Winter into Spring

by Tim Ingram

Winter turning into spring is one of the most evocative and wonderful times in the garden. Some of the earliest flowers are the hellebores which begin to grow through milder spells in the height of winter, and can be had in flower from December right through to April or even May. Read more

Snowdrop mania - a very modern phenomenon

Snowdrop mania - healthy obsession or madness?

Leucoium bulbosum praecox minus - Timely flouring bulbous Violet

“The first of these bulbous Violets riseth out of the ground, with two small leaves flat and crested, of an overworne greene colour, betweene the which riseth up a small and tender stalke of two hands high; Read more

Confessions of a snowdrop addict

by Sue Clayton

‘The secret of being happy is being obsessed by something’ - David Bellamy Read more

Snowdrop & Hellebore Extravaganza

Sunday 15 February
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 on hellebores and associated plants by
Tim Ingram at 12.30pm

This event has now become a much looked-forward-to and regular feature of our programme, Read more

Snowdrop & Hellebore Extravaganza - Plant Sale

Sunday 15 February 2009
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