Events
Our Program for 2024 - 2025Program of events for 2024 – 2025
These are the events that have been booked for the remainder of 2024 and the frirst half of 2025. This page will be updated as we have more confirmed speakers.
A new competition: Plant of the Month
Bring along an exceptional example of a plant at its best that month for a chance to win!
Admission £3 on the door or £10 for annual membership and free admission for the year to all talks and access to member events
Wednesday 20th November at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Growing flowers for cutting
Presented by Ali Law, Wild West Flowers St Just
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 4th December at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Annual General Meeting and Christmas party!
All food contributions welcome!
Program of events for 2025
These are the events that have been booked so far for 2025. This page will be updated as we have more confirmed speakers.
A new competition: Plant of the Month
Bring along an exceptional example of a plant at its best that month for a chance to win!
Admission £3 on the door or £10 for annual membership and free admission for the year to all talks and access to member events
Wednesday 15th January at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Growing vegetables in West Cornwall
Presented by Hugh Taylor, Bosavern Community Farm Head Grower and teacher
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 19th February at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Oranges and Lemons: the story of citrus
Presented by Peninsula Garden Society Committee member and expert on citrus plants David Jackson
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 19th March at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Our family & their gardens
Presented by Charles Fox, garden designer, whose family created Penjerrick, Glendurgan, Trebah and Fox Rosehill gardens
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 16th April at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
New Found plants
Presented by Dr Neil Armstrong, creator of Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 21st May at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Conserving and promoting benefical insects in our gardens
Presented by Emeritus Professor Jim Whitfield, entomologist from the University of Illinois and Lamorna resident
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 18th June at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Pollinator health and impact on gardens and wild flowers
Presented by Emeritus Professor Sydney Cameron, entomologist from the University of Illinois and Lamorna resident
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 16th July at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
The story of Lanjeth Water Gardens
Presented by Mark Woolcock, Managing Director
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 15th October at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
The story of Sailors Creek and the Forest Garden
Presented by Andrew Marston, Director, Sailors Creek CIC
Competition: Plant of the Month
Past events in 2024
Wednesday 17th January at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
January plants
Presented by the renowned plantswoman Jane Bird
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 21st February at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Garden Restoration
Presented by Mark Holman, the Palace Gardener
Competition: Plant of the Month
Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd March at Marazion Community Centre
The West Cornwall Spring Show
The West Cornwall Horticultural Society (WCHS)
Wednesday 20th March at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Talland House Garden
Talland House was Virginia Woolf’s House
Presented by Polly Carter
Competition: Plant of the Month
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April
Cornwall Garden Society Spring Show
The Royal Cornwall Showground near Wadebridge
Adult Ticket in advance: (available until 5pm on Wednesday 3rd April 2024): £10
Adult Ticket on the gate: £12 (card payment only)
Under 16s in advance or on the gate: Free
Wednesday 17th April at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
The Perfumed Garden
Presented by the renowned Horticuluralist and Horticultural Consultant, our own Gerald Hayman
Competition: Plant of the month
Monday 22nd April at 2pm
A private visit to St Michael’s Mount Gardens
Friends of Morrab Gardens have the opportunity for an exclusive access visit to the gardens on St Michael’s Mount in April before they open to the public in May
Contact Jane Royale if you are a member of the Peninsula Garden Society and would like to join the visit
Jane Royle: janeroyle2332@hotmail.co.uk
Please note garden tickets are £11 each or free to National Trust members. National Trust members are still required to book a ticket and bring with them their membership card. If anyone would also like to visit the castle a garden and castle combined ticket is £26 each or again free for National Trust members.
Wednesday 15th May at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
The Planted House Penzance
Houseplants
Presented by Antonia Adams
Competition: Plant of the Month
Sunday 19th May at St Buryan Church
The annual Peninsula Garden Society plant sale!
Everybody welcome, there will be many high quality plants on sale
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 19th June at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
The Wonderful World of Succulents
Presented by Brian Hiley, Ponsanooth
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 17th July at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Urban Wildlife Gardening – Our story in Penzance
Presented by Jennie Massey and Vicky Harrison
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 18th September at Lamorna Village Hall 6.30pm
Varfell and Farming for Climate Change
Presented by Simon Gardner from Varfell farms
Competition: Plant of the Month
Wednesday 16th October at Lamorna Village Hall 7.30pm
Tresco Abbey Gardens
and planting for Climate Change
Presented by Mike Nelhams, Curator of Tresco Abbey Gardens
Competition: Plant of the Month
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