Hello and welcome to the Surrey Horticultural Federation Late Autumn Newsletter!
Please share this newsletter with your members and help them stay up to date with all the events happening in Surrey and the surrounding areas.
The Surrey Horticultural Federation Inter-Club Quiz and AGM
We hope you’ll join us for the SURREY HORTICULTURAL FEDERATION INTER-CLUB QUIZ & A.G.M
on SUNDAY 2nd November 2025 at 2.30pm
at East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6QT.
We hope to have a very quick AGM (Agenda follows) and then on with the Quiz. NB: Please recruit up to three club members for a team table.
Our quiz is a fun and relaxed event – no one has to stand up or read out their answers. Three representatives from each club form a team. Teams sit together; each member has their own sheet of paper to record their answers. Teams can confer and all answers are filled in on quiz sheets. Our Quizmaster, John Negus reads out the questions and gives a multiple choice of answers for participants to choose from – it’s rather like ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’. You can guess if you’re not sure of the answer, and teams can confer. If one team member knows the answer you can all choose the same and pick up maximum points, or you can all choose different answers if you wish.
Team supporters and visitors from any club are welcome to attend – there are cash prizes for teams and prizes for the best answers from the audience! The Surrey Horticultural Federation Quiz is a relaxed and fun afternoon – we hope you’ll join us.
SURREY HORTICULTURAL FEDERATION – 49th A.G.M. on Sunday 2nd November 2025 at East Horsley Village Hall at 2.30pm
AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
2. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING.
3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES.
4. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT.
5. TREASURER’S REPORT.
6. ELECTION OF OFFICERS and COUNCIL MEMBERS.
7. FUTURE EVENTS.
8. ANY OTHER BUSINESS – Please contact our Membership Secretary and Treasurer, Kathy Deaville (kathy.deaville@gmail.com) if there is anything you would like to raise.
This event will be held at East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6QT – Start time is 2.30pm (as before).
Directions: If coming from the roundabout on the A3 south of Wisley Gardens, keep on the road towards West Horsley and when approaching East Horsley look for the railway bridge. Go under it, then first right into Kingston Avenue – the hall will be found at the end of this road. From the Guildford/Dorking A25, keep on through West Horsley until you see the railway bridge, then turn left.
This hall has good, free, level parking and is used by both the NVS and NAFAS for their events.
All the Gardening Clubs and Horticultural Societies that are part of the Surrey Horticultural Federation are invited to the Surrey Horticultural Federation’s friendly quiz.
We do need to know how many clubs can come, so please conscript three members of your club for a team, and confirm your club’s entry to the Surrey Horticultural Federation’s Membership Secretary, Kathy Deaville (kathy.deaville@gmail.com) a.s.a.p. please. Thank you.
Tom Brown (Head Gardener at West Dean Gardens) will be the Surrey Horticultural Federation’s Speaker at our Spring Talk on Saturday 21st March 2026!
The Surrey Horticultural Federation are delighted to announce that the celebrated Head Gardener of West Dean Gardens, Tom Brown will be our speaker at our Spring Talk on Saturday 21st March 2026, when Tom Brown will give us an interesting and informative talk on Getting the Most from your Greenhouse. Doors open at 2pm at Normandy Village Hall, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 2DD. Tom’s talk will start at 2.30pm. NB: There’s free parking right outside the hall. This is an accessible venue.
Tickets prices are £10 in advance for members of SHF affiliated clubs. Non-members are very welcome indeed to attend, tickets for non-members are £15, and if we don’t sell out before hand, any remaining tickets will be sold on the door at £15.
Pay by BACS transfer: Surrey Horticultural Federation, Metro Bank
Sort Code: 23-05-80
Account Number: 55314837
Reference: Talk + number of tickets
To receive ticket confirmation, you’ll must include an email address or phone number – please email Kathy.deaville@gmail.com.
