events

Dates for your 2025 Diary

Thursday 12 February

Committee meeting via Zoom Committee members

Saturday 8 March

NSPS AGM & Spring Social All paid up members

Wednesday 23 April

NSPS Committee meeting Committee members Face to face meeting, venue tbc

Sat 21 – Sun 22 June Early National Exhibition

Members’ Competition Webbs at Millets, Frilford Display & Bureau Oxfordshire

Sat 12 – Sun 13 July Late National Exhibition

Members’ Competition RHS Bridgewater Gardens Display & Bureau Worsely

Fri 25 – Sun 27 July

North West Regional Show Members’ Competition At Chorley Flower Show Display & Bureau

Thurs 14 – Sun 17 Aug

Southport Show Display & Bureau

 

 

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Affiliated Society Shows – 2025

7 June – Downton Horticultural Society

Show held at Downton Memorial Hall, SP5 3NB.  Show open 2.00pm – 4.30pm.  Show Secretary Anthony Ashford, 51 Moot Gardens, Downton, Salisbury, Wilts. SP5 3LG. (01725 510656.  13 Sweet Pea classes including novice and other classes.

 

7 June – Royal Windsor Rose & Horticultural Society

The Royal Windsor Flower Show held at the York Club, Windsor Great Park.  Show open 10.00am – 6.00pm. Show manager Alexandra Denman.  Email admin@rwrhs.co.uk or membership@rwrhs.co.uk  All classes are for Spencer type Sweet Peas unless otherwise stated.  Experienced Growers: Class numbers 13-16 are for those who grow 50 or more cordons – 13. Putnam Challenge Cup One vase of Sweet Peas, containing nine stems of one cultivar, 14. Aird Challenge Cup One vase of Sweet Peas, containing nine stems of mixed cultivars, 15. Lady Fairbairn Challenge Cup Three vases of Sweet Peas, with nine stems to a vase, three cultivars (one cultivar per vase), 16. A bowl of mixed Sweet Peas.  Bowl no larger than 15.25cm (6”) diameter.  Novice Growers: Class numbers 17-18 are for those who grow fewer stems (up to 50 cordons), 17. Sir Cyril Dyson Cup (New) One vase of Sweet Peas, six stems, one cultivar.  18. One vase of Sweet Peas, six stems, mixed cultivars.  All Growers: these classes are open to all.  19. (New) One vase with a single stem of Sweet Peas. 20. (New) A bowl of old fashioned Sweet Peas (not Spencers and cordon grown).  Mixed or single cultivar.  Judged for decorative effect.

 

14 June – New Forest and District Sweet Pea Society

Show held at Hulse Hall, Breamore, Fordingbridge SP6 2EA.  Staging 6.00am to10.30am.  Show open to visitors 1.00pm to 4.00pm.  Show Manager Ted Perren, Gay Correl, Amport, Andover SP11 8BE. (01264 772814.  Email eperren@btinternet.com   Various specialist and novice classes.

 

21 June – Chipperfield Horticultural Society

Show held at Chipperfield Village Hall.  Staging from 8.00am.  Show open to public 2.30pm. Society Chairman John Hopkins, “Beckley”, Langley Road, Chipperfield, Herts. WD4 9JS (01923 268852.  Email johnh65@live.co.uk Classes: 3 vases, distinct cultivars, 7 sprays of each; 1 vase, white or cream, one cultivar, 5 sprays; 1 vase pink, one cultivar, 5 sprays; 1 vase, lavender, mauve or blue, one cultivar, 5 sprays; 1 vase, cerise, magenta, crimson or scarlet, one cultivar, 5 sprays; 1 vase, any colour, one cultivar, 5 sprays; 1 vase, mixed, 12 sprays.

