Hello and welcome to the Surrey Horticultural Federation Early Spring 2023 Newsletter!
SOLD OUT: Surrey Horticultural Federation Spring Talk with Gardeners’ World Presenter, Adam Frost is NOW SOLD OUT
Gardeners’ World Presenter, Horticulturist, and Award-Winning Garden Designer, Adam Frost will be our speaker at the Surrey Horticultural Federation Spring Talk at 7.30pm on Wednesday 22nd February 2023, at Normandy Village Hall, Manor Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 2DT. NB: If you are coming to the SHF Spring Talk, please bring your own drinks with you, as there are restrictions at the hall and we will not be serving drinks at this event. If you can bring a raffle prize we would really appreciate it!
Adam will be bringing books with him to sell and sign on the night.
Please note: THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT – there are no spare tickets. We have a waiting list in case of cancellations, please email beth@pumpkinbeth.com if you want to be added to the waiting list. Thank you!
Surrey Horticultural Federation AGM and QUIZ
The Federation’s 46th AGM was held in November 2022. President Daphne Foulsham opened the afternoon by welcoming 84 committee, members and quiz teams, then Chairperson Janet Arm read her first report: The year started well with another interesting and well attended talk from Chris Beardshaw. It is good to be able to offer clubs the chance to hear a ‘celebrity’ speaker, as the cost is way beyond what most small clubs can afford. We will finally get to hear Adam Frost in 2023, and I am sure that the tickets will sell out very quickly.
I am sorry that we didn’t manage to arrange an Open Garden last summer – but with the very hot dry weather most owners felt their gardens weren’t up to scratch. Hopefully we will have one for next year.
I know it has been difficult, particularly for smaller clubs with older membership, to keep in touch during covid, and for some impossible to have meetings. A good number managed with Zoom, but there is nothing like being able to get together to discuss problems and find new friends. I am pleased to have helped an East Surrey group get together and in future I rather think clubs may have to merge or go under, so please let’s use all our joint resources to keep in touch with others.
As over the last year, Beth will be writing the Newsletters and keeping the Website up to date, and I will still be fielding telephone enquiries. We have missed the Feedback forms, but please send these to her – it seems to be an excellent way of finding new speakers as both these and judges are getting harder to find. If anyone is interested in becoming a judge do contact the Surrey Guild of Horticultural Judges and Lecturers, or the National Vegetable Society, they will be delighted to help you train.
I would just like to say how easy both Kathy and Beth have made it for me this year by taking on most of my previous job between them, and to thank both them, our President, and the rest of the Council for their work. Like most clubs, it is getting hard to get younger volunteers to help, but if you would like to join the Council it might let some others feel they can retire gracefully without letting others down!
Treasurers Report
A copy of the accounts for the past year was circulated, and Katharine reported that the Federation currently has £6,737.85 in hand. Income for the year was £1,121.00 and expenditure was £847.26
A loss of £242.89 was released from the reserve at the end of September 2022, leaving a balance of £45 relevant to the 2023 spring talk. The net overall result was a surplus of £30.85.
We were delighted to welcome 4 new member clubs during the year and had a total of 88 member clubs in 2022. We propose to keep subscriptions unchanged at £10 a year, and my thanks are due to auditor John Manches for examining the books of the Federation for 2022.
Election of High Officers and Council Members
President Daphne Foulsham said that after last year’s change in high officers, the three positions of Chairperson, Treasurer/Membership Secretary and Webmaster/Events Secretary had only completed one year, so had two years to go.
Council Members, however, stand for a single year at a time. They are Anne Bradbeer, Barbara Boyse, Nicky Cornell, Roy Lomax, Pam Lomax, John Negus, Jane Swift, and Paul Yeoman who had all agree to stand again for a further year, and they were elected en-bloc.
Speaker Feedback
I have attached the latest speaker feedback I’ve received to this email. Please note, that this speaker feedback is strictly private and confidential; it’s not to be published online or shared with your members, but is strictly to assist the programme secretaries from all the Surrey Horticultural Federation member clubs and societies and help member clubs and societies find good quality speakers.
