SUNDAY 19th JANUARY 2025
‘PELArGONIUMS’
Luci Skinner
Luci has worked in horticultural for 15 years, including working at Woottens of Wenhaston where she became interested in Pelargoniums. Over the years she has evolved a collection to favour and preserve the rare scented and species plants and holds a National Plant Collection. All together there are over 180 different scented leaf and species forms of Pelargoniums. Luci will bring plants for sale.
Place: Bawburgh Village Hall, NR9 3LL
Time: 2.00pm
SUNDAY, 16th FEBRUARY 2025
‘TRAVELS OF A PLANTSMAN’
Roderick Woods
This meeting is where we will welcome Roderick with his talk entitled ‘Travels of a Plantsman.’ Roderick is, perhaps, best known for his work on breeding Hibiscus syriacus but he has also travelled extensively over the years. In his talk, he will address the question of why we need to travel to see plants and in so doing take us to countries such as Western Australia, the Japanese mountains, the New Zealand Alps and, closer to home, the Outer Hebrides.
Place: Bawburgh Village Hall, NR9 3LL
Time: 2.00pm
SUNDAY, 16th MARCH 2025
‘THE FOUR SEASONS’
Tony Goode
In this talk Tony will celebrate alpine gardening through the year, drawing inspiration from visits to botanic gardens and how that relates to gardening in a small suburban space. Tony says it's a fun talk, wide-ranging in plants and places. He will bring a few plants for sale and his photocards which are very p opular. He will also bring his hand made pottery for sale so there really will be something for you all!.
Place: Bawburgh Village Hall, NR9 3LL
Time: 2.00pm
SUNDAY, 13th APRIL 2025
GALA: ‘Out with the old or in with the new; two creative gardens’
For our day long Gala we will welcome Nick Bailey and Steve Edney and there will, of course, be plants for sale.
More information and a Booking Form here
Place: East Tuddenham Jubilee Hall,
East Tuddenham, NR20 3LR
Time: 11.00am - 4.00pm
SUNDAY, 4th MAY 2025
‘PLANT FAIR’
Our Plant Fairs are a major event in our calendar. 20 plus professional nurseries will attend along with our own plant stall. There will also be specialist nurseries in the Hall, including our Chair, Janet Sleep, who will be focussing on trees and shrubs. The Plant Doctor will be in residence offering advice and there will be home-made refreshments. Something for everyone. Entry is free for members and £2 for non members.
Place: Hethersett Village Hall, NR9 3JJ
Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm
THURSDAY, 29th MAY 2025
GARDEN VISIT to BENTON END
An opportunity to visit the house and garden of Sir Cedric Morris, celebrated artist and gardener.
Further details, including booking form and directions to follow.
Place: Benton End, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5JR
Time: 2pm
THURSDAY, 26th JUNE 2025
GARDEN VISIT
to the garden of Besthorpe Hall, Attleborough, NR17 2LJ
5 to 7pm
Further details and directions to follow.
THURSDAY, 25th JULY 2025
Summer Social
Place: The Walled Garden Community Shop and Café, Little Plumstead, NR13 5FA
Time: 6.00 - 8.30pm
A booking form and directions to follow
THURSDAY, 14th AUGUST 2025
Wildflowers in the Garden; the good, the bad and the ugly with Simon Harrap
Place:
Natural Surroundings, Bayfield Park, Holt, NR25 7JN
Another opportunity to join Simon on one of his ever popular walks.
Time: From 4.45pm
Further details and booking form to follow.
SUNDAY, 24th AUGUST 2025
PLANT FAIR
Our second Plant Fair for 2024 will offer 20 plus professional nurseries on the field, along with our own plant stand. There will also be specialist nurseries in the Hall, along with the Plant Doctor, home made refreshments and the second hand book stall. Entry is free for members and £2 for non members.
Place: Hethersett Village Hall, NR9 3JJ
Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm
SUNDAY, 21st SEPTEMBER 2025
‘Autumn in the Garden’
Nigel Hopes
Nigel Hopes is the Head Gardener at John Massey’s garden in the West Midlands. He also runs Hopes Garden Plants with his wife Samantha. For this lecture, Nigel will talk about a range of plants we can use to continue interest in the garden right through to winter. From bulbs to trees, there is something to light a fire in any size garden. Nigel will bring plants for sale.
Place: Bawburgh Village Hall, NR9 3LL
Time: 2.00pm
THURSDAY, 9th OCTOBER 2025
‘The Breeding of Garden PlantS’
A workshop with Richard Hobbs
Place: Wheatfen Nature Reserve, NR14 7AL
Time: 10am
Further details and booking form to follow
THURSDAY, 19th OCTOBER 2025
‘‘Payback; do your garden plants really earn the space they occupy?’
Bob Brown
A talk illustrated with live plants by the entertaining and sometimes controversial owner of Cotswold Garden Plants. Plants for sale.
Place: Bawburgh Village Hall, NR9 3LL
Time: 2.00pm
SUNDAY, 24th NOVEMBER 2025
Annual General Meeting
followed by Social
Following our usual format, this is where we can deal with the official business of Norfolk Plant Heritage, but also enjoy a social event with delicious refreshments, displays and plant sales. As ever, a fitting end to our year.
Place: Bawburgh Village Hall, NR9 3LL
Time: 2.00pm