2026 Programme of Evening Meetings and MAD* Garden Visits
Our evening meetings are held at Greenhill Methodist Church hall, School Lane, Sheffield S8 7RL (Church | Greenhill Methodist Church | England) The large hall at the church has been refurbished and modernised and is a very suitable venue. There is car parking for about 18 cars in the car park at the back of the church and on-street parking on School Lane and surrounding quiet roads.
Please note the following changes to January-March talks 2026, to accommodate a course running on Wednesday evenings at Greenhill in the main hall.
January 2026 - this talk will be in the small hall at the back of the church.
February and March talks 2026 - these two talks will be on the first Tuesday of the month, not the Wednesday evening. The March meeting will be in the small hall at the back of the church.
April 2026 onwards: Talks will be on the first Wednesday evening as usual.
Visitors welcome to our talks: £4 per visitor
* MAD Garden visits: MAD = Meet at Destination! Sign up sheets are available at the meeting before each visit, or contact Don Witton
For Plant Sale dates and times please check Plant Sales page.
| 2026 Talks and Garden Visits | Details |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 3rd February 7.30pm | Talk by Rob Potterton, Pottertons Nursery, "New Zealand 2019 – Plants, People and Gardens". |
| Thursday 19th February 11am | MAD Garden visit: A guided tour of Dronfield Hall Barn and Garden, in snowdrop season. High Street, Dronfield S18 1PX. £5 each. Cafe in the old barn. |
| Tuesday 3rd March 7.30pm | Talk by Andrew Ward, Norwell Nurseries, "The Unbelievable Umbels AKA The Awesome Apiaceae." A new talk from Andrew, featuring many of the umbellifers growing at Norwell. |
| Wednesday 1st April 7.30pm | Talk by Dean Charlton, Hootons Walled Nursery: "The journey of Hooton's Walled Garden Nursery." |
| Friday 10th April, 10.30am | MAD Garden visit: Sheffield Botanical Garden, Clarkehouse Road S10 2LN. It's 18 years since our group last visited for a guided tour. We will see the spring planting on a 90 minute tour. Optional lunch available in the cafe afterwards. £7 per person. |
| Wednesday 6th May 7.30pm | Talk by Anthony Goode, Member of Alpine Garden Society, "Postcard from Pont de Nant (Lausanne University Botanical Garden)". |
| Saturday 16th May and Sunday 17th May | 2026 Spring Plant Sale: Saturday 16th May 11am-3pm and Sunday 17th May 11am-2pm. More details in Plant Sales page. |
| Thursday 21st May, 11am | MAD Garden visit: Member's garden visit near Clay Cross. Plenty of spring interest - trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, bulbs and a very productive fruit and vegetable garden. Free, donations for refreshments. |
| Wednesday 3rd June 7.30pm | Talk by Pip Smith, Landscape Designer and former Head Gardener at Wollerton Old Hall in Shropshire Garden, "Design Tips and Tricks". |
| Saturday 6th June 2pm | MAD Garden visit: Member's garden in Shireoaks. A visit to one of our newer members' garden which backs onto green fields and the Chesterfield Canal, near Worksop. Free but donations to Alzheimers UK welcomed. |
| Wednesday 1st July 7.30pm | Talk by Gillian Taylor, garden writer, "A Garden Adventure in France". |
| Sunday 26th July 2pm | MAD Garden visit: Cusworth Hall Walled Garden, Cusworth Lane, Doncaster, DN5 7TU. South Yorkshire's newest RHS partner garden. A recently restored 18C walled garden - flower and veg beds, orchard and historic bowling green. On site cafe. £4 or RHS members free. |
| Wednesday 12th August 10.30am | MAD Garden visit: Darley Park Hydrangea Garden, Darley Abbey, Derby DE22 1DS. A historic park with the largest collection of hydrangeas in Britain, as featured on Gardeners' World. Guided tour of the walled garden and other areas. £7.50 per person. |
| Wednesday 2nd September 7.30pm | Talk by Ben Preston, Cliff Bank Nursery, near Harrogate. "Cliff Bank Nursery - a new Chapter". |
| Tuesday 15th September 10.30am | MAD Garden visit: Hillsborough Walled Garden, Middlewood Road, S6 4HD. A first visit to a walled garden run entirely by volunteers. Free but donations accepted which support the garden's maintenance. |
| Wednesday 7th October 7.30pm | Talk by Val Bourne, HPS President: "Fern Fancying – A Primeval Passion". |
| Wednesday 4th November 7pm | AGM at 7pm, followed by a talk by Hildegard Wieshofer "The Glory of Gardens (Derbyshire NGS Gardens)" |
| Wednesday 2nd December 7.30pm | Talk TBC |