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. My email is beth@pumpkinbeth.com.
Ever Thought About Becoming a Judge or Joining the Surrey Guild of Judges & Lecturers?
The Surrey Guild of Horticultural Lecturers & Judges are looking for more people to come forward and volunteer to become judges for local shows. Anyone who is an exhibitor at shows is halfway in the knowledge required. If you put yourself forward as a judge, you will be placed with a senior judge in your area for advice and training. This usually involves 2 years of Spring/Summer / Autumn Shows bearing in mind this is only 3 weeks each season.
At the moment, The Surrey Guild of Horticultural Lecturers & Judges have 40 judges, with Surrey Federation having some 90 Clubs / Societies as members. Some shows require two judges for each of their shows, which makes it very difficult to cover. PLEASE ask yourself if you can give something back and become a judge? If you’re interested, please contact Sheila Rapley, Vice Chairman of the Surrey Guild of Horticultural Lecturers & Judges on 01428 682149.
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 visitors.
Take Action: Renew Your Club or Society’s Membership of the Surrey Horticultural Federation Now!
It is now time to renew your Club or Society’s Membership of the Surrey Horticultural Federation. Membership runs from 1st January 2023 until the end of December 2023. If you receive this newsletter via email I’ve attached an invoice to this email. Here’s a link to the Surrey Horticultural Federation invoice, please send the invoice to your club or society’s Treasurer now – thank you!
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 anyone is interested in opening their garden, please contact Jenny Newman, Jenny’s email is Jenny.Newman@pth.org.uk.
Merrist Wood College Houseplant Fair
Merrist Wood College are holding a Houseplant Fair from 10am until 3pm on Saturday 25th March 2023. If your gardening club or horticultural society are interested in holding either a trade stand or display stand, or if you would like to give a talk at this event, please contact the organisers.
Hold the Date!
We have a provisional date for our Surrey Horticultural Federation Garden Visit. Please keep Sunday 2nd July 2023 free for a garden visit. The garden will open from 2.30pm until 4.30pm – I will confirm the date and all the details in a future newsletter, so keep your eyes peeled!
Tender Shoots Free Zoom Events
Don’t miss Tender Shoot’s upcoming Zoom talk ‘How to modernise garden clubs & recruit new members‘ – this is a free event that is open to all.
Indy was asked by the RHS to do a presentation for them at their recent RHS Affiliated Societies Forum at RHS Bridgwater to a collection of garden clubs. Indy is now taking it a step further and doing a workshop on zoom which anyone is welcome to join. It’s on Thursday 23rd February 2023 at 7.30pm and there’s no charge to attend the Zoom. The session will cover some elements of the treasurers role to make it easier, so this part would also be useful to non-gardening groups, such as church groups, community groups, WI, charitable clubs etc. The session will also cover the treasurers card payment summary document that I produced for the RHS which they sent out to all their affiliated societies, so some of you may have already received it via the RHS. The Zoom meeting will open at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. Here is the Zoom code (it’s exactly the same code & link for all Tender Shoots Zoom events):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4043014750?pwd=SVRibE0vRW5mTUFqdG1NblVxSlJPZz09
Meeting ID: 404 301 4750
Passcode: bonsai
Here are some more of Tender Shoots Zoom talks:
March 20th Monday – Peter Moore – ‘Plant Breeding’ – Peter is a Plant Heritage National Collection Holder and also a commercial plant breeder. It’s extremely likely you will already have one of his plants growing in your garden that’s been developed by Peter, such as buddleia, philadelphus, choisya etc. He will be giving us his inside tips on plant breeding.
March 27th Monday – George Hargreaves – Notable Botanic Gardens of the UK – George is a volunteer guide at Westonbirt Arboretum and will be giving us a tour of the most inspiring Botanic Gardens in the UK.
September 25th Monday – Lucy Hartley – Climate change and its effect on our gardens – Lucy is a very talented garden designer running her own consultancy. The climate emergency has been with us for a while. We all need to do what we can to both mitigate and prepare for climate change. After covering, briefly, what climate change actually means for our gardens this talk will look at ways we can use our gardens to guard and support local biodiversity while sequestering more carbon. It will then cover insight on how to cope with the changes that are coming. Tips are given on how to nurture a more healthy and resilient garden.
