Busby & Clarkston Horticultural Society Meetings
The Busby and Clarkston Horticultural Society is a gardening club for all who enjoy growing and learning about plants, why not join them for their exciting range of talks by knowledgeable speakers!
About Busby & Clarkston Horticultural Society Meetings
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13th November 2025 15th January 2026 19th February 2026 plus 3 more date(s), see below for more info |
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| 7.30pm - 9.30pm | |
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Clarkston Hall Clarkston Hall Clarkston Road, Clarkston G768HE |
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| This is a free event | |
| Event organiser/part of Busby & Clarkston Horticultural Society | |
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The Busby and Clarkston Horticultural Society is a gardening club for all who enjoy growing and learning about plants through the activities of its members.
We organise visits to places of horticultural interest, an exciting range of Winter Talks by knowledgeable speakers, pot plant competitions, social events and, of course, the Annual Flower Show, held in Clarkston Halls on the first Saturday of September each year.
All talks are held on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm in Clarkston Halls and are open to non-members. Please bring a friend.
2025/26 Programme:
18th September: A History of the R.H.S. + Chelsea Flower Show Highlights by Douglas Fraser
Douglas started a Garden Centre in Dundonald, Ayrshire in 1980 from scratch. It was reknowned for water features for the garden as well as being an excellent garden centre.
He retired from it in 2017 but continues to give talks to gardening groups like Bachs.
Tonight, he will illustrate the history of the R.H.S. since its inception and then give a presentation on the Chelsea Flower Show 2023 in glorious technicolour.
16th October: People, Places, & Potatoes by John M Marshall
Starting on his father’s potato Farm in Perthshire in the 1950’s to the shores of Lake Titicaca in the Andes, John has an extensive knowledge of the humble potato.
People first started cultivating potatoes 10,000 years ago in South America and they have emerged as a food of immense global importance.
He will extoll the virtues of the potato as a food and how it is produced, travelling to China for research & Peru in search of original methods of the Incas planting at an altitude of 4,000metres.
13th November: The Phoenix has Risen by Keith Brand
Keith is in the process of taming his late father’s allotment which has become somewhat overgrown.
Over the last few years, he has had the daunting task of bringing it back to production.
He will offer hope, inspiration, and put some myths to rest about this gardening lark. Let’s see what can be done with some hard work, no dig systems, utilizing cover crops, recycling & upcycling in the garden situation.
He will then show the results from the first full year’s growing system at various Shows around the country.
15th January: The Cut Flower Garden by Theresa Talbot – following on from our short AGM
Extremely well connected as you can see, Theresa is a Glasgow based author, presenter, and flower arranger who hails from Busby, and offers online advice on various horticultural issues.
Best remembered as the presenter at Clarkston when we hosted the Beechgrove Potting Shed, she comes with a talk on how to get the best from a cut flower garden.
Commencing with sowing methods, through to cultivation practices and finally the end product. She has some varieties for cut flowers we maybe wouldn’t have thought of.
Talk follows on from our short AGM at 7.30pm
19th February: Scone Palace Gardens & Grounds by Brian Cunningham
Brian is the Head Gardener at Scone Palace and current presenter on BBC Beechgrove Garden and he will highlight the history of Scone and the development of the gardens under his tenure.
Scone is the family home of the Earl of Mansfield and the iconic crowning place of Scottish Kings on the ‘Stone of Destiny’.
The Walled kitchen garden is being restored under Brian’s supervision and the grounds consist mainly of spectacular woodland walks.
Also, home to the annual Scone Garden Fair we visited in 2025.
19th March: Early Season Perennials by Lewis Normand
Lewis is currently the President of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, ‘the Caley’ and is employed by Bernhards Nurseries based in Rugby, Warwickshire.
He travels the country in a Sales capacity for a peat free, wholesale Nursery grower.
Tonight, he will talk on the early season colour to be gained from herbaceous perennials at this time of year through to early summer.
16th April: What’s New for 2026 by Brian Young
Brian’s Holmes Farm Nursery in Ayrshire, specializes in new and unusual plants for the garden.
Every year, he analyses what’s new to the market as he buys his stock for the Nursery, and he will give us the lowdown on what to purchase for the new season.
He will also bring plants for sale – an opportunity to enhance your garden with something different.
21st May: Plant Swap Night – a freestyle evening with various activities including swapping our surplus plants
A free & easy night with fun, plant swaps, slide show, quizzes and anything else we can come up with.
Sometimes a surprise, topical guest speaker.
Proceeds of plant swap go to charity.
Additional Dates: 15 January 2026, 19 February 2026, 19 March 2026, 16 April 2026, 21 May 2026
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