Hello and welcome to the Surrey Horticultural Federation Early Spring March 2025 Newsletter!
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The Award-Winning Garden Designer and TV Presenter, Ann-Marie Powell is the Speaker for the Surrey Horticultural Federation Spring Talk on Tuesday 18th March 2025 at Normandy Village Hall!
The Surrey Horticultural Federation are delighted to announce that the speaker for our Spring Talk will be award-winning garden designer, author, journalist and presenter, Ann-Marie Powell!
We still have tickets left and we hope you’ll join us on Tuesday 18th March 2025 at 7.30pm, when we’ll be welcoming the amazing, award-winning garden designer, author, and TV presenter, Ann-Marie Powell to Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 2DT.
Ann-Marie will be giving us her latest talk entitled, ‘A Passion for Plants‘. Ann-Marie Powell is a multi-award winning garden designer, television presenter, journalist, and author, who divides her time between designing innovative gardens for private clients, companies and charities, and enthusing people about gardening through her books, television appearances and articles in national newspapers and magazines.
Tickets for Ann-Marie Powell’s talk are on sale now! If you want to attend this special event, hurry up and order your tickets, before we sell out!
Advanced Tickets (non-refundable) can be purchased by:
- BACS transfer (Note – new bank details): Surrey Horticultural Federation, Metro Bank Sort Code: 23-05-80
Account No: 55314837 Reference: Your surname - Cheque: payable to Surrey Horticultural Federation, and sent to the Treasurer:
Katharine Deaville, 8 Hookley Close, Elstead, Surrey, GU8 6JG. Tel: 01252 702630. - NB: Please email kathy.deaville@gmail.com if you would like to receive email confirmation of your order.
Advance tickets will be available for collection at the door on the evening. Please send a S.A.E. to Katharine Deaville receive your tickets via post.
Tickets are £10 each for members of SHF affiliated societies when purchased in advance, and £15 each for non-members. If we do have any tickets left on the evening of the talk they will be sold for £15 on the door.
NB: We will not be serving any refreshments at this event – so please bring a flask and/or water bottle with you if you would like a drink.
Find your Local Horticultural Society or Gardening Club
If you’re looking for a gardening club, a horticultural society, or flower arranging group in Surrey and the surrounding areas, please click here to view a list of the Surrey Horticultural Federation clubs, groups, organisations, and societies. Once you’ve clicked the link, simply click on a group to find out more about the organisation and see their upcoming events.
Surrey Wildlife Trust and the Dogs Trust urge Dog owners to Keep their pets on Leads this Spring and Summer during Ground-nesting Season
Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) and the Dogs Trust are urging dog owners to do their bit when visiting nature reserves by keeping their pets on leads during ground-nesting season this spring and summer. SWT is also reminding owners to clean up after their pets – this helps to keep nature reserves in good condition and it helps to protect the health of conservation grazing animals – which are vital for the health of chalk grasslands and heathland sites.
Springtime brings with it the arrival of many migratory species, which travel thousands of miles to breed on nature reserves across the county and are vulnerable to disturbance between March and August.
Keeping dogs close by will help ensure that ground-nesting birds such as Skylarks, Woodcock, and Nightjars are not harmed during the breeding season. Unsupervised dogs can cause birds to abandon their nests, or can harm chicks, so it’s vital that they are kept under control.
Many dog owners are passionate about nature and want to avoid harming it. However, even the most well-behaved dogs can unintentionally cause distress or damage wildlife, simply by following their natural curiosity. Birds perceive dogs as predators and when dogs roam freely, they can cause vitally important nests to fail and put bird populations at risk of decline.
Dog faeces also leach unwelcome nutrients into soil and presents health risks to people and animals, including the cows and sheep that Surrey Wildlife Trust uses to maintain a healthy balance of vegetation on many sites, including Chobham and Whitmoor Commons.
James Herd, Director of Reserves Management at Surrey Wildlife Trust, says:
“We want everyone to enjoy Surrey’s fabulous wild places, and dog walkers with under-control dogs are always welcome on our sites. But as well as being illegal to disturb nesting birds, it’s good practice to minimise the impact your canine friends have on all wildlife.
“Keeping your dogs under control and making sure you clean up behind them keeps sensitive habitats safe from damaging disturbance and dangerous diseases like Neosporosis, which poses a serious risk of aborted pregnancies in our conservation grazing animals. Sadly, we’ve seen this twice already in the spring 2025 calving period.”
Dr Jenna Kiddie, Head of Canine Behaviour at Dogs Trust, says:
“When visiting rural areas, owners should keep their dogs under control and ensure they do not worry other animals or stray from the path, as well as dispose of their dog’s waste appropriately. We would advise keeping your dog on a short lead, and close to you, especially whenever livestock are nearby.
“It is important to remember that chasing is normal dog behaviour, and that any dog is capable of chasing, irrelevant of breed, type, age or size. We would encourage owners to explore training options such as the Dogs Trust’s Dog School.”
See www.wildlifetrusts.org/dogs-and-nature for more information about responsible dog walking.
Make a ”Mains to Rains” pledge and water the way nature intended
Have you made your ‘Mains to Rains‘ pledges yet? The mains2rains website helps us recognise how by adopting a few simple changes in our gardens and allotments, we can all help our gardens and outdoor spaces thrive without using mains water. We’re encouraging people to collect rainwater and re-use rainwater during dry spells.
