‘Stockton Bury Gardens through the seasons’ – Tamsin Westhorpe

Tamsin is an experienced horticultural journalist, gardener and lecturer. She is also one of the judges at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. She has written two books: Diary of a Modern Country Gardener (available in paperback and illustrated hardback) and Grasping the Nettle: Tales from a Modern Country Gardener.

Her first book, Diary of a Modern Country Gardener, became a bestseller on Amazon reaching number one in the top ten horticultural books just a few weeks after being released. The book was also selected as “Book of the week” by The Daily Mail. It’s a humorous read packed with gardening tips. And her second book is a delightfully funny memoir about her career in horticulture – making a living with constantly muddy fingernails, steel toe-capped boots and a can-do gardening attitude.

If you’re looking for a great and easy Christmas gift for a friend who loves gardening, why not consider a Gift Voucher for your local Hardy Plant Society group? The vouchers cost £5, and they can be redeemed at any of our monthly talks in 2026.

The, if they enjoy coming along, you can encourage them to become a member…

The vouchers will be available to purchase at our next meeting on Saturday 6th December.

We usually meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month – but in December we will be meeting on Saturday 6th December at the usual time of 2pm. The hall has been booked for another event on 13th December – which is why there has been a change of date.

We are delighted to welcome Paul Brooks – a local volunteer with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Paul will be explaining about the great work they do here and overseas.

Please join us if you can! Members of the local HPS Group get in for free, and visitors pay £5.00.

We are pleased to confirm that well-known local gardening expert Reg Moule will be our speaker in October.

Reg trained at Pershore College of Horticulture, and went on to manage nurseries and garden centres. He also has a regular slot on local radio – answering listeners’ questions on BBC Hereford and Worcester and BBC Gloucestershire.

He will be talking about modern methods of pest and disease control. Always entertaining, an afternoon with Reg Moule is definitely not to be missed.