Diary of Events

Please remember that all members are welcome at any regional event.

Programme of Meetings and Events
Date Region Event
2013    
Sat 2 March North West Annual Dinner.
Sat 9 March Midlands 'History of Japanese Gardens...' and 'Some Clippings from a Gardener's Diary' by Sam Youd, former head gardener of Tatton Park.
Sat 9 March South East Talks by garden designers Haruko Seki and Ian Smith and an illustrated talk and demonstration of ikebana, Forest Hill, London.
Mon 1 - 23 April National JGS 20th Anniversary trip to Japan.
Sat 6 April North West Visits to private gardens in the Manchester area.
Sat 27 Aril South West Lecture on Japanese Garden Design in Taunton.
Sun 28 April Yorks and Humber Lectures at Harlow Carr, Harrogate.
Sat 4 May Scottish Regional AGM in Glasgow and a visit to the Japanese Garden at St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life.
Sat 11 May Midlands Workshop at Danescourt, Birmingham.
Sat 18 May Yorks and Humber Lecture on History, materials development and cultural place of armour in Japan, at the Royal Armouries, Leeds. Followed by gallery tour.
Sun 19 May South East Visits to Holland Park with director Barrie Maclaurin, and Professor Sato's zen garden at the Three Wheels Buddhist Temple in West London.
25 May - 1 June South East Studying Japanese style gardens in Denmark.
Sat 6 July Midlands Visit to Pureland Meditation Centre and Japanese Garden.
Sat 14 July Midlands Workshop at Danescourt, Birmingham.
Sun 14 July South East Visits to private gardens in Hertfordshire.
25 - 28 July North West Come and meet us and visit our garden at the RHS Tatton Show. The garden will be rebuilt on a permanent site after the Show.
August South East Garden visits - date to be confirmed.
Sat 17 Aug Midlands Workshop at Danescourt, Birmingham.
Sun 1 Sep Scottish A 'hands-on' Japanese Garden Workshop with Professor Fukuhara, near Stirling.
21 September Midlands Pruning workshop in a Herefordshire garden with Jake Hobson.
Sat 5 Oct Midlands Workshop at Danescourt, Birmingham.
21 October - 15 November National/South West Visions of Paradise exhibition in Bath.
2014    
Sat 18 January Midlands Craft demonstration and 'hands on' day in Birmingham.
Sat 8 March Midlands Talks by members on various topics.