Cheltenham Horticultural Society

SUMMER SHOW

12.30pm to 4.00pm.
At Pittville School, Albert Road,
GL52 3JD.
Admission: Adults £2.50, Children under 16 Free.

Talk: Britain's Pemier Botanic Gardens

Speaker: Dr George Hargreaves

Talk: Automation in Tree Production

Speaker: Ian Sadler

AGM followed by a Quiz

Talk by Chris Evans from the Butterfly Garden

This will be followed by a bring and share supper.

Talk: Gardens of Gloucestershire

Speaker: Kate Peake

Kate takes her own drone photos for a spectacular film show of some of our local gardens

Talk: Gardening for Wildlife Part 2

Speaker: Helen Mugridge

Helen gave us insects in 2026 now she will concentrate on larger animals
Helen will bring photo cards for sale

Talk: An English Homestead

Speaker: Kevin Alviti

Kevin will talk about how he and his young family live as self-sufficiently as possible on their smallholding at the foot of the Malverns.

SPRING SHOW

12.30pm to 4.00pm.
At Pittville School, Albert Road,
GL52 3JD.
Admission: Adults £2.50, Children under 16 Free.
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Talk: Gardens here and there in England

Speaker: Robert Bryant

A tour of some of England’s beautiful and unique gardens including: Brodsworth Hall,
Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Helmingham Hall, The Newt, and Trengwainton.

Talk: Plants with a Story

Speaker: Samantha Hopes
Samantha has a wide range of experience working in well known gardens including
Highgrove and she also looked after John Massey's Hepatica collection.

Society Holiday 24th - 28th May

Destination to be decided

Talk: The History of Gardens as Paradise

Speaker: Sally Ferrers

Since the first gardens circa 3000BC, historian Sally's talk looks at the search for Paradise through landscape designers, horticulturalists & plant hunters

Talk: Small Trees for Gardens

Speaker: Nick Dunn

Nick is visiting us from J.P.Matthew's very famous tree nursery.

Talk: Westonbirt School & the Holfords

Speaker: Margie Huffnung

The stories behind the Holfords at Westonbirt.

Talk: Tomatoes - Types, Tactics and Taste

Speaker: The Tomato Lab

Caroline runs the Tomato Lab where she grows approx 120 varieties of tomato.
The talk also includes a tasting session.

Talk: An evening with Reg Moule

Speaker: Reg Moule

Topical talk from Reg where audience participation is encouraged.

AGM followed by a Quiz

Get into teams and pick one of the options in our fun multiple choice quiz

Christmas Social and short talk

Talk: Stories from the Forrest & Wye valley

Followed by a bring and share supper.


Stories from the Forrest & Wye valley given by one of the tour guides.