Somerset HPS

07/07/2026

Search for Peony ‘Phyllis Kelway’

The message below from Caroline is a search for the above species. If anyone has 'Phyllis Kelway' in their garden or knows of a source for it, please use the Contact form on our website to get in touch. I am about to enter into a very complicated discussion about a peony variety that I want to get for my National Collection of peonies bred by Kelways....

The message below from Caroline is a search for the above species. If anyone has ‘Phyllis Kelway’ in their garden or knows of a source for it, please use the Contact form on our website…

09/06/2026

Somerset HPS Summer Plant Fair

Batcombe House, Batcombe, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6HF (Google Map) Saturday 13th June 12.00 to 5.00pm (garden open to 5.30pm) Entry payable on the gate: £8.50 The Summer Plant Fair gives us all a chance to buy plants when they’re in leaf, so we can see their growth habit, what colour the flowers are and, when we get home, how they might fit into our borders....

Batcombe House, Batcombe, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6HF (Google Map) Saturday 13th June 12.00 to 5.00pm (garden open to 5.30pm) Entry payable on the gate: £8.50 The Summer Plant Fair gives us all a chanc…

08/06/2026

HPS Somerset Group's Summer Plant Fair in the beautiful garden at Batcombe House near Shepton Mallet is taking place on Saturday 13 June from 12 noon until 5.00pm. Entrance monies go to the NGS.
There will be refreshments on sale and there is ample free parking nearby.
We have the following excellent nurseries coming along from various parts of the south west and Wales, with a wide variety of unusual and interesting plants, plus the popular HPS plant stall:
Biocentric Plants
CB Plants
Elworthy Cottage Plants
Gardener's Delight
Heartsease Plants
In Clover
Nature Spaces
Plant Wild
Special Plants
Triffids
Tynings Climbers

21/05/2026

Our next Plant Fair is taking place on Saturday 13 June (not 14 June as stated in the paper copies of the NGS Yellow Book publication) from 12.00 until 5.00pm. We have some wonderful nurseries coming from across Somerset and further afield. The Plant Fair is being held in conjunction with the NGS opening of the beautiful garden at Batcombe House near Shepton Mallet, and takes place within the garden. There is ample parking nearby and refreshments on sale. All entrance monies go to the NGS.

07/05/2026

Garden Themed pop-up Exhibition

I'm writing on behalf the Somerset Archives and Local Studies Service (part of the South West Heritage Trust). We're running a garden themed pop-up exhibition as part of our Discovery Saturday on 11 July (10am-12pm) at the Somerset Heritage Centre in Norton Fitzwarren. The exhibition will mainly comprise original documents from our collections relating to gardens and allotments, some dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries....

I’m writing on behalf the Somerset Archives and Local Studies Service (part of the South West Heritage Trust). We’re running a garden themed pop-up exhibition as part of our Discovery S…

07/05/2026

Morag Berthon Memorial Plant Sale

Below are details of a plant sale to be held in memory of a long-standing HPS member Morag Berthon. No one can remember how long she has been holding these sale but they have been vital for funds to the upkeep of the local church in Bathealton (near Wiveliscombe).

Below are details of a plant sale to be held in memory of a long-standing HPS member Morag Berthon. No one can remember how long she has been holding these sale but they have been vital for funds t…

21/04/2026

Our third and last spring plant event is taking place on Saturday morning at West Monkton Village Hall. Details on the flyer. We have a mix of nursery and member growers bringing a wide range of interesting and unusual plants to sell. Everyone is very welcome to come along. See you there!

17/04/2026

Our Spring Plant Fair at Shanks House, Cucklington BA9 9QL is tomorrow! The sun will be out and the 16 nurseries attending will be bringing an amazing array of fantastic plants for you to buy. The gardens are looking fabulous so come along and join us from 10.00am.
The gardens are open until 4.00pm but the fair closes at 3.00pm. There is plenty of parking on site and refreshments available.

15/04/2026

DAY TRIP TO KELMSCOTT AND THENFORD

John Horsey (an SHPS member) is arranging a coach trip to Kelmscott Manor, the home and garden of the Arts and Crafts designer William Morris, and Thenford, the arboretum and garden created by Michael Heseltine. 14 additional people are required to fill the coach to make the trip economically viable. If you would like to come, please contact John at…...

John Horsey (an SHPS member) is arranging a coach trip to Kelmscott Manor, the home and garden of the Arts and Crafts designer William Morris, and Thenford, the arboretum and garden created by Mich…