Wirral & West Cheshire

Since September 1955

Founded by Murray Bartlett, a Wirral Estate Agent who helped to establish the Society's Travel Award. The long-established Group is working in association with the University of Liverpool Botanic Garden to promote a love of alpines by working with staff members to improve and maintain a small alpine house, raised alpine plant beds and troughs, and the Tufa rock bank in the 3 acre rock garden.

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Subscription
£7.00 for AGS Members on production of a valid membership card.
£11.00 for non-members.
Visitors welcome. Small charge at meetings for raffle and refreshments, currently £1
Contact
Hon. Sec: Lyn Morris, Rose Cottage, Main Road, Broughton, Flintshire, CH4 0NN. 01244 520 287 / 07760 266 297 evenings
Email: groupsec.wwc@alpinegardensociety.org
FaceBook: Wirral and West Cheshire Alpine Garden Society
Alpines for All
An annual event with sales tables and visiting nurseries, held at Ness Gardens.
Sunday 6th July 2025 10.00 am- 1.00 pm, at Ness Gardens.
Wirral and West Cheshire Group of the Alpine Garden Society
invite you to our annual Plant Fair.
A range of rare and unusual alpine and rock garden plants, as well as herbaceous perennials not normally available in garden centres, will be on sale at very reasonable prices. Many of these plants have been propagated by our Members from stock plants or grown from seed obtained via the Alpine Garden Society Seed Exchange Scheme.
Several local nurseries and the alpine plant specialist Aberconwy Nursery from North Wales will have stalls. The Fair will be outdoors on the forecourt of Bulley’s House at Ness Gardens and is FREE ENTRY.
(If you wish to visit Ness Gardens, normal admission prices apply).
Programme 2024 - 2025
Wirral and West Cheshire Group of the Alpine Garden Society begins its 2024-25 season of monthly talks at 7.15pm (doors open 6.45) on Friday 13th September 2024 (Murray Bartlett Memorial Lecture)
Visitors most welcome.
2024 – Friday 13th September: Priest or Plant Hunter? Peter Cunnington (Murray Bartlett Memorial Lecture)
Fri 11th October: New Zealand: Mountains & Coasts of 3 islands David Rankin
Fri 8th November: Soil – benefits of Woodchip on soil health Peter Grimshaw
Fri 13th December: Christmas Members’ Evening
2025 – Fri 10th January: Woodland bulbs Ian Young (Zoom)
Fri 14th February: Afternoon Meeting ** 2pm start ** A Practical Demonstration by Rodney Wright & Peter Cunnington
Fri 14th March: Flowers of the Picos de Europa David Charlton
Sun 13th April: Local Show
Fri 9th May: Garden visit and AGM (may start earlier to accomodate garden visit)
Sun 6th July: Plant Fair

Address

Ness Botanic Gardens,
Neston Road,
Ness,
Wirral,
CH64 4AY

Dates and Times

2nd Friday of the month, September - May, talks start at 7.15 pm, doors open at 6.45.
Field and Coach trips in June and July, usually Sundays.

Location

North West of England

Wirral & West Cheshire

Since September 1955

Subscription

Contact

Alpines for All

Programme 2024 - 2025

Address

Dates and Times

Location