Hello and welcome to the Surrey Horticultural Federation Late Spring Newsletter.
Welcome to Our New Members!
Outwood Horticultural Society
I’d like to start off by welcoming our new members, Outwood Horticultural Society who have recently joined the Surrey Horticultural Federation!
Why not get out and meet Outwood Horticultural Society? They have a Plant Sale on Saturday 13th May 2023, from 10am until 12 noon at St John’s Church, Brickfield Road, Outwood, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 5QF. See all of Outwood Horticultural Society’s events by clicking here.
Liphook Horticultural Society
Liphook Horticultural Society and The Reigate Flower Club also joined up as a new member of the Surrey Horticultural Federation this year. Liphook Horticultural Society members can look forward to their members only Summer Party on 25th June 2023, Summer Show on 22nd July 2023, and Autumn Show on 2nd September 2023. National Collection Holder, Jackie Currie will be giving a talk about decorative flowering Alliums to Liphook Horticultural Society on 19th October 2023.
The Reigate Flower Club
We hope that The Reigate Flower Club will inspire your members to enter their flower arrangements at the Summer Flower Shows! On 16th May 2023, Kate Thomas will be giving a floral demonstration entitled ‘It’s a Flowery Thing’ for The Reigate Flower Club, which sounds like fun! If you’re looking for floral inspiration, check out The Reigate Flower Club’s fantastic programme of demonstrations for 2023 by clicking here.
Adam Frost Talk, by Janet Arm
On Wednesday 22nd February 2023, after three years of postponements and cancellations due to Covid, the Surrey Horticultural Federation was delighted to finally host Gardeners’ World Presenter, Adam Frost, with his new talk ‘Making the most of your Garden’.
The hall was packed to capacity as Adam went through a series of excellent pictures and suggestions on how to look at your soil, the aspect of the garden, and the layers of greenery to build up the structure of trees, shrubs, herbaceous, and right down to ground cover. He gave us some good suggestions of suitable varieties, and advised us to make a list of just a few good plants and then go and buy the best.
Adam also talked about his life in horticulture, going from being thought of as ‘useless’ at school but then finding out he had to learn latin names at horticultural college – and wondering what the ‘bright lot’ had to do to beat that! He has recently downsized from the large garden we have seen on TV to a much more compact garden, and shared his plans for his new garden.
The audience thoroughly enjoyed the evening. We had several comments along the lines of ‘the best talk I have been to’ and ‘why doesn’t he take over from Monty Don?’ I did ask Adam the last question but not surprisingly he was reluctant to answer!
Next Spring we will have Nick Hamilton, the son of the late Geoff Hamilton, as our speaker. Nick will be giving us a talk entitled, Barnsdale after Geoff (1996-present day). The date is 2.30pm on Sunday 17th March 2024 at Normandy Village Hall……… so put this date in your diaries now! Tickets will go on sale in November 2023.
Surrey Horticultural Federation Garden Visit to ‘Grattons’ in Dunsfold
We are very grateful indeed to Sheri Sticpewich, who has kindly agreed to open her wonderful garden ‘Grattons’ in Dunsfold, exclusively for Surrey Horticultural Federation clubs and societies from 2.30pm until 4.30pm on Sunday 2nd July 2023!
Please add this date to your diaries and share this information with all your members – we hope to see you there!
WFGA and the WRAGs Trainee Scheme – gardens in Surrey urgently required.
By Alison Hepworth, WFGA Regional Manager for Surrey, Kent, and London and SGT member
WFGA (Working for Gardeners Association), has been inspiring gardeners for over a century. Formed in 1899 it is a charity whose aim is ‘Advancing Horticulture’. Its original intention was to provide education and employment for women working on the land, and from it sprang the Women’s Land Army. Now open equally to men and women, alongside the WRAGs (Work and Retrain as A Gardener) training scheme, it also offers workshops, skill days and garden visits.
The pandemic, which now seems a distant memory, led to an uplift in the interest in horticulture due to the enforced period of time spent at home and in the garden during lockdown. As widely reported in the press, the nurturing and consoling nature of working outdoors and in the garden has led to a thirst for knowledge about plants, a desire to improve horticultural skills and, in many cases, an opportunity to reassess one’s future and working life.
