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HEREFORDSHIRE AND MID-WALES GROUP OF THE HPS

Nurturing an interest in hardy plants

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If you join us in October, November or December you don't have to pay again until January 2026 so you can get up to three months of free membership of our local group.

 

Please note: To become a member of this group you also have to be a member of the national HPS group. You can join or renew on their new website https://hardy-plant.org.uk/. They are also changing to a 'rolling membership' where membership will run for exactly one year starting from the initial payment. For any questions please contact helpdesk@hardy-plant.org.uk.

WHAT WE DO

The Hardy Plant Society
The role of the Hardy Plant Society, since its conception in 1957 is to provide members with information about
1: familiar and less well-known hardy perennial plants
2: how to grow them
3: where they can be obtained
4: ensuring that garden-worthy perennials remain in cultivation and have the widest possible distribution 

The Herefordshire and Mid-Wales Group aims to meet these objectives at a local level.

Plant Presentation

The Group organises a series of talks given by gardening experts.( but not throughout the year as we visit gardens in the Summer) These are held between Autumn and Spring, usually on the second Saturday of the month, and start at 2pm.These meetings alternate between the principal venues of Pembridge and Glasbury Village Halls.

Visitors are welcome to attend for £5.00.

Volunteer

The Group creates a social environment for its members to contact each other.  As well as the physical events, the virtual events are run in a way that still allows for conversation to be had, and members are encouraged to share ideas with each other, either directly or via the Newsletters or the Committee.  The social aspects of gardening just cannot be understated.

Membership is open to anyone, anywhere - join us now to become part of a fun and informative group!

Botanical Garden

During the summer months, the Group arranges garden visits.  These may be close by where members can drive themselves or further away where a coach will be arranged by the Group as necessary.  The Group tries to find gardens that are not always open to the public - and also tries to ensure that drinks and cake are available wherever we go!

Gardening Tools

The Group produces informative newsletters for our members.  These are published twice per year and contain helpful articles on how to create different styles and effects within the garden, histories of gardens and the people who designed and made them as well as stories around garden and country visits.  There are even a few jokes and poems! Members are also encouraged to contribute articles and photographs to go in the newsletter.

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Forthcoming Events

  • Helen Picton 'Why Wait for Spring?'
    Helen Picton 'Why Wait for Spring?'
    Sat, 11 Jan
    Glasbury Village Hall
    11 Jan 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Glasbury Village Hall, Glasbury, Hereford HR3 5LL, UK
    11 Jan 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Glasbury Village Hall, Glasbury, Hereford HR3 5LL, UK
    Helen will be talking about plants that can make gardening through the winter a joy.
  • Edward Smith 'Hellebores'
    Edward Smith 'Hellebores'
    Sat, 08 Feb
    Pembridge Village Hall
    08 Feb 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Pembridge Village Hall, Bearwood Ln, Manley Cres, Pembridge, Leominster HR6 9EB, UK
    08 Feb 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Pembridge Village Hall, Bearwood Ln, Manley Cres, Pembridge, Leominster HR6 9EB, UK
    An interesting and enlightening talk on Hellebores from a grower and breeder of these fascinating plants.
  • Dr Roger Lloyd - 'Hydrangeas'
    Dr Roger Lloyd - 'Hydrangeas'
    Sat, 08 Mar
    Glasbury Village Hall
    08 Mar 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Glasbury Village Hall, Glasbury, Hereford HR3 5LL, UK
    08 Mar 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Glasbury Village Hall, Glasbury, Hereford HR3 5LL, UK
    Dr Lloyd has an extensive collection of Hydrangeas and will be talking about the best way to grow, prune, propagate and colour manage them.
  • Gail Plant ‘Scented Narcissi and other Bulbs’
    Gail Plant ‘Scented Narcissi and other Bulbs’
    Sat, 12 Apr
    Pembridge Village Hall
    12 Apr 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Pembridge Village Hall, Bearwood Lane, Manley Crescent, Pembridge, Leominster HR6 9EB, UK
    12 Apr 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Pembridge Village Hall, Bearwood Lane, Manley Crescent, Pembridge, Leominster HR6 9EB, UK
    Gail Plant is joining us once again to help us experience the scent of narcissi and other flowering bulbs.
  • Weston Hall
    Weston Hall
    Mon, 19 May
    Weston Hall
    19 May 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Weston Hall, Weston Hall, Weston under Penyard, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7NS, UK
    19 May 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Weston Hall, Weston Hall, Weston under Penyard, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7NS, UK
    A large garden surrounding an Elizabethan House with a walled garden, herbaceous borders, vegetables, fruit and unusual varieties of trees and shrubs.
  • Greenfields
    Greenfields
    Tue, 17 Jun
    Greenfields
    17 Jun 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Greenfields, Brockweir, St Briavels, Chepstow NP16 7NU, UK
    17 Jun 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Greenfields, Brockweir, St Briavels, Chepstow NP16 7NU, UK
    Greenfields is a 1.5 acre, plant person’s gem of a garden set in the village of Brockweir, on the Gloucestershire side of the beautiful Wye Valley.
  • The Lyndalls
    The Lyndalls
    Thu, 17 Jul
    The Lyndalls
    17 Jul 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Lyndalls, Sollers Hope, Hereford HR1 4RL, UK
    17 Jul 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    The Lyndalls, Sollers Hope, Hereford HR1 4RL, UK
    An interesting and unique garden, not usually open to the public, which has been booked exclusively for our club. A great opportunity to socialise!
  • Spetchley Park Gardens
    Spetchley Park Gardens
    Wed, 13 Aug
    Spetchley Park Gardens
    13 Aug 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Spetchley Park Gardens, The Estate Office, Spetchley, Worcester WR5 1RS, UK
    13 Aug 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Spetchley Park Gardens, The Estate Office, Spetchley, Worcester WR5 1RS, UK
    From the first tantalizing glimpse of the garden through the tall Corsican pines that so inspired Edward Elgar, to the magnificent borders that surround the walled garden, Spetchley is full of surprises.
  • Nigel Hopes 'Autumn in the Garden'
    Nigel Hopes 'Autumn in the Garden'
    Sat, 13 Sept
    Glasbury
    13 Sept 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Glasbury, Glasbury, Hereford HR3 5LL, UK
    13 Sept 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Glasbury, Glasbury, Hereford HR3 5LL, UK
    Nigel will be talking about plants to grow to enhance our autumn gardens and to extend the season right through until winter.
  • Josh Egan Wyer 'New and Worthwhile Introductions'
    Josh Egan Wyer 'New and Worthwhile Introductions'
    Sat, 11 Oct
    Pembridge Village Hall
    11 Oct 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Pembridge Village Hall, Bearwood Lane, Manley Crescent, Pembridge, Leominster HR6 9EB, UK
    11 Oct 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Pembridge Village Hall, Bearwood Lane, Manley Crescent, Pembridge, Leominster HR6 9EB, UK
    Josh will apply his plant enthusiasm to new and worthwhile plant introductions.
  • Wolfgang Schaefer 'Developing & Maintaining a Wildflower Meadow'
    Wolfgang Schaefer 'Developing & Maintaining a Wildflower Meadow'
    Sat, 08 Nov
    Glasbury Village Hall
    08 Nov 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Glasbury Village Hall, Glasbury, Hereford HR3 5LL, UK
    08 Nov 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Glasbury Village Hall, Glasbury, Hereford HR3 5LL, UK
    Wolfgang will be describing how to create and maintain a wildflower meadow.
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