What mains2rains pledges could you make?
- Could you install a water butt to collect rainwater from your roof?
- How about pledging to place container plants on saucers and trays during spring and summertime? This small change has a big difference, reducing the need for watering and fertilising, and making watering easier for you during the hottest months of the year.
- Can you switch to using self-watering containers? Self-watering containers save water and are easier to manage than traditional containers.
- Pledge to add a mulch of bark or homemade compost around any new plants you plant.
- Pledge to plant the right plant in the right place. For example, plant drought tolerant plants in free-draining sandy soils and moisture loving plants in wetter soils – be sure the plants you plant out are suited to the soil and conditions in your garden or allotment.
- Can you lift any paving slabs and plant up a flower bed or even sow a lawn instead?
- Instead of concreting your patio can you use permeable paving?
See all the pledges on the mains2rains website. The ‘Mains to Rains’ pledge is part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the Royal Horticultural Society and Cranfield University, part-funded by Innovate UK. Find more information and make your pledges on the mains2rains website.
Ticket Source – User friendly event ticketing system – by Sarah Wesley from New Society Gardening Club in Camberley
Have you ever thought about how you could sell tickets to your events, or streamline the process you already have? Then I have to recommend Ticket Source (https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/).
We decided to use it for our club to sell tickets to a talk which we knew would gain lots of local interest and wanted to open up the event to a larger number of attendees. Planning on 100+ people, how could we sell and manage tickets?
Ticketsource is an online ticket selling site that enables small groups that aren’t charities or businesses to sell tickets which sets it aside from other ticket selling websites. It is incredibly user friendly and the customer service is absolutely outstanding.
Create the event listing
To set up the event, you just need all the information (date, time, venue, description of event etc) that you enter into the relevant sections. It is a box filling exercise, due to the easy to use layout of the website. You can change the colour and set up of the page to add in your logo and have colours to match your branding.
Tickets
Tickets can be set up for different rates – we had a members rate and a guest rate.
To create the members rate I just uploaded an excel spreadsheet of our members names, and contact details and gave them all a membership number (the date of the event as we don’t do membership numbers). This instantly gave our members access to the discounted rate. It really was that simple as uploading an excel spreadsheet.
You can set how many tickets you have available to sell, when you’d like them to go on sale from and until. Have seating plans, if needed, plus so much more.
In house ticket sales
If you would like to give the option to sell tickets at your meetings and collate those names with online sales, you are able to add in in house cash sales to the online listings. This will then email an online ticket to those who have purchased tickets in house.
Fees
It is free for event organisers to use! There is an online booking fee (which most people would expect these days). You can choose to pay this yourselves or pass this onto the person buying the ticket. We went down the Ticket Source payment processing option, which was 7% fee. On a £2 ticket this was 30p, on a £10 ticket this was 84p.
Ticketsource hold onto funds until after the event, which in our case when the event was postponed worked out for the best.
If you have a Stripe account then you can get a rate of 4.5% for fees and the funds go straight into the Stripe account.
Reports
There are a selection of reports that can be printed off for finance or front of house for checking people into the event to name a few. Again these are very simple to understand and use and cover everything you need.
Event change of date
Our worst nightmare happened that after selling 50+ tickets we had to postpone the event by a month. This website made it so easy, the date change triggers an email sent out to everyone who had purchased tickets (They give an example of what to say, which you can amend). A full refund (including booking fee) was available to those that could no longer attend the new date, just an email sent to customer service and it was actioned in a few hours. Even when I got something wrong, customer service were outstanding and it was sorted immediately.
This is a very basic outline of what the website can do, there are so many functions available you can use it at its basic level, like we have done or use it to its full potential, which is shown on the website.
I’ve used other websites for selling tickets for events and I have to say the customer service at Ticketsource is outstanding and the interface on this website is incredibly user friendly I’d definitely use them again.
If you would like to know more about ticketsource then go to https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sarah at nsgc_camberley@yahoo.com.
New Speaker Suggestion
Alessandra Sana
Email: alessandrasana@rhs.org.uk
Alessandra Sana is a horticulturist at RHS Wisley Garden, and currently works as Team Leader for the Formal Team. After studying in Italy, Alessandra achieved a degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies and a master in Landscape and Garden Design and Conservation, before moving to the UK.
In 2020, Alessandra started working with the Formal Team at RHS Garden Wisley and started developing a passion for topiary and clipping. Last year, Alessandra was awarded a Horticultural Award, recognising them as a topiary specialist in the garden. Looking after the Alternative to Box parterre, Alessandra trials new plants every year to find the best substitutes to box. They also look after a National Plant Collection of Ivy (Hedera), which consists of over 200 different plants that are spread around the garden, and the Waterlily (Nymphaea) collection, which consists of over 60 different cultivars that can be seen growing in the Jellicoe Canal.
Alessandra’s background includes an interest in Camellias, particularly for the production of oil, which is more widely known in Eastern Asia. At university, Alessandra’s dissertation at university focused on Camellia oleifera and its products.
Friends of Squire’s: Squire’s Garden Centres Launches a New Way to be Rewarded!
From 29 to 88 years old, three generations of the Squire family business came together this week to celebrate the launch of Friends of Squire’s – the new loyalty programme of Squire’s Garden Centres. Customers are invited to come and ‘join the family’ by downloading the new rewards app of the much-loved garden retailer.