October 26th Thursday – Timothy Walker (former curator of Oxford Botanic Garden) – Bordering on Insanity (creating an all-year-round border) – This talk looks exclusively at the herbaceous border in my Wife’s garden and covers the principles and practicalities to be adopted when trying to create a border that is interesting all year round. It concludes with a look at a collection of must-have plants for such a border.
November 8th Wednesday – Andrew Mikolajski – Do Your Roots Need Doing – Good root growth is essential for healthy and productive plants. How can you be sure yours are performing well under ground when you can’t even see them.
Here is the Zoom code (it’s exactly the same code & link for all Tender Shoots Zoom events):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4043014750?pwd=SVRibE0vRW5mTUFqdG1NblVxSlJPZz09
Meeting ID: 404 301 4750
Passcode: bonsai
Do You Have Anything You Would Like Me to Add to My Next Newsletter?
Do you have anything you would like me to add to my next newsletter? Please email me, beth@pumpkinbeth.com.
Happy New Year!
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 successful spring growing season.
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 my next newsletter, please contact me, my email is beth@pumpkinbeth.com
| February 2023 | ||||
| Thu 9-Feb-2023 | Clematis through the Seasons: a talk by Everett Leeds | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Thu 9-Feb-2023 | The Lady with the Lamp: a talk by Paul Whittle | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Mrs. Wendy Flight | 01932-455910 |
| Fri 10-Feb-2023 | Hampshire’s Hop Fields: a talk by Bill Weeks | Froyle Gardening Club | Madeleine Dowding | 01420-85530 |
| Fri 10-Feb-2023 | A Kinder, Greener way to Garden: at talk by David Hide, Biological Control Specialist | Leigh and District Cottage Garden Society | Jean Griffin | |
| Sat 11-Feb-2023 | National Vegetable Society Surrey District Association AGM | National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association | Beth Otway | |
| Sat 11-Feb-2023 | Philip Oostenbrink: The Gardens at Walmer Castle | Hardy Plant Society Southern Counties Group | Mrs Anne Grabaskey | |
| Mon 13-Feb-2023 | A talk by David Millais from Millais Nurseries, Churt. | Shalford, Peasmarsh and Chilworth Garden Club | Rosa Bond | 01483 539260 |
| Tue 14-Feb-2023 | Valentines’ Day In-House Workshop | The Reigate Flower Club | Wendy Jolley | 01737-764004 |
| Tue 14-Feb-2023 | Birds of Prey & Owls: a talk by Marina Harkins | Worplesdon Garden Club | Tim Bonnert | 07708 455096 |
| Wed 15-Feb-2023 | Butterflies: an illustrated talk by Philip Underwood & Membership Renewal | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Wed 15-Feb-2023 | Shrubs: the backbone of your garden: a talk by Geoff Hawkins | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Wed 15-Feb-2023 | Getting the Garden Ready for Spring: a talk by Andy Morris | Banstead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Diana Beck | 01737-271243 |
| Wed 15-Feb-2023 | Chickens in the Garden: a talk by Geoff Peach & Sandhurst & District Gardening Club’s AGM | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club | Julie Sheppard | 07711 056 815 |
| Thu 16-Feb-2023 | Vegetable Growing: techniques, ideas & advice: a talk by Barry Newman | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) | Mrs. Maggie Wright | 01428-715304 |
| Thu 16-Feb-2023 | Dunsfold and Hascombe Horticultural Society Zoom Talk: Rewilding Your Garden by Charlie Harpur, Head Gardener at Knepp Castle Estate | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Mon 20-Feb-2023 | Ottershaw Cacti – Our road to Chelsea: a talk by Daniel & Jo Jackson | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Mon 20-Feb-2023 | Epsom Garden Society Meeting | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| Mon 20-Feb-2023 | Keeping Bees: a talk by Karen Ford & Becki Gibbs from Dorking Bee Keepers | Brockham Green Horticultural Society | Ruth Johnson | 01737 842691 |