WRAGs offers a unique opportunity to learn practically in a carefully selected garden over four seasons. It is aimed at those men and women who are considering changing direction and want a career in horticulture. Some have been made redundant or want to expand on their RHS studies and volunteering. The WRAGs scheme offers them a positive step towards change and a source of hope.
Trainees work for 12-14 hours a week for a year under the instruction of the garden owner or head gardener. An administration fee of £600 to join the scheme on confirmation of a placement is paid by the trainee to WFGA, although this can be funded by a separate charity for those who are unable to afford it. Trainees are paid the National Living Wage, currently £10.42 per hour, by the garden owner on a self-employed basis, or PAYE. Regional Managers monitor and visit trainees and use their local knowledge to source new gardens. Graduates of the scheme, which has been operating successfully now for some 30 years, have gone on to run their own garden business, work in plant nurseries and become head gardeners.
WFGA is always on the look-out for garden owners who have established a garden they are proud of and can pass on their skill and knowledge to a new generation of gardeners. Training is built around the charity’s curriculum, and Regional Managers are on hand to advise. If you think that you can give a trainee a year’s part-time paid experience, please get in touch. You could be the catalyst that propels hopeful life-changers into a rewarding new career.
Alison is very happy to give a short talk (a 30 minute talk followed by questions) about WFGA and WRAGS to any interested gardening clubs and societies.
If you have any questions about the scheme, please do contact Alison Hepworth via email: alison.wfga@gmail.com or through the contacts listed below. Contact: admin@wfga.org.uk; wfga.org.uk. Instagram: @wfga_org
Professor Dave Goulson is Thursley Horticultural Society’s Speaker on Wednesday 24th May 2023 at 7.30pm at Thursley Village Hall
Professor Dave Goulson will be Thursley Horticultural Society‘s speaker on Wednesday 24th May 2023 at 7.30pm at Thursley Village Hall. Dave will be telling us how gardening can save the planet!
Professor Dave Goulson is Professor of Biology at University of Sussex, specialising in bee ecology. He has published more than 350 scientific articles on the ecology and conservation of bumblebees and other insects. Dave Goulson is the author of Bumblebees; Their Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation, published in 2010 by Oxford University Press, and of 6 popular science books published by Jonathan Cape, including the bestsellers A Sting in the Tale (2013), The Garden Jungle (2019) and Silent Earth (2021). His books have been translated into 19 languages.
Dave Goulson founded the Bumblebee Conservation Trust in 2006, a charity which has grown to 12,000 members. He was: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s Social Innovator of the Year in 2010; given Zoological Society of London’s Marsh Award for Conservation Biology in 2013; elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2013; given the British Ecological Society Public Engagement Award in 2014; given Zoological Society of London’s Clarivate Award for Communicating Zoology in 2020. In 2015 Professor Dave Goulson was named number 8 in BBC Wildlife Magazine’s list of the top 50 most influential people in conservation. In 2018 through to 2022 he was named as a “Highly Cited Researcher” by Thompson ISI. He is an “Ambassador” for the UK Wildlife Trusts, and president of Pesticide Free Scotland.
Headley Village Open Gardens from 10.30am until 5.30pm on Saturday 10th June 2023 and Sunday 11th June 2023
Headley (NB: this is Headley in Hampshire) offers a huge range of interesting gardens with varied features including meadowland, woodlands, mixed family gardens, sunny borders and shade-loving plants. Headley’s Through the Garden Gate Open Garden Event provides a wonderful opportunity to visit private gardens with all of these features, as well as courtyards, beautiful mature trees, borders, greenhouses, vegetable gardens, ponds, formal gardens, and a wild cottage garden. The group has a long experience with offering visitors a warm welcome and a great day out. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ty Newydd will not be opening as originally published; however, there is an additional garden opening – The Tithe Barn.
Tickets can be booked in advance or on the day. Here’s a link to more information on the National Garden Scheme website.
Grayswood Open Gardens from 10.30am until 5.30pm on Sunday 11th June 2023
Twelve gardens are opening for Grayswood Open Gardens Event, including their historic allotments. Six gardens have never opened before, plus there are many visitor favourites, including the sculpture garden and a garden with its own private hill and wonderful views! The event runs from 10.30am until 5.30pm and is followed by Evensong in All Saints Church. Tickets are £5 which includes a programme and parking. Under 14s go free. Tickets are on sale on the village green and at Wyck House in Holdfast Lane (one of the new gardens opening this year).
