Downsizing – a tale of two gardens
Helen Yemm
Sunday 31 October 2010
Boughton Monchelsea Village Hall, 2.30pm map
Members’ lecture meeting. Guests are welcome to attend up to two meetings before becoming members.
Many of you will be familiar with the name Helen Yemm from reading a weekly column in a national Saturday newspaper. Another of our ‘Kentish Gems’ Read more
Beervelde Park Garden Day ***
Day trip to Beervelde Park Garden Day, near Ghent, Belgium
Saturday 9 October 2010
This event is for members only and must be pre-booked.
Full details and booking form in the Winter Newsletter.
Visit the Beervelde Park website
A World of Lavender
Simon Charlesworth
Sunday 26 September 2010
Smarden Charter Hall, 2.30pm map
Members’ lecture meeting. Guests are welcome to attend up to two meetings before becoming members.
We begin our new season of lectures by welcoming back one of our own Kentish experts, Dr Simon Charlesworth of Downderry Nursery . He holds the National Collection of Lavandula and Rosmarinus at his nursery in Hadlow Read more
Garden Visit ***
Sussex Prairies
Henfield, West Sussex
Saturday 25 September 2010
This event is for members only and must be pre-booked.
A small group of members visited Sussex Prairies last year and so enjoyed it that they recommended that we arrange another visit.
To give you an idea of what we might expect I can do no better than quote from the invitation from Paul and Pauline McBride.
Sussex Prairies invites you to our Dream Garden Read more
Four-day Tour to Shropshire ***
Saturday 5 to Tuesday 8 June 2010
This event is for HPS Kent Group members only and is fully booked.
Members joining this tour have a mouth-watering itinerary to look forward to. Visits to eight gardens and two nurseries have been planned – plenty on which to feast the eyes and empty the purses. Windy Ridge, Little Wenlock, Wollerton Old Hall and the Dorothy Clive Garden, both near Market Drayton and Claire Austin’s Hardy Plant Nursery, Shawbury will keep everyone busy on the first two days. Visits to three private gardens on the third day followed by Preen Manor, Church Preen and Ashwood Nurseries, Kingswinford on the last day will satisfy even the most hardened garden visitor.
As you can well understand this tour is fully booked but the description will give an idea of the kind of events Kent Group members enjoy.
Plant Sale – Lullingstone Castle
Sunday 12 September 2010
Lullingstone Castle
Eynsford DA4 0JA map
11am to 5pm
Admission £6.00 HPS members and concessions £5.50
Children £3.00 Family £15
Event open to the public
Talking Plants ***
Bicknor, Sittingbourne
Thursday 9 September 2010
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 Winter Newsletter.
Plant Sale – Belmont
Sunday 25 July 2010
Belmont House and Gardens
Throwley, Faversham ME13 0HH map
2pm to 5pm
Admission £4.00 HPS members £3.50
Event open to the public
The present layout of the grounds dates from the 1790s, though the planting has been altered Read more
Talking Plants ***
Horsmondon, Tonbridge
Thursday 22 July 2010
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 Winter Newsletter.
Plant Sale – Goodnestone Park Gardens
Garden Show and Plant Sale
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 June 2010
11am to 5pm
Goodnestone Park Gardens
Wingham, near Canterbury CT3 1PL map
Admission £5.00 HPS members £4.50 Children £1.00
Event open to the public
Specialist local nurseries will be on hand Read more
