HPS Clwyd - Hardy Plant Society Clwyd Group

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The local group for Clwyd, North Wales of the Hardy Plant Society. Meetings in Halkyn Cricket Club. CH8 8BS. Plant sales at meetings.

We meet once a month to discuss our plants and gardens, chat with friends over a cuppa and listen to a visiting speaker. We meet once a month to discuss our plants and gardens, chat with friends over a cuppa and listen to a visiting speaker - usually an expert on a particular subject. There are also plant sales at meetings and a raffle. Visitors are welcome, usually £3 admission. Meetings take place in Halkyn Cricket Club, Pentre Road, Holywell, Flintshire. Only 0.5 ml from the A*5 exit 32a west/32 east. Doors open 7.0pm for plant sales and refreshments, talks start at 7.30pm on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. For the full programme please see the web site. Programme can be subject to change.

17/10/2026

Next Meeting - Tuesday 10th November The Hardy Planters’ Winter Survival Kit – Don Witton
Don is holder of a Plant Heritage National Collection of Euphorbia; author of the Euphorbia HPS booklet; has featured on BBC Gardener’s World and in numerous magazines including RHS The Garden. His talk will be about plants, projects, activities and strategies to help you get through the dark nights and cold days between October and March. An amusing talk with some wonderful slides of winter plants. Plants for sale.

21/09/2026

Next meeting: Tuesday 13th October
Going Higher and Higher – Jack Willgoss
Jack and wife Laura own and run Wildegoose Nursery and Walled Garden nestled in the beautiful Shropshire Hills. They started the nursery as specialist growers of hardy perennial violas and now grow a wide range of flowering perennials and grasses. This talk is about using tall perennials to create an immersive atmosphere in the garden going through some of their favourite tall and even taller perennials and grasses. Plants for sale.

24/08/2026

The next meeting is on Tuesday 15th September 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 'Irises for the Natural Garden' by Alun and Jill Whitehead. Alun and Jill are owners of Aulden Farm, a relaxed, natural, 3-acre garden, which has been created since 1996 from a bare field on heavy Herefordshire clay. Garden is open for individuals and groups for the NGS. Large collection of Siberian Iris (beardless). Alun is a qualified British Iris Society judge and Jill is secretary of the same society. Plants for sale.

27/07/2026

On 1 August 2026, Dibley's Nurseries are thrilled to invite you to their flower show featuring some of the finest RHS award-winning exhibitors. Immerse yourself in the beauty of top-notch flower displays right here in North Wales, and gain valuable insights from expert gardeners.
Join them at Llanbenwch, near Ruthin, just a short distance from their nursery. 'We're excited to welcome our nursery friends who will showing their stunning plants, including Farmyard Nurseries from Carmarthenshire, GreenJJam Nurseries from Worcestershire, Hare Spring Cottage Plants from Devon and Pheasant Acre from Vale of Glamorgan' and Rosemede Nurseries from Kinnerton.

Free parking is available on-site.

Post Code for sat nav is LL15 2SH.

Show is on 1 August from 10am until 4.30pm.

Free Entry (suggested donation of £3 to Macmillan Cancer Support encouraged).

02/07/2026

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.

Address

Halkyn Cricket Club, Pentre Road, Halkyn, Holywell
Holywell
CH88BS

Website

http://hardy-plant.org.uk/

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