The programme has been defined and shaped from Squire’s customer feedback and is designed to reward and thank customers for their continued support, with a nod to the company’s long established heritage with the strapline, ‘appreciating your loyal custom since 1936’. The easy-to-use rewards app unlocks a range of fantastic benefits, from personalised vouchers to exclusive offers, ensuring that every visit to Squire’s Garden Centres is even more special, including an exclusive welcome offer of 50% off any one plant.
Whether shopping for plants, picking up garden essentials or enjoying a relaxing hot drink in the Café Bar, members are encouraged to scan every time they shop, so offers can be tailored and based on their purchases.
Members can also collect digital ‘stamps’ from both the garden centre and Café Bar and receive rewards based on their frequency of visits. In addition, members will receive a special treat on their birthday. Other app features include garden centre receipts accessible all in one place, as well as the option to order food and drink purchases in the Café Bar using the app.
Sarah Squire, Chairman of Squire’s Garden Centres, comments: “As a long established business of almost 90 years, customer loyalty is very much valued and appreciated. We’ve introduced our Friends of Squire’s loyalty programme as a way of recognising this and giving back to our customers – it is our way of saying ‘thank you’. Our simple, convenient app is packed with treats to surprise and delight, designed to make every visit to one of our centres even more enjoyable.”
Friends of Squire’s is available to download in the Apple App Store or Google Play store.
An invitation to Join Chessington Garden Centre’s Horticultural Club!
Chessington Garden Centre are celebrating the re-launch of their Horticultural Club. As part of their mission to create a vibrant, local community of gardening enthusiasts, they are extending an invitation to your club to join them and enjoy a range of benefits.
As a valued member of Chessington Garden Centre’s Horticultural Club, your members will have access to the following:
- Bespoke Offers and Benefits: Personalised discounts, exclusive promotions, and tailored services designed to enhance your gardening experience.
- Expert Gardening Advice: A team of horticultural specialists is available to provide expert guidance, answer questions, and share valuable gardening tips.
- Welcoming Restaurant Area: A tranquil space to host meetings, collaborate with fellow members, or simply enjoy the peaceful environment of a restaurant and garden room.
Chessington Garden Centre believe that by joining the Horticultural Club, your members will enjoy not only great discounts but also the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and grow their passion for gardening. A family-run business, Chessington Garden Centre are deeply committed to supporting the local community, and they hope your club will be part of this exciting new initiative.
Here’s a link for your members to sign up as a member of Chessington Garden Centre’s Horticultural Club. Once they sign up, they will receive a warm welcome package, including a welcome letter, a brochure, and information on how to collect their Horticultural Card, which can be used in-store to access these exclusive discounts.
RHS Lindley Library Spring Events Programme
Wednesday 5 March 2025, 6.30pm-8pm
Horticultural Heroes: Spotlight on Miss Ellen Willmott
Join author Sandra Lawrence as we celebrate the life, the legacy and the library collections of gardening great: Miss Ellen Willmott
Tuesday 11 March 2025, 6.30pm-8pm
Journey into Foraging: Introduction with Totally Wild UK
Discover the world of wild food with our friends at Totally Wild UK, with a seasonal look at foraging and recipe inspiration for the year
Tuesday 18 March 2025, 6.30pm-8pm
Discovering Londinium: Gardening in Roman London
Join archaeologist Dr Sadie Watson as we uncover the evidence for Roman gardens in London, their plants, designs and their influence today
Wednesday 19 March 2025, 6.30pm-8pm
Urban Gardening Club: How to Garden when you Rent
Join our latest Urban Gardening Club as garden designer Zoe Claymore shares her top tips for achievable & affordable gardening for renters
Shamley Green Gardening Club are hosting an evening with Andy McIndoe on Tuesday 11th March 2025
Shamley Green Gardening Club are hosting an evening with Andy McIndoe at 6.45pm for 7.30pm on Tuesday 11th March 2025 at Arbuthnot Hall, Hullbrook Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0UA. Entry is free for Shamley Green Gardening Club members (but you still need to get a ticket). Non-members are very welcome: tickets are £10. Please contact Aurelle Tomkins on 01483 892114 or apply on Shamley Green Gardening Club’s website.
Matt Biggs will be giving a talk on ‘Perfect Plants for Problem Places’ to Ewhurst Horticultural Society on 11th March 2025
Matt Biggs will be joining Ewhurst Horticultural Society, in Ewhurst Village Hall, the Street, Ewhurst, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 7PX, for a talk entitled, Perfect Plants for Problem Places. Doors open at 7.30pm, a bar is available, the talk starts at 8pm. Visitors tickets: £12.50, please purchase tickets in advance from Anne: 07980 122530, Carole: 273580, or email tickets@ewhursthortsoc.org.uk. There will be refreshments and raffle.
Ascot Horticultural Society have invited Carol Gubler to give a talk about Fuchsias on 12th March 2025
Ascot Horticultural Society have invited Carol Gubler to give a talk about Fuchsias on Wednesday 12th March 2025. This event takes place at 7.45pm at King Edward’s Hall, King Edward’s Road, Ascot, SL5 8PD. Entrance is £1 for Ascot Horticultural Society members and £3 for visitors – this includes refreshments.
