Programme
We enjoy illustrated evening talks in autumn and winter, given by interesting and varied speakers. We visit gardens in spring and summer for a modest cost.
Download our Newsletter for full details of the society and our programme or see the details below.
Programme for the remainder of 2026 and January 2027
Talks (blue text) are held in Bruton Community Hall, doors open at 7pm for 7:30pm start.
MONDAY, 19th OCTOBER Talk by Chris Smith of Pennard Plants about ‘Growing Unusual Edibles’. Chris Smith co-founded Pennard Plants Nursery in 2001 within a Victoria walled garden in the village of East Pennard. Chris specialises in heritage varieties of edibles - vegetables, fruit, flowers and herbs, with around 600 varieties of seeds, all available by mail order. Chris has long been involved in horticulture and has won Gold Medals at Chelsea.
Please note change to the November talk following the untimely death of our previous speaker Myra Cox…
MONDAY, 16th NOVEMBER
The Magic of Christmas Angie Blackwell of Cottage Garden Flowers in Ilminster, is a passionate florist with a love of colour and the countryside. She is making a return visit to Bruton to give us a demonstration and talk about making Christmas decorations from easily accessible foliage. She will be bringing some floristry items for sale, as well as selling the decorations she has made.
MONDAY, 18th JANUARY 2027 AGM and Talk
What Are Gardens For? by Caroline Donald.
Caroline is a Garden Writer and local resident, who is also a member of the Bruton Horticultural Society. She has been writing about gardens, and especially their owners for the past twenty-five years. For twenty years, Caroline was the Gardening Editor of the Sunday Times; and she has written numerous books about gardens and their owners notably Lord Carrington and Kelly Brooke. She admits that her garden is never “quite in hand”, and I think most of us would agree.
SATURDAY, 23rd JANUARY 2027 Winter Lunch - The Stapleton Arms, Buckhorn Weston, Dorset SP8 5HS at 12.30pm for 1pm. For menu and details, pleased download the Winter Lunch booking form. Please book by 11th January 2027.