Also on the green will be a bumper plant sale, selling home grown plants and an ice cream van. Teas and yummy homemade cakes will be in the village hall. In the churchyard there are eco activities for children and in the forecourt of Grayswood Cars, a classic cars display – there is something for everyone.
Contact: grayswoodopengardens@gmail.com or Janet Dallas on 07766547207.
Would You Like to Open Your Garden to Raise Funds for the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice?
This Spring and Summer the Phyllis Tuckwell are once again looking for unique and interesting gardens in our area for members of the public to visit and support local hospice care. If you’ve got a small garden, why not get together with your friends or neighbours and hold an Open Day or Open Gardens Weekend with multiple gardens opening? Visit the Phyllis Tuckwell’s website for more information.
If you’re interested in opening a garden, please contact Jenny Newman, Jenny’s email is Jenny.Newman@pth.org.uk.
The Julian Bliss Quintet at RHS Garden Wisley on 7th May 2023
There’s a special concert at RHS Garden Wisley over the Coronation weekend – The Julian Bliss Quintet will be performing a programme of jazz classics from the movies at RHS Hilltop. The audience will enjoy live music and the chance to stroll through the Royal Horticultural Society’s gardens at Wisley on an early summer’s evening without any crowds.
Tender Shoots Gardening Network
Looking for Zoom talks or want to learn more about plants? Tender Shoots Gardening Network has a superb programme of free gardening Zoom talks. Here’s a link to the Tender Shoots Gardening Network’s website.
Speaker Feedback
Has a speaker given a talk to your society over the past few months? Please share your feedback with the other Surrey Horticultural Federation clubs and societies by emailing me your thoughts, both positive and negative on the speakers you’ve heard – thank you. My email is beth@pumpkinbeth.com.
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 Newsletter?
Do you have anything you would like me to add to the next newsletter? Please email me, 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 a very successful growing season ahead!
Kind regards
Beth
Beth Otway
Website & Events Secretary
Surrey Horticultural Federation
If you are a member of the Surrey Horticultural Federation and you have something you would like me to add to the next newsletter, please contact me, my email is beth@pumpkinbeth.com
| April 2023 | ||||
| Fri 28-Apr-2023 | Basket Planting Evening | Tilford Gardening Club | Mrs. Janet Arm | 01252-783133 |
| Sun 30-Apr-2023 | Plant Heritage Plant Fair at Denbies Wine Estate | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Sun 30-Apr-2023 | Growing Redhill Merstham Planters Working Party at Merstham Train Station | Growing Redhill | Ms Debbie Fox | 07717-678968 |
| May 2023 | ||||
| Wed 3-May-2023 | Wonersh & District Garden Club Members’ Only Visit to a Private Rhododendron Garden | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Fri 5-May-2023 | Fascinating Fungi: Friend or Foe? a talk by Dr. Peter Herring | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 01932-347297 |
| Fri 5-May-2023 | Hardy Geraniums: a talk by Jacqueline Aviolet | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Sat 6-May-2023 | Ewhurst Horticultural Society Plant Sale | Ewhurst Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Dyball | 01483-271812 |
| Sun 7-May-2023 | Dunsfold & Hascombe Plant Sale at Dunsfold Village Fete | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Mon 8-May-2023 | Send Gardening Society at The May Fair | Send Gardening Society | Fiona Collett | 01483 765730 |
| Mon 8-May-2023 | Elstead Garden Club Members’ Cheese & Wine Evening | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Allison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Tue 9-May-2023 | The Good, The Bad, The Ugly & The Beautiful: a talk by Chris Stewart | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Tue 9-May-2023 | Surrey Gardens Trust Private Behind the Scenes Tour of RHS Wisley Hilltop: Home of Horticultural Science | Surrey Gardens Trust | Sheri Sticpewich | |
| Tue 9-May-2023 | The History & Trees of Brookwood Cemetery: a talk by Kim Lowe | Worplesdon Garden Club | Tim Bonnert | 07708 455096 |
| Wed 10-May-2023 | Unusual Edibles: a talk by Matt Oliver | National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association | Beth Otway | |