The Royal Horticultural Society’s Plant Pathologist, Louise Jones will be giving a talk about Vegetable Diseases to the National Vegetable Society Surrey District Association on Wednesday 12th March 2025 at East Horsley Village Hall
Louise Jones is a Plant Pathologist from RHS Garden Wisley. Louise will be giving the National Vegetable Society Surrey District Association a talk about Vegetable Diseases at 8pm on Wednesday 12th March 2025 in the Millennium Room at East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6QT. Non-members and guests are very welcome to attend this event – entry is free for National Vegetable Society members, £1 for members of affiliated societies, £2 for RHS Students, and £3 for visitors.
Squire’s Garden Centres invite Garden Lovers to Attend their New Spring Herb Pot Masterclasses on Friday 14th March 2025 at all their Garden Centres!
Squire’s Garden Centres invite garden lovers to attend their new Spring Herb Pot Masterclasses at 10am and again at 2pm on Friday 14th March 2025 at all of Squire’s Garden Centres. Attendees will create beautiful planted displays, while learning expert tips from horticultural specialists. New for 2025 – gardeners can enjoy the Spring Herb Pot Masterclass, where they’ll design and plant a stunning herb-filled terracotta pot (available in a choice of a whitewash or graphite finish) with seasonal blooms and aromatic herbs. Attendees will learn about soil preparation, plant selection and care, with the skills to ensure their potted herbs thrive throughout the season. At the end of this Masterclass, classmates will be able to add homegrown greenery and fresh flavours to their home-cooked dishes – with their pots promised to be a flourishing addition to their gardens or backdoor areas over the coming months.
Herb lovers can attend Squire’s Spring Herb Pot Masterclass at all Squire’s Garden Centres (excluding Squire’s Chertsey & Squire’s Hare Hatch). Tickets are £25 per person, which includes a filled terracotta pot, a voucher for a free tea or coffee to enjoy in Squire’s Café Bar, and 10% off all plants on the day – to book your place, please click here.
Mike Burton from Rotherhill Nurseries will be giving a talk about The Olive: Journey from Grove to Nursery to Thursley Horticultural Society on Wednesday 19th March 2025 at Thursley Village Hall
Mike Burton from Rotherhill Nurseries will be giving a talk about The Olive: Journey from Grove to Nursery to Thursley Horticultural Society at 7.30pm on Wednesday 19th March 2025 at Thursley Village Hall, Dye House Lane, Thursley, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 6QD. New members and visitors are always very welcome. There will be refreshments and a raffle.
Ecolocal’s Spring Propagation One Day Workshop on Saturday 22nd March 2025
The Orchid Society of Great Britain Spring Orchid Show will be held at Squire’s Garden Centre in Shepperton on Saturday 12th April 2025
On Saturday 12th April 2025, the Orchid Society of Great Britain are holding their Spring Orchid Show in the Orangery at Squire’s Garden Centre in Shepperton – Squire’s Garden Centre, Halliford Road, Upper Halliford, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 8SG. This fantastic event will be a dream come true for orchid lovers! The OSGB Spring Show is an open flower show that anyone can enter – you don’t need to be a member of the Orchid Society of Great Britain – just bring along your orchid in the morning. Orchid entries can be received from 9.30am. Judging takes place at 11am and plants can be collected at 4.30pm. Visitors will be able to admire a wide range of interesting and unusual orchids at this special show.
At the OSGB Spring Orchid Show, visitors can purchase orchids from Squire’s Garden Centre, Spicesotic Plants, Orchid Alchemy, The Mathers Foundation, and OSGB members at this very special event. Squire’s also sell orchids, houseplants, garden plants, pots, tools, gifts, etc..
Squire’s at Shepperton have a newly refurbished Café Bar that offers breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea. The Café Bar has distinct seating areas to choose from, including the main Café Bar, a sophisticated afternoon tea area with piano, a coffee lounge, and a special family-friendly area, as well as outdoor seating. There’s free parking. Squire’s in Shepperton is a 20 minute walk from the train station or a short taxi ride from the station. This Garden Centre will be open from 9am until 6pm. For more information about the Orchid Society of Great Britain, please click here.
Drought Tolerant Plants: a talk by Steve Edney & Louise Dowle on Tuesday 29th April 2025
Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society have invited Steve Edney and Louise Dowle from No Name Nursery to give a talk about Drought Tolerant Plants at 7pm on Tuesday 29th April 2025 at the Winn Hall, Dunsfold Common Road, Dunsfold, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4AJ. Is the cottage garden is under threat of extinction? Maybe! However, plantsmen and gardeners are fighting back against climate change; in this talk Steve will share plants that can overcome the summer dry weather but cope with the winter wet later in the year. As always, Steve will share practical advice on how to garden in dry conditions and still have the romance of a cottage garden.
Steve has been perfecting his art for 30 years. After studying at Hadlow College in Horticulture and Merrist Wood College studying Arboriculture, he spent several years as a highly respected private gardener, tree surgeon, and designer. In 2005, he joined The Salutation to helm its huge restoration project, setting out a 5-year plan of restoration. Since 2019, Steve and his partner Louise have been working on their own project “The Land” and have built The No Name Nursery into a sustainable plant nursery in Kent. Steve also works as a freelance garden consultant. Steve and Louise will also bring along plants to sell at this meeting.
Squire’s Garden Centres invite Garden Lovers to Attend their Summer Hanging Basket Masterclasses on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at all their Garden Centres!
Squire’s Garden Centres invite garden lovers to attend their Summer Hanging Basket Masterclasses at 10am and again at 2pm on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at all of Squire’s Garden Centres (excluding Chertsey). Participants will craft a vibrant hanging display, learning how to expertly layer a selection of trailing and upright plants with a striking centrepiece bloom, such as a scented geranium or fuchsia. The session will also cover essential watering, feeding, and pruning techniques to keep baskets flourishing all season long.
Tickets cost £30 per person, which includes the planted basket, a free tea or coffee voucher to enjoy in Squire’s Café Bar, plus 10% off all plants in-store on the day. Spaces are limited for these events and so early booking is recommended. Visit squiresgardencentres.co.uk to secure your place.
Do you need certificates for your Flower Show?
The Surrey Horticultural Federation Certificates of Merit are available from our Chairman, Janet Arm. If you would like to receive Certificates of Merit, please post an A4 or Foolscap sized, stamped addressed envelope with a large second class stamp (£1.55) to Janet Arm at Redleaf Nursery, Green Lane, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2AP.
Spreadsheets for Show Cards
John Manches has devised a special computer spreadsheet to cope with printing show entry cards and adding up the points won for cup presentations. If any Surrey Horticultural Federation Clubs and Societies are interested in receiving John’s template, please contact John by email at: johnmanches74@gmail.com or phone 01252-702752.
Sunday Gardening Programme on BBC Radio Surrey
Don’t miss the Sunday Gardening programme on BBC Radio Surrey from 10:30am until 12 noon. Each week, the show have a segment where they promote gardening events in the local community; from talks to workshops, from fairs to meet-ups. No matter if it’s big or small, ticketed or free, the team want to hear from you and your society about what events you’ve got planned.
If you have any events to promote, then get in touch via email: Sunday.gardening@bbc.co.uk. It’s possible you could also have the opportunity to come on the programme and tell the listeners about your group and what it is you do.
Additionally, please do let your members know that if they ever have any gardening questions, they can reach out to the Sunday Gardening programme via email Sunday.gardening@bbc.co.uk or call the team from 10am on Sundays on 0800 587 1046. The Sunday Gardening programme are joined every week by a gardening expert who is ready to answer any question you may have.
Report Asian Hornet Sightings
I am sharing this early, to allow you to have time to share this information with your members, so they’re informed and prepared, ready for summer. Asian Hornets have been sighted in the UK in recent years. Why does this matter? The Asian Hornet is highly aggressive predator of our native insects; entomologists feel that the Asian Hornet poses a significant threat to honey bees and other pollinators.
Two Asian hornet nests were found in Surrey in September 2023. The nests were subsequently destroyed by experts from DEFRA. Keep up to date with Asian hornet sightings by clicking here.
If you think you’ve seen an Asian Hornet, take a photo if you can. Please take care and do not disturb an active nest. Members of the public who suspect they have found an Asian Hornet should report it to the NNSS through their online form or by emailing alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk.
A free ID sheet is available from the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS). Click here to view detailed pictures to help you correctly identify an Asian Hornet.
Speaker Feedback
Has a speaker given a talk to your society over the past few months? Please share your confidential feedback by emailing me your thoughts, both positive and negative on the speakers you booked last year, and I will share your feedback privately (via email) with the other clubs that are members of the SHF – thank you. My email is beth@pumpkinbeth.com.
NB: Speaker feedback is private and confidential and is not to be shared with anyone other than your group’s programme secretary.
Publicising Your Club or Society’s Events
If your club or society is a fully paid up member of the Surrey Horticultural Federation, I will be delighted to add your society or club’s events to our website. Please email me, beth@pumpkinbeth.com. To successfully publicise your event, I need to know:
- What date your event takes place.
- What time your event starts.
- Where your event is held.
- What type of event you’re holding? If it’s a talk, please let me know the name of the speaker and their talk title.
- Finally, I need to know the entrance fee for non-members and visitors.
Do You Have Anything You Would Like Me to Add to the Next Surrey Horticultural Federation Newsletter?
If you are a member of the Surrey Horticultural Federation and you have something you would like me to add to the next newsletter or an event you would like me to add to the website, please contact me, Beth Otway, the Surrey Horticultural Federation’s Website & Events Secretary – my email is beth@pumpkinbeth.com.
On behalf of our Chairperson Janet Arm, Our Membership Secretary and Treasurer, Katharine Deaville, and all the Surrey Horticultural Federation Council, I’d like to send you our very best wishes for the new growing season ahead.
Kind regards
Beth
Beth Otway
Website & Events Secretary
Surrey Horticultural Federation
Upcoming Events:
| March 2025 | ||||
| Sun 2-Mar-2025 | Growing Redhill Planters Working Party Reigate | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Sun 2-Mar-2025 | Growing Redhill: Visit to St Katharine’s Garden | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Mon 3-Mar-2025 | Arts and Crafts Gardens of the Southeast with Cherrill Sands | Merstham Horticultural Society | ||
| Mon 3-Mar-2025 | Oakley Gardening Club AGM followed by Cheese & Wine | Oakley Gardening Club | Ms. Maureen Dallaway | 01256-780788 |
| Wed 5-Mar-2025 | Dahlias for the Garden a talk by Howard Cooper | Brooklands Horticultural Society | Barbara Royston | |
| Wed 5-Mar-2025 | Containers: a talk by Ben Pope | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Fri 7-Mar-2025 | Growing Forage for Bees: a talk by Margaret Lennard | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Fri 7-Mar-2025 | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club AGM & Talk: Roses: their Planting & Growing by Alan Goold | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 07843 962421 |
| Fri 7-Mar-2025 | Being a Head Gardener for 25 years at the 125-acre Little Mynthurst Farm: a talk by Mark Dobell | Caterham & District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Karen Murray | |
| Sat 8-Mar-2025 | Capel Horticultural Society Members Only Quiz Night and Supper | Capel Horticultural Society | David Silliman | |
| Mon 10-Mar-2025 | Ornamental Alliums: How to Grow them Successfully and in Succession: a talk by Jackie Currie | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Alison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Tue 11-Mar-2025 | Perfect Plants for Problem Places: a talk by Matt Biggs | Ewhurst Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Dyball | 07980 122530 |
| Tue 11-Mar-2025 | An Evening with Andy Mcindoe | Shamley Green Gardening Club | Mrs. A. Tomkins | 01483-892114 |
| Tue 11-Mar-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: clearing and planting up the areas by Merstham Hub for Raven Housing | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Wed 12-Mar-2025 | Something Nasty in the Garden: a talk by Pippa Greenwood | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Wed 12-Mar-2025 | West Dean: managing legacy in a changing climate: a talk by Tom Brown | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 12-Mar-2025 | Vegetable Diseases: a talk by Louise Jones, Plant Pathologist at RHS Garden Wisley | National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association | Beth Otway | |
| Wed 12-Mar-2025 | Fuchsias: a talk by Carol Gubler | Ascot Horticultural Society | Mrs Lindsey Payne | 07847511361 |
| Thu 13-Mar-2025 | Plant Heritage in-person & Zoom talk: A Horticulturists Home Garden: a talk by Steve Edney & Lou Dowle | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Thu 13-Mar-2025 | Soil: a World Under Our Feet: a talk by Irina George | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Cynthia Reilly | 07790 273225 |
| Fri 14-Mar-2025 | Propagating & Growing Dahlias: a talk and demonstration by Howard Cooper | Froyle Gardening Club | Madeleine Dowding | 01420-85530 |
| Fri 14-Mar-2025 | Pruning Fruit: a talk by Jim Arbury | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Sat 15-Mar-2025 | AGM followed by ‘Containing the Unconventional’: a talk by Ben Pope | Hardy Plant Society Southern Counties Group | Anne Grabaskey | |
| Mon 17-Mar-2025 | Alternatives to Peat: a talk by Ray Broughton | Ripley and District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Sue Stranger | |
| Tue 18-Mar-2025 | The Surrey Horticultural Federation Spring Talk: A Passion for Plants: a talk by Award-Winning Garden Designer, Author, Journalist & Presenter, Ann-Marie Powell | Surrey Horticultural Federation | Ms. Beth Otway | |
| Wed 19-Mar-2025 | Flower Arrangements by Sune Larson-Walsh and Staging by Jill and Rupert | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society | Christine Hockham | 01243 824726 |
| Wed 19-Mar-2025 | Films & Television plants – fruit, vegetables & plants on the big & small screen: a talk by Jacqueline Aviolet | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| Wed 19-Mar-2025 | The Olive Journey from Grove to Nursery: a talk by Mike Burton from Rotherhill Nurseries | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Wed 19-Mar-2025 | Onslow Village Garden Club Spring Show | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Thu 20-Mar-2025 | Shrubs: the backbone of your garden: a talk by Geoff Hawkins | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Thu 20-Mar-2025 | Hall Grove Walled Garden Renovation: a talk by Joanne Buckler | New Society Gardening Club (Camberley) | Sarah Wesley | 07400 850876 |
| Fri 21-Mar-2025 | The Lost Woods Project: a talk by Michael Blencowe | Storrington Horticultural Society | Janet Webber | |
| Sat 22-Mar-2025 | Meeting of the East Surrey Horticultural Societies | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Sat 22-Mar-2025 | Epsom Garden Society Mini Spring Show (not judged) | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| Sat 22-Mar-2025 | Exploring the Oxford Herbaria: a talk by Stephen Harris | Surrey Gardens Trust | Sheri Sticpewich | |
| Sat 22-Mar-2025 | Woldingham and District Horticultural Society Spring Flowers, Art and Crafts Show | Woldingham and District Horticultural Society | Heather Stark | 0790 1944 381 |
| Sat 22-Mar-2025 | A Blessing in Disguise: a shady spot is the perfect place to grow unusual and beautiful perennials: a talk by Lynne Moore from Moore and Moore plant nursery | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Sun 23-Mar-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: clearing and tidying up the areas by Merstham Hub for Raven Housing | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 25-Mar-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: clearing and planting up the areas by Merstham Hub for Raven Housing | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 25-Mar-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 25-Mar-2025 | Milford Horticultural Society Mini Spring Show | Milford Horticultural & Gardening Society | Mr Stewart Miskimmin | 01483-421509 |
| Sat 29-Mar-2025 | Wokingham Horticultural Association’s Spring Show | Wokingham Horticultural Association | Pauline MacBrayne | 07941 352411 |
| Sat 29-Mar-2025 | Growing Redhill: Spring Seed Swap, Plant Sale, & Fun Day | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Sat 29-Mar-2025 | Plant Heritage Propagation Day at Hever Castle | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Sat 29-Mar-2025 | Egham Garden & Allotments Association Daffodil Day | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Cynthia Reilly | 07790 273225 |
| April 2025 | ||||
| Tue 1-Apr-2025 | Shamley Green Gardening Club’s AGM & Cheese & Wine Party | Shamley Green Gardening Club | Mrs. A. Tomkins | 01483-892114 |
| Wed 2-Apr-2025 | The Pleasure of Weeding: a talk by David Standing | Send Gardening Society | Fiona Collett | 01483 765730 |
| Wed 2-Apr-2025 | Brooklands Horticultural Society AGM & Spring Show | Brooklands Horticultural Society | Barbara Royston | |
| Thu 3-Apr-2025 | Murder Most Florid: a talk by renowned botanist and public speaker, Mark Spencer – followed by AGM | Woldingham and District Horticultural Society | Heather Stark | 0790 1944 381 |
| Fri 4-Apr-2025 | Woking Nurserymen: a talk by David Rose | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 07843 962421 |
| Fri 4-Apr-2025 | Lightwater Gardening Club Daffodil Show | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Sat 5-Apr-2025 | Thursley Horticultural Society Spring Show | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Sat 5-Apr-2025 | Wonersh & District Garden Club’s Spring Show | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Sat 5-Apr-2025 | Caterham & District Horticultural Society Spring Show | Caterham & District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Karen Murray | |
| Sat 5-Apr-2025 | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society Virtual Spring Show | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Sat 5-Apr-2025 | Witley Gardening Association Spring Show | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Sat 5-Apr-2025 | Horsley Garden Society Centenary Celebration, Spring Show, Afternoon Tea, & Talk by Bob Flowerdew on ‘No Work Gardening’ | Horsley Garden Society | Terry Lazenby | |
| Sat 5-Apr-2025 | Elstead Garden Club Spring Show | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Alison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Sun 6-Apr-2025 | Capel Horticultural Society Spring Show | Capel Horticultural Society | David Silliman | |
| Mon 7-Apr-2025 | Herbs and their uses Culinary and Medicinal With Belinda Allen | Merstham Horticultural Society | ||
| Mon 7-Apr-2025 | Wiltshire Beekeepers: a talk by Fred Swift | Oakley Gardening Club | Ms. Maureen Dallaway | 01256-780788 |
| Tue 8-Apr-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 8-Apr-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Looking after the planters and tidying up the areas by Merstham Hub for Raven Housing | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Wed 9-Apr-2025 | Barnsdale After Geoff: a talk by Nick Hamilton | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 9-Apr-2025 | Unusual Crops and Potential Crops of the Future: a talk by Elizabeth Mooney | National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association | Beth Otway | |
| Thu 10-Apr-2025 | Plant Heritage in-person & Zoom talk: The Secret World of Moths: a talk by Peter Smith | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Thu 10-Apr-2025 | Egham Garden & Allotments Association Spring Show & Quiz | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Cynthia Reilly | 07790 273225 |
| Fri 11-Apr-2025 | Sustainable Gardening: a talk by Jeremy Andrews | Storrington Horticultural Society | Janet Webber | |
| Sat 12-Apr-2025 | Grayshott Gardeners’ Spring Show | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Sat 12-Apr-2025 | Banstead Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Sat 12-Apr-2025 | Ewhurst Horticultural Society Spring Show | Ewhurst Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Dyball | 07980 122530 |
| Sat 12-Apr-2025 | Froyle Gardening Club Spring Show | Froyle Gardening Club | Madeleine Dowding | 01420-85530 |
| Sat 12-Apr-2025 | Kingswood, Walton & Tadworth Horticultural Society Spring Show | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Sat 12-Apr-2025 | Euphorbias for Home and Garden: a talk by Kevin Tooher | Hardy Plant Society Southern Counties Group | Anne Grabaskey | |
| Sun 13-Apr-2025 | Growing Redhill: Planters Working Party at Reigate Station | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Mon 14-Apr-2025 | RHS Plant Trials: a talk by Tricia Beer | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Alison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Tue 15-Apr-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 15-Apr-2025 | The Therapy Garden: a talk by Sally Wooding | Esher and Molesey Garden Society | Ann Beauchamp | 02089791415 |
| Wed 16-Apr-2025 | Herbs – History, Growing and Care: a talk by Belinda Allen | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Wed 16-Apr-2025 | Trees for Small Gardens, including pots and fruit trees in pots: a talk by Maria Shalcross | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society | Christine Hockham | 01243 824726 |
| Wed 16-Apr-2025 | Elstead Garden Club visit to Dunsborough Park Tulips (car share) | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Alison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Thu 17-Apr-2025 | Aspects of Fuchsias: a talk by Carol Gubler (plants for sale) | New Society Gardening Club (Camberley) | Sarah Wesley | 07400 850876 |
| Tue 22-Apr-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Looking after the planters and tidying up the areas by Merstham Hub for Raven Housing | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 22-Apr-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 22-Apr-2025 | Flowers for All Occasions: a talk by Elizabeth Barralet | Milford Horticultural & Gardening Society | Mr Stewart Miskimmin | 01483-421509 |
| Wed 23-Apr-2025 | Epsom Garden Society Spring Display, Plant Sale & Seed Swap | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| Wed 23-Apr-2025 | All About Bees and Beekeeping: a talk by Tony Lack | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Sat 26-Apr-2025 | Ewhurst Horticultural Society Plant Sale | Ewhurst Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Dyball | 07980 122530 |
| Sun 27-Apr-2025 | Growing Redhill: Merstham Planters Working Party at Merstham Train Station | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 29-Apr-2025 | An Evening with Sarah Squire from Squire’s Garden Centres | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Tue 29-Apr-2025 | Drought Tolerant Plants: a talk by Steve Edney & Louise Dowle (No Name Nursery) | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Tue 29-Apr-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| May 2025 | ||||
| Fri 2-May-2025 | Viticulture in the South of England: a talk by Alessandra Valsecchi | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 07843 962421 |
| Fri 2-May-2025 | Clematis and Climbers: a talk by Everett Leeds | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Sat 3-May-2025 | Ashford Horticultural Society Plant Fair | Ashford Horticultural Society | Mr. B. Muggeridge | 01784-254986 |
| Sun 4-May-2025 | Plant Heritage Plant Fair at Denbies Wine Estate | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Sun 4-May-2025 | Growing Redhill: Planters Working Party Reigate | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Sun 4-May-2025 | Capel Horticultural Society Spring Litter Pick | Capel Horticultural Society | David Silliman | |
| Mon 5-May-2025 | Send Gardening Society Plant Sale at The May Fair | Send Gardening Society | Fiona Collett | 01483 765730 |
| Mon 5-May-2025 | Interesting Plants and Bulbs: a talk by Souren Ala | Oakley Gardening Club | Ms. Maureen Dallaway | 01256-780788 |
| Tue 6-May-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Looking after the planters and tidying up the areas by Merstham Hub for Raven Housing | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 6-May-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Wed 7-May-2025 | A talk by Timothy Walker | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Wed 7-May-2025 | Storrington Horticultural Society: Outing to Furzey Garden and Exbury Garden | Storrington Horticultural Society | Janet Webber | |
| Wed 7-May-2025 | Companion Planting: a talk by Belinda Allen | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Thu 8-May-2025 | A talk by Sheila Das | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Cynthia Reilly | 07790 273225 |
| Fri 9-May-2025 | Bees, Wasps & Hornets: a talk by Tony Lack | Froyle Gardening Club | Madeleine Dowding | 01420-85530 |
| Sat 10-May-2025 | Thursley Horticultural Society Plant Sale | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Sat 10-May-2025 | Grayshott Gardeners’ Plant Sale | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Sat 10-May-2025 | Onslow Village Garden Club Plant Sale | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Sat 10-May-2025 | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association Plant Sale | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Cynthia Reilly | 07790 273225 |
| Sat 10-May-2025 | Dunsfold & Hascombe Plant Sale at Dunsfold Village Fete | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Sat 10-May-2025 | Plant Heritage Surrey Group Visit to the Mathers Foundation Orchid collection | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Sat 10-May-2025 | Woldingham and District Horticultural Society Spring Plant Sale | Woldingham and District Horticultural Society | Heather Stark | 0790 1944 381 |
| Sat 10-May-2025 | Elstead Garden Club’s Plant Sale | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Alison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Sat 10-May-2025 | Capel Horticultural Society Plant Sale | Capel Horticultural Society | David Silliman | |
| Mon 12-May-2025 | Secrets of Garden Design: a talk by Nick Turrell | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Alison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Tue 13-May-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Wed 14-May-2025 | Dahlias: a talk by Darren Everest | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 14-May-2025 | Banstead Horticultural Society Coach Trip to Ramster and Wisley Gardens | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Thu 15-May-2025 | Plant Trials with the RHS: a talk by Steven Edney from No Name Nursery (with plants for sale) | New Society Gardening Club (Camberley) | Sarah Wesley | 07400 850876 |
| Fri 16-May-2025 | RSPB Pulborough: a talk by John Oliver | Storrington Horticultural Society | Janet Webber | |
| Sat 17-May-2025 | Woodham and New Haw Horticultural Club Plant Sale and the Silver Club Cake Sale | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 07843 962421 |
| Sat 17-May-2025 | Gardeners, Cooks, Flower Arrangers and Crafters Questions | Caterham & District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Karen Murray | |
| Sat 17-May-2025 | Horsley Garden Society Plant Sale | Horsley Garden Society | Terry Lazenby | |
| Sat 17-May-2025 | Caterham & District Horticultural Society: Cuppa at the Community Garden | Caterham & District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Karen Murray | |
| Tue 20-May-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Looking after the planters and tidying up the areas by Merstham Hub for Raven Housing | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 20-May-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Wed 21-May-2025 | Dahlias: a talk by Mark Saunders | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Wed 21-May-2025 | Aspects of Fuchsias: a talk by Carol Gubler | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society | Christine Hockham | 01243 824726 |
| Thu 22-May-2025 | A History of Allotments: a talk with Dr Judith Hill | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| Thu 22-May-2025 | Kingston, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society Self-drive Trip to Visit Shamley Wood Estate | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Sat 24-May-2025 | Banstead Horticultural Society Mini Show and Open Day | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Sun 25-May-2025 | Grayshott Hidden Gardens | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Sun 25-May-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Looking after the planters and tidying up the areas by Merstham Hub for Raven Housing | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Mon 26-May-2025 | Grayshott Hidden Gardens | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Tue 27-May-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 27-May-2025 | The Development Of Millais Nursery: a talk by Daniel Turner | Milford Horticultural & Gardening Society | Mr Stewart Miskimmin | 01483-421509 |