| NEXT EVENT 11th May 2024, 2.30pm Hydrangeas – A Gentle Obsession Roger Lloyd |
HIGHFIELD FARM – THE NATION’S FAVOURITE GARDEN
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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 2023-24
| 11 May 2024 2.30pm | Roger Lloyd | Hydrangeas – A Gentle Obsession |
| 7th September 2024 2.30pm | David Wyndham Lewis | Ring the Changes |
| 12th October 2024 2.30pm | Paul Green | Plants of the Season |
| 9th November 2024 2.30pm | Frank Sengpiel | Succulents |
| 14th December 2024 2.30pm | Festive Event | Something Different |
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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
Little Mill Village Hall,
Berthon Road, Pontypool
NP4 0HE
Ample Parking
Next Meeting
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11th May, 2024 2.30pm
Hydrangeas – A Gentle Obsession
Roger Lloyd, Highfield Farm Garden, Monmouthshire
https://highfieldfarmgarden.co.uk
Hydrangeas fell out of fashion in the late 90s but are now right back in the mainstream. With the introduction of new species, we now have hydrangeas in a range of colours from white through green, pink, blue to the deepest purple and wine, flowering over six months and peaking at that difficult time of late summer into autumn. This talk covers how to grow, prune, propagate and colour manage hydrangeas and how to cut and dry the flowers. It introduces a personal selection of varieties from 12 species plus a few others and it includes where to see them at their best and where to buy them.
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