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.
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 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 by Razvan Chisu "Designing a winter garden: snowdrops, snowflakes and other early flowers." |