Category Archives: News 2019

The committee do hope you are all as well as can be expected despite the impact of the recent months on all our lives. You may be wondering what we have been up to during the enforced separation since lockdown began?  Recently, we have been pondering how to restart the society’s activities safely from October. Continue reading “Meetings news – Members only”

The gardens at numbers 20 and 30 St Stephens Avenue will be open on Sunday 28th June in aid of Help Support Our Nurses All visitors must pre-purchase tickets online for a timed slot. A one way system will be in operation with visits starting at number 30. Tickets cost £5, children free. To book tickets go toContinue reading “Gardens Open for Charity”

Little did we know when the Summer Programme was being formulated that we were planning so far ahead, and yes, the coach trip has had to be put on hold too. Socially distanced plant sales and online resources have become the order of the day. Thanks to everyone who supported Heather & Carol’s NGS sale inContinue reading “Summer, but no Programme”

Regrettably there will be no-one visiting Julie Wise’s Rustling End garden this weekend, so here are the photos from the NGS website The Shropshire NGS group have compiled a Gardening Quiz to raise funds for the charities supported by NGS. The pdf contains full details of how to enter and looks pretty challenging to me.Continue reading “NGS Garden closed 1 May 2020”

Just a quick notification that the Spring newsletter and coach trip booking form have been emailed to members today – please check your inboxes and spam, as I’m one new website manager only just starting to grow in confidence! The newsletter is full of summer activities, bookable immediately, mainly thanks to the work of newContinue reading “Summer Programme”

Catherine Horwood – Authorized biographer of Beth Chatto Renowned author and broadcaster Catherine Horwood will talk about her experiences when researching and writing about gardening history, one of her favourite subjects. In particular she will give us an insight into her latest work, BETH CHATTO A Life with plants, which was published in September 2019. The biography includesContinue reading “Meeting: Saturday 4th January 2pm”

    With seasonal cheer, we will be welcoming back Helen Yemm, author of Gardening in Pyjamas, Telegraph columnist and above all, passionate gardener, to give us an update on My ‘New’ Smaller  Garden – Five Years On’. Helen is always very happy to answer audience questions so come prepared!   Our Herts HPS Christmas Party follows theContinue reading “Next Meeting: Saturday 7th Dec 2pm”

The Hardy Plant Society Hertfordshire Group 2pm Memorial Hall Wheathampstead Followed by Jonathan Matthews (a committee member of Mid Bucks Beekeepers) who will give an illustrated talk about bees and pollination, touching on how bees collect pollen and what plant inbreeding does to limit the collection of pollen. He will bring some of his own honey toContinue reading “Saturday 2nd November: AGM”

One of our HHPS members has her garden featured in the November issue of the The English Garden magazine. Renata Hume has been developing her garden in Letchworth Garden City for the past twenty years creating a distinctive atmosphere for each passing season. The late autumn colours and textures are as vivid and varied asContinue reading “Featured in ‘The English Garden’ Magazine”

Speaker: Tony Goode ‘A Crocus for all Seasons’ A keen Alpine gardener, Tony will in his talk today cover the genus Crocus, his specialist subject, and will look at the botany of both wild and cultivated plants.  Message from Beryl – Plant Sales At meetings at the beginning of the year members supported the group magnificentlyContinue reading “Next Meeting: 2pm Saturday 5th October”