Programme 2021 - 2022
Meetings with invited speakers and garden visits
ALL ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO CORONOVIRUS RULES
During the winter months (October to April, with the exception of December) we meet and enjoy illustrated talks from local and national gardening speakers but for the time being they are being held on Zoom and may be mid-week.
at:
The Old Barn Hall,
55 Church Road,
Great Bookham
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT23 3PQ
The meetings are on Saturdays, and directions to the venue can be found here. The venue is accessible for those in wheelchairs and there is a loop system for the hard of hearing.
We usually* open the doors at 10.00am and free tea and coffee are served. At 10.15am there is a plant sale where you can buy good-quality home-grown plants at very competitive prices. In addition, there is a range of garden sundries, HPS booklets and second-hand gardening books to buy, and a raffle.
At about 10.45am, the Chairman will officially start the meeting and a guest speaker will talk for about 1 hour followed by a questions-and-answer session. The topic will relate to plants and gardens.
Outline programme for 2021 – further details will be added as they become available. Items with darker green background are members-only.
| Wednesday 20th January 7.30pm | Zoom talk - Patricia Fox, Managing Director, Aralia Gardens Limited will speak on Designing Contemporary Planting Schemes. | |
| Tuesday 16th February 7.30pm | Zoom talk - Steve Edney and Louise Dowle will be talking about ' Our Jungly journey with Exotics' . | |
| Saturday 13th March (10.30 am) |
10.30 am AGM followed by talk at 11 am by Harvey Stephens on 'Plants Worthy of Garden Merit'. | |
| Saturday 17th April (10.45 am) |
Zoom talk - 'From Cinderella to Princess - three gardens makeover on spaces, plant combinations & surprises' - Laura de Beden. | |
| Thursday 20th May | Visit to Sussex gardens | members only |
| Saturday 22nd May | Plant sale - in member's garden in Bookham - see poster on Home Page | |
| Monday 21st June | Half day visit to Surrey garden | members only |
| Sunday 27th June | Bookham Open Gardens - click here for more details | |
| Saturday 3rd - Monday 5th July | Three day coach trip Shropshire. Includes return coach travel, 2 nights half board in a hotel with visits to 8 gardens. | members only |
| Thursday 15th July | Half day visit to Hampshire garden | members only |
| Tuesday 3rd August | Visit to Berkshire gardens | members only |
| Wednesday 8th September | Half day visit to Surrey garden | members only |
| We hope very much to be back in the Old Barn Hall in October with the doors opening at 10.00am. If that is not possible, the same talks will be given via Zoom. | ||
| Saturday 23rd October (10.00 for 10.45 am) |
Talk - “Beyond The Garden Gate: The National Garden Scheme Past & Present”. Angela O'Connell is Assistant County Organiser NGS (Berkshire) and opens her garden, Oakleigh, under the NGS scheme. Plant and bulb sale |
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| Saturday 27th November (10.00 for 10.45 am) |
Talk (followed by a members-only Christmas Party) - Timothy Walker will talk on “Plants, Borders And Gardens”. "This is a very personal view of modern English gardening and gardens. I start by looking at some plants from all over the world that deserve to be more widely grown in our gardens. This is followed by a look at some ways of putting plants together to create borders and finishes with a consideration of what makes plants & borders into a garden.” | |
| Saturday 15th January (10.00 for 10.45 am) |
Talk - Graham Blunt will speak about “Hardy Exotics From Around The World”. Graham is the owner of Plantbase Nursery in East Sussex which specialises in exotics. Plant sale |
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| Saturday 12th February (10.00 for 10.45 am) |
Talk - Annie Godfrey will speak on “A Year At Daisy Roots”. Annie owns Daisy Roots Nursery in Hertford, Gold Medal winners at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2017 and 2018. Plant sale |
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| Saturday 12th March (10.00 for 10.45 am) |
AGM followed by Talk - Colin Moat will speak about “In Praise Of Higher Things” - about the wonders and benefits of taller plants in the border and how to use them. Colin owns and runs Pineview Plants near Sevenoaks with his wife, Cindy. Plant sale |
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| Saturday 23rd April (10.00 for 10.45 am) |
Talk – Matthew Childs will speak about “Gardens are for people and wildlife” - My developing approach to being more sustainable as a garden designer and gardener. |
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You may also download the SCG 2021 Public Programme using the button below
The full 2021 programme of talks and garden visits is available in the ‘Members Only’ section of the website.