Plants from Waterside Nursery
Get plants from Waterside Nursery to pick up at February meeting.
Linda Smith will be pleased to bring plants from her nursery for members to pick up at the February meeting at Beneden. Check out the website www.watersidenursery.co.uk and if there are any special plants you would like then get in touch with the nursery and make the necessary arrangements.
Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!
HPS seed lists are, I trust, dropping through members’ letter boxes right now, along with those from seed companies, all encouraging us to grow something from seed.
There can’t be a gardener alive who doesn’t get a thrill from seeing those first shoots appear through the soil, so I urge you to study the list and get your order in early. For just £5 towards administration costs, you can choose 20 packets. I know they don’t always germinate and sometimes aren’t what they purport to be, and that can be disappointing, but when some fabulous plants that you’ve grown come into flower, perhaps that won’t seem so important. Read more
Plants, Borders and Gardens
Sunday 29 November 2009
Timothy Walker kept a packed audience of Hardy Planters hanging on for dear life Read more
Snowdrop Workshop ***
Wednesday 17 February 2010
10.15am to 3pm
Hunton Village Hall, Hunton,
near Maidstone ME15 0RR map
This event is for members only and must be pre-booked.
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BOOK NOW!
You will find the booking form in the Autumn newsletter.
Fergus Garrett inspires audience
Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener at Great Dixter, kept a packed house enthralled at Benenden on Sunday 22 February as he explained how he and his staff keep the gardens looking so good throughout the year. Read more
Snowdrop & Hellebore Extravaganza - a great success!
The Snowdrop & Hellebore Extravaganza held at Goodnestone Park on Sunday 15 February 2009 was judged to be a great success.
Click on the thumbnails in the gallery below to see images taken at the event. Read more
Last chance to visit Glen Chantry
2009 will be the last year that the gardens and nursery at Glen Chantry, in Essex, will be open to the public. Wol and Sue Staines have decided to retire after 25 years of opening to the gardening public.
The garden and nursery will be open in 2009 from 15th May to 15th August, inclusive, on Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. So, if you want to return to this lovely garden or visit for the first time this is your last chance - put the dates in your diary.
Check out their website www.glenchantry.demon.co.uk
Wild flower tours in South Africa
Green Routes, formed by Kent Group member Colin Moat, is offering wild flower tours in South Africa for HPS members. Read more
Welcome to our new website
Back in 2002, when we were all still wondering just what the internet could do for us, David Andrews put Kent Group on the World Wide Web with our own website. Read more
Have you ordered your seed?
Is there anything more thrilling than seeing the first little shoots appearing from a pot of seeds? And what wonderful potential in each little seedling. It might grow into a huge tree or a tiny alpine plant but, of course, first, you have to sow the seed. If you haven’t placed your seed orders yet there’s still time. Read more
