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Welcome

The HPS Monmouthshire Group is for those who love hardy herbaceous perennials, shrubs and trees and enjoy sharing their enthusiasm with other likeminded gardeners in the County and beyond.

We are part of a network of 45 local groups throughout the UK which is registered with the National Hardy Plants Society. Our Group is also an Affiliated Society of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)

https://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/local-groups

The President of the HPS is Roy Lancaster and our Ambassadors are Matthew Biggs, Val Bourne, Carol Klein, and Matthew Wilson.

Programme of Events 2025

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NEWSLETTER

PROGRAMME

GARDEN WORKSHOPS

GARDENS OPEN THIS MONTH

Members Garden Centre Discount

We’re delighted to be launching our Members’ Discount Scheme with four garden centres in the area: Abergavenny Garden Centre; Nantyderry Garden Centre, Secret Garden GC; and Morris’ of Usk Garden Centre.

You will need to show your new Monmouthshire Group membership card to receive a discount (10%) on full-price plants only. The plants must be separated from any other items and the card shown before the plants are put through the till.

To receive your membership card, please send a stamped addressed envelope to our Secretary, Brigid Hamilton-Jones and she’ll put one in the post for you. Her address is Nant Ceiriog, Watery Lane, Monmouth NP25 5AT.   

HPS Monmouthshire Group

arranges

Talks by experts from around the UK

Private garden visits

Plant Fairs with exhibits and sales by expert growers and nurseries from Wales, The Midlands and The West Country

Plant and seed exchanges and sales from other members

… and a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, experience, tips, advice or just plain enthusiasm, all shared over a relaxing cup of tea, cakes and snacks

We meet at

Berthon Road, Pontypool

NP4 0HE

Ample Parking

Next Meeting

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14 Feb 26 2.00pm

Tales from the Potting Shed

Nicola Hope
https://nicolahope.com

Nicola is a consultant organic horticulturalist, planting focussed garden designer, writer and speaker. She trained in Organic Horticulture at Pershore College and holds the prestigious title of RHS Master of Horticulture. She is based in Malmesbury, in the Cotswolds. Nicola has been a professional organic gardener for a long and extremely happy time and been self-employed for the last 15 years.

Nicola will share her experiences and knowledge with interesting and occasional insights, sometimes humorous, from her time working in some very famous estate gardens.
She will tell us of her early experience as an assistant gardener at Highgrove for the then, HRH Prince of Wales. She later held gardening positions at Sting’s Lake House, nr Salisbury, The Abbey House Malmesbury and for leading designer Anoushka Hempel’s Cole Park.