The recording of our latest online talk is now available to view in the password-protected Friends Area of this website.

The Botanical Gardens appeared on ITV’s In Your Corner on 17th March.

We are sorry to have to share the news of the death in February 2026 of Gill McMaster, the owner of Morton Nurseries near Retford in Nottinghamshire.

The password for the Friends Area of this website will change at the end of March. Look out for an email from our chair with the new password.

The audio recording of the recent talk by John Foley of Holden Clough Nurseries is now available to access in the password-protected Friends Area of this website.

The recording of the recent talk for the Friends by Richard Baines is now available in the password-protected Friends Area of the website.

The Spring edition of our regular newsletter is now available.

A recording of our online lecture by Catherine Horwood is available to watch until the end of February.

A photograph of the Botanical Gardens featured on the front cover of a report recently issued by the Gardens Trust.

Neil Grant, one of our first members, has retired from Ferndale Garden Centre.

Head Gardener, Andrea, welcomes the volunteers back to the Gardens

Sending warmest wishes to all the Friends of the Gardens.

Our next Pop Up Plant Sale takes place on Sunday 17 August.

Horticulturist Graham Duncan of Kirstenbosch National Gardens in South Africa will share his love for the gardens and his expertise in South African bulbs

Join us on Sunday 20 July 11-1pm for our Pop Up Plant Sale.