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NEXT MEETING 5 Sept 2026 New Beginnings at Mounton House and Other Tales from a Career in Horticulture Tim Stretton Head of Gardens, Mounton House

Welcome

The HPS Monmouthshire Group is for those who love hardy herbaceous perennials, shrubs and trees and enjoy sharing their enthusiasm with other likeminded gardeners in the County and beyond.

We are part of a network of 45 local groups throughout the UK which is registered with the National Hardy Plants Society. Our Group is also an Affiliated Society of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)

https://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/local-groups

The Honorary Life President of the HPS is Roy Lancaster, President is Val Bourne and our Ambassadors are Rachel de Thame, Carol Klein, and Matthew Wilson.

Programme of Events 2025

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NEWSLETTER

PROGRAMME

GARDEN WORKSHOPS

GARDENS OPEN THIS MONTH

Members Garden Centre Discount

We’re delighted to be launching our Members’ Discount Scheme with four garden centres in the area: Abergavenny Garden Centre; Nantyderry Garden Centre, Secret Garden GC; and Morris’ of Usk Garden Centre.

You will need to show your new Monmouthshire Group membership card to receive a discount (10%) on full-price plants only. The plants must be separated from any other items and the card shown before the plants are put through the till.

To receive your membership card, please send a stamped addressed envelope to our Secretary, Brigid Hamilton-Jones and she’ll put one in the post for you. Her address is Nant Ceiriog, Watery Lane, Monmouth NP25 5AT.   

HPS Monmouthshire Group

arranges

Talks by experts from around the UK

Private garden visits

Plant Fairs with exhibits and sales by expert growers and nurseries from Wales, The Midlands and The West Country

Plant and seed exchanges and sales from other members

… and a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, experience, tips, advice or just plain enthusiasm, all shared over a relaxing cup of tea, cakes and snacks

We meet at

Berthon Road, Pontypool

NP4 0HE

Ample Parking

Next Meeting

5 Sept 26 2.00pm

New Beginnings at Mouton House and
Tales from a Career in Horticulture

Tim Stretton
Head of Gardens, Mounton House

Hidden in the hills beyond Chepstow, there is a little-known Arts and Crafts garden undergoing an amazing renaissance. Under the stewardship of Arne Maynard, and supported by its passionate owners, Mounton House is finally becoming the garden its creator, Henry Avray Tipping, would be more than proud of.

The recent restoration of the five-acre garden under the expert leadership of Tim and his team, has been sympathetic to the original design and Tipping’s planting ideas, with everything on the project being done in a meticulous, thoughtful way, and with real passion. Tim will walk us through this major project and thoughts on future development.

He will also give us some insight into his personal gardening backstory. He has worked everywhere from coastal gardens in Australia to The Park of Monserrate in Sintra, Portugal, and Osborne House on the Isle of Wight to the Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll garden at Folly Farm in Berkshire.