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
2025
TALKS CONTINUE UNTIL MAY
Saturday 10th May
Our group’s Plant Sale and Garden Party 2.00pm-4.00pm at Haskayne Village Hall.
Free entry. Tea/coffee and delicious cakes available. Raffle.
Bring & Buy plant stall, so please pot up plants preferably as soon as viable, to establish the plant in its pot well before the sale. Always an enjoyable get-together! Open to members family & friends.
Wednesday 21st May 2025
Members £1.50, non-members: £3.00, including refreshments. Raffle and plant sales table
‘Pin me to the wall- and do what you want with me’ by Andrew Mikolajski.
How to choose and manage climbers and shrubs – Andrew, the author of 40 books has had a busy career as a gardening author, lecturer and speaker. He was a horticultural adviser on the new edition of the RHS A–Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and more recently on a revision of the RHS Encylopedia of Plants and Flowers. Previously, he taught garden design and RHS certificate at Warwickshire College, and garden history at the English Gardening School.
LNWCGS Garden Visits 2025
Wednesday 25th June 2025 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Garden Visit to ‘Oaklands’ Flash Lane, Rufford, L401SW the home of John & Jane Hoban. Please park in Rufford Village Hall Car Park at the end of Flash Lane on the left.
Admission £6 includes Tea & Cake and donation to NGS
A woodland garden full of mature trees, acers, camelias & rhododendrons,
Beautiful pathways and seating areas flanked with ferns and hostas. Most areas are wheelchair friendly.
Wednesday 16th July 2025 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Garden Visit to 18 Moor Drive, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 2UP the home of Vicki Hall
Admission £6 includes Tea & Cake and donation to NGS
Wonderfully planted picturesque urban garden with numerous trees shrubs and climbers developed over several years. Emphasis on encouraging wildlife and organic gardening practices. Lawned areas, mixed perennial planting, small vegetable garden, greenhouse and many other features. Some uneven pebble paths.
Wednesday 17th September 2025
Members £1.50, non-members: £3.00, including refreshments. Raffle and plant sales table
‘Cottage Gardens’ by Greg Anderton Greg is the owner of a multi award winning garden centre in the grounds of Lytham Hall called Leafy Lytham. He was named Young Bloomer of the Year from Northwest Britain in Bloom amongst many other accolades. His talk will take us through the setting up of his business and advise us on the choice and use of cottage garden plants