Talks
Talks

Talks by leading gardeners and experts

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Noticeboard
Noticeboard

Notices, experiences and musings from society members

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Open Gardens
Open Gardens

"Beyond the Garden Gate": details of our open garden events

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Annual Show
Annual Show

Everything you need to know about exhibiting or visiting our annual show

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Trips
Trips

Our annual outings to spectacular gardens and country houses

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Welcome – 2023, Our Centenary Year!

The Society was founded in 1923 to combine the gardening interests of people in the adjacent Hampshire villages of Hale and Woodgreen. Our aims are to provide a wide range of interesting and informative events, raise significant funds for nominated charities and have a lot of fun. New members, experienced or novice gardeners, are most welcome.

Alternating between the two Village Halls of Hale and Woodgreen, we hold evening talks by invited speakers on a range of horticultural subjects, usually during February, March and April in the early part of the gardening year, and resuming again in September and October. We also hold a plant sale in April where plants can be purchased at very reasonable prices from both professional growers and our membership. Our Annual Show is held in July where members and non-members alike can enter a wide range of competition classes; flowers, vegetables, home produce and so on. The combined AGM and Social evening is held in December. During the year at least one coach trip to a well known garden or gardens is also arranged. Members open their gardens for public viewing biennially, in May for Hale and June in Woodgreen.

Forthcoming Events

The 2023 Programme has now been finalised: READ MORE...>

21st May 2023

Hale Open Gardens - CANCELLED

Sadly we have had to cancel our “Hale Open Gardens” event on Sunday 21st May. However, we are working hard in our Woodgreen gardens to get them ready for opening on Sunday 18th June.

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18th June 2023

Woodgreen Open Gardens

Tickets will be available from the Woodgreen Community Shop in advance or any garden on the trail on the day. Your ticket is your map and gives you access to the gardens shown.

Adults £10 and children free.

Opening times are from 10 am to 4 pm. Refreshments will be available at Woodgreen Village Hall as well as those gardens indicated on your ticket.

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21st June 2023

Outing

Knoll Gardens, Wimborne (pm)

Award winning designer, Neil Lucas, will guide us through the wonderful naturalistic gardens, blending graceful grasses with striking perennials and mature trees and shrubs. £11.00 per head, 25 max.

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