Events
Unless otherwise stated all events are at Haskayne Village Hall starting at 7.30pm.
Haskayne Village Hall’s address is:
109 School Lane, Haskayne, nr Ormskirk, Lancs L39 7JE (off A5147)
The hall’s location can be viewed here
Wednesday 18 March 2026 7.30pm
Members £2, non-members: £4.00, including refreshments. Raffle and plant sales table
50 Shades of Green with Razvan Chisu
Known as the Transylvanian Gardener, Razvan grew up in town surrounded by vast woodlands and species-rich wildlife meadows influenced the way he has designed and maintained gardens. This talk will look at versatile foliage plants and the diversity of leaves. He will explore leaves in their diversity of shapes, sizes, colours and textures and then give examples of how foliage plants can be used to great effect in the garden, including the display I designed at the RHS Tatton Flower Show for the Hardy Plant Society.
Razvan runs a gardening and horticultural consultancy business, as well as writing for various gardening magazines and giving lectures on botanical and gardening topics. He is a volunteer for the Royal Horticultural Society as a core member of the Alpine and Rock Garden Expert Group. He is particularly interested in studying plants in the wild, alpine plants and is a talented artist.
Unless otherwise stated, all events are at Haskayne Village Hall at 7.30pm
Wednesday 15th April 2026.
Members £2.00, non-members £4.00 including refreshments. Raffle and Plant Sales Table
Please note the early start of 7.15pm for the AGM. Members may nominate and vote. The form will be in the Spring/Summer magazine
‘Gardens to visit in Spring and Summer’ by Judy Popley
Yorkshire born and bred Judy Popley created Flower Power Fairs in 2006. Having spent 12 years prior in events, advertising and marketing and working at two premier stately homes in Cheshire, but with a keen interest in gardens and heritage places. Judy will take us on a tour of her favourite places to visit.
SATURDAY 9TH MAY 2026, 1.30 PM – 3.30 PM
PLANT SALE and GARDEN PARTY AT HASKAYNE VILLAGE HALL, FREE ENTRY, FRIENDS AND FAMILY WELCOME.
Tea, coffee, soft drinks and delicious cakes available.
Bring and Buy stall, so please pot up plants as soon as they are viable and insert a label with the plant name. Prices will be set by the helpers.
Wednesday 20th May 2026
Members £2.00, non-members £4.00 including refreshments. Raffle and Plant Sales Table
‘Bridge Inn Community Farm’ by Carl and Cheryl Craven
Carl and Cheryl Craven will give an illustrated talk about the work of Bridge Inn Community Farm which provides individualised programmes of work activities and vocational training in Horticultural, Conservation, Agriculture and Art at sites in Formby and Southport. Established in 2010 the farm in Formby sits on a beautiful 4-acre smallholding. More recently the team have established the Kitchen Garden at Hesketh Park in Southport providing freshly grown vegetables, perennials and seasonal bedding, with a shop on site.
The team have been awarded Keep Britain Tidy Green Flags, RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood awards and Large Gold Medals at Southport Flower Show. Their artwork features regularly at the Southport Chrysanthemum and Gardening Society Spring and Autumn Shows.
The Formby site has opened regularly for the National Garden Scheme and the Kitchen Garden will be joining the scheme in 2026.
Garden visits 2026
Wednesday 10th June 6.30-8.30pm Entry £6 including Tea, Coffee and Cake. Donation to National Garden Scheme
Drummersdale Crossing Cottage, Wholesome Lane, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk L40 9SW.
500yds SE of Bescar Lane Station there is no parking at the garden. Parking is available in the adjacent meadow using the following postcode L40 9RB (different from the house Postcode) or What3words app: wedge.flock.blemishes. SD 399 144
The beautiful ½ acre garden of CGS Members Janet and Mike Hinton contains a multitude of gardening treasures with open views to adjacent farmland, colour themed beds, wildlife ponds and summerhouse with a viewing window to beehives. To cap it all a poly tunnel with fruit, vegetables and a vine, plus meadow, orchard and woodland walks.
Wednesday 1st July 6.30-8.30pm Entry £6 including Tea, Coffee and Cake. Plants for sale. Donation to National Garden Scheme.
14 Saxon Road, Birkdale Southport, PR8 2AX the garden of Margaret and Geoff Fletcher
A mature walled garden with formal and informal planting which has welcomed over 14,000 visitors for the National Garden Scheme over the last 24 years. Many returning visitors have declared that they have a part of their garden that is known as Geoff’s bed because of the number of plants they have bought over the years. They are still hoping that 2026 will produce a fine display of echiums, fingers crossed!
Wednesday 16th September
Members £2.00, non-members £4.00 including refreshments. Raffle and Plant Sales Table
‘Flowers for Susanna’ by Elaine Taylor
Elaine, a renowned garden historian, has been a speaker at various events, sharing her expertise on garden history. Susanna was the chatelaine of Astley Hall and together with her
two husbands (consecutive!) she oversaw some major changes to the park and garden there. Her long life ensured that the changes reflected developing fashions. Flowers for Susanna will concentrate on the early period when Florist Flowers were much treasured.