham
Sunday 29 March
Lenham Community Centre, map
11am to 1pm
The plant sale is open to the public.
It will be followed by a members lecture meeting. Details
Our early indoor plant sale has become an important part of our annual programme, allowing you to browse the nursery stands in warmth and comfort, and get the planting season off to a flying start with some fine specimens from our regular local nurseries. Read more
