Bere Mill and Hardy’s nursery

Thursday 28 May 2026

MPG members Rupert and Elizabeth Nabarro have created the gardens at Bere Mill near Whitchurch, Hampshire with Mediterranean and herbaceous borders, irises, tree peonies and magnolias and small arboretums. Rupert will show us round. A light lunch will be provided at a pub, then we’ll go on to Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants, a leading nursery for plantsmen, all within five minutes’ drive of Bere Mill.

Summer garden tour: southern Gloucestershire

Sunday 28 June – Thursday 2 July 2026

The county of Gloucestershire is rich in interesting private gardens, and also home to many professional plantsmen. On this tour we concentrate on the southern part of the county, much of which lies within the southern Cotswolds. We will be based south-east of Cirencester at the De Vere Cotswold Water Park Hotel, overlooking the wildlife lakes.

France – Water-wise planting

Monday 5 October – Tuesday 13 October 2026

This informative tour of contemporary water-wise planting in designed private and public gardens will demonstrate the way gardens and gardeners – some famous – have extended the seasons of interest in various ways.