Category Archives: News 2017

   A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped at the Plant Sale on the Friday and Saturday.   We were a great team and the Sale was a success again.     Thank you to everyone who helped put up the tables, who donated the lovely plants, who helped to price them and display them onContinue reading “Plant Sale Today + Coach Trip”

Dear Members Who would imagine that on this, the first day of spring, we are contacting you all to let you know that the speakers have cancelled for this Saturday afternoon’s meeting March 3rd.  In view of this and the inclement weather the committee have decided to cancel the meeting completely.  Many apologies to youContinue reading “Saturday’s Meeting CANCELLED”

Andrew Brogan.  “The Story of the Making of Henstead Exotic Garden” Andrew gardens near Beccles in Suffolk, almost as far east as it is possible to be in England. Nevertheless he manages to persuade many exotic plants to grow and thrive.                             Continue reading “Next Meeting: Saturday 3rd February “

Season’s Greetings to you all.  We wish you a good gardening year with sunshine and showers in perfect measure for you and your gardens in 2018.  We hope you find the attached one page programme of next year’s events useful; it can be printed off for your noticeboard to ensure we see you all asContinue reading “Programme 2018”

Timothy Walker – ‘From Diaz to Diamonds’ Timothy Walker was, until 2014, the Director of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. He is a Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London and has been a research lecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences at Oxford since 1992. He has spoken to the Herts Group onContinue reading “Next Meeting 2nd December 2017”

It may interest members to know that Anna Pavord who joined us and gave such an interesting talk at our October meeting will be on Desert Island Discs this week on Friday 17th November at 9.00am. Below is a link to a shortened version from the BBC iPlayer. Anna Pavord – Desert Island Discs AnotherContinue reading “Anna Pavord – Desert Island Discs”

Many thanks to Adrian for his superb talk after last Saturday’s AGM. If you are interested in seeing more gardens designed by Piet Oudolf, Adrian has kindly put these into a slideshow:  Adrian de Baat slideshow Hummelo in Holland is Piet Oudolf’s own private garden Sussex Prairies is owned by Paul and Pauline McBride, who workedContinue reading “Adrian de Baat – Talk”

                                                            +  Adrian is a long-time member of the Herts Group and has been opening his garden for the NGS for several years now. Many of youContinue reading “AGM, followed by Member’s Talk: Adrian de Baat – ‘Late Summer Colour’”

HHPS members, Adrian and Clare de Baat will be opening their garden in Welwyn Garden City on behalf of the National Garden Scheme on Sunday afternoon, 22 October.  Full details of the garden, together with lots of pictures and other information, can be found on the National Garden Scheme website at www.ngs.org.uk as well as on theContinue reading “Members’ Garden open on Sunday 22 October”

Anna Pavord is very happy to sign her books on Saturday so bring your copies along to the meeting. She will also bring some with her for sale. Alison King