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.
N.B. January 2027 will be a Zoom talk, rather than an in-person meeting. February and March 2027 talks will be in the small hall at the rear of the church. All other talks will be in the main hall.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 by Razvan Chisu "Designing a winter garden: snowdrops, snowflakes and other early flowers." |