HPS Clwyd - Hardy Plant Society Clwyd Group

19/05/2026

17/04/2026

The next meeting is on Tuesday 12th May at 7.30pm at the Halkyn Cricket Club, near Holywell CH8 8BS. Venue is only 0.5 mile from A*5 exit 32A West/ 32 East. Doors open 7pm for plant sales and refreshments. Visitors welcome £3 at door.
This illustrated talk is entitled 'Ashwood Specialities' by Nigel Hopes.
Nigel has been Head Gardener in John Massey’s Private Garden at Ashwood Nurseries in the West Midlands since 2018.
His talk gives an overview of some of the wonderful plants Ashwood Nurseries is renowned for including Hellebores, Hepaticas, Cyclamen, Salvia, Hydrangea, Snowdrops and more. There is truly something for everyone in this talk and plants for sale.

07/04/2026

PLANT FAIR with invited nurseries, Sunday 17th MAY, 11am to 2pm in the Holywell Leisure Centre, CH8 7UZ.
Exit 31 or 32 off A*5 for Holywell for the A5026.
Public Welcome, Free admission, Free parking.
www.hardy-plant.org.uk/clwyd or HPS Clwyd - Hardy Plant Society Clwyd Group
Event will be Licensed by Flintshire County Council.
Rosie’z Café will be open, serving breakfast baps, light refreshments, cheezy chips, hot and cold beverages. Eat in or take out.
Diary date - Put Sunday 17th May Plant Fair in your diary and pick up something special for your garden. Have a chat with expert growers and find out what the Hardy Plant Society is all about.
The Plant Fair is in the Sport’s Hall at our new venue since 2025, the Holywell Leisure Centre, CH8 7UZ, from 11am to 2pm. There is more space for more plants and plenty of room to move around. Disabled Access.
Among the local nurseries attending are the brand-new nursery Rosemeade from Holt, Chicken Street Plants from Oswestry, Woodfield nursery from Cheshire, ABC&S nursery from St Asaph, Maxine’s Plants from Conwy, an extra stall this year is Garry the Gardener from Abakhan Mostyn and the HPS Clwyd plant stall.
While stocks last there will be for example rare and familiar plants, annuals and perennials, bedding and vegetable plants, acers, ferns, hostas, grasses, hydrangeas, succulents and so much more.
The HPS stall is cash only. All stalls take cash, and some stalls have card machines depending on Wi-Fi signal. The nearest cashpoint/ATM is at Tesco.
Chris Price-Morris

25/03/2026

The next meeting is on Tuesday 14th April at 7.30pm at the Halkyn Cricket Club, near Holywell CH8 8BS. Venue is only 0.5 mile from A*5 exit 32A West/ 32 East. Doors open 7pm for plant sales and refreshments. Visitors welcome £3 at door.
The illustrated talk is entitled 'What have Plants Done For Us?' by Chelsea Gold Medalist Tracy Foster.
In this talk we take a look at some of the vital plants used for medicine, fabrics, food and fuel and the influential people who discovered them.
Tracy Foster has a degree in plant biology and has worked as a mentor and director for the Society of Garden Designers. She has written a book on gardening in retirement and runs garden design workshops for the RHS as well as working as a botanical tour guide and running her garden design business in Leeds.

20/03/2026

PLANT FAIR with invited nurseries, Sunday 17th MAY, 11am to 2pm in the Holywell Leisure Centre, CH8 7UZ.
Exit 31 or 32 off A*5 for Holywell for the A5026.
Public Welcome, Free admission, Free parking.
www.hardy-plant.org.uk/clwyd or HPS Clwyd - Hardy Plant Society Clwyd Group
Event will be Licensed by Flintshire County Council.
Rosie’z Café will be open, serving breakfast baps, light refreshments, cheezy chips, hot and cold beverages. Eat in or take out.
Diary date - Put Sunday 17th May Plant Fair in your diary and pick up something special for your garden. Have a chat with expert growers and find out what the Hardy Plant Society is all about.
The Plant Fair is in the Sport’s Hall at our new venue since 2025, the Holywell Leisure Centre, CH8 7UZ, from 11am to 2pm. There is more space for more plants and plenty of room to move around. Disabled Access.
Among the local nurseries attending are the brand-new nursery Rosemeade from Holt, Chicken Street Plants from Oswestry, Woodfield nursery from Cheshire, ABC&S nursery from St Asaph, Maxine’s Plants from Conwy, an extra stall this year is Garry the Gardener from Abakhan Mostyn and the HPS Clwyd plant stall.
While stocks last there will be for example rare and familiar plants, annuals and perennials, bedding and vegetable plants, acers, ferns, hostas, grasses, hydrangeas, succulents and so much more.
The HPS stall is cash only. All stalls take cash, and some stalls have card machines depending on Wi-Fi signal. The nearest cashpoint/ATM is at Tesco.
Chris Price-Morris

26/02/2026

The next meeting is on Tuesday 24th March at 7.30pm at the Halkyn Cricket Club, near Holywell CH8 8BS. Venue is only 0.5 mile from A*5 exit 32A West/ 32 East. Doors open 7pm for plant sales and refreshments. Visitors welcome £3 at door.

The illustrated talk is entitled 'On the Shady Side' by Jill Cawthray.
Jill has a degree in environmental sciences and much experience in conservation and education having worked for the Field Studies Council, Shropshire Wildlife Trust and through teaching geography and the environment in several schools and colleges. She also has a formal horticulture qualification with the RHS Advanced Certificate. She runs Chicken Street Plants Nursery with husband Andy in Oswestry. There will be plants for sale.

01/02/2026

The next meeting is on Tuesday 24th February at 7.30pm at the Halkyn Cricket Club, near Holywell CH8 8BS. Venue is only 0.5 mile from A*5 exit 32A West/ 32 East. Doors open 7pm for plant sales and refreshments. Visitors welcome £3 at door.
The talk is entitled ‘Fireworks and Streams' by Dawn Gough.
What is colour theory? It’s more than just looking at the colour wheel. This talk covers how colours work together or don’t. Do you want hot colours to invite you into a seating area or cool colours to relax in? Do you know how to use highlight colours or tints and shades? The talk is illustrated with lots of lovely planting pictures. Dawn is a former teacher and lecturer and chair of Chirk gardening club. She has made 6 of her own cottage gardens.

14/01/2026

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Something to brighten up the January blues!! 🥶💙
Yes snowdrop openings are back ❄️
With snowdrops available for sale at the openings.
Hot drinks & biscuits available to visitors ☕️🍪
All details in the poster.
Car parking will be signposted.
We’re glad to be back and can’t wait to welcome you. 😊