EVENTS PROGRAMME 2026

THURSDAY 26^th FEBRUARY
7.30pm Village Hall
WOOLSHRED PRODUCTS FOR GARDENERS

Fliss Lewis is a local shepherd who promotes the sustainable, natural,
versatile and biodegradable qualities of the wool from her Southdown flock, for

many interesting uses in horticulture.

 

THURSDAY 26^th MARCH
7.30pm Village Hall
SQUIRES’ HISTORY IN HORTICULTURE

Sarah Squires talks about her father David Squires’ progress from redundancy
as Head Gardener at the Twickenham Police Orphanage to today’s thriving

garden centre empire.

 

THURSDAY 30^th APRIL
7.30pm Village Hall
JAPANESE MAPLES

Miles Hayward runs his own specialist acer nursery, exhibiting at the RHS
Chelsea Show, and is happy to extol all things acer, along with advice and tips
for success when growing these stunning shrubs/trees. He will bring some

small trees and ferns for sale

 

WEDNESDAY 22^th JULY

FITTLEWORTH HOUSE VISIT
Time to be confirmed

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SATURDAY 1^st AUGUST
THE SUMMER SHOW
2pm in the Village Hall

 

THURSDAY 29^th OCTOBER
7.30pm Village Hall
ALL ABOUT DAHLIAS

Mark Saunders, Head Gardener at Fittleworth House will share his
considerable expertise on how to get the best out of growing these ever
popular and rewarding plants

 

THURSDAY 26^th NOVEMBER
7.30pm Village Hall
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & SOCIAL EVENING
End of season AGM and social evening: cheese, wine, quiz and good
company (and the chance to pay your subs for next year too please!)