Meetings are usually held in Lorenden School Hall, Painters Forstal at 7:30pm unless otherwise stated.
Programme of events for 2022
February Monday 14th AGM online - via Teams
April Saturday 9th Spring Show
Staging 10am to 11:30am
Show 2:30pm to 3:30pm
(See Show Schedule on the news page for more details)
May Saturday 14th Plant Sale
Churchmans Farm
June Wednesday 15th Club Outing to Mount Ephraim at 1pm
(Members to arrange their own transportation, details on the news page)
August Monday 8th Visit to Bill and Sally Harbour's garden
(Time to be confirmed, details on the news page)
September Saturday 10th Autumn Show
Staging from 10am - 11.30am
Judging from 11.45am
Show open from 3pm - 4pm
(More details on the News Page)
December To be confirmed Event to be confirmed
What we did in 2021
February Monday 8th AGM via Zoom
March Date TBC Online Quiz
April 10th Spring Show (Online, details to be confirmed)
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
(This will be a members only online event using Microsoft Teams, see Club News for details)
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: Staging from 10am – 11.30am, Judging from 11.45am.
Show open 2.30pm – 3.30pm (cancelled - online show)
August Monday 10th Happy Hour Churchmans Farm 6:00pm
September Monday 14th On Line Autumn Show: Details of this club member event can be found on the Gallery Page
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: Staging from 10am – 11.30am. Show open 2.30pm – 3.30pm
May Saturday 18th Plant Sale & Coffee Morning: 10am – 12am
June Wednesday 12th Coach outing to Hyde Hall, Chelmsford
July Saturday 20th Summer Show: Staging from 10am – 11.30am, Judging from 11.45am.
Show open 2.30pm – 3.30pm
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
(Tickets on sale now)
November Monday 11th Talk & Slides by Hugh Raggett on Hanbury Gardens at La Mortola Italy
December No meeting
Affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society and the Kent Federation of Horticultural Societies