Wharfedale Gardeners' Group

Join us at our next event

14 Apr 2026
Keep your garden buzzing : Maureen Little

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 £20 for the year.Guests are welcome to attend at a cost of £5.

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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8 Apr 2025

Cancelled

13 May 2025

Leafy Couture

Sarah Richardson

16 May 2025

Plant Sale

13 Aug 2025

The Health Benefits of Gardens and Garden Groups

WGG article

9 Sep 2025

Gardening in a changing climate

Dr Andrew Ward, Norwell Nurseries

14 Oct 2025

Weeds to love or to loath, that is the question?

Matthew Smith

11 Nov 2025

The Business of Horticulture

Neil Barwise-Carr (Otley Garden Centre)

9 Dec 2025

Christmas Party

13 Jan 2026

What a flower farmer does in the winter

Fiona McDonald (Flowers by Raspberry Wild)

10 Feb 2026

People, plants and propagation

Ben Preston, Cliff Bank Nursery

10 Mar 2026

Looking at wild flowers near and far

Alan Wilson

14 Apr 2026

Keep your garden buzzing

Maureen Little

Based on Maureen's new book, and drawing on wide research, her own experiences of gardening and beekeeping, she will share her knowledge about what type of plants best meet pollinators' needs.

12 May 2026

AGM & Social Evening

WGG

A new date for our AGM and something a bit different.

15 May 2026

Annual Plant Sale

WGG

Under Otley Buttercross.

8 Apr 2025

Cancelled

We try to organise at least 1 trip in the year to a local garden.

Gallery

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Bob Griffin
Christmas Party 2022

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Plant sale, Buttercross 2025 #1

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John Barker
RHS Bridgewater June 2022 Outing

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Campion Rollinson

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Plant sale, Buttercross 2025 #2

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Plant sale, Buttercross 2025 #3

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Alan Wilson
Hellebore

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Photo by Bob Griffin
Oct 2021 Meeting with Nick Bailey

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Diana Allen
Wildlife in the garden.

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Anni A
Himalayan Garden trip 23 May 2025

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Christmas Party 2023 #2

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Alan Wilson
Diana's Garden

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Jonathan Moseley April 2024 speaker

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Judith Tomlinson

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Ben Preston
Cliff Bank Nursery

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Gillian Spencer
May 2020

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John Barker
RHS Bridgewater June 2022 Outing

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Sarah Richardson May 2025

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Katie Rushworth at January meeting 2023

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Michael Myers May 2024 speaker

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Joanne H
Himalayan Garden trip 23 May 2025

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Chris Beardshaw and Diana Allen at April 2017 Meeting

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Plant sale, Buttercross 2025 #4

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Diana Allen

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Plant sale, Buttercross 2025 #6

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Plant sale, Buttercross 2025 #5

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Vicky Fox March 2020

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Diana Allen
Wildlife in the garden.

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Anni A
Himalayan Garden trip 23 May 2025

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Diana Allen
Full of the joys of spring.

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Christmas Party 2023 #1

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Bob Griffin
Christmas Party 2022

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Plant sale, Buttercross 2025 #1

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Beech Hill Church, 20-24 Westgate, Otley LS21 3AS

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wharfedalegardeners@gmail.com

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