Photo taken at Savill Garden on the HPS Day Trip        

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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. 

​For photos and write up of previous meetings ​click here.

Gilly Baxter, winner of the 2018 Photographic Competition, collecting her prize from James Alexander Sinclair

NEWS UPDATES

• 25th Apr 2019 - A few of our members will be selling plants at the NGS opening of Old Down House, Wimborne on May 29th, and June 2nd and 5th. Check out our Calendar of Events page for more details
• 17th Mar 2019 - As we issue this month's Hardy Times, Fergus Garrett tickets are now on sale. He will be coming to see us on Saturday October 26th. Doors will open at 2 pm, with refreshments served BEFORE the Talk, which will start at 3 pm. The cost of tickets will be £2.50 for Dorset Group members and £8.00 for non members, to include your refreshments. Tickets will be available at any of our meetings, but may also be purchased by contacting us via our Contacts page on this website, or using our group email.
• 23rd Feb 2019 - For the first time in many years, we shall be announcing a "Seedling Swap" to take place during the April Speaker Meeting so sow extra seeds now and bring them along to exchange for more plants in April.
• 23rd Feb 2019 - Our member, Jane Norris, has offered to run a "Twin Scaling" masterclass for all those who would like to create more snowdrops by this method later in the year. No dates fixed at present but if you are a member who is interested, please contact us so we can get an idea of numbers.
• 16th Feb 2019 - Questionnaire issued to members to ask them what they want from their Group, attached to February Hardy Times, see below. Completed surveys to be emailed to address on the form, or brought to the February Meeting
• 1st Feb 2019 - Prospect House Day Trip now SOLD OUT. Wait List available so please let us know r if you would like first refusal if anyone cancels nearer the time
• 26th Jan 2019 - Our AGM took place and the following changes have been made to our main committee. Leaving us - David Burnham-Slipper (Treasurer), Sheila Westgate (Secretary), James Westgate (Speaker Secretary) and Roger Melton. They have been replaced by Richard Cooke, Penny Cleaver, Kevin Steele and Judy Spratley. Thank you to the outgoing members for all your help, and welcome to the new ones. For more details about them click on Committee Members
• 7th Jan 2019 - Holiday now SOLD OUT. Wait List started so register if you are interested.
• 5th Jan 2019 - We have started receiving postal applications for both the Day Trips and the Holiday. Only 1 place left on the holiday. ​

HARDY TIMES FOR SUMMER 2019

Our 2019 season continues with,

Our ANNUAL PLANT FAYRE

With an unprecedented number of members
propagating sufficient plants to fill the Memorial Hall,
we welcome you to come along and buy some
good quality plants at reasonable prices.

In addition we will be serving beautiful
homemade cakes, with tea and coffee.

So why not come along and join us?

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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.