Somerset HPS

Two weeks today! The HPS Somerset Group Summer Plant Fair at Batcombe House near Shepton Mallet opens at 12.00. 13 fantastic stalls, plus the popular HPS stall, with nurseries coming from as far a field as Suffolk, plus the gorgeous gardens to enjoy. Admission on the gate is £7.50 - proceeds going to the NGS. Free parking nearby. Refreshments on sale.

Advanced notice of our Summer Plant Fair at Batcombe House near Shepton Mallet on 15 June. The beautiful garden is open for the NGS (entry payable on the gate).

Our indoor plant sale is only two days away now. This was the scene before the event opened to customers last year. Nurserymen and HPS members will be selling a wide range of interesting and unusual plants at West Monkton Village Hall (TA2 8NE) from 10.00 until 12.30 on 27 April. Free onsite parking. Refreshments available. £1 entry (cash only please).

Our next plant fair is our indoor plant sale at West Monkton Village Hall on 27 April. There will be a range of interesting stalls with members and specialist nurseries bringing some wonderful plants. Only £1 (cash only) payable on the door.

Only one week to go until the Early Spring Plant Fair at Yeo Valley Organic Garden near Blagdon on 23 March. We still have pre purchasable tickets available for the 11.00am and 12.00 entry slots. Go to www.somersethps.com home page for a link to the booking site. Don't forget to book your car parking ticket and to add the driver's details to the booking form. Entry from 1.00pm may be pre booked or entry paid on the gate (cash only please).

The Group was given a lively and informative talk on exotic plants this morning by Saul Walker.

Don't forget to get your tickets for our Early Spring Plant Fair at Yeo Valley Organic Garden - they go on sale today! Choose your tickets by hour of entry - stay as long as you wish. Don't forget to get a free parking ticket for your car at the same time. The gardens and cafe stay open until 4.00pm. Go to our website www.somersethps.com for a link to the booking site.

Our Early Spring Plant Fair is coming up on 23 March. Tickets go on sale via our website www.somersethps.com on 4 February. Some wonderful nurseries will be in attendance including Avon Bulbs which is sadly closing soon.
Book your tickets for your preferred hour of entry to the Fair. Entry fee includes the garden.

Advanced notification of our 2024 plant fair dates: our Early Spring Plant Fair at Yeo Valley Organic Garden is on Saturday 23 March whilst our Summer Plant Fair is moving to a new venue for 2024: Batcombe House near Shepton Mallet (see photos) and is being held on Saturday 15 June. More details to follow.

Timothy Walker was our speaker at our meeting last Saturday which was also our AGM. We were both hugely entertained and informed by his lively talk "Bordering on Insanity".

A couple of snaps from today's lecture meeting. Raz Chisu gave an excellent talk about his "plant habit" and signed us all up to Plantaholics Anonymous. We had a whirlwind tour of some of Raz's favourite plants and many members went away at the end with one or more of them.

Yesterday was the HPS Variegated Plant Group annual meeting and AGM in south Wales. The meeting began with the AGM and then a discussion around plants brought by members, followed by the auction of plants donated by members, especially in coming chairman Joe Sharman. The afternoon was spent in the amazing, largely woodland, garden of members Brian and Sue Dockerill.

Just a reminder that our Summer Plant Fair takes place this coming Sunday at Lower Severalls near Crewkerne from 10am until 3pm. We have 14 excellent stallholders coming from as far away as mid Wales and Suffolk! The resident nursery CB Plants will also be open and there will be the popular HPS plant stall. A full list of nurseries attending can be found on our website.

Entry to the fair and garden is £4 (£3.50 for HPS and RHS members). Cash payment only at the gate please. Refreshments are available from the farmhouse and onsite parking, adjacent to the fair, is free.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

The Group's Summer Plant Fair at Lower Severalls near Crewkerne is on 11 June. Entrance to the fair includes entrance to the garden - pay on the gate (cash only please). A great line up of nurseries from various parts of England and Wales will be there, plus the resident nursery, CB Plants. Free on site parking. Refreshments available at the farmhouse.

Indoor Plant Sale – April 22nd The HPS Somerset Group’s popular annual indoor Plant Sale is taking place at West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield near Taunton TA2 8NE on Saturday 22 April 2023. The stallholders wil…

Our indoor plant fair is taking place on 22 April. We have a mixture of nurseries and members bringing a wide variety of plants for sale. See below for details.

Today is the last day to get your tickets for tomorrow's plant fair at Yeo Valley Organic Garden near Blagdon. There are still some tickets available for the 1.00pm and 2.00pm entry slots. Just one hour left to book! Go to www.somersethps.com for a link to the booking site.

Our next plant fair is coming up soon, you need a ticket to attend which are selling quickly. Book yours here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hardy-plant-society-somerset-group/e-qzlxop

Come along to see the fabulous Yeo Valley garden, plus all these nurseries:

Gardener's Blacksmith
Avon Bulbs
Longacre Plants
Elworthy Cottage
Wild Thyme
Pottertons Nursery
Triffids Nursery
CB Plants
Floyds Climbers
Gardeners' Delight
Hilltop Garden
Phoenix Perennial Plants
Leesa's Not Just Alpines
Beans & Herbs
Heartsease Plants
Plus the popular HPS plant stall