 

25 - 26 June – Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Society

Show held at Royal Norfolk Show, Norfolk Showground, Dereham Road, Norwich NR5 0TT.  Show open 8am to 6pm each day.  General Secretary Lesley Webdale, Mirtna Cottage, Whinburgh Road, Westfield, Dereham NR191QL.  Email secretary@nnhs.org.uk  Six classes and two trophies.  Online entry form and schedule on website: www.nnhs.org.uk

 

29 June – Chiltern Sweet Pea Society 

Show held at Millennium Hall, Lacey Green, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0QT.  What3words famous.october.advantage.  Staging 8.30am – 12.00 noon, bowls and baskets until 1.00pm.  Judging from 12.15pm  Show open 2.30pm.  Awards c3.30pm  Show manager Mr. Chris Gray, 68 Narbeth Drive, Aylesbury, Bucks.  HP20 1NU.  (01296 488160 or email entries to graeme@graeme.hollingdale.com.  Mixed open classes including sections for 100 and 200 cordon growers.  All exhibitors welcome.

 

5 July – Bournemouth in Bloom – The Bournemouth Horticultural Society

Show held at St. Francis of Assisi Church Hall, Charminster Road, Bournemouth BH8 9SH.  Show open noon – 4.30pm.  Show Manager David Bassil, 31 Princess Road, Poole, Dorset BH12 1BG.  (01202 752014.  Email dcbassil04@gmail.com  All classes are open to all.  Special sections for experienced, intermediate and novice growers.

 

5 July – Gloucestershire Sweet Pea Show

Show held at Dundry Nurseries & Garden Centre, Bamfurlong Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 6SL.  Staging 7.00am – 10.00am.  Open to public 2.00pm – 4.00 pm.  Show Manager Phil Champion, 3 Boswell Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B74 2NB.  (07841 923301.  Email glossweetpeas@outlook.com     Spencers, 5 and 9 stem classes, Old fashioned classes, vases and bowls.  First time exhibitors encouraged and welcomed.

 

12 July – WARGAS

Show held at Wingrave Community Centre, Wingrave, Buckinghamshire.  Open to public 2.30pm – 5.00pm.  Show Secretary Adrian Reeve, 127 Winslow Road, Wingrave HP22 4QB.  (01296 681372.  Email showsecretarywargas@gmail.com   6 vases distinct, 3 vases distinct, 1 vase white or cream: 1 vase red, orange or orange red: 1 vase lavender, mauve, or blue: 1 vase pink: 1 vase any colour not listed: 1 vase mixed: 1 vase not more than 20 stems: 1 specimen bloom: A bowl of sweet peas: Novelty class. Special class for exhibitors who grow less than 200 plants, 3 vases, 6 stems of each, 3 distinct varieties: 1 vase 7 stems not less than 3 varieties: 1 vase 6 stems 3 of each: 1 specimen bloom: A bowl of Sweet Peas.

 

19 - 20 July – Eckford Sweet Pea Society of Wem

Show held at Wem Town Hall, 28-32 High Street, Wem, Shropshire SY4 5DG.  Show opens on Saturday 19^th July 10.00am – 4.00pm and Sunday 20^th July from 10.00am – 4.00pm.  Show manager Rose Horner of Wem Town Hall (as shown above).  (01939 232299.  Email sweetpeas@wemtownhall.co.uk.  Open classes, vase classes, novice classes, floral art and craft classes.  Spencers and old fashioned are 1910 varieties.  Very friendly show in Wem the home of the Sweet Pea.

 

21 – 24 July – Royal Welsh Agricultural Society

Show held at Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells LD2 3SY.  Show open 8.00am – 8.00pm.  Horticultural Secretary, Amanda Burton, RWAS Ltd., Llanelwedd, Builth Wells LD2 3SY. (01982 554409).  Email hort@rwas.co.uk  Open classes, novice, restricted.  Click here to see the schedule or visit: www.rwas.wales or contact  Amanda Burton. If you know you want to show click here for the registration form.

 

9 August – Clutton Horticultural Society

Show held at Rudges Field, Bendalls Bridge, Clutton, Bristol BS39 5QG.  Entries 7am – 10am.  Show opens from 12 noon.  Show secretary Roger Snary, Brookfield, Carlton Close, Clutton BS39 5SF.  (01761 453063.  For description of classes see website cluttongardening.com   4 Classes to enter.