2025
14th Sept. Plant Fair: Helmingham Hall
10–4pm (entrance charge)
27th Sept.
Andrew Ward – Astrantia and Chrysanthemum collections
2.30pm, Wetherden Village Hall, Park Road, IP14 3JS
www.norwellnurseries.co.uk
25th Oct.
Kevin Tooher – Winter Interest in the Garden
2.30pm, Wetherden Village Hall, Park Road, IP14 3JS
Kevin is based in Kent and loves sharing his passion for gardening and helping people to improve their knowledge. He combines practical help with running gardening courses at Brogdale in Faversham and teaching at Coolings Nursery in Knockholt, near Sevenoaks. Friends, family and students have nicknamed him ‘Sir Plantalot’!
www.sirplantalot.wordpress.com
**Please note that this is a change to the originally advertised speaker.**
22nd Nov.
Alison Marsden – Creating Garden Style & Impact.
2.30pm, Wetherden Village Hall, Park Road, IP14 3JS
www.gardeningbydesign.co.uk
Preceded by the AGM which begins at 2:00pm.
2026
24th Jan.
Tim Fuller – New and Unusual Plants
Plants available for sale
Pre-book plants: www.plantpref.co.uk
Facebook: @plantpref
28th Feb.
Simon White – A-Z of Roses
Plants available for sale
www.peterbealesroses.com
28th Mar.
Brian Partridge – English Trees
www.brianpart.co.uk
25th Apr.
Nick Bailey – Chelsea Physic Garden
Book signing: ‘365 Days of Colour in Your Garden’
www.nickbailey365.com
Instagram: @nickbailey365
24th & 25th May
Plant Fair at Helmingham Hall
10am-4pm (entrance charge)
Pre-booking available
5th June
Evening talk and three-course dinner for Plant Heritage Members Day
at The Guildhall in Bury St Edmunds.
6th June
Members’ Day and Plant Exchange
Helmingham Hall and Framsden Hall Barn.
Please see National Plant Heritage website: www.plantheritage.org.uk for further details of Members’ Day.
13th Sept.
Plant Fair at Helmingham Hall
10am-4pm (entrance charge)
Pre-booking available
26th Sept.
Janette Merilion – Gardens through the ages from Roman
to Present Day
Plants available for sale
www.merilion.co.uk
24th Oct.
Anne Tweddle – National Collection of Engleheart Narcissus in Suffolk
Email: annetweddle@gmail.com
28th Nov.
AGM followed by:
Mel Collins – 30 years of Exhibiting
Plants available for sale
www.mickfieldhostas.co.uk
Everyone is welcome to our talks. Unless indicated otherwise, lectures are free to members, with £5 entrance fee for non-members. Online talks may need to be booked in advance – see individual talks for details.
Our Saturday afternoon talks are at Wetherden Village Hall, Wetherden, STOWMARKET IP14 3JS at 2:00 pm unless otherwise advised.
More details and a map can be found at: https://yourhall.co.uk/hall/wetherden-village-hall/