SOUTH PENNINE H.P.S. – Speakers 2017

DATE / SPEAKER / TITLE / INFORMATION
Jan 4th / Pam Tatum
Harpswell
Lincolnshire / Live Fast Die Young / Owner of Hall Farm garden and nursery. Member of Lincolnshire HPS and ran HPS Seed Exchange. This colourful talk covers growing annuals biennials and short lived perennials
Feb 1st / Rob Potterton
Caistor
Lincolnshire / 40 Years at Pottertons Nursery / Runs family nursery specializing in alpines, dwarf bulbs and woodland plants
March 1st / Richard Woods
Aston on Trent
Derbyshire / Plants of Current Interest / Owns Lilies and Chillies nursery
April 5th / Stuart Dixon
Nottingham / Island Flowers-
Gardens of the Isles of Scilly / Author, lecturer and horticultural broadcaster
May 3rd / Robert Barlow
Leek
Staffordshire / Hostas / Runs the specialist nursery North Staffordshire Hostas
June 7th / Seedling Exchange
Jul 5th / Rob Cole
Feckenham
Worcestershire / Look at That / Rob and Diane own large nursery and open their garden to the public
Sept 6th / Michael Fisher
Beeston
Nottinghamshire / Plants for Late Colour / BSc (Hons) Horticulture. Professional gardener and owner of Plant Revelatios nursery
Oct 4th / BIRTHDAY LECTURE
Andy McIndoe
Romsey
Hampshire / The Creative Shrub Garden / Managing director of Hilliers Nursery. Author, broadcaster and renowned lecturer
Nov 1st / Tim Fuller
Diss
Norfolk / Naturalistic Gardening / Runs specialist nursery and holds a NC of Molinia
Dec 6th / Jeff Bates
Derby / The Garden in Winter / Self employed horticulturalist, garden designer and lecturer