Face to face Events

Date
LocationEventContact

2023

   

Saturday 7th October 14:00

North West England & North Wales Branch
Ness Botanic Gardens
Tim Baxter "Climate change and plants for the future"Ted Brabin
0151 353 1193
northwest@rhodogroup-rhs.org

Saturday 21st October 10:00

New Forest BranchLecture Theatre at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyn’s Lane, Ampfield, SO51 0QA
10:00 AGM
11:15 Lecture by  Caroline Bell ‘Splendid Sasanquas: versatile and useful in and out of flower’
Martin Gates
023 8025 2843 
mgates@talktalk.net

Saturday 28th October 10:00

South West Branch
RHS Rosemoor
Branch AGM & Autumn Meeting
Plant Sale, Quiz, Bring & Tell
Lecture by Seamus O’Brien (Curator of the National Botanic Garden of Ireland, Kilmacurragh) 
 ‘In the footsteps of Joseph Hooker’
£10 per person
Trainee gardeners and horticultural students free
Dr John Marston
01271 267091
artavianjohn@gmail.com 

Date t.b.c.

North West England & North Wales Branch
Ness Botanic Gardens
Steve Lyus, "Spectactular Gardens in the Italian Lakes" Ted Brabin
0151 353 1193
northwest@rhodogroup-rhs.org

16th & 17th November

Wessex BranchAutumn Meeting
Ramster Gardens and Hall and Winkworth Arboretum in Surrey
Two days of talks, social dinner and Garden Visit
Sian Thomas
07767751276
wessex@rhodogroup-rhs.org
2024   

20th January
14:00

North West England & North Wales Branch
Ness Botanic Gardens

Nick Lightfoot, Gardens & collections manager at Ness "Rhododendrons at Ness through the year".

Together with annual social event.

Ted Brabin
0151 353 1193
northwest@rhodogroup-rhs.org

Saturday & Sunday  9th & 10th  March

RHS & South West Branch
RHS Garden Rosemoor
RHS Early Camellia Competition and the SW Branch Magnolia, Rhododendron and Spring Ornamental CompetitionsGeorgina Barter
020 7821 3142
georginabarter@rhs.org.uk
Dr John Marston
01271 267091
artavianjohn@gmail.com 

Friday 22nd March
14:00

North West England & North Wales Branch
Ness Botanic Gardens
Richard Baines, Curator of Logan Botanic Garden near Stranraer (an outpost of Edinburgh Botanic) will talk about introducing plants from Vietnam, focusing on our three favourite genera.Ted Brabin
0151 353 1193
northwest@rhodogroup-rhs.org

Saturday & Sunday  6th & 7th April

RHS Garden WisleyRHS Main Camellia, Early Rhododendron & Spring Ornamental Plant CompetitionsGeorgina Barter
020 7821 3142
georginabarter@rhs.org.uk

13th April

North West England & North Wales BranchVisit to Arley Hall & The Old Parsonage, ArleyTed Brabin
0151 353 1193
northwest@rhodogroup-rhs.org

Saturday & Sunday  20th & 21st April

RHS & South West Branch
RHS Garden Rosemoor
RHS Main Rhododendron Competition and the
SW Branch Camellia, Magnolia and Floral Display Competitions
Georgina Barter
020 7821 3142
georginabarter@rhs.org.uk
Dr John Marston
01271 267091
artavianjohn@gmail.com

Saturday & Sunday 4th & 5th May

North West England & North Wales Branch

Saturday & Sunday, 4/5 May  Annual Show, Bulley Room, Ness GardensTed Brabin
0151 353 1193
northwest@rhodogroup-rhs.org

Saturday & Sunday  4th & 5th May

RHS Garden Harlow Carr

Harlow Carr Rhododendron CompetitionGeorgina Barter
020 7821 3142
georginabarter@rhs.org.uk

Saturday & Sunday  1st & 2ndJune

RCM Group
Trewithen Gardens
Group AGM & Centenary Cup Competition and Show Robbie Sampson
secretary@rhodogroup-rhs.org

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