The Hampshire Federation of Horticultural Societies

Alpines and Houseplants - Malcolm Calvert
2025-11-11 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 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.

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
Winchester Gardening Club monthly meeting

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

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
2025-11-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Church Centre, The Firs, Portsmouth Road, Liphook, GU30 7DJ
With Quiz. Free to members. Non-members £5

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Growing a Cutting garden - Helier Bowling
2026-01-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Grayshott Village Hall, Headley Road, Grayshott, GU26 6TZ, United Kingdom
Grayshott Gardeners is delighted to welcome Helier Bowling this month. Helier is a Garden Designer (@garden_goddess_uk) based locally in Hampshire. As well as running online courses helping people to sow and grow their own flower gardens she is also a co-founder of ‘ssh scapes’ recently winning RHS medals at Chelsea and Hampton Court.
Helier’s talk will be about growing a cutting garden so do come along and join us to hear all about it.

The History of Stewart’s – Eight Generations, One Passion
2026-01-17 14:00 - 16:00 | St Saviors Church Hall, Brockenhurst, Wilverley Rd, Brockenhurst, SO42 7SP
An illustrated talk by Martin Stewart on the founding and continuation of Stewart’s Garden Centres

My Woodland Plants – Speaker Jimi Blake
2026-01-17 14:00 - 16:30 | St Boniface Church Centre, Chandlers Ford, Hursley Rd, Chandlers Ford, SO53 2FT, United Kingdom
Jimi Blake the visionary plantsman behind Hunting Brook Garden, is a passionate collector and curator of botanical wonders. His garden is a testament to his bold planting style and deep knowledge, showcasing rare and unusual species. His enthusiasm inspires gardeners worldwide to explore the extraordinary. Jimi will be talking to us about his wonderful extensive collection of favourite woodland plants. Watch on Zoom at home or join us for this Zoom Talk at St Boniface Church Hall, Hursley Road, Chandlers Ford SO53 2FT.

Chandlers Ford & District Gardeners Club
2026-01-20 18:30 - 21:30 | St Boniface Church Centre, Chandlers Ford, Hursley Rd, Chandlers Ford, SO53 2FT, United Kingdom
Monthly Meeting
Speakers: Jo & Terry Aker / Talk: “Prickle Lodge-Hedgehog Rescue – Helping to save Britain’s favourite mammal”.

Geoff Hawkins
2026-01-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Church Centre, The Firs, Portsmouth Road, Liphook, GU30 7DJ
Geoff Hawkins – Growing vegetables in a small garden.

Ethiopia - Twinning with Mottisfont National Trust
2026-01-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Victory Hall, Warsash, 27 Warsash Rd, Warsash, SO31 9HW, United Kingdom
Michael Harvey will give an illustrated talk about how are National Trust are linking with Ethiopia to look at ways of growing with global warming in mind.

Water in The Garden
2026-01-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Cliddesden Village Hall, Church Lane, Cliddesden, RG25 2JQ, United Kingdom
Christian Dupont of MNB Designs is a specialist in Cold Fresh Water Aquatics, was Sparsholt trained, after realising his future was working with Mother Nature. His first career was photography in the film and music industries . After Sparsholt he progressed to being the General Manager of a busy Landscaping and Amenity horticulture business, working and winning awards in the south with the well known names in the business. When he was at Sparsholt he bred jellyfish and piranhas.

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

Chandlers Ford & District Gardeners Club
2026-02-03 18:30 - 21:30 | St Boniface Church Centre, Chandlers Ford, Hursley Rd, Chandlers Ford, SO53 2FT, United Kingdom
Monthly Meeting. Doors open 6.30pm. Meeting starts 7.00pm
“Speaker: Jo & Terry Akers. Talk: “Prickle Lodge-Hedgehog Rescue / Helping to save Britain’s favourite mammal

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.

Bransgore Horticultural Society meeting
2026-02-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Ann’s Lodge, Bransgore, Burnt House Lane, Bransgore, BH23 8DD, United Kingdom
Monthly meeting and lecture by Stephen Candy – “Kingston Lacey through the seasons”

AGM and Illustrated Talk: 'The Island of Tresco' by Ian Condon
2026-02-09 14:15 - 16:00 | Memorial Hall, West Moors, 231 Station Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0HZ, United Kingdom
West Moors Horticultural Society 83rd AGM followed by an illustrated talk and refreshments. Non-members welcome, entry £3.00. Or become a member for £5.00. We look forward to seeing you there.

AGM and talk.
2026-02-11 19:30 - 21:00 | St Gregory’s Parish Hall, Alresford, Grange Road, Alresford, SO24 9AD, United Kingdom
Alresford and District Horticultural Society AGM, followed by a talk on the Water Meadows by Roger Harrison of Itchen Mill.

Snowdrops, speaker Pauline Weeks
2026-02-11 19:30 - 21:45 | St Mark’s Church Hall, Winchester, Oliver’s Battery Road South, Winchester, SO22 4EU, United Kingdom
Monthly Meeting

The Function and Value of Trees - Jonathan Newell
2026-02-11 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.