| Wed 10-May-2023 | Pottering with Pottage: Wisley the Flagship Garden of the RHS: a talk by Curator of RHS Garden Wisley, Matthew Pottage | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 10-May-2023 | Brockham Green Horticultural Society Plant Sale | Brockham Green Horticultural Society | Ruth Johnson | 01737 842691 |
| Thu 11-May-2023 | Growing for the Kitchen: a talk by Paul Patton | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Mrs. Wendy Flight | 01932-455910 |
| Fri 12-May-2023 | The Perennial Garden Through The Seasons: a talk by Sandy Worth | Froyle Gardening Club | Madeleine Dowding | 01420-85530 |
| Sat 13-May-2023 | Outwood Horticultural Society Plant Sale | Outwood Horticultural Society | Jane Weston | 07753 602656 |
| Sat 13-May-2023 | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club Plant Sale & Silver Cake Sale | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 01932-347297 |
| Sat 13-May-2023 | Witley Gardening Association Afternoon Plant Stall | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Sat 13-May-2023 | Thursley Horticultural Society Plant Sale | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Sat 13-May-2023 | Newdigate Plant Sale | Newdigate Horticultural Society | Susie Smith | |
| Sat 13-May-2023 | Grayshott Gardeners’ Plant Sale | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Sat 13-May-2023 | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society Plant Sale | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Mon 15-May-2023 | Foraging for Wild Food: a talk by Charlotte Fyfe | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Tue 16-May-2023 | It’s a Flowery Thing: a Demonstration by Kate Thomas | The Reigate Flower Club | Wendy Jolley | 01737-764004 |
| Wed 17-May-2023 | Plant Poisons Used by Agatha Christie in her Books: an illustrated talk by Dr Kathryn Harkup | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Wed 17-May-2023 | Gardening for Wildlife: a talk by Peter Almond | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club | Julie Sheppard | 07711 056 815 |
| Wed 17-May-2023 | Companion Planting: a talk by Belinda Allen | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Wed 17-May-2023 | Drought Tolerant Plants: a talk by Michaela Freed | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society | Christine Hockham | 01243 824726 |
| Sat 20-May-2023 | Merstham Horticultural Society Plant Sale | Merstham Horticultural Society | ||
| Sat 20-May-2023 | Banstead Horticultural Society Mini Show | Banstead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Diana Beck | 01737-271243 |
| Sat 20-May-2023 | Horsley Garden Society Plant Sale | Horsley Garden Society | Mrs. K. Clifton | |
| Sat 20-May-2023 | Elstead Garden Club Plant Sale | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Allison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Sat 20-May-2023 | Headley Horticultural Society’s Plant Sale | Headley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jill Howard-Duff | 01428-714073 |
| Sun 21-May-2023 | Growing Redhill Merstham Planters Working Party at Merstham Train Station to Plant Summer Bedding Plants | Growing Redhill | Ms Debbie Fox | 07717-678968 |
| Wed 24-May-2023 | Gardening to Save the Planet: a talk by Dave Goulson, Professor of Biological Sciences at Sussex University | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Thu 25-May-2023 | Gardeners’ Question Time (FDHS Panel) | Frensham & Dockenfield Horticultural Society | Ruth Murphy | 01252 793267 |
| Fri 26-May-2023 | Shalford, Peasmarsh, and Chilworth Garden Club Plant Sale at Birtley House Open Garden | Shalford, Peasmarsh and Chilworth Garden Club | Rosa Bond | 01483 539260 |
| Sun 28-May-2023 | Grayshott Hidden Gardens | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Mon 29-May-2023 | Grayshott Hidden Gardens | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| June 2023 | ||||
| Fri 2-Jun-2023 | Bonsai: a talk by Malcolm Stewart | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 01932-347297 |
| Fri 2-Jun-2023 | Herbs & their Culinary & Medical Uses: a talk by Belinda Allen | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Mon 5-Jun-2023 | The Best of British: a talk by Paul Whittle | Merstham Horticultural Society | ||
| Wed 7-Jun-2023 | Bees: a talk by Pamela Hunter | Send Gardening Society | Fiona Collett | 01483 765730 |
| Wed 7-Jun-2023 | Wonersh & District Garden Club Members’ Only Visit to a Private Garden | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Thu 8-Jun-2023 | Talk on Late Summer Flowers with Marina Christopher from Phoenix Perennial Plants | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Sat 10-Jun-2023 | Caterham & District Horticultural Society at Caterham Carnival | Caterham & District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Karen Murray | |
| Sat 10-Jun-2023 | Churt Horticultural and Produce Society Plant Sale at Churt Fete | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) | Mrs. Maggie Wright | 01428-715304 |
| Sat 10-Jun-2023 | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society Summer Show | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society | Christine Hockham | 01243 824726 |
| Sat 10-Jun-2023 | Through the Garden Gate – Headley Open Gardens | Headley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jill Howard-Duff | 01428-714073 |
| Sun 11-Jun-2023 | Grayswood Open Gardens & Plant Sale | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Sun 11-Jun-2023 | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society’s Stall at the Village Fete (TBC) | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Sun 11-Jun-2023 | Growing Redhill AGM with Refreshments & a Walk at Gatton Park (NB: TBC) | Growing Redhill | Ms Debbie Fox | 07717-678968 |
| Sun 11-Jun-2023 | Through the Garden Gate – Headley Open Gardens | Headley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jill Howard-Duff | 01428-714073 |
| Mon 12-Jun-2023 | Elstead Garden Club’s Boat Trip from Runnymede to Windsor | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Allison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Tue 13-Jun-2023 | Summer Nights: a Demonstration by Elloiuse Hasler-Stott | The Reigate Flower Club | Wendy Jolley | 01737-764004 |
| Wed 14-Jun-2023 | Fruit for a Small Garden: a talk by RHS Fruit Expert, Jim Arbury | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 14-Jun-2023 | Witley Gardening Association joint visit to the Manor House | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Fri 16-Jun-2023 | Thursley Horticultural Society Members’ Social Evening & Centenary Celebrations | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Fri 16-Jun-2023 | Churt Horticultural and Produce Society Members’ Garden Party | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) | Mrs. Maggie Wright | 01428-715304 |
| Sat 17-Jun-2023 | Kingswood Walton & Tadworth Horticultural Society Gardeners’ Delight | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Sat 17-Jun-2023 | Warlingham & District Horticultural Society stand at Warlingham Fair | Warlingham & District Horticultural Society | Mr. Richard Bransby | 01883 623839 |
| Sat 17-Jun-2023 | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society Early Summer Show | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Sat 17-Jun-2023 | Banstead Horticultural Society Early Summer Flower Show | Banstead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Diana Beck | 01737-271243 |
| Sat 17-Jun-2023 | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club’s Summer Flower Show | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club | Julie Sheppard | 07711 056 815 |
| Sat 17-Jun-2023 | Wokingham Horticultural Association’s Summer Show | Wokingham Horticultural Association | Pauline MacBrayne | 07941 352411 |
| Sat 17-Jun-2023 | Frensham and Dockenfield Horticultural Society Plant Sale at Frensham Fayre | Frensham & Dockenfield Horticultural Society | Ruth Murphy | 01252 793267 |
| Sun 18-Jun-2023 | Kingswood Walton & Tadworth Horticultural Society Gardeners’ Delight | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Mon 19-Jun-2023 | Basingstoke Horticultural Society Garden Visit | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Wed 21-Jun-2023 | Ashtead Horticultural Society Coach Outing to Emmetts Garden & Titsey Place | Ashtead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jennie Pilfold | 01372-373348 |
| Wed 21-Jun-2023 | Alpines for Beginners: a talk by John Hughes, Plus Summer Show | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Thu 22-Jun-2023 | A Floral Workshop with Barbara Caldecourt | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Thu 22-Jun-2023 | Flower Arranging Talk and Demonstration | Frensham & Dockenfield Horticultural Society | Ruth Murphy | 01252 793267 |
| Sat 24-Jun-2023 | Outwood Horticultural Society Early Summer Show | Outwood Horticultural Society | Jane Weston | 07753 602656 |
| Sat 24-Jun-2023 | Kingswood, Walton & Tadworth Horticultural Society Early Summer Show | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Sat 24-Jun-2023 | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society Summer Show | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Sun 25-Jun-2023 | Bramshott & Liphook Horticultural Society Summer Party | Bramshott, Liphook & District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Haussauer | |
| Sun 25-Jun-2023 | Growing Redhill Merstham Planters Working Party at Merstham Train Station | Growing Redhill | Ms Debbie Fox | 07717-678968 |
| Tue 27-Jun-2023 | Flowers for Fun at Redleaf Nursery | Tilford Gardening Club | Mrs. Janet Arm | 01252-783133 |
| July 2023 | ||||
| Sat 1-Jul-2023 | Ewell Horticultural Association Summer Show | Ewell Horticultural Association | Ms. Lynne Mason | 0208-393-9257 |
| Sat 1-Jul-2023 | Froyle Fete & Flower Show | Froyle Gardening Club | Madeleine Dowding | 01420-85530 |
| Sat 1-Jul-2023 | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society Summer Show | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) | Mrs. Maggie Wright | 01428-715304 |
| Sat 1-Jul-2023 | Shalford Chilworth & Peasmarsh Garden Club’s Rose & Sweet Pea Show | Shalford, Peasmarsh and Chilworth Garden Club | Rosa Bond | 01483 539260 |
| Sat 1-Jul-2023 | Elstead Garden Club Summer Show | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Allison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Sun 2-Jul-2023 | Surrey Horticultural Federation Garden Visit to Grattons Garden in Dunsfold | Surrey Horticultural Federation | Ms. Beth Otway | |
| Sun 2-Jul-2023 | Frensham & Dockenfield Horticultural Society Members Only 75th Anniversary Lunch at Quinnettes in Churt | Frensham & Dockenfield Horticultural Society | Ruth Murphy | 01252 793267 |
| Wed 5-Jul-2023 | Thursley Horticultural Society Members’ Visit to Gilbert White’s Garden | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Wed 5-Jul-2023 | Merstham Horticultural Society Pot Luck Plant Swap Members’ Evening | Merstham Horticultural Society | ||
| Wed 5-Jul-2023 | Wonersh & District Garden Club Members’ Only Visit to a Private Garden | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Fri 7-Jul-2023 | Gardening for Wildlife: a talk by Peter Almond | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Sat 8-Jul-2023 | Headley Horticultural Society Summer Show | Headley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jill Howard-Duff | 01428-714073 |
| Sat 8-Jul-2023 | Horsley Garden Society Summer Show | Horsley Garden Society | Mrs. K. Clifton | |
| Sun 9-Jul-2023 | Growing Redhill Merstham Planters Working Party at Merstham Train Station | Growing Redhill | Ms Debbie Fox | 07717-678968 |
| Mon 10-Jul-2023 | All About Roses: a talk by Jacqueline Aviolet | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Allison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Tue 11-Jul-2023 | Hardy Annuals: a talk by Pamela Holt | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Tue 11-Jul-2023 | Tutti Fruitti: a Demonstration by Michelle King | The Reigate Flower Club | Wendy Jolley | 01737-764004 |
| Tue 11-Jul-2023 | The Gardens & Plants of Andalucia: a talk by Cherrill Sands | Worplesdon Garden Club | Tim Bonnert | 07708 455096 |
| Wed 12-Jul-2023 | All Muck & Magic: the Answer Lies in the Soil: a talk by Author & Broadcaster Geoff Hodge | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Thu 13-Jul-2023 | Kingswood Walton & Tadworth Horticultural Society Trip to Hyde Hall | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Thu 13-Jul-2023 | Banstead Horticultural Society Coach Trip: Hyde Hall | Banstead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Diana Beck | 01737-271243 |
| Sat 15-Jul-2023 | Ashtead Horticultural Society’s 138th Summer Show | Ashtead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jennie Pilfold | 01372-373348 |
| Sat 15-Jul-2023 | Ellens Green and Rudgwick Gardening Association Summer Show | Ellens Green and Rudgwick Gardening Association | Richard Haigh | |
| Sat 15-Jul-2023 | Ewhurst Horticultural Society Summer Show | Ewhurst Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Dyball | 01483-271812 |
| Sat 15-Jul-2023 | Grayshott Gardeners’ Summer Show | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Sun 16-Jul-2023 | Tilford Gardening Club‘s Summer Show | Tilford Gardening Club | Mrs. Janet Arm | 01252-783133 |
| Mon 17-Jul-2023 | Birds in the Garden: a talk by Steve Oakes | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Wed 19-Jul-2023 | Clematis & Climbers: a talk by Everett Leeds | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club | Julie Sheppard | 07711 056 815 |