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2023 Programme

Wed 25th January

Gardeners’ Question Time & Evening Social

Woodgreen Village Hall, 7.30 pm
Our first event of 2023, with expert horticultural advice to those tricky gardening questions. Come along with gardening conundrums and enjoy a New Year’s drink on us!

Tue 21st February

Talk: “Gardening at No.9″, David Mussell

Hale Village Hall, 7.30 pm
How a garden was created; the stories, the good stuff and the disasters.

Wed 22nd March

Talk: “The Modern Kitchen Garden”, Barry Newman

Woodgreen Village Hall, 7.30 pm
Barry is a well known grower, exhibitor, lecturer and judge with formal horticultural training. He is a RHS ‘Britain in Bloom’ judge and has a life-long passion for growing and showing vegetables.

Sat 22nd April

Spring Plant Sale

Woodgreen Village Hall, 11 am to 1.30 pm
A wide selection of home-grown and local professionally grown nursery plants at great prices. Please drop off any donations between 9 am to 10.30 am.

Tue 16th May

Main outing, Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens, Horsham

“The finest woodland gardens in England.” Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens reopened in 2019, after a ten year restoration. Stunning surroundings, with magnificent spring planting, wonderful woodlands and lakes – certainly a beautiful sight to behold. Enjoy a walk, wallabies and refreshments on our annual all-day coach excursion. Ticket price TBC.

Sun 21st May

Hale Open Gardens, 10 am to 4 pm.

Sun 18th June

Woodgreen Open Gardens, 10 am to 4 pm.

Wed 21st June

Local Outing to 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.

Sat 15th July

Annual Show

Woodgreen Village Hall

Celebrating local horticulture at it’s best! Entry forms to be returned by Wednesday, 12th July. All entries to be staged between 8am to 10am. Public opening from 2pm, prizegiving at 4pm.

Sat 19th August

Celebratory Centenary Tea and Talk – “65 Years in Horticulture”, Jim Buttress

Woodgreen Village Hall, 3.00 pm
To mark our 100th birthday, all members are invited to a special “Centenary Tea” with guest speaker Jim Buttress. Jim is a renowned horticulturist and entertaining speaker, with a lifetimes experience of parks and gardens, as well as judging at RHS shows and competitions, and presenting on radio and television.

A plant will be donated to the Woodgreen Wildlife Garden to commemorate our auspicious year.

Tue 19th September

Talk: “Autumn Perennials”, Rosy Hardy

Hale Village Hall, 7.30 pm
One of our favourite speakers, Rosy Hardy, from Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants, talks about seasonal flowering perennials, their attributes, how best to grow them, and great autumnal plant combinations.

A plant will be donated to the Hale Village Hall Garden to commemorate our auspicious year.

Tue 10th October

Local Outing to Sandhill Farm, Sherfield English (am)

Following a very interesting talk from Andy McIndoe back in March 2022, we have the opportunity to visit the McIndoe’s 2.5 acre garden, Sandhill Farm. Andy will give an hour’s tour, as we explore a wide variety of colourful autumn trees, shrubs and perennials. £10.00 per head, including morning refreshments.

Thu 9th November

Talk: “The Third Eye”, Bill Shepley

Hale Village Hall, 7.30 pm
The camera in your pocket, useful ideas for picture taking and 6 years of Woodgreen calendars, all with a theme of flora and fauna.

Tue 5th December

AGM, Social and Gardening Entertainment

Hale Village Hall, 7.30 pm
…and to conclude our celebratory year: AGM, entertainment – a welcome return to ‘Chapter & Verse’, quiz, followed by drinks and an ‘American Supper’ – please bring a dish or food to share.

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