Thanks to Anne & Guy Trehane for allowing us to sell plants for another year at Manor Farm NGS Open Days.
L-R: Debbie Steel, Guy, Anne, Phil & Judith from Lupus, Dave Steel, Jane Norris, Diana Guy, Sue Collins and Helen McIllmurray

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We are on a roll! Having restarted our Speaker Programme in July, the Matt Reese and David Hurrion meetings went well. We are now set to welcome Troy Scott-Smith, the Head Gardener from Sissingurst, who will be talking to us about the Delos Garden, recently completed at Sissinghurst. To maintain reduced numbers in the Hall, this meeting too will be for Members Only and we shall manage what we can outside, weather dependant. For non members wishing to join, please Click Here and complete the forms and post to our Membership Secretary BEFORE the meeting and we shall let you in.

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. 

​​NEWS UPDATES

• 20th Aug 2021 - As Troy Scott Smith has now returned to Sissinghurst, as Head Gardener, he will be coming to talk to us in September about the bold Delos Garden and his involvement with it before moving to Iford Manor Gardens, then returning.
  
• 12th Aug 2021 - Hardy Times issued announcing tickets for Pippa Greenwood, our 2021 Celebrity Speaker,  available from our next speaker meeting on 21st Aug. Initially they will be available for members only, but will be offered to non members later.
• 30th June 2021 - Hardy Times issued announcing both Day Trips are now open for all to book - both Members and non Members.
• 7th June 2021 - We have announced our 2 Day Trips for 2021, and 2 additional speakers, for July and August, in our Hardy Times which is being issued to all our members today - click below to see its contents.
• 7th June 2021 - We are now also able to accept contactless payments for all payments - phone Debbie on 01202 877390.
• 8th May 2021 - Our first event of 2021 took place - a Car Boot Plant Sale in Colehill Memorial Hall Car Park. Despite the weather forecast, the rain had blown through by the time we started, and many came along to buy plants and see some old friends. See pics by clicking here
• 21st April 2021 - We now have confirmation that our Annual Plant Sale will go ahead on the 8th May, albeit slightly differently. It will be held at 11.00am and will be in the Hall Car Park, instead of inside, during the afternoon. See poster below with more details or click here for the relevant page.​​

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. 21 HARDY TIMES sept 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.