Pay by cheques made payable to Surrey Horticultural Federation sent with a stamped, addressed envelope to our Treasurer, Katharine Deaville, ‘Garec’, Ham Lane, Elstead, Surrey, GU8 6HG. Any queries, please email Kathy.deaville@gmail.com.
Horsley Garden Society Celebrates its Centenary in Style!
Horsely Garden Society has celebrated its centenary this year. Although we were affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society in 1924, recent research suggests that there has been an active horticultural society in the Horsley area for 161 years, so a celebration was overdue.
We had two major events to mark the occasion – the Centenary Spring Show and Tea, and we were hosts to the BBC’s Gardeners Question Time.
The society has activities throughout the year, and the centenary tea and show replaced the well-attended annual spring show and supper. The lovely display of spring flowers and winter vegetables was held on a beautiful April afternoon, when Bob Flowerdew addressed a packed hall in East Horsley, over tea and champagne.
In June, the BBC visited the hall to record two editions of their gardening programme. Over 140 participants were invited to put their questions to the team of James Wong, Pippa Greenwood and Juliet Sargeant, capably chaired by Kathy Clugston. There were some very interesting answers to questions.
This year we have also enjoyed lectures on a wide range of garden-related topics. Most recently, Janet John from the Wild Flower Society gave an entertaining talk on flowers that can be found beyond the garden. We have held a number of workshops, including a seed sowing event which provides seedlings sold at the plant sale in May. This popular event provides a chance to get a head start on the growing season with a diverse range of flower and vegetable seedlings, as well as more mature plants and perennials.
A flower-arranging workshop just before the summer show in July resulted in some attractive centenary-themed arrangements at an enjoyable event. The show is an opportunity for members to exhibit their flowers, fruit and vegetables and enter home craft classes, such as cakes, jams and marmalade. Children’s entries are especially welcome, and there are silver cups for the winners.
We visited a member’s garden in Clandon in July and held a talk on Gertrude Jekyll on October 22nd. We have Horsley Garden Society‘s AGM, Quiz, and Wine and Cheese evening coming up at 7.30pm on Wednesday 26th November 2025 at West Horsley Village Hall, 99 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6DD.
Membership of this friendly society is open to residents of East and West Horsley and their environs. New members are very welcome and we are delighted to include children and people new to gardening. Numbers of members are growing and we are grateful for the efforts of the chairman and committee for enabling Horsley Garden Society to promote its philosophy of education, enjoyment and community, into the future. Find out more about Horsley Garden Society by visiting their website, www.horsleygardensociety.com.
Garden Designer, Mark Gregory will be giving Pirbright Horticultural Society a talk about A Life’s Work at Chelsea Flower Show on Tuesday 11th November 2025
Pirbright Horticultural Society are looking forward to welcoming Garden Designer, Mark Gregory, who will be giving them a talk about A Life’s work at Chelsea Flower Show on Tuesday 11th November 2025. This event starts at 7.30pm at Lord Pirbright’s Hall, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0JE. Entry is free for Pirbright Horticultural Society members, non-members are very welcome to attend, entry is £5 per person.
The Head Gardener at Fittleworth House, Mark Saunders will be giving his brand new talk, ‘A Walled Garden Renovation’ to the National Vegetable Society at 8pm on Wednesday 12th November 2025 at East Horsley Village Hall
The National Vegetable Society Surrey District Association have booked Mark Saunders, Fittleworth House’s Head Gardener to give a brand new talk about Mark’s work improving the growing of flowers, vegetables, and fruit at Fittleworth and the renovations Mark has carried out to the walled gardens at Fittleworth at 8pm on Wednesday 12th November 2025 in the Millennium Room at East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6QT.
Everyone is welcome to attend this talk, it’s free for National Vegetable Society members, £1 for members of affiliated societies, £2 for RHS Students, and £3 for visitors.
EcoLocal’s One Day Workshop – Design Your New Kitchen Garden is on Saturday 22nd November 2025!
