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.
The last event of our Snowdrop Season is a must for all you established and budding galanthophiles Read more
Snowdrop & Hellebore Extravaganza 2010 - Plant Sale
Sunday 14 February 2010
Goodnestone Park Gardens
Wingham, near Canterbury map
11am to 4pm
Entrance £5.00 (HPS members £4.00)
Senior citizens £4.50 Children under 16 £1.00
*Members bringing display material before 10.30am - free
Event open to the public.
There is a plant sale as part of the Snowdrop and Hellebore Extravaganza. Specialist nurseries will be selling unusual varieties of both snowdrops and hellebores as well as many other spring bulbs, shrubs and perennials. Read more
Snowdrop & Hellebore Extravaganza 2010
Sunday 14 February 2010
Goodnestone Park Gardens
Wingham, near Canterbury map
11am to 4pm
Entrance £5.00 (HPS members £4.00)
Senior citizens £4.50 Children under 16 £1.00
*Members bringing display material before 10.30am - free
Event open to the public.
With a talk by Val Bourne at 12.00noon
After the huge success of this event in 2009 we are looking forward to an even bigger and better Read more
Phlox as a garden plant and its history
Jennifer Harmer
Sunday 31 January 2010
Lower Hardres Village Hall, 2.30pm map
Members’ lecture meeting. Guests are welcome to attend up to two meetings before becoming members.
The speaker for this meeting was to have been Wol Staines but, due to ill health, he is unable to come and we have been fortunate to book Jennifer Harmer Read more
Members’ Christmas Party ***
Sunday 13 December 2009
10.30am to 4pm
Norton Village Hall ME13 0SW map
This event is for members only and must be pre-booked.
We return to Norton Village Hall for this year’s Christmas Party, and to the now familiar pattern of the day: coffee on arrival, followed by illustrated talks by fellow members. Read more
Plants, Borders and Gardens
Sunday 29 November 2009
Ryarsh Village Hall map
Annual General Meeting 2.30 pm
full details can be found in the Autumn newsletter
followed by
Plants, Borders and Gardens
Dr. Timothy Walker 3.00 pm
Members’ lecture meeting. Guests are welcome to attend up to two meetings before becoming members.
Timothy Walker, Director of Oxford Botanic Garden, is well known to many members, but for our welcome new members, here’s a bit of background. Read more
Irises Through the Year
Elaine Horton
Sunday 25 October
Sevenoaks Community Centre, 2.30pm map
Members’ lecture meeting. Guests are welcome to attend up to two meetings before becoming members.
If, like me, you think of irises as having a somewhat limited flowering season, then Elaine Horton will dispel your prejudices and open your mind to this lovely and varied genus. Read more
Plant Sale - Goodnestone Park Gardens
Sunday 11 October
Goodnestone Park Gardens
Wingham, near Canterbury CT3 1PL
2pm to 5pm map
Admission £5.00 Seniors £4.50 Children £1.00
(HPS members £4.00)
Event open to the public
The gardens at Goodnestone Park are the creation of the FitzWalter family, who have lived there since it was built in 1704. Read more
Plant Sale - Great Comp Garden
Garden Show & Plant Sale
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September
Great Comp Garden
Platt, near Sevenoaks TN15 8QS
11am to 5pm map
Admission £5.00 Children (6-16) £1.00
(HPS members £4.50)
Event open to the public
The Plant Sale is an integral part of our big annual event. Specialist local nurseries will be on hand to tempt you with an extensive range of interesting and desirable plants, many of which are rare and difficult to get through normal suppliers. Opportunities to choose from so many unusual and beautiful plants in one place do not come often so don’t miss this one! Read more
Garden Show & Plant Sale
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September
11.00am to 5.00pm
Great Comp Garden
Platt, near Sevenoaks
Flower Show Beautiful garden setting Plant Displays
Free Parking Specialist nurseries Refreshments
Admission £5.00
HPS members £4.50 Children under 16 £1.00
Now in its 20th year, the Kent Group’s annual Garden Show offers something for everyone, whether you love flower shows, fine gardens or scouring specialist nursery stalls for that choice ‘must have’ plant.
