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Heather Society Show – September 24th 2017 at Wisley

September 24, 2017 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm

The Heather Society Show on 24 September features talks, planting and heather care demonstrations, advice and plant sales, plus a tour of the Wisley National Heather Collection. All welcome.

The day’s programme:

10.30am: Meet outside the main entrance ready to walk to the National Heather Collection for 11am. See which material to take for successful propagation, then take cuttings of the cultivars of your choice. 

 Noon: Lunch

 1pm: At the Hillside Events Centre, John Hall will run a heather propagation workshop. Equipment and materials provided but please bring along a pair of secateurs.

 Time permitting, this will be followed by a Q&A session and other workshops (how and when to trim back mature plants, container planting) and a slide show on South African heaths by Barry Sellers.

 The afternoon closes with a presentation on Wisley’s new National Heather Collection by Garden Manager Peter Jones.

Details

Date:
September 24, 2017
Time:
10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Website:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/viewevent?EFID=568&ESRC=CMS

Organiser

John Hall
Phone:
0771 4344327 / 01428 715505
Email:
info@johnhallplants.com

Venue

RHS Garden Wisley
Woking, GU23 6QB United Kingdom + Google Map
Website:
www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley