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Spring 2025 meeting
Our next meeting will be on Sunday 23rd March 2025. This was a joint meeting with the NAAS. Graham Duncan gave a talk drawing on his 45 years experience at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, probably including Agapanthus and perhaps also Lachenalia. Jon Evans gave a talk about South African amaryllids seen at AGS shows.
The meeting was at Heath End Village Hall, Heath End Road, Baughurst (near Tadley, between Basingstoke and Reading) RG26 5LU https://www.heathendvillagehall.co.uk/ (The following meeting on 19th October 2025 will return to our usual place, Badger Farm, Winchester.)
The provisional timetable is: The doors will open at 10.00, and the meeting will close at about 15.00. SABG and NAAS members, their guests and visitors are welcome. There will be a small admission charge. Parking is free.
As in previous meetings, there will be a display table for any plants that you bring along for others to see. We will have time for some informal discussion during the afternoon, so that members can point out their plants and answer any questions. If you have any slides or computer images that you would like to show, please bring them along.
All who are interested in growing these plants will be welcome. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. and the meeting will finish at approximately 2:30 p.m. There is an entry fee of £3.00, but parking is free. There will as usual be a plant display table, plant sales (a good reason to arrive soon after 10:00!), and tea and coffee with biscuits. There will also be some books for sale. You are encouraged to bring along any plants you wish to display or sell, or digital photos to share with the audience. Bring your own lunch, or pop into Sainsbury’s next door for a sandwich.
The timetable we plan is as follows:
| 10am | Doors open for Plant Sales. Tea/coffee available |
| 11am – 12.00 | Main talk |
| 12.00 - 1 pm | Lunch |
| 1pm - 2pm | Short talks by members |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | Winding up |
More details of our meetings are given on the meetings page.
Directions to the meeting hall
Our next meeting on Sunday 23rd March is at Heath End Village Hall, Heath End Road, Baughurst (near Tadley, between Basingstoke and Reading) RG26 5LU https://www.heathendvillagehall.co.uk/
(The following meeting on 19th October 2025 will return to our usual place, Badger Farm, Winchester.)
Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester
Directions for meetings at Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 4QB (U.K.)
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available. Bring your own lunch, or buy something at Sainsbury’s next door.
Future meetings
In addition to the next SABG meeting described above, the following events are planned:
(to be updated)
- 19th October 2025: The Autumn 2025 SABG meeting, details to follow.
Past meetings
See Past, present and future meetings for brief details of all past meetings.