Annual plant sale
The annual Plant Sale was on Saturday 9th May. As always, it was very popular and the tea, coffee and homemade cakes went down well.
Chatsworth kitchen garden
On Friday 27th March, Mick Brown, the Production Garden Manager from Chatsworth, gave an interesting presentation on The Kitchen Garden.
History of National Open Gardens
A very enjoyable evening with a brief history of National Open Gardens by Hildegard Wiesenhofer, County organiser for Derbyshire. She explained how it all started and how next year it will be its centenary. With the charities they support and encourage everyone to visit a least one garden
Annual General Meeting 2026
BBC Gardeners Question Time
On 23rd September, Darley Dale Horticulture Society hosted Radio 4 Gardeners Question Time in the Whitworth Institute. The gardening experts answered questions from 20 people, including, committee members Wendy Winter & Sue Thompson. It was an excellent and informative evening! With thanks to Sue Thompson and the committee for making this evening possible.
Don Witton’s euphorbias
Our October meeting was an interesting talk by euphorbia expert Don Witton. On Friday 31st of October Don Witton gave an excellent talk on late flowering perennials at Darley Dale Horticultural Society He gave good suggestions to ensure a colourful garden from late August to NovemberThese included some Euphorbias of which he has a wide […]
Edward Cook, ‘The Importance of Native Planting’
On the 25th September Edward Cook gave a talk about about ‘The Importance of Native Planting’. There was a quiz, props, and a focus on the science and what we can all do to improve our gardens/land for wildlife.
Breezy Knees
On June 4th, we had our trip to Breezy Knees. It certainly was breezy but that didn’t stop us from having an enjoyable time. Expert gardeners were busy planting and happy to answer our questions. The gardens were thoughtfully designed, with paths suitable for everyone. Some hidden extras to make us smile. There were many […]
Bring a stem each month
Bring along a stem from your garden. When everyone comes in, they will be given a button and during the break we ask you to use your button to vote for your favourite stem. The winner takes away all the stems at the end of the evening. There is always something in your garden. We […]
Ed Cook – the importance of native planting
Ed Cook from www.MeadowMakers.co.uk will be with us on Friday 26th September at 7.30, to give a talk on the importance of native planting. There will be a quiz, props, and a focus on the science and what we can all do to improve our gardens/land for wildlife. The usual refreshments and chat, and of […]