Upcoming Events
TALK
Heritage Trees of Herefordshire and
The Welsh Borders
Thursday 2 April 2026, 7.30pm, Vowchurch Hall
From pitfalls to practicalities, discover how trees overcome adversity and thrive with our support. Gain fresh perspectives on ancient trees, and learn how to recognise and care for these living treasures. A professional photographer, Archie Miles has written and photographed nine books focussing on the world of trees.
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Note: this event takes place on a Thursday due to Hall availability
TALK
A Year with Fuchsias
Wednesday 6 May, 7.30pm, Vowchurch Hall
Gareth Davies will look at hardy, half hardy and frost-tender (those commonly grown as annual bedding) varieties of fuchsia and give us a calendar of hints and tips for their cultivation. He is a member of the British Fuchsia Society and exhibits fuchsias
VISIT
Garden Tour of Allt y bela
Friday 5 June, 12.45pm at garden for 1pm start
The private home of international garden designer, Arne Maynard.
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With a backdrop of its medieval house and laid out within the contours of a bowl-shaped valley, Allt-y-Bela is simple, intimate and romantic. From formal clipped topiary to native meadow planting, Arne’s design principles are nowhere better illustrated than here.
Image ©ArneMaynard
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£15 tour + £3 tea & cake
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BOOKING ESSENTIAL.
Email: marilyngroves@littlereeve.co.uk
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PLEASE NOTE: Places are limited and must be booked with us in advance. Priority booking will be given to Members. Booking starts from 7th May 2026.
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Allt-y-Bela, Usk, NP15 1EZ
TALK
It’s Not Time for Bed Yet:
Rethinking Autumn in the Garden
Wednesday 1 July, 7.30pm, Vowchurch Hall
Centring on asters, Helen Picton, of Old Court Nurseries, will also look at some other late flowering plants, small trees and shrubs planted purposely to set these off.
A specialist aster nursery since 1906, Old Court holds the Plant Heritage National Collection of over 430 varieties of aster.
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TALK
Organic Vegetables, Wildlife and
Self-Sufficiency
Wednesday 5 August, 7.30pm, Vowchurch Hall
A talk by practical vegetable grower and Club member, Paul Rose.
You may have visited Paul’s Vowchurch Common garden last September.
VISIT
Artistraw Cidery Orchard Tour and Tasting
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Meet at Artistraw 1.45 for 2pm start
Tom and Lydia make low intervention ciders containing only fruit from unsprayed, biodiversity-rich, traditional standard orchards. Learn about the creation of their museum orchard, the creatures that inhabit it as well as how the cider is made. Image ©Artistraw
Featured last year on BBC Countryfile & Escape to the Country.
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Bryntirion, Clifford HR3 5EZ
Gateway clearly sign-posted on main road to Hay-on-Wye.
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Climbing and Wall Plants
Wednesday 7 October, 7.30pm, Vowchurch Hall
Climbing plants and wall shrubs bring high-rise beauty to our gardens. Gordon Malt will show us how to choose the right site and soil, how to support them, and how to feed, maintain and propagate them.
Gordon is a retired tree surgeon who trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens.
TALK
Preserving the Harvest
Thursday 5 November, 7.30pm, Vowchurch Hall
How to waste less from your garden and deal with gluts! Far beyond jam and chutney: dehydrating, canning, and fermenting. There aren’t many weeks in the year when Kevin Alviti (from An English Homestead) isn’t preserving something for future use.
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Note: this event takes place on a Thursday due to Hall availability
AGM and Christmas Party
Thursday 10 December 2026, Vowchurch Hall
Informal drinks and nibbles as we look back over the past year.