Wharfedale Gardeners' Group

About Wharfedale Gardeners' Group

The group meet at Beech Hill Church, Otley 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).

Membership is £17 for the year.

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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13 Dec 2022

Christmas Party at Otley Rubgby Club

10 Jan 2023

Working on a TV Makeover Show

Katie Rushworth

14 Feb 2023

The Late Show - Autumn’s Floral Finale

Alan Ward

14 Mar 2023

Gardening for bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators

AGM followed by Elizabeth Joice

11 Apr 2023

Bryan Dodsworth: 40 years in search of perfection in form and colour

Simon Dodsworth

19 May 2023

Plant Sale

12 Sep 2023

The Secret Gardens of Yorkshire

Doug Stewart

10 Oct 2023

RHS Garden Harlow Carr: Climate Change & Biodiversity

Paul Cook

14 Nov 2023

Summer Flowering Bulbs

Matthew Smith

12 Dec 2023

Christmas Party

An afternoon party for a change, starting at 2pm. We will be at Otley Rugby Club, with a similar format to previous years, plus a demonstration of Christmas wreath-making by Sam Roberts. Please bring a dish of tea-party food.

9 Jan 2024

The Creative Shrub Garden

Andy McIndoe

Most of us choose our plants on their individual merits. Few think about how one shrub works in association with its partners. Andy's talk shows how to make simple, effective planting combinations whatever the size of your garden or the situation.

13 Feb 2024

Weeds Glorious Weeds - Gardeners' Foe or Botanists' Friend?

Ian Brand

Here is something for everyone, whether gardener, botanist or someone who just notices the 'weeds' in the supermarket car park. Are weeds opportunists or bullies? Ian tells us how they spread, disperse, climb, seed viability, survival in a garden lawn, and much more.

12 Mar 2024

Roses - their place in history and the best varieties for the garden

Andrew Mikolajski

Roses are the world's favourite flower - what other plant can give you colour over such a long period in summer? This talk explores the history of roses, where they come from and how they have been bred.

9 Apr 2024

Top Ten Tips for making your flowers last longer

Jonathan Moseley

Jonathan will share a variety of practical ideas on how you can maximise the pleasure that fresh cut flowers give, how to get them to live longer and what you should be growing for flower arranging.

14 May 2024

Woodland Ranunculacae - Anemones, Hepaticas, Aconites, Hellebores and Celandines

Michael Myers

Michael's talk will cover members of the buttercup family that are useful woodland/shade-loving plants, featuring native plants and those that were formally held as NCCPG national collections. The talk will include tips on cultivation and propagation.