Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Society
Inspiring gardeners across Norfolk since 1829
Our events are open to our members and their guests, unless otherwise stated.
The focus of gardening these days is to use less chemicals, especially when growing your own fruit and vegetables. However, what do you do when aphids attack your plants, snails eat your broccoli or pigeons decide to strip your seedlings. How do you feed your plants effectively without the reliance on chemicals. This talk focuses […]
All invited to hear well-known gardener Bob Coutts discuss Practical Jobs for the Autumn on Wednesday evening, 8th October 2025 at The Margaret Harker Hall, Yarmouth Road, Blofield. Members free; guests welcome £2:50 per meeting. Refreshments, raffle and £1 bring and buy table. Members’ competition: A dahlia or chrysanthemum.
Simon Harrap is a well-known Norfolk based naturalist who runs the wildflower nursery Natural Surroundings, just outside Holt, with his wife Anne. Simon has also written several books on flowers including Harrap’s Wild Flowers, Flowers of the Norfolk Coast, Flowers of the Norfolk Broads. . So if you want to know more about the flowers […]
All invited to hear beekeeper Lynda Hunt describe the intricacies and benefits of keeping bees. Guests very welcome – £2:50. Members’ competition: “A Christmas meal for the Birds!” There are no club meetings in December, January nor February. The next meeting will be the Club’s AGM – Wednesday evening 11th March 2026.
Graham Watts, of Dale Farm in Dereham grows a wonderful array of Hydrangeas that adorn his self-made beautiful 2-acre garden. Graham, and his partner Sally, have over 130 different species of Hydrangeas. In propagating, growing and caring for hydrangeas over a lifetime of gardening, there is not much Graham does not know about how to […]
An illustrated talk by Dr. Ian Bedford.
Tim will talk about some of the newer introductions and their place in the garden. He will look at new versions of cottage garden favourites as well as the rare and obscure species not well known, giving ideas on planting combinations and on choosing the right plants for your garden.
Plants can’t talk but they do communicate with the world around them for their survival. But they also need to defend themselves against predators who might look at them as potential lunch. This fascinating presentation by Gwenda Kyd, a chemist by training, who has specialised in herbal medicine, explores how plants communicate, whether it is […]
Do come along to hear experienced gardener Millie Jenkins discuss the beauties of “Gardens in the Spring”. Members can join/rejoin the club for the year and receive their copy of the Summer Show Schedule, which will take place on Saturday, 11th July at The Margaret Harker Hall in Blofield. Guests very welcome to attend for […]
Alice Hunter is a specialist in wildlife & landscape photography. Growing up in rural Herefordshire she was always fascinated by nature and wildlife. Encouraged by her family Alice went on to win international competitions for her photographs. She contributes to the Wildscreen Exchange initiative to help conservation charities raise awareness of their causes. Alice leads […]