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North Northumberland Local Group
Contact Jen Croall, South Laws House, Swinton, Duns, TD11 3HZ. Phone: 07971 908471 or email
The Group meets in Lowick Village Hall, Main Street, Lowick TD15 2UA. Meetings are held on various Wednesday or Thursday afternoons, details from Jen Croall. They usually start at 14.15.
Details of the current meetings programme are listed below: | Date | Time | | Type | Organiser | Details | Notes | | January | | Thu 15-Jan-26 | 2.15pm | GMT | Talk(O) | North Northumberland | Prague Rock Garden Conference and Garden Tour, May 2023, Arguably the best Rock Gardeners in the World - Cliff Booker | | | February | | Thu 19-Feb-26 | 2.15pm | GMT | Talk(O) | North Northumberland | Waves of Colour - Ian Young | | | March | | Thu 19-Mar-26 | 2.15pm | GMT | Meet | North Northumberland | The Andes - Helen Picton | | | April | | Thu 16-Apr-26 | 2.15pm | BST | Meet | North Northumberland | How Low Can You Grow? Ground Cover for Small Spaces - Brian and Kathy Pyke | | | September | | Thu 17-Sep-26 | 1.30pm | BST | Meet | North Northumberland | AGM (1.30) NC500 A Floral Road trip - Mike Dale | | Future
2026 Events | | Thu 15-Oct-26 | 2.15pm | BST | Meet | North Northumberland | Growing Alpine Plants in True Character - Jim Jermyn | | | Thu 19-Nov-26 | 2.15pm | GMT | Meet | North Northumberland | Tough Plants for Scottish Gardens - Rona Dodds | | Future
2027 Events | | Thu 21-Jan-27 | 2.15pm | GMT | Talk(O) | North Northumberland | Spectacular South African Flora and Fauna - Rosemary Legrand | | | Mon 8-Feb-27 | 2.15pm | GMT | Talk(O) | North Northumberland | TBC | | | Thu 18-Mar-27 | 2.15pm | GMT | Meet | North Northumberland | TBC | | | Thu 15-Apr-27 | 2.15pm | BST | Meet | North Northumberland | Plant Heritage - Alan Briggs | |
Autumn & winter 2026-7: Some of the Great Alpine Plant Genera Everyone is invited to enjoy a series of talks on Zoom to brighten the dark days.
| Date | Time | | Type | Organiser | Details | Notes | | January | | Thu 8-Jan-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | A life of plants, people and gardens (including Roscoeas!) - Colin Crosbie | ZOOM | | February | | Thu 5-Feb-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Nature - Gardener's tutor II - how observing plants in the wild can guide growing them at home - Ian Young | ZOOM | Future
2026 Events | | Thu 5-Nov-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | The Essential Guide to Meconopsis - Helen Knowles | ZOOM | | Thu 3-Dec-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Travels in Central Asia from above the snowline - John Mitchell | ZOOM | Future
2027 Events | | Thu 7-Jan-27 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Cyclamen: from Seed Pod to Show Bench - Diane Clement | ZOOM | | Thu 4-Feb-27 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Asiatic primulas: in the wild and in the garden - David Rankin | ZOOM |
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