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

Read about the history of the group

Check out our Facebook Group

Events

previous next

13 Sep 2016

Flowers From The Farm

Gill Hodgson

11 Oct 2016

Containers for Winter Interest and Spring Joy

Harriet Rycroft

15 Oct 2016

Painting The Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

8 Nov 2016

RHS Harlow Carr

Paul Cook

13 Dec 2016

Christmas Party at Otley Rugby Club

10 Jan 2017

Foliage is Better than Flowers

Vanessa Cook

14 Feb 2017

Newby Hall

Mark Jackson

14 Mar 2017

AGM followed by Organic Vegetable Growing.

Michael Thurlow

11 Apr 2017

100 Plants that Almost Changed the World

Chris Beardshaw

9 May 2017

Plant Auction

11 Jun 2017

12 Sep 2017

Camassia, Chris, Chelsea and Chaos

Stella Exley

A light-hearted look behind the scenes of growing for Chris Beardshaw’s garden at Chelsea. Stella runs Harespring Cottage Plants, an independent nursery, and is a National Collection holder of Camassia. Plants for sale.

10 Oct 2017

Scent and Sensibility

Ursula Buchan

We are pleased to welcome back Ursula, award winning garden journalist and author. Her illustrated talk examines what scent is and how we can use scented plants to add another dimension to our gardens.

14 Nov 2017

Littlethorpe Manor Pond Restoration

Eddie Harland

Head gardener at the Manor for 18 years, Eddie will talk us through the restoration, with illustrations of this, as well as the surrounding planting. He will give general advice on pond management.

12 Dec 2017

Christmas Party at Otley Rugby Club

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

9 Jan 2018

The Golden Rules of Gardening

Adam Pasco

Experienced gardener, journalist and lecturer, who was a former editor of BBC Gardeners’ World, will reveal his secrets to having the garden you want by following a few simple rules. He will give tips on organic gardening, producing compost, fighting pests and attracting birds, bees and butterflies.

13 Feb 2018

The Design Process

Helen Taylor

Local garden designer, Helen will illustrate the process using nearby gardens, showing different styles and solutions.

13 Mar 2018

AGM followed by - Glorious Springtime Gardens

John Foley

From Holden Clough Nursery in Lancashire. Originally known for alpines John and his partner Kate still grow these and a wide variety of perennials and shrubs and have won awards at national garden shows. Plants for sale.

10 Apr 2018

The Astounding Asteraceae

Dr Andrew Ward

An illustrated talk on the daisy family from the owner of Norwell Nursery and Garden in Nottinghamshire. The nursery specialises in choice and unusual perennials and alpines and it regularly features in the highly prestigious annual guide “Gardens to Visit”. Plants for sale.

8 May 2018

Plant Auction

Bring your surplus plants please and some cash, and be prepared to buy from a good range of members’ own plants, from the sought-after to the “good-doers”.