HGS HORT SOC CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2026
| Tuesday 3rd March | Luscious Lawns talk – Geoff Hodge MCI Hort, Horticultural Writer & Broadcaster with welcome drinks & seed swap | Fellowship House 7.00pm |
| Monday 9th March | Hedge Maintenance workshop – Frank Hawkins DHE CHort MCI Hort MArborA MLTOA IOSH, Green Estate Manager, HGS Trust | Local gardens tbc 12pm – 2pm |
| Tuesday 21st April | Container Gardening talk – Denis Lynch, Plant Area Manager, Sunshine Garden Centre with welcome drinks | Fellowship House 7.00pm |
| Saturday 25th April | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Visit with Kew guide & Hort Soc member, Ann Lissauer. Travel via public transport or individual car/taxi | Meet at Victoria Gate entrance 10.45 – 11am |
| Sunday 10th May | Plant Sale Annuals, perennials, herbs, veggie and salad plants | Fellowship House 10am – members 10.30am – 12pm non-members |
| Saturday 30th May | Coach Trip to Oxford – Trinity, Worcester & St John’s College Gardens | 9am – Muswell Hill 9.15am – Dulux, Temple Fortune Return c. 5.30pm |
| Monday 1st June | Japanese Ikebana Flower Arranging workshop – Hort Soc member Yuki Yagioka followed by tea/coffee & biscuits | St Jude’s Church (subject to change) 2:00pm – 4.30pm |
| Saturday 13th June | 297th Flower Show | Free Church Hall |
| 12-14th July | 3-Day Coach Trip to Norfolk | |
| Saturday 19th September | 298th Flower Show with Grimsdyke Brass Band | Free Church Hall |
| Tuesday 20th October | Soil Science and the Wonders of the Hidden World beneath our Feet – Dr Deena Kestenbaum, Horticultural Consultant with welcome drinks | Fellowship House 7:00pm |
| Tuesday 10th November | 113th Annual General Meeting | Fellowship House 7:00pm |
| Saturday 5th December | Christmas Quiz Night | Fellowship House 7:00pm |