PGG AGM 2023

To be held at the Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel and Spa, a beautiful 18th century manor house nestled in 15 acres of grounds with an ornamental lake. Highlights will include guided tour of Hodnet Hall gardens and Dingle Gardens in Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park.

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PGG AGM 2022

Kingsknowes Hotel, Galashiels (left), Abbotsford [Photo: Abbotsford Trust] (centre), Mertoun walled garden [Photo: Rupert Norris] (right) or send payment by cheque made payable to ‘The Professional Gardeners’ Guild’ to Colin Carmichael, Selma, Old Crieff Road, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2DH The committee are pleased to announce that this year the Annual

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PGG AGM 2019 – Annual Dinner

Annual dinner followed by Ron Nettle Memorial Lecture. The speaker is Dr Mark Spencer F.L.S., Forensic Botanist, Hon. Curator (Plants), Linnean Society of London Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum, London. His talk is entitled ‘Herbariums and Garden History, the Fulham Palace Experience’.

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2018 AGM awards presentations

2018 AGM awards presentations

Photos of the awards presentations at the AGM. All were taken at Dumfries house. Margi Comeau being thanked and presented with a token of appreciation after retiring from the post of PGG Secretary a role she had held for 9 years. Claire Mountfield who works at Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire

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PGG AGM weekend 28–30 September 2018

The 2018 AGM long weekend starts on Friday 28th September with a visit to Drumlanrig Castle Gardens and Dabton Garden. On Saturday 29th we meet at Dumfries House for the AGM followed by tour of the gardens. Saturday evening will feature the Ron Nettle Memorial Dinner and Lecture. Sunday 30th details will follow shortly.

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Photos: AGM 2017 – Sledmere House

Photos: AGM 2017 – Sledmere House

Photos from the PGG visit to Sledmere House, East Yorkshire. The garden at Sledmere House has become a place to explore and discover different planting areas that have an emphasis on form and colour and overall impact on the eye. The expansive range of plants used and different naturalistic gardening

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PGG AGM 2017 – Yorkshire

The 2017 AGM long weekend starts on Friday 22nd September with a visit to Yorkshire Arboretum at Castle Howard and then Rogers Nursery near Pickering. On Saturday morning we meet at Forest and Vale Hotel for the AGM followed by a trip to Helmsley Walled Garden in the afternoon. Back to
the Forest and Vale Hotel in the evening for our Gala Dinner. Sunday we meet at Sledmere for a tour in the morning before saying our final farewells.

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Photos: PGG AGM 2016

Photos: PGG AGM 2016

The PGG AGM was held this year at Hyde Hall near Chelmsford, Essex. The stunning location with rolling hills and fantastic panoramic views was explored by the PGG Members during the morning, led by two very knowledgeable RHS gardeners.

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