Our programme for this year
Events take place at Paxton Hall, Headingley on Fridays at 7.30pm, unless otherwise stated. Free refreshments are served from 7pm
External events are shown with a green heading
10 Jan – AGM followed by Wack’s Wicked Plants
‘Carnivorous Plants-Love at first bite!‘
14 Feb – Michael Myers
‘Alpines in the wild and cultivation‘
13 March – Stella Rankin, Kevock Garden Plants
‘A hobby that got out of hand’
Kevock Garden Plants is a multi Gold Medal winning Scottish nursery
10 April – Kevin Hughes, Cally Garden
‘Cally Garden: a living extravaganza’
Kevin took on the iconic garden and nursery in 2018 since when he has been working to restore it and make it a haven for wildlife
8 May – Spring Auction
Free admission for non members
22 May – Garden Visit
Evening visit – details to follow
12 June (Friday) – Day Trip
Member price £35, Guest price £40
- Depart Paxton Hall 08:15
- 13, Westfield Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BG
- Arrive 10:45
- Tea/coffee with cake/scone
- Depart 11:45
- John Massey’s garden tour and Ashwood Nursery, Kingswinford.
- Arrive 13:10
- There is a café on site but no refreshments are included in the tour price.
- Our garden tour time is 2pm. There will also be nursery browsing time after the tour.
- Depart 16:15
- Hopefully arriving back at Paxton around 19:15
19 June – Garden visit
Evening visit – details to follow
4 – 8 July – Holiday in South Devon
Notable gardens will include The Garden House and Wildside
July/August – Evening Visits
Two further evening visits are in preparation
28 Aug – Plant forum
An informal evening where we consider what is looking good, or not so good, in members’ gardens
11 Sept – Caroline Williamson , RHS
‘RHS Bridgewater‘
Caroline is Team Leader for the Outer Walled Garden -Come and hear about the RHS new garden in the North West
9 Oct – Autumn Auction
Free admission for non members
13 Nov – Julian Sutton, Desirable Plants
‘Adventures with fancy foliage‘
Julian is a most knowledgeable and highly regarded plantsman
11 Dec – Christmas social
