Included in the Gardener's Diary are dates for the Alpine Garden Society Bedfordshire Group, the Alpine Garden Society, the Biggleswade Gardening Club and the Cyclamen Society. If you have something you wish to be included in the Diary, or if you would like more information about any of the events below, please get in touch!

Saturday 6th March

AGS Show - Loughborough Spring

Burleigh Community College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ.

Saturday 13th March

AGS Bedfordshire Group's Annual Show

Held at the Wilstead Village Hall. Doors open to the public at 12:00pm. For more details see the Annual Show page.

Saturday 13th March

AGS Show - Blackpool

Collegiate High School, Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, FY3 7LS.

Sunday 14th March

World of Alpines

To be held at RHS Wisley. If you would like more information please get in touch.

Wednesday 17th March

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Graham Pavey's talk is called ' The Shady Border'. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Saturday 20th March

AGS Show - East Lancashire

The Riverside, Whitworth Civic Hall, Market Street, Whitworth, Lancs, OL12 8DP.

Saturday 20th March

AGS Show - Kent

Rainham School for Girls, Highfield Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX.

Saturday 27th March

AGS Show - Northumberland

The Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham, NE46 3PN.

Saturday 27th March

AGS Show - South West

St. Luke's Science and Sport College, Harts Lane, Exeter, EX1 3RD.

Saturday 3rd April

AGS Show - Cleveland

Ian Ramsey Church of England School, Green's Lane, Fairfield, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 5AJ. 

Saturday 3rd April

Cyclamen Show

Hillside Events Centre, RHS Garden, Wisley.

Sunday 4th April

Biggleswade Gardening Club Spring Show

Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Beds, SG18 8JB. The show opens at 14:15. The AGS Bedfordshire Group will have a display and small plant stall there.

Monday 5th April

Monthly Meeting

Jim Almond will be giving us his talk, 'Out and About - Adventures of an Alpine Enthusiast'.

Tuesday 6th - Wednesday 7th April

AGS Show - London

RHS Lindley Hall, Vincent Square, London, SW1 2PE. This show is part of the RHS Show.

Saturday 10th April

AGS Show - North Midland

Brookfield School, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 3NS.

Saturday 10th April

AGS Show - Ulster

Greenmount Agricultural and Horticultural College, Muckamore, Co. Antrim, BT41 4PU.

Saturday 17th April

AGS Show -  Midland

Arden School, Station Road, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0PT.

Wednesday 21st April

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Andrew Babicz will be talking about 'Edinburgh Botanic Garden'. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Saturday 24th April

AGS Show - Dublin

Cabinteely Community School, Cabinteely, Co. Dublin.

Saturday 24th April

AGS Show - North of England

The Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate.

Saturday 1st May

AGS Show - East Anglia

Wymondham High School, Folly Road, Wymondham, South Norfolk, NR18 0QT.

Saturday 1st May

AGS Show - East Cheshire

Morley Green Club, Mobberley Road, Morley Green, Wilmslow, SK9 5NT (New venue).

Monday 3rd May

Monthly Meeting

Members' Evening - Details to be announced nearer the time.

Saturday 8th May

AGS Malvern Show

Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire - The Alpine Garden Society will be part of the Malvern Show, so this is an excellent opportunity to look at both alpines and the rest of the Malvern show.

Saturday 15th May

AGS Show - Southport

Stanley High School, Fleetwood Road, Southport, PR9 9TF.

Wednesday 19th May

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Chris Chadwell will be talking about, 'Lilies, Lamas and Leeches'. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Tuesday 25th - Saturday 29th May

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

This year the Alpine Garden Society will once again have a presence at this show. We always prove to be incredibly popular with the show goers.

Saturday 5th June

AGS Show - Summer South

Queen Elizabeth School, Pamphill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4DT.

Monday 7th June

Monthly Meeting

Another favourite of the Group, Melvyn Jope, will be returning to us in June. His talk is called 'Travels in Greece'.

Wednesday 16th June

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Trevor Illsley will be giving his talk, 'Trees and Shrubs for the Smaller Garden'. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Saturday 19th June

AGS Show - Summer North

Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawson's Corner, Pudsey, LS28 5TA.

Monday 5th July

Monthly Meeting

Phil and Gwen Phillips will be the speakers in July. Their talk is, 'From Sarracenias to Trilliums - Flowers of Southeast USA'.

Saturday 10th July

AGS Show - Pershore

Pershore College, Avon Bank, Pershore, WR10 3JP. The AGS Headquarters and Garden is a short walk from this venue.

Wednesday 21st July

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Geoff Hodge will be giving advice on how to have 'Colour All Year Round'. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Monday 2nd August

Monthly Meeting

Our speaker in August is Tim Ingram. Tim's talk is called, 'Woodland Plants Without a Woodland'.

Monday 6th September

Monthly Meeting

Our final speaker of the Group's year is John Hill. John will be talking about 'Troughs and Tufa'.

Wednesday 15th September

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Peter Sheasby will be talking about 'British Wild Flowers'. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Sunday 19th September

Cyclamen Show and AGM

Details to be confirmed later in the year.

Saturday 25th September

AGS Show - Autumn South

Rainham School for Girls, Highfield Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX.

Friday 1st October

Biggleswade Gardening Club Pumpkin Evening

Details to be announced nearer the time.

Monday 4th October

Monthly Meeting

Annual General Meeting - Details to be announced nearer the time.

Saturday 9th October

AGS Show - Newcastle

The Memorial Hall, Darras Road, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9NX. This is the last Show of 2010.

Saturday 16th October

Cyclamen Show

Hillside Events Centre, RHS Garden, Wisley.

Wednesday 20th October

Biggleswade Gardening Club

The speaker will be John Negus, who will be talking about 'Shrubs of Distinction'. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Monday 1st November

Monthly Meeting

November's speaker is a newcomer to the Group. Geoff Hales will be giving us a theatrical presentation of Reginald Farrer's life.

Saturday 6th November

AGS Annual General Meeting

Venue to be confirmed.

Wednesday 17th November

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Their last speaker of the year is Rodney Tibbs, who will talk on 'Cambridge Colleges and their Gardens'.Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.

Monday 6th December

Monthly Meeting

The final speaker of 2010 is another popular speaker of the Group. Pam Turtle will be giving us her talk, 'My Two Gardens'.

Wednesday 17th December

Biggleswade Gardening Club

Annual General Meeting, visitors are welcome. Meetings are held from 19:30, at Stratton Upper School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB. Visitors' fee is £2, which includes refreshments.