14th September 2026
John Scarce – Bugs Slugs Spots and Rots Member of RHS Team. John is a plant pathologist.

12th October 2026
Gordan Malt -Herbaceous Plants I grow and Love A retired Tree Surgeon who trained at Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, with nearly 50 years experience in horticulture/arboriculture.

9th November 2026
Kevin Pratt- Don’t Go to Sleep in Winter Lecturer for over 45 years, the previous owner of Village Plants Nursery

14th December 2026
Stephen Hughes -The Importance of Urban Green Spaces in Catalysing Wider Change Stephen Hughes is the founder of the Chester Supertrees Project and is involved in the Queens Park drainage planters project.

11th January 2027
Social

8th February 2027
Razvan Chisu – Confessions of a Pantaholic Plants I couldn’t do without Razvan has had a passion for Alpines since he joined the Alpine Garden Society aged 14 years. As a professional horticulturist, he divides his time between garden design jobs, giving lectures and running plant hunting tours. His plant interests are diverse and wide ranging from bulbs to ferns, succulents and hardy perennials.

8th March 2027
Richard Lewis – Greenhouse Gardening Richard is a former Lecturer and podcaster and will talk about different types of greenhouses and how to get the best use out of them. Cropping, propagation, heating benches and irrigation.

12th April