EcoLocal’s Half Day Workshop – The Magic of Houseplants is on Saturday 3rd December 2025!
Saturday 6th December 2025: Surrey Gardens Trust AGM, Lecture, & Christmas Lunch: Guest Speaker – Tim Richardson: The English Landscape Garden: Dreaming of Arcadia
The Surrey Gardens Trust are meeting at 11am on Saturday 6th December 2025 at The Old Barn Hall, 55 Church Road, Great Bookham, Surrey, KT23 3PQ. Tickets for the lecture and lunch are £33 per person for Surrey Gardens Trust members and £35 per person for non-members.
This lovely event includes a talk by renown historian and author Tim Richardson speaking about his new book ‘The New English Landscape Garden: Dreaming of Arcadia’ as well as a buffet lunch and refreshments.
Tim Richardson is a landscape historian and critic who is the author of more than 20 books on the subject. He has been gardens editor at Country Life and a regular columnist in the Daily Telegraph. Please note that Tim will bring along copies of his books and these will be available for sale at the AGM. Payment by cash or card.
Following Tim’s talk, please join the Surrey Gardens Trust for a Christmas buffet lunch with wine and other refreshments, giving members and friends an opportunity to meet and chat. The Surrey Gardens Trust are holding a raffle to support the Trust’s many projects and outreach programmes. There will also be a second-hand book stall available to peruse. Payment by cash or card accepted.
The AGM is a wonderful time to learn about the Surrey Gardens Trust’s activities and their plans for the future, as well as a terrific opportunity to meet others interested in garden design, garden history, and horticulture. All welcome. To book your place, please click here.
National Demonstrator, Mark Entwistle will be showcasing ‘Twas the Night Before…’ to Aldershot Floral Design Club on Saturday 6th December 2025 at Normandy Village Hall
National Demonstrator, Mark Entwistle will be showcasing ‘Twas the Night Before…‘ to Aldershot Floral Design Club on Saturday 6th December 2025 doors open at 1pm for a 2pm start at Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 2DD. Everyone is welcome, tickets are £20 and include a welcome festive drink, mince pie, tea and cakes. Email jane.randell55@gmail.com for more information.
Brockham Green Horticultural Society are holding a Christmas Wreath, Garland & Table Decoration Workshop on Saturday 6th December 2025 at Brockham Village Hall
Brockham Green Horticultural Society are holding a Christmas Wreath, Garland & Table Decoration Workshop from 2.15pm until 4pm on Saturday 6th December 2025 at Brockham Village Hall, Brockham Lane, Brockham, Betchworth, Surrey, RH3 7JJ.
NB: The containers, wire, ribbons, and refreshments will be provided. Participants need to bring their own foliage, secateurs, and decorations (plus a candle if you opt to make a table decoration). This event is suitable for accompanied children. To book your place, please contact Katie katiemackay479@gmail.com.
The Surrey Gardens Trust have Announced their New Winter Lecture Series for 2026!
The Surrey Gardens Trust has Announced their new Winter Lecture Series for 2026! These talks are all hybrid events – held both in-person and via Zoom, with all participants receiving a recording link after the event, which will be available for two weeks.
Surrey Gardens Trust‘s first talk of 2026 is on Saturday 24th January 2026, from 2pm until 4pm at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2BE.
SGT Members: £12
Non SGT Members: £15
Online tickets: £6
Ticket prices includes tea, coffee & cake afterwards. For more information and to book your place, please click here.
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 spreadshee
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.
