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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14 Sep 2021

Inspirational Gardens to Visit

Ben Preston

12 Oct 2021

Revive your Garden

Nick Bailey

9 Nov 2021

Rare and unusual Pictorial Plants

Kevin Pratt

14 Dec 2021

Christmas Party

1 Jan 2022

11 Jan 2022

A Journey in Search of Ungrowable Plants

John Grimshaw

8 Feb 2022

York Gate through the Head Gardener’s Eye

Ben Preston

8 Mar 2022

AGM followed by Gardening on the Menu

Jill and Martin Fish

12 Apr 2022

Flower Power

Maureen Sawyer

10 May 2022

Journey in the Rwenzori Mountains Uganda

John Grimshaw

21 May 2022

Plant Sale

13 Sep 2022

Pin me to the Wall.. and do what you want with me!

Andrew Mikolajski

Andrew is the author of 40 gardening titles, including World Encyclopaedia of Apples and RHS Pruning Plant by Plant. He is a consultant on the RHS Encyclopaedia of Gardening and an RHS judge.

11 Oct 2022

Scents and Scentability

Michael D Myers

Michael looks at a range of scented plants for the garden from bulbs to shrubs and trees. The talk will cover foliage as well as flowers and finish with unusual, often food-related scents.

8 Nov 2022

The Twelve Plants of Christmas

Ian Brand

Ian trained in medicine, and was a rural GP and a Radiology Consultant at Airedale General, before retiring and rekindling his teenage interest in plants. Something for everyone in Ian’s festive talk.

13 Dec 2022

Christmas Party at Otley Rubgby Club

Come and enjoy games, quizzes, delicious food, drinks, and a festive atmosphere. Please bring a dish of party food to share. You are welcome to bring a guest.

10 Jan 2023

Working on a TV Makeover Show

Katie Rushworth

Having been part of the “Love your Garden” team for 13 years, Katie knows everything there is to know about transforming outdoor spaces into spectacular gardens. But what goes on when the cameras are not rolling?

14 Feb 2023

The Late Show - Autumn’s Floral Finale

Alan Ward

Alan trained as a plant breeder and started Norwell Nurseries and Gardens 24 years ago with his wife Helen. As well as 2,500 different plants, the garden holds the National Collection of Hardy Chrysanthemums and Astrantias.

14 Mar 2023

Gardening for bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators

AGM followed by Elizabeth Joice

An insight into the world of our vital pollinators and different habitats to create in your own garden.

11 Apr 2023

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

Simon Dodsworth

Simon explains how his father, Bryan, first became involved with irises, a passion that would endure for nearly fifty years.

1 May 2023

Plant Sale

Date to be confirmed.

Following the success of the sales under Otley Buttercross for the last two years, we will continue with this recipe. The date will be announced when the Buttercross has been booked.