Winning photo for the 2020 Photo Competition taken by Helen Powell

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Our planned 2021 Speaker List has been updated on this website, but for the time being, everything is still on hold until we know it is safe to start holding meetings again. Please check on a case by case basis. We shall also update other Groups' details on the Calendar of Events where details are known, but again please check with them before assuming that things have restarted.
As things stand the 2020 holiday to Cheshire will take place in July 2021 (if allowed). The hotel and most of the gardens have already confirmed their acceptance. Those of you who have left your £50 deposit with us will have first refusal, once we are sure this can go ahead safely. As for the trips we hope to have similar trips, about the same times in 2021 but will let you know once we are in a position to accept bookings.

Welcome to the website of the Hardy Plant Society Dorset Group. We are a Group of gardening enthusiasts, of all levels of expertise, who enjoy listening to excellent speakers regularly, growing and  buying plants, and visiting beautiful gardens and nurseries. We welcome new members and visitors to all our events. The Group 
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We are one of the regional groups of the Hardy Plant Society, whose aims include stimulating interest in growing hardy perennials. In fact last year, 2018, we celebrated our 20th anniversary year since we were formed, by 21 members breaking away from the Hampshire Group in 1998. 

2021 Photo Competition

​​NEWS UPDATES

• 28th March 2021 - Our AGM took place last weekend. As well as the committee, we were joined by a further 7 members. It was lovely to see you all. The Committee were all voted to continue for a further year, and the proposed changes to our Constitution were approved, and this has now been updated on the website. Click Here
• 13th January 2021 - The latest Hardy Times has been issued, together with all the paperwork relating to our 2021 AGM, to be held on Skype. Accompanying paperwork may be found by clicking here. Hard copies will also be posted to all our non email members.
• 10th January 2021 - We have had to cancel Anna Pavord, our Jan speaker, move Terry Baker from March to April, and Troy Scott-Smith from April to September 2021. We aim to keep you informed as we adjust our Schedule due to the pandemic
• 22nd November 2020 - The winner of the Photo Competition for this year is Helen Powell, see photo above. "Bees on Eryngium Silver Ghost" taken on the 4th August. Well done Helen! She won a £25 National Garden Voucher. To see all photos, click here 

Our 2019 Celebrity, Fergus Garrett, with our Chair, Debbie, Committee Member Judy Spratley, and local celebrity Neil Lucas from Knoll Gardens, who came along to enjoy the afternoon

SPECIAL NO. 14 HARDY TIMES FEBRUARY 2021

Upcoming events, for Hardy Plant Society (Dorset & other Groups) and other local gardening events

Go to Calendar of Events to see what other gardening events are happening.