The Hampshire Federation of Horticultural Societies

AGM and Social Evening
2029-11-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2028-11-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2027-11-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-11-19 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-11-20 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Church Centre, The Firs, Portsmouth Road, Liphook, GU30 7DJ
With Quiz. Free to members. Non-members £5

Shrubs: the Backbone of your Garden
2026-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Wallops Parish Hall, Salisbury Hill, Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8EG, United Kingdom
An illustrated talk presented by Geoff Hawkins, retired head gardener for a private estate of 30 acres near Alton. He has a wide knowledge of all aspects of horticulture including shrubs, trees, herbaceous borders, fruit and vegetables. Visitors welcome (£4 entrance fee for non-members) to include a glass of wine. Raffle.

Paradise Lost and Restored
2026-04-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Lavant Memorial Hall, Pook Lane, Lavant, PO18 0AH, United Kingdom
Talk by Timothy Walker
400 years of garden design in Oxfordshire featuring Oxford Botanic Garden’s development from the 17th century.

Gilbert's Dahlia Year
2026-03-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Wallops Parish Hall, Salisbury Hill, Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8EG, United Kingdom
Nick Gilbert from Gilbert’s Nursery in Sherfield English will be joining us to give his talk on everything they do with dahlias throughout the year. Tubers will be available for sale. Visitors welcome (£4 entry for non-gardening club members) to include a glass of wine. Raffle.

Southampton Seed Swap
2026-03-14 11:00 - 14:00 | Bitterne Station Community Hub, Macnaghten Rd, Southampton, SO18 1GG
In Bitterne Station Community Hub (in the former main waiting room of Bitterne Station) – entry is free, but donations are encouraged to cover our costs.

Veg on the Ledge - and a whole lot more
2026-03-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Lavant Memorial Hall, Pook Lane, Lavant, PO18 0AH, United Kingdom
A talk by Julia Parker preceded by the Spring Flower Competition.
Co-author of The Little Growers Book, Julia is keen to encourage children to understand
where their food comes from. Her talks are informative and fun.

A year in the life of a multi season showman
2026-03-03 19:15 - 21:00 | All Saints Church Hall, Denmead, Hambledon Road, Denmead, PO7 6NN, United Kingdom
Denmead Horticultural Society are holding their open meeting on Tuesday 3rd March from 7.15 pm, when the speaker Darren Everest presents “A year in the life of”, Darren is an exhibitor at Chelsea Flower Show.
All are welcome, entrance fee £2.00. Refreshments (donation) before the talk at 7.30pm.

Federation Day
2026-02-28 09:30 - 17:00 | Sparsholt College, Westley Lane, Sparsholt, Winchester, SO21 2NF
The main event for the HFHS

Planting & growing summer flowering bulbs by Tim Woodland
2026-02-03 19:15 - 21:00 | All Saints Church Hall, Denmead, Hambledon Road, Denmead, PO7 6NN, United Kingdom
Please join us for an interesting talk on summer flowering bulbs by Tim Woodland of Direct Bulbs.
Doors open at 7.15pm when refreshments (donation) are served prior to the talk commencing at 7.30pm.
Guests are very welcome. Entry fee £2.00.

The Function and Value of Trees
2026-01-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Grayshott Village Hall, Headley Road, Grayshott, GU26 6TZ, United Kingdom
Grayshott Gardeners is delighted to welcome Jonathan Newell this month. Jonathan is an RHS Public Engagement Officer, based at Wisley. He organises Hilltop Live and sources internal and external speakers to give engaging seasonal talks to visitors. He also leads tree walks with RHS volunteers twice a month, sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm to make them more confident guides. When not doing all of that Jonathan runs a YouTube channel called EcoGeeko, where he talks about trees. Do come along and join us to hear all about it.
Hall doors open at 7.15pm.
Members free, visitors (always welcome) £5. More details can be found at www.grayshottgardeners.net

GARDENING AND GARDENS IN ICELAND AND SWEDEN, speaker Wilf Simcox
2026-01-14 19:30 - 21:45 | St Mark’s Church Hall, Winchester, Oliver’s Battery Road South, Winchester, SO22 4EU, United Kingdom
Winchester Gardening Club monthly meeting

Watercress Line - Dawn to Dusk
2026-01-14 19:30 - 21:30 | St Gregory’s Parish Hall, Alresford, Grange Road, Alresford, SO24 9AD, United Kingdom
Stephen Morley will give an illustrated talk about the flora and fauna to be found along the Watercress Line from Alresford to Alton

Chelsea Secrets – Behind the Scenes at the Chelseaa Flower Show
2026-01-14 14:30 - 17:00 | Lavant Memorial Hall, Pook Lane, Lavant, PO18 0AH, United Kingdom
Pip Bensley’s talk will be very revealing as she has won 4 RHS Gold Medals
and is now a Floral Art Judge.

