News

MARCH

Sat 8th
Alpine Garden Society Spring Show - Humphrey Perkins School, 74 - 78 Cotes Road, Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough. LE12 8JU Open to public:11:00am - 3:30pm Non members small charge for entry 

Fri 14th
7:15pm AGM and Meeting - Justin Harrison - 'Spring Awakening' St Paul’s Church Hall, Boundary Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7DB Plants for Sale
Members free, Non-members £3.00
Note the start time is 15 mins earlier on account of the AGM

Sun 16th
Plant Hunter Fair - Thoresby Park, Newark NG22 9EP 10am-4pm Free entry (P&D Parking)

APRIL

Botanic Garden reopens on Sundays. Members will be notified by email and details will be on our website. 

Fri 4th
Botanic Garden Volunteers 'Thank You' lunch and get together

Sat 5th
Alpine Garden Society North Midland Show, The Arkwright Centre, Hardwick Drive, Arkwright Town, Chesterfield. S44 5BS Open 11:00am - 3:30pm

Fri 11th
7:30 pm Meeting Simon Croson - 'Plant Hunting in Nepal' - St Paul’s Church Hall, Boundary Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7DB - Plants for Sale by Alison & Jason of Bridge Farm Plants. 

Sat 19th
West Bridgford Gardeners Market, Croquet Lawn, Central Avenue, West Bridgford

Sun 20th
Easter opening of Botanic Garden All day plant sale 10am-4pm

Sun 20th
Felley Priory Open Garden Day for the National Garden Scheme 10 am - 4 pm Admission £7.50 adults, Children free, Bluebell Woodland walk and Daffodils in the Orchard and other spring flowers in the gardens. Plants for sale in the Nursery. Light Refreshments. No dogs. www.felleypriory.co.uk 

Fri 25th - Sun 27th
The Newark Garden Show - Newark Showground, Lincoln Road, Coddington, Newark, NG24 2NY - 10:00 am to 17:00 daily

Sun 27th  Botanic Garden Propagation Workshop 11am to 1pm Further details will be circulated 

MAY

Fri 16th
Outing to Cambridgeshire

Sat 17th
West Bridgford Gardeners Market, Croquet Lawn, Central Avenue, West Bridgford

Sun 18th
Southwell Minster, Spring Plant Hunter Fair - Palace Garden, Notts. NG24 0HD Around 26 Plant Nurseries attending. Admission:Plant Fair: Entry £2.00 

Sat 24th
Plant Hunter Fair Carsington Water Derbyshire. DE6 1ST 10am-4pm Free entry (P & D Car Park)

Sun 25th
All Day Sale Botanic Garden 10am - 4pm 

JUNE

Sun 1st
Felley Priory Plant Fair 10:am - 3:00 pm Admission - Garden & Plant Fair - £5 adults, children free No concessions. No dogs. CASH ONLY for entry, not all stallholders will have card readers www.felleypriory.co.uk

Tue 10th
Outing to Cheshire

Tue 17th
Outing in own car to Rose Garden. Stoke Lane Allotments  Gedling 

Sat 21st
West Bridgford Gardeners Market, Croquet Lawn, Central Avenue, West Bridgford. 

Sun 22nd
Plant Stall at Park Garden Trail, The Park, Nottingham. Botanic Garden Closed 

JULY

Sat 6th
Plant Hunter Fair Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire. NG22 9EP 10:00am - 4:00pm Free entry (P & D Car Park)

Sat 19th
West Bridgford Gardeners Market, Croquet Lawn, Central Avenue, West Bridgford 

Sun 20th
Botanic Garden Closed Due to Splendour Festival at Wollaton

Fri 25th
Outing to North Nottinghamshire

AUGUST

Sun 3rd
Plant Hunter Fair Southwell Minster, Notts. NG25 0HD 11.00am to 4.00pm Around 25 Plant Nurseries attending. See May 18th above for details. Admission:Plant Fair: Entry £2.00 

Sat 9th
Plant Hunter Fair Carsington Water, Derbyshire DE6 1ST 10am-4pm Free Entry (P & D Car Park) 

Sat 16th
West Bridgford Gardeners Market, Croquet Lawn, Central Avenue, West Bridgford

Sun 24th
All Day Plant Sale - Botanic Garden Wollaton Park NG8 2AE Bank Holiday Weekend

SEPTEMBER

Fri 12th
7.30pm Our first Autumn Meeting Ian Bedford - Garden Bugs: Cohabit, Control or Conserve?' - St Paul’s Church Hall, Boundary Road, West Bridgford NG2 7DB

Sat 13th
HPS AGM and Annual Lecture Day Eastwood Hall. Mansfield Road, Eastwood, Nottingham NG16 3SS All Day. Pre Booking Essential 

Sat 20th
West Bridgford Gardeners Market, Central Avenue, West Bridgford. Last of the season.

Sun 21st
Felley Priory Plant Fair 10:00am to 3:00 pm Admission for Garden & Plant Fair £5 per adult, children free. No Dogs, CASH ONLY for entry, not all stallholders will have card machines. Light Refreshments. 

Sat 27th
Alpine Garden Autumn Show See details above 8th March for location and opening times.

Sun 28th
Botanic Garden Closed Due to Half-Marathon, road closures in the area

OCTOBER

Sun 5th
Botanic Garden - last All Day Sunday opening of the year. Members will be notified by email and details will be on our website.

Fri 10th
7.30pm Meeting Ben Preston - 'Cliff Bank Nursery: A New Chapter' St Paul’s Church Hall, Boundary Road, West Bridgford NG2 7DB Plants for Sale 

NOVEMBER

Fri 14th
7.30pm Meeting Val Bourne - subject TBA St Paul’s Church Hall, Boundary Road, West Bridgford NG2 7DB

DECEMBER

Fri 12th

7.30pm Our Christmas Party An evening of fun, frivolity and food! Speaker Twigs Way ‘Plants for Pagans at Midwinter’. St Paul’s Church Hall, Boundary Road, West Bridgford NG2 7DB 

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