PROGRAMME 2026
Click on name of any event (in blue) for more details
Tea/coffee is served AFTER our afternoon meetings in January, February & December. It is served from 7.00pm BEFORE our evening meetings (6.30pm in July),
JANUARY
Wednesday 14th, 2.30 pm
‘Chelsea Secrets’
Behind the Scenes at
The Chelsea Flower Show’
Pip Bensley
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FEBRUARY
Wednesday 11th, 2.30 pm
‘Barnsdale after Geoff
(1996-present day)’
Nick Hamilton
with Afternoon Tea
NB: This meeting is being held at
BOXGROVE Village Hall
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MARCH
Wednesday 11th, 7.30 pm
‘Veg on the Ledge – & a whole lot more’
Julia Parker
preceded by (6.00 – 7.00pm)
Spring Flower Competition
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APRIL
Wednesday 8th, 7.30 pm
‘Paradise Lost and Restored’
Timothy Walker
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MAY
Wednesday 6th, 2.00pm
(self-drive visit)
Champs Hill Garden & Art Exhibition
+
Sunday 10th, 2.00 pm
Annual Plant Sale
for the whole community
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JUNE
Wednesday 10th, 7.30 pm
‘Trees – A cut above the rest’
Tony Kirkham
+
Tuesday 16th, 10.00am
(self-drive visit)
Sandhill Farm, Hampshire
with Andy McIndoe
+
Monday 29thJUNE, 2.00pm
(self-drive visit)
Findon Place Gardens,
Findon, Worthing
JULY
Wednesday 8th, 7.30 pm
‘Cutting out the Middleman-
A Guide to Growing
your own Cut Flowers’
Ben Pope
preceded by
Summer Social at 6.30pm
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AUGUST
Saturday 1st, 2.00 pm
Annual Flower Show
for the whole community
+
Tuesday 18th 9.00am
COACH TRIP
RHS Garden Wisley
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SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 9th, 7.30 pm
‘The National Garden Scheme’
Mark Porter
+
Tuesday 15th, 8.45am
COACH TRIP
Great Comp Garden & Chartwell House
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OCTOBER
Wednesday 14th, 7.30 pm
‘Start with Soil:
Simple Steps for a Thriving Garden’
Juliet Sargeant
preceded by (6.00 – 7.00pm)
Autumn Flower Competition
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NOVEMBER
Wednesday 11th, 7.30 pm
Annual General Meeting
for members
followed by – visitors welcome
‘British Alstroemeria and the UK Flower Industry’
Ben Cross
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DECEMBER
Wednesday 9th, 2.30 pm
‘Beauty and the Beasts –
our wildlife garden story’
Jane & Steve Page
Unless otherwise indicated, our meetings are held at
Lavant Memorial Hall, Pook Lane, Lavant, PO18 0AH
If transport is a problem getting to any of our meetings,
just contact any committee member, so we can arrange a lift.
from previous years
JULY
Wednesday 8th, 7.30 pm
‘Cutting out the Middleman-
A Guide to Growing
your own Cut Flowers’
Ben Pope
preceded by
Summer Social at 6.30pm
–
AUGUST
Saturday 1st, 2.00 pm
Annual Flower Show
for the whole community
+
Tuesday 18th 9.00am
COACH TRIP
RHS Garden Wisley
–
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 9th, 7.30 pm
‘The National Garden Scheme’
Mark Porter
+
Tuesday 15th, 8.45am
COACH TRIP
Great Comp Garden & Chartwell House
–
OCTOBER
Wednesday 14th, 7.30 pm
‘Start with Soil:
Simple Steps for a Thriving Garden’
Juliet Sargeant
preceded by (6.00 – 7.00pm)
Autumn Flower Competition
–
NOVEMBER
Wednesday 11th, 7.30 pm
Annual General Meeting
for members
followed by – visitors welcome
‘British Alstroemeria and the UK Flower Industry’
Ben Cross
–
DECEMBER
Wednesday 9th, 2.30 pm
‘Beauty and the Beasts –
our wildlife garden story’
Jane & Steve Page