The Hampshire Federation of Horticultural Societies

Lavant Horticultural Society
2026-08-01 14:00 - 2026-10-06 17:00 (Europe/London) | Lavant Memorial Hall, Pook Lane, Lavant, PO18 0AH, United Kingdom
Annual Flower Show.
Flowers, Vegetables, Fruit, Flower Arrangements, Home Produce,
Handicraft and Photographs. Classes for Children under 15
Refreshments and a raffle.

Emsworth Show & EHS Marquee
2026-08-31 | New Life Church Grounds, Thorney Road, PO10 8BN
Tickets cost £7 on the gate but buy them in advance and you pay just £5.50
The Emsworth Show is known as “the Best Little Show in the South”.
At the heart of the show is the EHS Horticultural Marquee. We aim to give members, amateur gardeners and local community a chance to show off their skills in horticulture, home produce and handicrafts.

Alresford Horticultural Show
2026-09-05 09:00 - 16:00 | Tichborne Park, near Alresford, Tichborne Park, Alresford, SO24 0PN
The Show is held as part of Alresford Agricultural Show and is open to everyone. You don’t have to be a member of the Society.
Schedules are available at several places around Alresford, including Alresford Library, D&G Hardware, Billy Goat and other shops in town, as well as local Garden Centres. They can also be accessed online at www.alresfordhorticultural.org.

Liphook Autumn Show
2026-09-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Church Centre, The Firs, Portsmouth Road, Liphook, GU30 7DJ
Admission free. Bring and buy plant sale. Sale of daffodil bulbs for the Spring Show (Class 13)

Highcliffe Horticultural Society
2026-09-05 14:00 - 16:00 | St Mark’s Church Hall, Highcliffe BH23 5AA, Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe, BH23 5LD, United Kingdom
Open Autumn Show. Horticulture, Home Produce and Photographic entries. Refreshments, plant sales and tombola. Non-members £1.

Autumn Show
2026-09-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Headley Village Hall, Headley Village Hall, Headley, GU35 8LJ
Headley Autumn Show

Beaulieu and District Gardening Club
2026-09-05 14:15 - 15:30 | East Boldre Village Hall, Main Road, East Boldre, SO42 7WD
Autumn Show

Autumn show
2026-09-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Sandhurst Community hall, Yorktown Rd, Sandhurst, GU47 9BJ., United Kingdom
Autumn show – including exhibits of fruit, veg, flowers ( and flower arranging), culinary, photographic and handicraft

THE ART OF BONSAI, speaker Paul Eslinger
2026-09-09 19:30 - 21:45 | St Mark’s Church Hall, Winchester, Oliver’s Battery Road South, Winchester, SO22 4EU, United Kingdom
Monthly meeting

The Legacy of Hadspen, to the Newt in Somerset, by Harry Baldwin
2026-09-09 20:00 - 21:30 | Grayshott Village Hall, Headley Road, Grayshott, GU26 6TZ, United Kingdom
Grayshott Gardeners is delighted to welcome Harry Baldwin as our speaker this month. Harry is Head Gardener at the Newt in Somerset, having previously worked at Borde Hill and The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew where he received a 2015 – 2018 Diploma in Botanical Horticulture. The Newt, a luxury hotel/spa and garden experience has been developed on the estate at Hadspen House. Hadspen House was made famous by its extensive and beautiful gardens, developed in the 20th century by owner and garden designer Penelope Hobhouse and later the horticulturalists Nori and Sandra Pope. Harry is here to tell us more about the transition.

Churt Horticultural & Produce Society Autumn Show
2026-09-12 14:30 - 16:00 | Churt Village Hall, Crossways, Churt, GU10 2JA, United Kingdom
CHAPS AUTUMN SHOW – EXHIBITION OF MEMBERS’ FLORAL ART, FRUIT, VEGETABLES, PHOTOGRAPHY AND HOME INDUSTRIES.
TEA & CAKE STALL AND RAFFLE

West Moors Horticultural Society Illustrated Talk 'If you go down to the woods today' by Brian Pettit
2026-09-14 14:30 - 16:30 | Memorial Hall, West Moors, 231 Station Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0HZ, United Kingdom
Non members welcome, entry £3.00. Or become a member for £5.00 pa. Join us for this interesting talk by one of our favourite speakers.

Mottisfont – A Rose Garden Paradise
2026-09-16 19:30 - 21:30 | St Saviors Church Hall, Brockenhurst, Wilverley Rd, Brockenhurst, SO42 7SP
An illustrated talk by Michael Harvey, National Trust Senior Gardener at Mottisfont, on the walled Rose Garden.
Non members welcome entrance fee £5

Ferns & Grasses: A talk by Chris Bird
2026-09-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Wallops Parish Hall, Salisbury Hill, Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8EG, United Kingdom
Former Head of Horticulture at Sparsholt College, Chris Bird, will give a talk to Wallops Gardening Club on Ferns & Grasses. Whether your garden is damp & shady or dry and sunny, there will be something for everyone here.
Non-members welcome. £4 entry on the door to include a glass of wine.
Raffle

Hardy Plant Society, Hampshire Group – Shrubs and Woodland for Autumn Colour – Speaker Jack Aldridge
2026-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 | St Boniface Church Centre, Chandlers Ford, Hursley Rd, Chandlers Ford, SO53 2FT, United Kingdom
Jack has been described as a rising star in British horticulture and is renowned for his exceptional knowledge of woody plants and his significant contributions to plant conservation, research, and education.
In fact, he is the current holder of the 2025 RHS ROY LANCASTER AWARD in recognition of his outstanding contribution to horticulture. Having been interested in plants from a young age, upon leaving school Jack applied for the prestigious Wisley Diploma course, from which he graduated in 2022 before being taken on full-time. He later managed Oakwood at the same location, demonstrating a level of expertise that sets him apart from many of his peers. His commitment to the propagation and conservation of rare and significant plants, alongside his efforts to improve plant labelling and collection accuracy, showcases his dedication. Jack’s work marks him as an exceptional young horticulturist and a leader of the next generation in the field.