Kind regards
Beth
Beth Otway
Website & Events Secretary
Surrey Horticultural Federation
Upcoming Events:
| October 2025 | ||||
| Wed 22-Oct-2025 | Gertrude Jekyll, Artist, Gardener, & Craftswoman: a talk by Dr Judy Hill | Horsley Garden Society | Terry Lazenby | |
| Sat 25-Oct-2025 | Wokingham Horticultural Association Pumpkin Festival | Wokingham Horticultural Association | Pauline MacBrayne | 07941 352411 |
| Tue 28-Oct-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 28-Oct-2025 | How to Grow Alliums a talk by Jackie Currie | Milford Horticultural & Gardening Society | Mr Stewart Miskimmin | 01483-421509 |
| Fri 31-Oct-2025 | Capel Horticultural Society Pumpkin Pageant | Capel Horticultural Society | David Silliman | |
| November 2025 | ||||
| Sat 1-Nov-2025 | The Modern Kitchen Garden: a talk by Barry Newman | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | David Dunning | 0208 660 9242 |
| Sun 2-Nov-2025 | Surrey Horticultural Federation 2025 Quiz & AGM at East Horsley Village Hall | Surrey Horticultural Federation | Ms. Beth Otway | |
| Sun 2-Nov-2025 | Growing Redhill Planters Working Party at Reigate Station | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Mon 3-Nov-2025 | Exbury Gardens: a talk by Head Gardener, Tom Clarke | Oakley Gardening Club | Ms. Maureen Dallaway | 01256-780788 |
| Tue 4-Nov-2025 | Creating Movement whilst Frozen Still: a talk by Ben Pope | Shamley Green Gardening Club | Paulina Bayliss | |
| Tue 4-Nov-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Planting up the areas and Looking after the Planters by Merstham Hub for Raven Housing | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Wed 5-Nov-2025 | Ben Cross from Crosslands Flower Nursery will be talking about Alstroemeria | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Wed 5-Nov-2025 | An Evening with BBC Gardeners’ World Presenter, Adam Frost | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Wed 5-Nov-2025 | The Creation and Restoration of Painshill: a talk by Cherril Sands | Brooklands Horticultural Society | Barbara Royston | |
| Thu 6-Nov-2025 | The Long Walk Home: a talk by Michael Blencoe | Fernhurst Horticultural Society | Theresa Kennedy | 01428 656524 |
| Thu 6-Nov-2025 | Greek Serendipity: a talk by Melvyn Jope | The Alpine Garden Society Woking – West Surrey Group | Hamish Sinclair | 01483 487463 |
| Fri 7-Nov-2025 | Gertrude Jekyll and Munstead Wood: a talk by Julie Verity | Lightwater Gardening Club | Shirley Marrison | 01276 502025 |
| Sat 8-Nov-2025 | Banstead Horticultural Society Late Autumn Show | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Mon 10-Nov-2025 | Caterham & District Horticultural Society’s Annual General Meeting followed by a Talk or Demonstration | Caterham & District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Karen Murray | |
| Mon 10-Nov-2025 | The Earthworm All you wanted to know but did not dare ask! A talk by Chris Stewart | Brockham Green Horticultural Society | Ruth Johnson | 01737 842691 |
| Mon 10-Nov-2025 | Elstead Garden Club AGM & Quiz | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Alison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Tue 11-Nov-2025 | AGM & Talk: Garden ponds and why we should have one: a talk by Michael Joseph | Ewhurst Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Dyball | 07980 122530 |
| Tue 11-Nov-2025 | No Dig Gardening: a talk by Bryan Davis | Newdigate Horticultural Society | Jen Warans | |
| Tue 11-Nov-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 11-Nov-2025 | Spring into the New Year: a talk by Simon Horrill | Yateley and District Gardening Society | Mrs. Julia Dobbin | 01252-870533 |
| Tue 11-Nov-2025 | A Life’s work at Chelsea Flower Show by Mark Gregory | Pirbright Horticultural Society | Lucy Baker | 07815847941 |
