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

Read about the history of the group

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Events

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8 Dec 2020

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

12 Jan 2021

TO BE CONFIRMED. A journey in search of Ungrowable plants.

John Grimshaw

9 Feb 2021

TO BE CONFIRMED York Gate through the Head Gardeners' Eye

Ben Preston

9 Mar 2021

TO BE CONFIRMED. AGM followed by Phil Cormie

The History and Development of the Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park

13 Apr 2021

ZOOM MEETING; ‘live’ talk from his ‘Potting Shed’

Jill and Martin Fish

28 May 2021

Plant Sale at the Buttercross Otley

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

The venue of our party is yet to be confirmed. We hope the format will be similar to events in the past, including a supper, games and quizzes.

11 Jan 2022

A Journey in Search of Ungrowable Plants

John Grimshaw

Author, gardener and botanist, and Director of the Yorkshire Arboretum since 2012, John tells the story of his trek in the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda, with photographs of scenery, plants and gorillas.

8 Feb 2022

York Gate through the Head Gardener’s Eye

Ben Preston

Ben likes high maintenance succession planting, playing with perennials and annuals in amongst unusual shrubs, to maintain interest throughout the year.

8 Mar 2022

AGM followed by Gardening on the Menu

Jill and Martin Fish

Martin looks at growing 11 different fruits and vegetables and Jill gives ideas and recipes to use the produce, with tasters and a recipe sheet.

12 Apr 2022

Gardening the Natural Way

Adam Pasco

Adam shares a wealth of ideas gained from over 27 years as a qualified horticulturist and garden designer, and talks about gardening organically and harnessing the power of nature.

11 May 2022

Plant Sale

As we are in new premises the format and date of this is to be confirmed. It is possible that, following the success of this year’s Buttercross stall, we may follow this route