Wharfedale Gardeners' Group

About Wharfedale Gardeners' Group

The group meet at Otley Methodist Church at 7.30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month between September and May.

There is a program with expert guest speakers to inspire and inform, an annual plant auction and a Christmas party (see events section).

We have over two hundred members, with over one hundred attending each meeting. Membership is £14 for the year, guest membership is £3 for one evening.

Affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society, the group was formed in January 1947 for the purpose of promoting and extending interest in gardening

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Events

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11 Sep 2018

English Tulips

Teresa Clements

9 Oct 2018

Growing Sweetpeas.

David Matthewman.

13 Nov 2018

Euphorbias

Don Witton

11 Dec 2018

Christmas Party at Otley Rugby Club

Come and enjoy yourself with music, games, quizzes, prizes, delicious food, wine, soft drinks and a festive atmosphere. Join old friends and make new ones. Please bring a dish of party food.

8 Jan 2019

Garden Photography

Eddie Harland

12 Feb 2019

Designing and planting for small gardens

Andy McIndoe

12 Mar 2019

AGM followed by A worm’s eye view of the garden.

Richard Fishbourne

9 Apr 2019

10 ways to make a better garden

Doug Stewart

14 May 2019

Plant auction

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10 Sep 2019

Confessions from a Norwegian gardener

Tommy Tonsberg

A gardener who runs a nursery north of Oslo, he will be talking about gardening in a country with nearly six months of winter.

8 Oct 2019

Apple tasting and the York area National Trust properties

Sam Shipman

Head gardener at Beningbrough, Goddards and Treasurer’s House, Sam will be speaking about the gardens and will bring a variety of apples they grow, for tasting.

12 Nov 2019

Woodland plants for connoisseurs

Michael D Myers

Covering snowdrops, hepaticas, trilliums and many others. A very knowledgeable speaker from Craven College, with excellent illustrations.

10 Dec 2019

Christmas Party at Otley Rugby Club

This year we have music by folk group Summercross. Come and enjoy games, quizzes, delicious food, drinks and a festive atmosphere. Please bring a dish of party food to share.

14 Jan 2020

Gresgarth Hall Gardens - A journey thro’ the year

Steve Halliwell

The country home of garden designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd in north Lancashire. Illustrations to brighten January.

11 Feb 2020

A complete guide to Clematis

Peter Skeggs-Gooch

Owner of award winning Thorncroft Clematis and son of the original founders. Hopefully this will cover all you want to know about clematis.

10 Mar 2020

Heuchera, Heucherella and Tiarella. How to get the best from them

Richard and Vicky Fox

Specialist growers who will bring plants if pre-ordered. www.plantagogo.com

14 Apr 2020

The Curious Gardener

Anna Pavord

Famous author and gardener talking about her life and what she has learnt.

12 May 2020

Plant Auction

Bring your surplus plants and some money to spend, and be prepared to buy from a good range of members’ own plants, from the sought-after to the “good-doers”. Non-members welcome. Bring your friends.