The following are some of the events arranged for the year 2007.
More details will be added as they become available.
Events Open to the Public
Snowdrop and Hellebore Open Day
Sunday 18th February 2007, 11am to 4pm
To be held at Goodnestone Park, Wingham, Nr. Canterbury. [more details]
Our sixth 'Snowdrop and Hellebore Extravaganza' at Goodnestone.
An increasingly successful and popular event.
Plant Sales - Plant Display - Garden and Woodland Walks - Lecture - Lunches - Teas
Admission - HPS members £3.50 - non-members £4.00
For pictures taken at the 2002 event click [here]
Garden Show 2007
The annual Garden Show and Plant Sale is the major event in the Kent Group programme.
In 2007 it will be held at Goodnestone Park, Wingham, near Canterbury on
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July, 11am to 5pm.
Admission £4.00, reduction for HPS Members £3.50 on production of membership card.
For archived details of last year's Garden Show see [here]
Plant Sales 2007
February 18th, Sunday, 11am to 4pm
Goodnestone Park, Wingham, Nr. Canterbury, Kent.
A small seasonal sale in conjunction with our
'Snowdrop and Hellebore Extravaganza' - [details]
Admission £4.00 - reduction for HPS Members £3.50
March 25th, Sunday, 11am to 1pm
Lenham Village Hall, Lenham.
A small, early, indoor plant sale - [details]
April 22nd, Sunday, 2pm to 5pm
Great Comp, St Mary's Platt, Borough Green near Sevenoaks.
Admission £4.50 - reduction for HPS Members £4.00
- further details to be added
May 27th, Sunday, 2pm to 5pm
Doddington Place,, near Sittingbourne - [details]
Admission £4.00 - reduction for HPS Members £3.50.
June 10th, Sunday, 2am to 5pm
Quex Park, Birchington, near Margate - [details]
Admission to garden and sale only - £1.50 : HPS members £1.00
Admission to museum, garden and sale - £5.00 : HPS members £4.00
July 14th & 15th, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 5pm
Goodnestone Park, Wingham, near Canterbury.
Two Day Garden Show and Plant Sale. [details]
Admission £4.00 - reduction for HPS Members £3.50
September 30th, Sunday, 2pm to 5pm
Hole Park, Rolvenden, near Cranbrook. - [details]
Admission £4.00 - HPS Members £3.50
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HPS Kent Group
Events Open to Members and their Guests
Details in the quarterly Kent Group Newsletters
January
Lecture Meeting
'Digital Photography in the Garden' - John McCormack
February
Lecture Meeting
'New Varieties: the Future for your Garden' - Graham Spencer
March
Lecture Meeting
'The Hidden World of Pollen Grains' - Dr I Keith Ferguson
April
'Talking (about) Plants' - Otterden, near Faversham
Members' Seedling Swap
May
'Talking (about) Plants' - Charing Heath
June
Garden Visit to Glen Chantry Garden and Nursery
Three-day Coach Tour: Gardens in Somerset
July
Garden Visit to South Hill Farm, near Wye
HPS Jubilee Celebration: Picnic in the Park
August
Garden Visit to White House Farm, Ivy Hatch, near Sevenoaks
September
Study Day: 'Grasses' at Marchants Hardy Plants, Laughton, East Sussex
'Talking (about) Plants' - Birchington, near Margate
October
'Talking (about) Plants' - Wrotham Heath
Lecture Meeting
'Aquilegias' - John Drake - [details]
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