Meetings
We meet at 7.30pm on the third Thursday of the month at:-
Alton Community Centre
Amery Street
Alton
GU34 1HN
Meetings are usually attended by 50 – 60 members and typically consist of a talk from an invited speaker with an interval for light refreshments providing member with the opportunity to also have a chat.
In addition to the regular “plant of the month”, we are introducing a new competition. When you bring a visitor to the meeting you earn a point, two points if they join the society. A visitor must be unique to gain a point – in other words you can’t bring the same visitor twice and expect a point each time! There will be a prize for the winner at the AGM.
Talks 2018
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January 18th 2018
Peter Barwick – Soft Fruits – All aspects of growing
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February 15th 2018
Mrs Mary Holliday-Bishop – The Plant Hunters, Sir Joseph Banks and Captain James Cook
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March 15th 2018
Thomas Stone – Roses of Mottisfont Abbey Gardens
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April 19th 2018
Spring Show & Social
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May 17th 2018
Sheila Hill – A Year with the British Police in Afghanistan
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June 21st 2018
Russell Beason – Mountains and Valleys in Yunnan (Adjacent to Burma)
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July 19th 2018
Robin and Jane Lees – What it means to be in the Yellow Book
This visit to ‘Fairbank’ means car sharing to be organised -
August 16th 2018
Roger Hirons – Cutting down to make life easier
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September 20th 2018
Bryan Madders – Dahlias etc
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October 18th 2018
Patricia Elkington – Natural but not wild, low maintenance gardening
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November 15th 2018
AGM
Talks 2017
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January 19th 2017
Mike Read – The Falklands – Islands of Kings, Tyrants and Giants
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February 16th 2017
John Negus – Winning Water Gardens
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March 16th 2017
Rosemary Legrand – Exploring New Zealand’s South Island
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April 20th 2017
Spring Show & Social
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May 18th 2017
Dr Alick R Jones – Birds and Gardens – perfect partners
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June 15th 2017
Kevin Hobbs – Search, Selection trial and introduction of rare and unusual plants – Hilliers
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July 20th 2017
Thomas Stone – Roses of Mottisfont Abbey Gardens
Or – a trip to Hilliers for a guided tour with Wolfgang Bopp -
August 17th 2017
Marcus Dancer – New and Exciting Plants grown in my nursery
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September 21st 2017
Rosemary Hardy – Autumn Herbaceous Perennials
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October 19th 2017
Charles Wisden – Growing small trees – garden or patio
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November 16th 2017
AGM