| Wed 22-Feb-2023 | Making The Most From Your Garden: a Talk by Gardeners’ World Presenter Adam Frost | Surrey Horticultural Federation | Ms. Beth Otway | |
| Wed 22-Feb-2023 | The Allotment Year: a talk by Alan Williams | Horsley Garden Society | Mrs. K. Clifton | |
| Thu 23-Feb-2023 | Surrey Gardens Trust Zoom Talk: Beatrix Farrand: The Gilded Age to Modernism with Deborah Trentham | Surrey Gardens Trust | Sheri Sticpewich | |
| March 2023 | ||||
| Wed 1-Mar-2023 | Aquatics for All: a talk by Paul Patton | Brooklands Horticultural Society | Barbara Royston | |
| Wed 1-Mar-2023 | Bees Foraging: a talk by Mrs Leonard | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Fri 3-Mar-2023 | Warlingham & District Horticultural Society Quiz | Warlingham & District Horticultural Society | Mr. Richard Bransby | 01883 623839 |
| Fri 3-Mar-2023 | Choosing & Caring for Houseplants: a talk by Jeni Barton-Warner | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 01932-347297 |
| Fri 3-Mar-2023 | How to Grow & Divide Dahlias: a talk by Fred & Howard Cooper | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Tue 7-Mar-2023 | Companion Planting The Organic Way: a talk by Belinda Allen | Tilford Gardening Club | Mrs. Janet Arm | 01252-783133 |
| Tue 7-Mar-2023 | 365 Days of Colour: a talk by TV Presenter Nick Bailey | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | 01428 684883 |
| Tue 7-Mar-2023 | Bunny Guinness Talk | Shamley Green Gardening Club | Mrs. A. Tomkins | 01483-892114 |
| Wed 8-Mar-2023 | Companion Planting: a talk by Ray Broughton | National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association | Beth Otway | |
| Wed 8-Mar-2023 | Trees: a cut above the rest: a talk by Tony Kirkham, former Head of Arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 8-Mar-2023 | Fruit Pruning: a talk by Jim Arbury | Ashtead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jennie Pilfold | 01372-373348 |
| Thu 9-Mar-2023 | The Heather National Collections at RHS Garden Wisley: a talk by Mark Tuson | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Thu 9-Mar-2023 | Beyond the Garden Gate: a talk by Annabel Alford-Warren | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Mrs. Wendy Flight | 01932-455910 |
| Fri 10-Mar-2023 | Colours of the Caribbean, Wild & Garden Flowers: a talk by Carol Watson | Froyle Gardening Club | Madeleine Dowding | 01420-85530 |
| Fri 10-Mar-2023 | Tips on Showing: a talk by Peter Almond | Banstead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Diana Beck | 01737-271243 |
| Fri 10-Mar-2023 | British Alstoemerias and UK Cut Flowers Industry: a talk by Ben Cross from Crosslands Nursery in West Sussex | Leigh and District Cottage Garden Society | Jean Griffin | |
| Sat 11-Mar-2023 | 50 Shades of Grey: a talk by Colin Moat | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Sat 11-Mar-2023 | Cherrill Sands: Women Gardeners of the 20th Century | Hardy Plant Society Southern Counties Group | Mrs Anne Grabaskey | |
| Sun 12-Mar-2023 | Growing Redhill Working Party at Merstham Train Station: Tidying Up & Weeding | Growing Redhill | Ms Debbie Fox | 07717-678968 |
| Tue 14-Mar-2023 | Flowers for Fun! | Tilford Gardening Club | Mrs. Janet Arm | 01252-783133 |
| Tue 14-Mar-2023 | Fish Go Deep: a Demonstration by Jennifer Thompson | The Reigate Flower Club | Wendy Jolley | 01737-764004 |
| Tue 14-Mar-2023 | Rhododendrons from the Himalayas to Chelsea: a talk by David Millais | Worplesdon Garden Club | Tim Bonnert | 07708 455096 |
| Wed 15-Mar-2023 | Gardening Quiz with Seed Swap & Fish and Chip Supper | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Wed 15-Mar-2023 | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club’s Daffodil Show & The World of Alpines: a talk by Jon Evans | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club | Julie Sheppard | 07711 056 815 |
