9th January: Talk by Simon Goldsack. Holme, the making of a new public garden.. Itchen Abbas & Avington Village Hall. 2.30 pm 13th February: A visit to two gardens in Wiltshire to see snowdrops and other winter planting. By coach. 12th March: A talk by Ben Cross. Alstromeria & the British Flower Industry. Itchen Abbas Hall 2.30pm 9th April: We are working on a visit to Highgrove House but this is provisional at the moment. Details to follow. 15th May (Weds):A visit to Weirs Barn, Hartley Wintney, lunch and then a visit to West Green House gardens. Self drive. 3rd - 6th June: Holiday: A tour to see the glorious gardens of North Devon and Somerset . 11th June: A day visit to Lower Bowden Manor and Stockcross gardens. By coach. 2nd July: Visit to Hampton Court Palace flower festival. By coach. 17th July: An evening visit to Clover Farm with drinks and nibbles. Self drive. (N.B. This is a Wednesday evening.)
25th July: The Annual Luncheon. Itchen Abbas Hall. 12.30 pm
13th August: Visit to Holme gardens, near Wareham. Coach.
10th September: A talk by Roger Hirons. Shrubs, the backbone of the garden. 2.30 Itchen Abbas village hall. 8th October: A talk given Mandy Barber on Zoom. Perennial Vegetables. 19th November: The A.G.M. followed by talk given by Maggie Haynes. Tuppenny Barn and propagating green therapies. Hall 2.30 pm.
Details of all meetings/visits will be sent out to members by email prior to each event. Guests are always welcome at our meetings at a charge of £10 to attend a hall talk. It's £5 for those on our waiting list. For guests on garden visits, we make a surcharge of £10 on top of the costs of the day.