Who‌ ‌are‌ ‌we?‌
As a local group of the Alpine Garden Society we are an active and welcoming group, of about 50 people, with a focus on alpines and rock gardening. We are based in the Chilterns, with members coming from across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Berkshire. Our members have a passion for plants and range from experienced alpine growers and exhibitors, through to keen amateurs and beginners with little alpine and rock gardening knowledge, but also include people who just have a love of plants and gardens in general.
We have monthly meetings with expert guest speakers, where we explore alpine flora in the wild as well as in rock gardens and general cultivation, but also plants and gardening more widely to enhance your botanical and environmental knowledge and to aid conservation. Members are encouraged to bring along plants to all the meetings for display and once a year we seek to have our own show of members’ plants.
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CONTACT: chiltern@alpinegardensociety.org
When and where do we meet?
We meet on the second Friday of the month September -May, talks start at 7.30pm.
 Visitors are very welcome. January and February talks are online, via Zoom.
Location:
Great Kingshill Village Hall, Missenden Road, Great Kingshill, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6DW.
The car park at the hall is small. There is additional parking beyond the playing fields, on Common Road, Great Kingshill, HP15 6EN
Next meeting Friday 11 April
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Kevin Pratt -Bulbs for all Seasons and Private Gardens of Cheshire
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7.30pm Great Kingshill Village Hall
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Members Photos
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Friday 11 April 7.30pm
Great Kingshill Village Hall
Group AGM and display of flowers and plants
Kevin Pratt: Bulbs for all Seasons and Private Gardens of Cheshire
We shall have an busy and interesting evening for our April meeting as we have our annual AGM plus two talks from our speaker, Kevin Pratt.
Although we will not be having a traditional flower show with categories and cups, there will be a table available for people to bring along any plant, not just alpines, that would be of interest for others to see. Please also bring a short note about the plant that could be displayed with it. We look forward to enjoying a colourful display.
Our April speaker Kevin Pratt has qualifications in botany, soil science and horticulture and previously held two national collections, Fritillaria and Eucomis. Kevin has been a garden speaker and lecturer for over forty years and is on the RHS Trials Committee and Chair of the Nandina RHS Trials 2024. He was a RHS GOLD medallist at Tatton flower show. Plant identification is Kevin’s speciality, particularly Alnus, Stachyurus, Fritillaria, Cupressus, Betula, Sorbus and Berberis.
We look forward to welcoming Kevin to speak to us about Bulbs for all Seasons and Private Gardens of Cheshire.
Photos from previous annual members’ shows and national Alpine Garden Society shows