The Gardens at Hinton Ampner
2026-09-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Cliddesden Village Hall, Church Lane, Cliddesden, RG25 2JQ, United Kingdom
Chris Skinner, Head Gardener at the National Trust’s Hinton Ampner will tell us about the creation and maintenance of the garden there.

Salvias by Marina Christopher
2026-09-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Emsworth Community Centre, North St, Emsworth, PO10 7DD
£5 none members , free for members
£1 for raffle tickets, £1 for refreshments incl. cake
Marina Christopher from Phoenix Perennial Plants will talk on Salvias.
Marina lectures using live plant material as props rather than slides or Power Point. A special emphasis on reducing the amount of water used in the garden is particularly relevant with threats of water bans and climate change, although in the past few years water has been abundant!
Marina will bring plants and sundries for sale as well.

Perennials which are beneficial to pollinators
2026-09-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Victory Hall, Warsash, 27 Warsash Rd, Warsash, SO31 9HW, United Kingdom
Warsash Horticultural Society welcomes Rosy Hardy from Hardy Plants to give this illustrated talk.
Refreshments and raffle. Non-members £2.

Autumn Plant Sale
2026-10-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Meon Hall, Pound Lane, Meonstoke, SO32 3NP.
Sale of plants and some produce.

Highcliffe Horticultural Society
2026-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 | St Mark’s Church Hall, Highcliffe BH23 5AA, Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe, BH23 5LD, United Kingdom
Talk by Ben Turner entitled ‘Bulbs from South Africa’. Refreshments, plant sales and raffle. Non-members £3.

Chandlers Ford & District Gardeners Club
2026-10-06 06:30 - 21:30 | St Boniface Church Centre, Chandlers Ford, Hursley Rd, Chandlers Ford, SO53 2FT, United Kingdom
Monthly Meeting
Speaker: Stewart Pocock (Pocock Roses) Talk: “Roses”
Visitors Welcome

Beaulieu and District Gardening Club
2026-10-06 14:30 - 16:00 | East Boldre Village Hall, Main Road, East Boldre, SO42 7WD
Talk by Gwynn Davies on Spring Bulbs for the Garden.

West Moors Horticultural Society Illustrated Talk 'Adventures in YUNNAN (China)' by Rosemary Legrand
2026-10-12 14:30 - 16:00 | Memorial Hall, West Moors, 231 Station Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0HZ, United Kingdom
Non members welcome, entry £3.00. Or become a member for £5.00 pa. Join us for what sounds to be a fascinating talk by one of our popular local speakers.

CARNIVOROUS PLANTS, speaker David Tite
2026-10-14 19:30 - 21:45 | St Mark’s Church Hall, Winchester, Oliver’s Battery Road South, Winchester, SO22 4EU, United Kingdom

Barry Newman NVS
2026-10-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Church Centre, The Firs, Portsmouth Road, Liphook, GU30 7DJ
Barry Newman NVS – Preparing for your show, Vegetables, Fruit & Other Horticultural Classes
Admission free to society members.

Hardy Plant Society, Hampshire Group – The Garden at Malverleys – Speaker Mat Reese
2026-10-16 19:00 - 21:00 | St Boniface Church Centre, Chandlers Ford, Hursley Rd, Chandlers Ford, SO53 2FT, United Kingdom
Mat, Head Gardener of Malverleys, is coming to talk about this iconic garden in Hampshire. He started his apprentiship at Ness Botanic Garden, on the Wirral penninsular, before continuing at RHS Wisley and Kew. On completing his studies, he had a 6 year spell at Great Dixter with Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett where he learnt how to combine plants. He also went on plant- finding expeditions to Europe, Asia and Africa to see how plants grow in the wild.
In 2010 he took up his position at Malverleys and, with his team of 5, has undertaken many changes within the garden. Whilst managing livestock on the estate (when I booked him he was feeding a bottle to a new born lamb!) he also has plans to introduce study days and accomodation for students, involving more young people in horticulture. So, life is never dull!
So why not come and see what a wonderful garden we have on our own doorsteps.

If You Go Down to the Woods Today
2026-10-17 14:00 - 16:00 | St Saviors Church Hall, Brockenhurst, Wilverley Rd, Brockenhurst, SO42 7SP
An illustrated talk by Brian Petitt, wildlife photographer.
We welcome Brian once again for another of his fascinating talks with stunning photography.
Non members welcome entrance fee £5

A gardener's life
2026-10-21 19:15 - 21:30 | Sandhurst Community hall, Yorktown Rd, Sandhurst, GU47 9BJ., United Kingdom
A talk by Geoff Peach

Pruning and caring for your roses and demonstrating bush rose pruning
2026-10-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Victory Hall, Warsash, 27 Warsash Rd, Warsash, SO31 9HW, United Kingdom
Warsash Horticultural Society welcomes Louise and Carolyn from National Trust Mottisfont Rose Garden to give this illustrated talk.
Refreshments and raffle. Non-members £2.

Highcliffe Horticultural Society
2026-11-02 19:00 - 21:00 | St Mark’s Church Hall, Highcliffe BH23 5AA, Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe, BH23 5LD, United Kingdom
Talk by Ray Broughton entitled ‘Alpine Gardens’. Refreshments, plant sales and raffle. Non-members £3.
