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 19th November 2025
Members £2, non-members: £4.00, including refreshments. Raffle and plant sales table
We welcome Jane Allison from Mayfields Plants and Garden Design, a third of an acre garden in Stanthorne, Cheshire.
Have you ever wondered which plants are in the same family?
There are plenty of surprises in this light-hearted talk about plant relatives. You will definitely walk round your garden with new eyes!
Her speciality centres around cottage garden plants, both grown from seed and propagated from specimens in her own herbaceous borders. She is a regular at Plant Hunters Fairs.
Wednesday 10 December 2025 7pm
Christmas Party buffet, quizzes and raffle. Chris Mortimer from Mill Barn in Samlesbury will give a talk called Garden Dreams.
Since the 1970s, Chris and his family have transformed their riverside plot to create a garden incorporating the remains of mills that previously lined the river bank. Mill Barn is unique and full of surprises with a secret grotto, a suspension bridge leading to a fairytale tower, sculptures and follies, a lily pond, lawns and flower beds, plus a hidden garden that opens into wooded pathways beyond.
Wednesday 18 February 2026 7.30pm
Members £2, non-members: £4.00, including refreshments. Raffle and plant sales table
The dark months – not just snowdrops with Diane Clement
Diane will talk about bringing colour and perfume into our gardens in winter in an illustrated talk. From bulbs through perennials to shrubs, including well known varieties and the more unusual, all able to withstand tough conditions. Diane was awarded the Lyttel Trophy by the Alpine Garden Society in 2024 as someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the world of alpine plants or has done meritorious work in advancing the knowledge of alpines to a wide audience.
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.
Wednesday 15 April 2026 7.30pm
Members £2, non-members: £4.00, including refreshments. Raffle and plant sales table
Gardens to visit in Spring and Summer with Judy Popley from Flower Power Fairs
Judy will take us on a tour of gardens to visit in Spring and Summer. Judy 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. It seemed an obvious choice to combine the two and become self-employed.
A lover of the countryside, conservation and wildlife, flora and fauna, Judy takes great pride and joy introducing beautiful gardens and estates to visit.
Wednesday 20 May 2026 7.30pm Speaker to be confirmed
Garden visits to be arranged in Summer
Wednesday 16 September 2026 7.30pm
Members £2, non-members: £4.00, including refreshments. Raffle and plant sales table
Flowers for Susanna with Elaine Taylor