8th January: The Annual Luncheon. Itchen Abbas Hall at 12.30 pm (Please note, this is a Saturday) 8th February: A talk given by Naomi Slade. "A plant lover's guide to snowdrops" Hall 2.30pm 1st March: A visit to Kew Gardens Orchid Festival. By coach 8th March: A talk given by Doug Stewart: "Seed sowing and greenhouse techniques".by Zoom. 2.30pm 12th April: A visit to the gardens at Wakehurst and the Millenium Seed bank. By coach 10th May: A whole day's visit to R.H.S. Wisley. By coach 14th June: A visit to the gardens of Losley Park. By coach 27-30 June: Holiday: details to be confirmed but most likely to gardens in Norfolk. 12th July: Visits to Barrington Court and East Lambrook Manor gardens, By coach 19th July: An evening visit to Stem and Green, the cutting garden owned by James Grieg in Easton. Self drive/walk. 9th August: Visit to Tylney Hall garden,lunch and then Weirs Barn. Self drive. 13th September: Talk given by Diane Clement: Growing Alpines in the garden. Hall. 2.30 pm. 11th October: A talk given by Rosemary Legrand. "My Japanese journey" Hall. 2.30pm 15th November: A.G.M. followed by talk given by Andy McIndoe. The Winter garden. Hall 2.30 pm.
The committee hopes to be able to deliver the above programme as printed. However, with changing circumstances, we ask for your forbearance should we need to change, cancel or postpone any of the events. 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. For guests on garden visits, we make a surcharge of £10 on top of the costs of the day.