Our programme for the year 2023
Winter/Spring events at Paxton Hall
13 Jan – AGM followed by a talk from Sarah Owen-Hughes
‘Science and the garden‘
10 Feb – Talk by Doug Stewart
‘Ten Ways to a Better Garden‘‘
10 March – Talk by Katy Merrington
‘Creating the Hepworth, Wakefield Garden‘
Transforming an unloved acre of waste ground into a beautiful free public garden
14 April – Talk by Jeanie Jones
‘Primulas I have seen in the Wild’
29th April – Magic Of Plants Conference
A conference to be held in Otley – £35 for members
12th May – Plant Auction
An auction open to all (no charge for non-members). Please bring plants to donate.
It will start at 7.30pm, with refreshments from 7pm
Garden visits:
26th May, Friday, from 6pm
A visit to Don Witton’s Euphorbia allotment in Sheffield, from 6pm – not just Euphorbias!
21st to 25th June Annual Holiday – to Worcestershire
Click here for the full itinerary
30th June, Friday, from 6pm
Cow Close Cottage, Hartwith.
We last visited here in 2014. The owner says it is probably the last year they will open!
21st July, Friday, from 6pm
Andy Bolton’s Japanese Garden, Tockwith, from 6pm
22nd July, Saturday – Day Trip to gardens in North Yorkshire
Autumn events
25 August – Plant Forum at the Paxton Hall
15 September onwards – All Winter Talks will be at the Grove Methodist Centre, Horsforth
15 September – Talk by Kevin Pratt at the Grove
‘Rare, Unusual and Pictorial Plants’
A mix of unusual strange flowering plants and a few plants people may like try to grow. All the plants grow in my garden in Stockport. Arisaema, Helwingia, Fritillaria, Stachyurus, Lysionotus, Eucomis etc. Covering bulbs, climbers, herbaceous shrubs and trees
13 October – Talk by Wildegoose Nursery at the Grove
‘The late summer garden’
10 November – Talk by Ken Black at the Grove
‘Clematis for year-round colour in your garden’
8 December – Christmas Social at the Grove