News 2013 – Hardy Plant Society Hertfordshire Group

Chrysanthemums with Judy Barker on Radio 4

Today (April 8th) at 11am, Radio 4 aired a programme on Chrysanthemums which featured one of our members, Judy Barker. The programme is available to listen on iPlayer here. The BBC description of the show is this: Gorgeous, medicinal and edible, Chrysanthemums come with whole worlds in their blossoms. Jools Gilson pursues these remarkable plants from herContinue reading “Chrysanthemums with Judy Barker on Radio 4”

2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,900 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that manyContinue reading “2013 in review”

2013 Christmas Party with Fergus Garrett

The annual Christmas party was very popular this year, the hall filled with members and visitors to hear an energetic talk from Fergus about the importance of contrast in colour and form in the gardens at Great Dixter. His message at the beginning was to ignore the “good taste brigade” and do your own thingContinue reading “2013 Christmas Party with Fergus Garrett”

Members Garden | Heather Osborne

As part of the HHPS photography scheme I photographed Heather’s in late August when it was looking fantastic, you can see a selection of the photos below. If you would like your garden photographed, no matter how big, small or type, get in touch, Bill.

Members Garden Appearance in Hertfordshire Life (The De Baat’s)

In this months October edition of Hertfordshire Life is a feature on Adrian and Clare De Baat’s garden in Digswell Road WGC. The photos are by Adrian himself. The De Baat’s garden is next open on Sunday October 20th between 2 and 5pm; details can be seen at the NGS page or at Adriaan’s ownContinue reading “Members Garden Appearance in Hertfordshire Life (The De Baat’s)”

Visiting Marina Christopher at Phoenix Perennials, September 2013

After a week’s holiday in a cottage nestled in the dunes of Whitesand Bay at the very tip of Cornwall, I was keen to drop into Phoenix Perennials, near Alton in Hampshire, on the long drive home. Some weeks before, I had been trying to get hold of Persicaria ‘Dikke Floskes’, a particularly rich coloured,Continue reading “Visiting Marina Christopher at Phoenix Perennials, September 2013”

The English Garden Magazine Features a Members Garden

Last summer, shortly after our NGS opening in July, we were visited by Marianne Majerus who photographed the garden in the afternoon light. Marianne showed the photos to The English Garden magazine and the result is a feature in the September issue, including the front page (see below). In all good newsagents now! Marion JayContinue reading “The English Garden Magazine Features a Members Garden”

Issue 49: Spring 2013 | Hardy Plant Society Hertfordshire Group

For readers who aren’t Herts HPS members, the previous Newsletter from the Spring is now freely available, follow the link below. Issue 49: Spring 2013 | Hardy Plant Society Hertfordshire Group.

Hampton Court Flower Show | 2013

Marion & I visited the show yesterday, it was hot and crowded but full of amazing displays. Annie was awarded a Silver-Gilt for Daisy Roots, which was well deserved. The show gardens varied in excitement, the best appeared to be the last, the concept being the cycle of destruction from a fire with regrowth. TheContinue reading “Hampton Court Flower Show | 2013”