Programme 2021

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  
Tuesday 3rd August Visit to Berkshire gardens members only
Saturday 23rd October
(10.00 for 10.45 am)		 TBC Talk  
Saturday 27th November
(10.00 for 10.45 am)		 TBC Talk (followed by a members-only Christmas Party   

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.