Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Members can now book dawn entry to RHS Chelsea Flower Show on the first members’ day, thanks to Jacques Amand International. Tickets (£188) are valid from 06.30 for the whole day. Full English breakfast at a table reserved for our group in the Ranelagh Restaurant is included, with a glass of Bucks Fizz (08.00 – 09.00). Contact hm@medpag.org to check availability and then payment must be made to MPG by Tuesday 4 March.
Broughton Grange, Oxfordshire
Tuesday 17 June 2025– 11am
The head gardener will guide a two-hour tour of these outstanding and varied gardens which have, on the upper terrace, a Mediterranean walled border containing warm-coloured perennials. After a ploughman’s lunch and cake, members can explore the woodland gardens, arboretum, and water meadow.
Garden tour in Fife
Sunday 22 to Thursday 26 June 2025
This distinct area of Scotland, bounded to the south by the Forth and to the north by the Tay, has fine gardens, some with views across the estuaries. We will visit gardens restored to former glory on country estates and others developed in recent years. Most of the tour will be in the East Neuk and we will stay just over the Tay on the waterfront in Dundee, with interesting cultural sites nearby. Thank you to Teasses for the image of their garden.
Flora of the Cape
Thursday 14 to Wednesday 27 August 2025
The Cape in South Africa is one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, with its unique fynbos and a profusion of geophytes. The tour led by Frank Gaude will focus on the native flora. Frank has been guiding in the Cape for 10 years. An optional extension will give a chance to see the sights of Cape Town and its surrounds.
Parham House and gardens
Thursday 28 August 2025
This fine Elizabethan house has a seven-acre garden laid out in the 18th century, with a lake, a brick and turf maze and many specimen trees. The four-acre Walled Garden contains herbaceous borders, roses, vegetables, a cut-flower garden and an orchard. A morning guided tour of the house, home to members of the Pearson family since 1922, is followed by lunch and an afternoon guided tour of the four-acre walled gardens set in the 300-acre estate of Parham, between Storrington and Pulborough, West Sussex.
Wild flowers and sights, Cyprus
Wednesday 25 February – Wednesday 4 March 2026
This tour with two bases in western Cyprus will focus on the spring flora, including orchids and geophytes, lovely scenery, walks and some historic sites. It will not require a high level of fitness and the nearest airport is Paphos. We’ll visit two archaeological sites in the ancient city of Paphos – both rich in plants. We shall be mostly on the coast with one day in the mountains, giving us spectacular scenery and many interesting plants. The tour will be guided by local specialist Yiannis Christofides. Maximum 20 members.