| Wed 12-Nov-2025 | Grayshott Gardeners’ AGM | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 12-Nov-2025 | Thursley Horticultural Society AGM & Social Evening with Wine & Refreshments | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Wed 12-Nov-2025 | Witley Gardening Association AGM | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Wed 12-Nov-2025 | The Remarkable Miss Jekyll: a talk by Cherrill Sands | Ashtead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jennie Pilfold | 01372-373348 |
| Wed 12-Nov-2025 | Growing Redhill: Bulb Planting in a pot with the Brownies at Canada Hall | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Wed 12-Nov-2025 | A Walled Garden Renovation: a talk by Mark Saunders, Head Gardener at Fittleworth House | National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association | Beth Otway | |
| Thu 13-Nov-2025 | Plant Heritage in-person & Zoom talk: ‘Barking up the Right Tree’ by Jonathan Newell | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Thu 13-Nov-2025 | Fruit Growing for a Small Garden: a talk by Jim Arbury | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Cynthia Reilly | 07790 273225 |
| Thu 13-Nov-2025 | Capel Horticultural Society AGM and Speaker | Capel Horticultural Society | David Silliman | |
| Thu 13-Nov-2025 | Knepp Wilding: rewilding a lowland farm 20 years on: a talk by Tom Forward, Ecologist | Sanderstead Horticultural Society | Julie Caplin (Chair) | 07816 374 636 |
| Fri 14-Nov-2025 | The Wild Gardener: a talk by Julie Verity | Froyle Gardening Club | Madeleine Dowding | 01420-85530 |
| Fri 14-Nov-2025 | My Greenhouse Year: a talk by Gillian Taylor | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 07843 962421 |
| Sat 15-Nov-2025 | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society AGM | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Mon 17-Nov-2025 | Basingstoke Horticultural Society AGM & Cheese and Wine Evening | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Mon 17-Nov-2025 | Tropical Delights: a talk by Graham Pattison | Ripley and District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Sue Stranger | |
| Tue 18-Nov-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Planting up the areas and Looking after the Planters by Merstham Hub for Raven Housing | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 18-Nov-2025 | Growing Redhill and Surrey Choices: Creating a Bee Friendly Garden for LB’s Bee Keeping Project | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Wed 19-Nov-2025 | Onslow Garden Club’s AGM & Social Evening | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Wed 19-Nov-2025 | Climbers: a talk by Ian Hudson | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society | Christine Hockham | 01243 824726 |
| Wed 19-Nov-2025 | Epsom Garden Society AGM | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| Wed 19-Nov-2025 | Cheam & Cuddington Horticultural Society Annual General Meeting | Cheam and Cuddington Horticultural Society | Mr. N. Clarke | 0208-644-9291 |
| Thu 20-Nov-2025 | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) AGM followed by Bees in the Garden: a talk by Tony Lack | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) | Mandy Martin | |
| Thu 20-Nov-2025 | Snowdrops at Westcroft: a talk by Lyn Miles | New Society Gardening Club (Camberley) | Sarah Wesley | 07400 850876 |
| Fri 21-Nov-2025 | Storrington Horticultural Society AGM followed by People Places and Plants: a talk by Jim Gardiner | Storrington Horticultural Society | Janet Webber | |
| Sat 22-Nov-2025 | Wokingham Horticultural Association’s Winter Show | Wokingham Horticultural Association | Pauline MacBrayne | 07941 352411 |
| Wed 26-Nov-2025 | Horsley Garden Society AGM & Quiz | Horsley Garden Society | Terry Lazenby | |
| Sat 29-Nov-2025 | William Robinson and Gravetye Manor: a talk by Tom Coward (Please pre-book your place) | Hardy Plant Society Southern Counties Group | Anne Grabaskey | |
| December 2025 | ||||
| Mon 1-Dec-2025 | Oakley Gardening Club’s Christmas Festivities | Oakley Gardening Club | Ms. Maureen Dallaway | 01256-780788 |
| Tue 2-Dec-2025 | Shamley Green Gardening Club Christmas Party and Quiz | Shamley Green Gardening Club | Paulina Bayliss | |
| Wed 3-Dec-2025 | Wonersh Garden Club Members Only Christmas Social | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Wed 3-Dec-2025 | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society Members Only AGM & Social Evening | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society | Christine Hockham | 01243 824726 |
| Wed 3-Dec-2025 | Banstead Horticultural Society AGM & Social Afternoon | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Wed 3-Dec-2025 | The Best of British: a talk by Paul Whittle | Brooklands Horticultural Society | Barbara Royston | |
| Thu 4-Dec-2025 | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society Christmas Party & talk ‘RHS Wisley Hilltop’ by Sheila Das | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Thu 4-Dec-2025 | Fernhurst Horticultural Society AGM & Talk: Deceivers, Death Caps & Fairy Rings by Steve Webster | Fernhurst Horticultural Society | Theresa Kennedy | 01428 656524 |
| Thu 4-Dec-2025 | The Alpine Garden Society Woking – West Surrey Group Christmas Members’ Evening | The Alpine Garden Society Woking – West Surrey Group | Hamish Sinclair | 01483 487463 |
| Fri 5-Dec-2025 | Lightwater Gardening Club Members’ Christmas Evening | Lightwater Gardening Club | Shirley Marrison | 01276 502025 |
| Fri 5-Dec-2025 | Baubles, Berries, and Mulled Wine: a talk by John Anderson | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 07843 962421 |
| Sat 6-Dec-2025 | Brockham Green Horticultural Society’s Christmas Wreath Workshop | Brockham Green Horticultural Society | Ruth Johnson | 01737 842691 |
| Sat 6-Dec-2025 | Surrey Gardens Trust AGM, Lecture, & Christmas Lunch: Guest Speaker – Tim Richardson: The English Landscape Garden: Dreaming of Arcadia | Surrey Gardens Trust | Sheri Sticpewich | |
| Sat 6-Dec-2025 | National Floral Demonstrator, Mark Entwistle demonstrating ‘Twas the Night Before…’ | Aldershot Floral Design Club | Dee Kelly | 01252-350944 |
| Mon 8-Dec-2025 | Basingstoke Horticultural Society Members-Only Christmas Party | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Mon 8-Dec-2025 | Treading Gently Through the Borders: a talk by Benjamin Pope | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Alison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Tue 9-Dec-2025 | Yateley and District Gardening Society Members Only Christmas Get Together – NOTE: 7.30pm start | Yateley and District Gardening Society | Mrs. Julia Dobbin | 01252-870533 |
| Wed 10-Dec-2025 | Christmas Flower Arranging Workshop: a demonstration by Elizabeth Barralet | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| Wed 10-Dec-2025 | The Secrets of Garden Design: a talk by Nick Turrell | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Thu 11-Dec-2025 | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association AGM, Social Evening, Photographic Competition, & Quiz | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Cynthia Reilly | 07790 273225 |
| Sat 13-Dec-2025 | Send Gardening Society AGM & Christmas Party | Send Gardening Society | Fiona Collett | 01483 765730 |
| Sat 13-Dec-2025 | Woldingham and District Horticultural Society: Christmas Wreath Making | Woldingham and District Horticultural Society | Heather Stark | 0790 1944 381 |
| Sat 13-Dec-2025 | Storrington Horticultural Society: Christmas Afternoon Tea: Admission By Ticket Only | Storrington Horticultural Society | Janet Webber | |
| Wed 17-Dec-2025 | Froyle Gardening Club AGM: Annual subscriptions are due | Froyle Gardening Club | Madeleine Dowding | 01420-85530 |
| Wed 17-Dec-2025 | Ashtead Horticultural Society AGM followed by wine, mince pies, and a garden quiz in the Ralli Room | Ashtead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jennie Pilfold | 01372-373348 |
| Thu 18-Dec-2025 | New Society Gardening Club (Camberley) Christmas Lunch | New Society Gardening Club (Camberley) | Sarah Wesley | 07400 850876 |