Events
| NEXT MEETING 14 Nov 26. 2.00pm Pushing the Boundaries Derry Watkins |
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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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
Little Mill Village Hall,
Berthon Road, Pontypool
NP4 0HE
Ample Parking
Next Meeting
Another Monmouthshire HPS favourite who brings plants for sale! Derry is a very successful plantswoman, businesswoman and author who has run her specialist Plant and Seed Nursery, Special Plants, near Bath for nearly 30 years. She is an unashamed and enthusiastic plantaholic. In her talk Pushing the Boundaries she says “We all fall in love with plants not suited to our conditions. But with global warming, more and more plants are now becoming possible to grow in this part of the world. this talk discusses why it is worth experimenting with borderline hardy plants and how to increase the likelihood of them surviving.
