Hampshire

• Welcome

  Welcome to the Hampshire Alpine Garden Society Webpage.

  Our friendly, active group has been established since October 1962 and one or two original members still turn up occasionally!

  We currently have a membership of 90+ and they range from those new to alpine gardening to experts with a wealth of experience.

  We have an excellent programme of lectures on a wide range of topics, always stimulating and interesting. There is plenty of opportunity to chat to other members of the group. We have a raffle, a plant sales table and a display table each month.

  April sees the Annual Plant Sale which we all look forward to with much excitement and takes place at one of our Open Garden events!  Several open garden events are organised in the spring and summer at which we hold further plant sales.

  Membership of our group is open to all – you don’t have to be an AGS member, although always recommended to enjoy the wider benefits of the Society. Do come along as a visitor and see if you’d like to join us regularly. You would be most welcome.

• Contact Details and Subscription

  Contact Details

  Ben Parmee (Secretary): Tel: 02380 265672 or 07501 083504

  Email: Ben.Parmee@alpinegardensociety.org

  Subscriptions

  AGS members: £10. (Joint £14)

  Non-members: £11.00. (Joint £15)

  Visitors: £2.50 (per meeting)

  Students: Free

• Events programme

  2024 – 2025 Programme of Meetings and Talks

  2024

  26 September 2024 – At Chilworth Hall

  Razvan Chisu – Horticulturalist, Tour Guide and AGS Digital Manager.

  ‘Walking on flowers, spring in the Peloponnese’

  24 October 2024 – At Chilworth Hall – Our Open Meeting

  Dr Timothy Walker – Former Director of Oxford Botanic Garden.

  ‘A Life in Plants’

  28 November 2024 – At Chilworth Hall

  Diane Clement – Former Director of AGS Seed Exchange, shows judge and exhibitor.

  ‘Japan – the narrow road to the distant north’

  12 December 2024 – Via Zoom – note this is the second Thursday

  Seasonal meeting including the quiz written by David Butcher, short presentations by Group members and members’ photographic display.

  2025

  23 January 2025 – via Zoom

  Bob Wallis – AGS shows judge and with his wife Rannveig, one of the Society’s leading exhibitors and winners of many Farrar Medals, tour guide and lecturer.

  ‘Steppes in the Snowmelt’

  February – Snowdrop-time Open Garden Event – Date to be announced

  27 February 2025 – via Zoom

  Richard Hodson – Proprietor of Hawthorns Nursery, a specialist Clematis nursery based in Lancashire

  ‘Small Flowered Clematis for the Summer Garden’

  27 March 2025 – At Chilworth Hall

  Avril Hughes – Member of AGS Oxford Group, plant hunter and lecturer to horticultural groups. *change to published speaker*

  ‘Iran – A plantsman’s paradise – botanising in Iran‘

  March/April – Annual plant sale and open garden events – Dates to be announced.

  24 April 2025 – At Chilworth Hall

  Annual General Meeting and …

  Julian Sutton – Nurseryman and plant hunter, runs Desirable Plants Nursery

  ‘Beneath the Trees’

  22 May 2025 – At Chilworth Hall

  David  Hazelgrove – Past President of the Alpine Garden Society, AGS Shows judge and tours extensively.

  ‘Plant Hunting in Tibet- from Lijiang to Lhasa’

   

   

   

• Next Meeting

  Hampshire Alpine Garden Society

  Via Zoom

  7.00 for 7.30pm Thursday,  27th February 2025

  Speaker: Richard Hodson

  ‘Small Flowered Clematis for the Summer Garden’

  Richard Hodson – Proprietor of Hawthorns Nursery, a specialist Clematis nursery based near Preston in Lancashire.

  Richard is the National Collection holder of Clematis Texensis Group, Viorna Group, Viticella Group.

  For more info: Email Ben.Parmee@alpinegardensociety.org / ring 07501 083504

  Directions / venue http://chilworthhants.org.uk/index.php/village-hall/

• Open Garden Event and Plant Sale

  Next Hampshire Group Open Garden Event

  Snowdrops and early Alpines

  13th and 23rd February 2025 

  Paddy and Ben Parmee open their garden for spring alpines and the Group’s annual plant sale during the spring. There are expected to be several open garden events in 2025. Paddy and Ben’s alpine garden featured on Gardeners World, in 2022 and various magazine articles have been written/photographed in and about their garden.

  The garden is opened in February showing Paddy’s large collection of Snowdrops, March/April for early alpines and May/June for later spring flowers. Each opening also features a plant sale.

  AGS Members and friends are invited to join Paddy and Ben at their garden in Chandlers Ford to enjoy Alpines at their best.

  AGS Groups – if you would like to arrange a visit specifically for your Group, please contact Ben to arrange a date. (Details Below)

  Details:

  Venue: 179 Hursley Road, Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, SO53 1JH

  Entry: Free entry – donations for refreshments to support the Hampshire AGS.

  Date and Time: Thursday 13th and Sunday 23rd February 2025 – 11.00am -2.00pm

  Parking: Please park in Cuckoo Bushes Lane 50 metres to the North or other nearby street parking.

  We look forward to seeing many of you on either 13th or 23rd Feb.

  Best wishes Paddy and Ben

  Please contact the Secretary on 07501 083504 or 02380 265672; Email Ben.Parmee@alpinegardensociety.org

   

• Newsletters

  Hampshire AGS September 2017 Newsletter

  Hampshire AGS January 2018 Newsletter

  Hampshire AGS September 2018 Newsletter

  Hampshire AGS January 2019 Newsletter

  Hampshire AGS September 2019 Newsletter

  Hampshire AGS January 2020 Newsletter

  Hampshire AGS September 2020 Newsletter

  Hampshire AGS January 2021 Newsletter

  Hampshire AGS September 2021 Newsletter

  Hampshire AGS January 2022 Newsletter

  Hampshire AGS September 2022 Newsletter

• Useful Links

  Hampshire and Dorset AGS Facebook Page

  Hampshire AGS Twitter Page

  Hampshire AGS Instagram Page

  Paddy’s new ‘Alpine Gardeners’ Facebook Page which is a blog of our garden

  AGS Members Facebook Page

   

Photographic Contributions