Wharfedale Gardeners' Group

About Wharfedale Gardeners' Group

The group meet at Beech Hill Church, Otley at 7.30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month between September and May.

There is a program with expert guest speakers to inspire and inform, an annual plant auction and a Christmas party (see events section).

Membership is £17 for the year.

Affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society, the group was formed in January 1947 for the purpose of promoting and extending interest in gardening

Read about the history of the group

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Events

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10 Oct 2023

RHS Garden Harlow Carr: Climate Change & Biodiversity

Paul Cook

14 Nov 2023

Summer Flowering Bulbs

Matthew Smith

12 Dec 2023

Christmas Party

9 Jan 2024

The Creative Shrub Garden

Andy McIndoe

13 Feb 2024

Weeds Glorious Weeds - Gardeners' Foe or Botanists' Friend?

Ian Brand

12 Mar 2024

Roses - their place in history and the best varieties for the garden

Andrew Mikolajski

9 Apr 2024

Top Ten Tips for making your flowers last longer

Jonathan Moseley

14 May 2024

Woodland Ranunculacae - Anemones, Hepaticas, Aconites, Hellebores and Celandines

Michael Myers

18 May 2024

Plant sale

4 Jun 2024

A Visit to Cliff Bank Nursery, North Rigton

5 Jul 2024

Summer Report

16 Aug 2024

Three Cheers for Volunteers!

10 Sep 2024

Yorkshire Arboretum

Dr John Grimshaw

8 Oct 2024

Garden Design

Katie Rushworth

Katie will join us to share some of her talented ideas on garden design; from scratch or to revamp, enabling you to give your garden colour and interest all year round.

12 Nov 2024

Plants & Medicines

Sarah Owen-Hughes

Plants have been used by humans as medicine since before records began. Sarah will talk with us through the reasons why plants can be so useful (or deadly!) in our pharmacopoeia, and how we can use their healing powers for healthier gardens.

10 Dec 2024

Christmas Party

An afternoon party, starting at 2pm, at Otley Rugby Club, with refreshments, games, raffle and a demonstration on how to make a festive garland by our own Sam. Please bring a dish of tea-party food.

14 Jan 2025

Revive Your Garden

Nick Bailey

Nick's talk will be based around his book "Revive Your Garden" and he will discuss how to bring your garden back to life.

11 Feb 2025

"The World's Largest Gardening Project"

Doug Stewart

RHS Garden Bridgewater opened in 2021 - Doug will share the story of how the garden was built, including his visits to the garden during construction and meeting the volunteers and teams involved.

11 Mar 2025

AGM and Paul Cook

The AGM will be followed by Paul Cook, RHS Harlow Carr. Paul will talk about the history, and both present and future plans for this local world famous RHS garden.

8 Apr 2025

Hutton Wandesley Walled Garden

Sasha York

Redesigned and re-landscaped in 2022 by the owner Sasha who created this stunning planting scheme. The Walled Garden extends to 2 and a half acres with a quadrant design, giving emphasis to the original 1874 plan. Sasha will talk with us about her journey to achieve this beautiful garden.

13 May 2025

Leafy Couture

Sarah Richardson

Sarah is the creative director of Leafy Couture Flowers, a wedding and events florist. Sarah will create arrangements for us, discuss working with cut flowers; where she sources flowers; how to look after and condition your flowers, and what is good to work with from the garden for indoor use.