Programme

Programme of Events

Meetings are usually held in Lorenden School Hall, Painters Forstal at 7:30pm  unless otherwise stated.

Programme of events for 2023


February     Monday 13th          AGM followed by a talk 

March         Monday 13th          Talk by Alan Harvey  

April           Saturday 1st          Spring Show  Staging from 10am to 11:30am

                                              Show opens 2:30pm to 3:30pm

                                              See the Show Schedule in your club booklet for more details 

May           Saturday 13th         Plant Sale 10am to 12 noon,                     

June           Wednesday 14th      Club Visit 2pm Tram Hatch Gardens, Charing

                                                                                        (Members to arrange own  transport)

August        Monday 7th           Garden Picnic Churchmans Farm from 5:30pm

September   Saturday 9th         Autumn Show Cancelled

October      Monday 9th           Steve Edney Talk The Long Border  

December   Monday 4th           A Christmas Gathering The Alma, Painters Forstal, from 7pm


Programme of events for 2024  (Subject to change)


February     Monday 12th          AGM followed by a talk 

March         Monday 11th           Talk by Alan Harvey  Biodynamic Gardening

April           Saturday 6th         Spring Show  Staging from 10am to 11:30am

                                              Show opens 2:30pm to 3:30pm

                                              See the Show Schedule in your club booklet for more details 

May           Saturday 11th          Plant Sale 10am to 12 noon                      

June            TBC                      Club Visit (Details to be confirmed, Members to arrange own  transport)

August         TBC                      Garden Picnic (Details to be confirmed, Members to arrange own transport)

September   Saturday 14th         Autumn Show Staging from 10am to 11:30am

                                               Show opens 2:30pm to 3:30pm

                                               See the Show Schedule in your club booklet for more details

October      Monday 14th          Talk by Rose Hardy of Hardy Plants

November   Monday 11th           Talk (Speaker TBC)


What we did in 2022


February     Monday 14th         AGM online - via Teams

April           Saturday 9th         Spring Show 

May            Saturday 14th        Plant Sale Churchmans Farm

June            Wednesday 15th     Club Outing to  Mount Ephraim at 1pm

August        Monday 8th           Visit to Bill and Sally Harbour's garden

September   Saturday 10th        Autumn Show

October       Wednesday 12th     Christine Walkden  A Talk on Water Wise Gardening 

What we did in 2021


February     Monday 8th          AGM via Zoom

March         Date TBC             Online Quiz

April           10th                     Spring Show (Online)

May                                       Plant Sale Cancelled

June                                       Club Outing cancelled

July             17th                      Cancelled

August        16th                     Visit to Churchmans Farm

December    6th (7pm)            'It’s not all sand, the mountains of Yemen’ Frazer Henderson


What we did (or planned to do!) in 2020


February     Monday 17th        AGM followed by a quiz

March         Monday 9th       "How to show daffodils" a talk by Janine Daulton

April           Saturday 4th      Spring Show: (cancelled - online show)

May            Saturday 16th     Plant Sale & Coffee Morning: 10am – 12am (cancelled)

June           TBC                    Club visit (Own Cars) (cancelled)

July            Saturday 18th       Summer Show 

August       Monday 10th        Happy Hour Churchmans Farm 6:00pm

September  Monday 14th        On Line Autumn Show:

October      Monday 12th        Frances Moskovits - Australia, plants on tour (cancelled)

November   Monday 9th         Donna Richardson Enchanted Gardens (cancelled)

December    Monday 7th         Steve Edney Exotic Gardens (Zoom meeting, members event)

What we did in 2019

February     Monday 11th        AGM followed by a quiz

March         Monday 11th       "It's all in the name" a talk by Kevin Tooher

April           Saturday 6th      Spring Show

May            Saturday 18th     Plant Sale & Coffee Morning: 10am – 12am

June           Wednesday 12th   Coach outing to Hyde Hall, Chelmsford

July            Saturday 20th     Summer Show

August       Saturday 3rd      40th Anniversary Party at the ALMA Pub Painter’s Forstal 4pm

September  Monday 9th         Dahlia Competition: Staging 6.15pm – 7pm, Judging from 7.15pm

October      Monday 14th        Nick Bailey - Horticulturalist and Gardener’s World presenter

November   Monday 11th         Talk & Slides by Hugh Raggett on Hanbury Gardens  

December    No meeting