| Wed 15-Mar-2023 | Farming in Thursley: a talk by local Farmers, Robert Ranson, Peter & Teresa Goble | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Wed 15-Mar-2023 | Leatherhead Horticultural Society Spring Show & AGM | Leatherhead Horticultural Society | Mr. Euan Niven | 01372-279079 |
| Wed 15-Mar-2023 | 80 Things You Didn’t Know About Horticulture: a talk by Ray Broughton Plus Daffodil Show | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Wed 15-Mar-2023 | Wonersh & District Garden Club Members’ Only Conducted Tour of Wisley | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Thu 16-Mar-2023 | Encouraging Wildlife in the Garden: a talk by Andrew Halstead | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) | Mrs. Maggie Wright | 01428-715304 |
| Thu 16-Mar-2023 | Dunsfold and Hascombe Horticultural Society Zoom Talk: Growing Dahlias with Expert Darren Everest | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Mon 20-Mar-2023 | Super Seasonal Display Ideas: a talk by Mark Saunders | Ripley and District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Sue Stranger | 07887 996374 |
| Mon 20-Mar-2023 | Asters – History & Propagation: a talk by Jacqueline Aviolet | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Mon 20-Mar-2023 | Rhododendrons: a talk by David Millais | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| Mon 20-Mar-2023 | Jim Buttress, 65 Years in Horticulture (My recollections and memories of a long lifetime in horticulture) | Brockham Green Horticultural Society | Ruth Johnson | 01737 842691 |
| Thu 23-Mar-2023 | Surrey Gardens Trust Zoom Talk: English Gardens Through the Eyes of Country Life by Kathryn Bradley-Hole | Surrey Gardens Trust | Sheri Sticpewich | |
| Sat 25-Mar-2023 | Tilford Gardening Club’s Spring Show | Tilford Gardening Club | Mrs. Janet Arm | 01252-783133 |
| Sat 25-Mar-2023 | Warlingham & District Horticultural Society AGM | Warlingham & District Horticultural Society | Mr. Richard Bransby | 01883 623839 |
| Sat 25-Mar-2023 | Meeting of the East Surrey Horticultural Societies | Growing Redhill | Ms Debbie Fox | 07717-678968 |
| Sat 25-Mar-2023 | Wokingham Horticultural Association’s Spring Show | Wokingham Horticultural Association | Pauline MacBrayne | 07941 352411 |
| Sun 26-Mar-2023 | Tilford Gardening Club’s Spring Show | Tilford Gardening Club | Mrs. Janet Arm | 01252-783133 |
| Wed 29-Mar-2023 | Horsley Garden Society Spring Show & Supper | Horsley Garden Society | Mrs. K. Clifton | |
| Wed 29-Mar-2023 | Sydney Scott Talk: Making the Most of What you Have: a talk by Ben Pope | Ewhurst Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Dyball | 01483-271812 |
| April 2023 | ||||
| Sat 1-Apr-2023 | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society Virtual Spring Show | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Sat 1-Apr-2023 | Ewell Horticultural Association Spring Show | Ewell Horticultural Association | Ms. Lynne Mason | 0208-393-9257 |
| Sat 1-Apr-2023 | Froyle Gardening Club Spring Show | Froyle Gardening Club | Madeleine Dowding | 01420-85530 |
| Sat 1-Apr-2023 | Wonersh & District Garden Club’s Spring Show | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Sat 1-Apr-2023 | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society Spring Show | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) | Mrs. Maggie Wright | 01428-715304 |
| Sat 1-Apr-2023 | Witley Gardening Association Spring Show | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | 01428 684883 |
| Sat 1-Apr-2023 | Thursley Horticultural Society Spring Show | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| Sat 1-Apr-2023 | Spring Seed Swap, Plant Sale, & Fun Day | Growing Redhill | Ms Debbie Fox | 07717-678968 |
| Sat 1-Apr-2023 | Ewhurst Horticultural Society Spring Show | Ewhurst Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Dyball | 01483-271812 |
| Sun 2-Apr-2023 | Banstead Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show | Banstead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Diana Beck | 01737-271243 |
| Mon 3-Apr-2023 | A talk by Carol Gubler from Little Brook Fuchsias | Shalford, Peasmarsh and Chilworth Garden Club | Rosa Bond | 01483 539260 |
| Wed 5-Apr-2023 | The Victorian Gardener: a talk by Dr Judy Hill | Send Gardening Society | Fiona Collett | 01483 765730 |
| Tue 11-Apr-2023 | The Magic of Spring: a Demonstration by Eleanor Bracken | The Reigate Flower Club | Wendy Jolley | 01737-764004 |
| Tue 11-Apr-2023 | Hardy Geraniums: a talk by Jacqueline Aviolet | Worplesdon Garden Club | Tim Bonnert | 07708 455096 |
| Wed 12-Apr-2023 | The Veg Garden in Spring: a talk by Barnaby Miller | National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association | Beth Otway | |
| Wed 12-Apr-2023 | Plant Propagation: a talk by Ray Broughton, Lecturer at Sparshot College | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 12-Apr-2023 | Companion Planting: a talk by Belinda Allen | Ashtead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jennie Pilfold | 01372-373348 |
| Thu 13-Apr-2023 | George Forrest and Ernest Wilson: In Search of Special Plants: a talk by Matthew Biggs | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Thu 13-Apr-2023 | Egham Garden & Allotments Association Spring Show | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Mrs. Wendy Flight | 01932-455910 |
| Fri 14-Apr-2023 | Lightwater Gardening Club Daffodil Show | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Fri 14-Apr-2023 | British Alstromerias & the Cut Flower Industry: a talk by Ben Cross | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 01932-347297 |
| Sat 15-Apr-2023 | Kingswood, Walton & Tadworth Horticultural Society Spring Show | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Sat 15-Apr-2023 | Andy Pinder: Unusual Trees for Small Gardens | Hardy Plant Society Southern Counties Group | Mrs Anne Grabaskey | |
| Sat 15-Apr-2023 | Grayshott Gardeners’ Spring Show | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Mon 17-Apr-2023 | My Greenhouse Year: a talk by Gillian Taylor | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Mon 17-Apr-2023 | Propagation – A Practical Demonstration by Mark Dobell | Brockham Green Horticultural Society | Ruth Johnson | 01737 842691 |
| Mon 17-Apr-2023 | Hever Castle Gardens: a talk by Neil Miller, Hever Castle’s Head Gardener | Leigh and District Cottage Garden Society | Jean Griffin | |
| Tue 18-Apr-2023 | Pollination & Bees: a talk by Margaret Lennard | Tilford Gardening Club | Mrs. Janet Arm | 01252-783133 |
| Wed 19-Apr-2023 | Woodland Crafts in SE England: a talk by Tim Winter | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Wed 19-Apr-2023 | Late Spring Show & Growing for the Kitchen: a talk by Paul Patton | Albury Produce Association | Mrs. S. M. Cook | O1483 202106 |
| Wed 19-Apr-2023 | Taking Cuttings: a talk by Glynis Maynard-Bligouras | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Thu 20-Apr-2023 | Herbs – their Growth & Care: a talk by Belinda Allen | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | 01428 684883 |
| Sat 22-Apr-2023 | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society Spring Show | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Wed 26-Apr-2023 | Banstead Horticultural Society Coach Trip: Tulips at Arundel | Banstead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Diana Beck | 01737-271243 |
| 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 | ||||
| Mon 1-May-2023 | Send Gardening Society at The May Fair | Send Gardening Society | Fiona Collett | 01483 765730 |
| 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 | |
| Tue 9-May-2023 | The Good, The Bad, The Ugly & The Beautiful: a talk by Chris Stewart | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | 01428 684883 |
| 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 | 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 | 01428 684883 |
| Sat 13-May-2023 | Thursley Horticultural Society Plant Sale | Thursley Horticultural Society | Mrs. Pat Clake | 01252-706869 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |