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 Thursday 9 January 2025
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Harry Jans – Tibet, journey from Lijang to Lhasa
7.30pm online via Zoom
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Thursday 9 January 7.30pm online via Zoom
Harry Jans: Tibet – Lijang to Lhasa
We are delighted to welcome Harry Jans to speak to us again.
Harry will share images and stories from his botanical tour to Tibet, starting in Lijiang and driving the Yunnan-Sichuan Tibetan Highway to Lhasa. The journey covers 1900 km and enabled discovery of varied scenery, habitats and plants. Harry describes “This trip is for me one of the best trips ever. The stunning scenery and special plants are just amazing”.
Visitors are very welcome, please email our Chair John Gill to arrange payment and link to the Zoom meeting.