Date | Location | Event | Contact |
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 Branch | Lecture 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 Branch | Autumn 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 | 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 Competitions | Georgina Barter 020 7821 3142 georginabarter@rhs.org.uk Dr John Marston 01271 267091 artavianjohn@gmail.com |
Friday 22nd March | 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 Wisley | RHS Main Camellia, Early Rhododendron & Spring Ornamental Plant Competitions | Georgina Barter 020 7821 3142 georginabarter@rhs.org.uk |
13th April | North West England & North Wales Branch | Visit to Arley Hall & The Old Parsonage, Arley | Ted 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 Gardens | Ted Brabin 0151 353 1193 northwest@rhodogroup-rhs.org |
Saturday & Sunday 4th & 5th May | RHS Garden Harlow Carr | Harlow Carr Rhododendron Competition | Georgina 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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