Liss Horticultural Society AGM
2026-01-13 19:30 - 21:30 | The Triangle Centre, Mill Road, Liss, GU33 7DX, United Kingdom
2026 AGM with wine and cheese to follow.

The Secrets of Garden Design – Nick Turrell
2025-12-10 20:00 - 21:30 | Grayshott Village Hall, Headley Road, Grayshott, GU26 6TZ, United Kingdom
Grayshott Gardeners is delighted to welcome Nick Turrell this month. Nick is an award-winning freelance gardening journalist. His writing appears in The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The RHS magazine and Daily Telegraph. He regularly presents gardening programmes for TV and radio and also designs gardens all over the country having studied with the late John Brookes MBE. This promises to be a fun evening so do come along to hear all about his garden design secrets.
Hall doors open at 7.15pm.
Members free, visitors (always welcome) £5. More details can be found at www.grayshottgardeners.net

HAMPSHIRE – NATURE IN TRUST, speaker Mike Read
2025-12-10 19:30 - 21:45 | St Mark’s Church Hall, Winchester, Oliver’s Battery Road South, Winchester, SO22 4EU, United Kingdom

Liss Horticultural Society evening talk
2025-12-09 19:30 - 21:30 | The Triangle Centre, Mill Road, Liss, GU33 7DX, United Kingdom
Our December meeting is a genial and fun quiz with wine and mince pies, instead of a talk. Very informal, no need to register a team beforehand. Free to members, open to non-members for a modest fee.

Highcliffe Horticultural Society
2025-12-01 19:00 - 21:00 | St Mark’s Church Hall, Highcliffe BH23 5AA, Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe, BH23 5LD, United Kingdom
Talk by Gillian Taylor entitled ‘For the love of roses’. Refreshments, plant sales and a raffle. Non-members £3.

AGM, Social and Quiz
2025-11-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Cliddesden Village Hall, Church Lane, Cliddesden, RG25 2JQ, United Kingdom
Come and join us for a brief AGM followed by a fun,mostly horticultural, quiz and tasty refreshments.

Carol Watson - Images of Australia
2025-11-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Victory Hall, Warsash, 27 Warsash Rd, Warsash, SO31 9HW, United Kingdom
Images of Australia.

Speaker Event ;The Answer Lies in the Soil
2025-11-26 19:00 - 21:00 | St Peter’s Church Hall, Free Street, Bishops Waltham, SO32 1EE, St. Peter's Church Hall, Free Street, BISHOPS WALTHAM, SO321EE, United Kingdom
What lies below? ‘The soil’ seems a rather boring place, but there’s so much life in just a handful of this vital commodity. As guest speaker GEOFF HAWKINS explains….It is about soil and its importance not only to plants but to the biodiversity in our gardens and to the health of our planet. We will look at soils and what they contain and what they need to produce healthy plants and see what we can do as gardeners to help. I am a retired head gardener, l looked after a 30 acre estate for 35 years. I have been involved in adult education and was a regular ‘expert’ on an LBC gardening programme for over 12 years.

Vegetables & Herb Gardens by Ray Broughton
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Wallops Parish Hall, Salisbury Hill, Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8EG, United Kingdom
Wallops Gardening Club members are delighted to welcome Ray Broughton. Ray was the Head of Horticulture at Sparsholt College for 12 years and has taught Horticulture for over 40 years. In 2000 the Chartered Institute of Horticulture awarded Ray the Fellowship of the Institute in recognition of his services to horticultural education. We look forward to learning more about vegetables and herbs and planning for 2026.

AGM and Social Evening
2025-11-15 14:00 - 16:00 | St Saviors Church Hall, Brockenhurst, Wilverley Rd, Brockenhurst, SO42 7SP
AGM and Social Evening. Refreshments with horticultural quiz. Members free, visitors £5 Contact: brockhorticulture@yahoo.com

MOVING AND STARTING AGAIN, speaker Geoff Peach
2025-11-12 19:30 - 21:45 | St Mark’s Church Hall, Winchester, Oliver’s Battery Road South, Winchester, SO22 4EU, United Kingdom

Alpines and Houseplants - Malcolm Calvert
2025-11-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Bramshaw Village Hall, Row Hill, Bramshaw, SO43 7JE, United Kingdom
This month Malcolm Calvert will join us to share his enthusiasm and skills raising and caring for alpines and house plants. Free to members and guests are welcome for just £3.00 which includes a hot drink and biscuits.

Beaulieu and District Gardening Club
2025-11-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Beaulieu Village Hall, High Street, Beaulieu, SO42 7YA
AGM followed by Refreshments.
