Alpine Garden Society logo featuring a stylised flower design, promoting expert gardening advice and community for enthusiasts of alpine plants and gardens.

Events calendar

See below details of events and important dates in the AGS calendar. For full details of timings, venues and contacts, click on the links in each event

Upcoming local group events

Date
Group
Event
March 16, 2026
East Cheshire
Trilliums in the Wild and in Cultivation – Henry Fletcher
March 18, 2026
Mid Kent
Mid-Kent AGS Group Show
March 26, 2026
Hampshire
at Chilworth Hall, Rick Lambert, Flora of Western Crete
March 27, 2026
South Lancashire
THE SPRING SHOW
March 28, 2026
Norfolk
Norfolk Group Show – Gail Harland will be our Judge and give us a talk about her latest book – A Social History of the Rock Garden
March 28, 2026
Bedfordshire
Bruce Bennett – Dolomites
April 1, 2026
Cotswold & Malvern
Robert Rolfe ‘The genus Viola worldwide’
April 2, 2026
Dorset
RICK LAMBERT – TBA
April 7, 2026
Shropshire
Diane Clement – Cyclamen From Seed Pod to Show Bench
April 8, 2026
Oxford & District
David Charlton “Flowers of the Picos de Europa”.
April 10, 2026
Wirral & West Cheshire
Garden visit and AGM
April 11, 2026
South Lancashire
“25 years of bulbs” – Tony Goode
April 11, 2026
West Yorkshire
Wim Boens, Title TBC
April 11, 2026
Cliff Booker “Cream of Alpines”
April 15, 2026
Mid Kent
Tram Hatch Garden
April 18, 2026
Bedfordshire
James Miller – The Geophytes of Israel and Palestine
April 20, 2026
Warwickshire
Mini Show and AGM
April 20, 2026
East Cheshire
AGM and Group Show
April 23, 2026
Hampshire
at Chilworth Hall, Caroline Seymour, Czech Rock Gardens
May 2, 2026
Dorset
DAVID ENNALS – Cacti & Succulents
May 6, 2026
Oxford & DistrictCotswold & Malvern
Timothy Walker ‘Rockery in the Garden’
May 9, 2026
West Yorkshire
AGM, Group Spring Show and Group member short talk
May 9, 2026
Norfolk
East Anglia Show at Wymondham High School, Wymondham
May 9, 2026
“25 Years of Bulbs” – Tony Goode 
May 12, 2026
Wirral & West Cheshire
Local Show

Upcoming shows

Date
Title
March 28, 2026
Hexham Spring Show – March 28th 2026
April 4, 2026
Cleveland Show – April 4th 2026
April 11, 2026
North Midland Show – April 11th 2026
April 11, 2026
Ulster Show – 11th April 2026
April 25, 2026
Dublin Show – April 25th 2026
May 2, 2026
East Lancashire Show – May 2nd 2026
May 9, 2026
East Anglia Show – May 9th 2026
May 30, 2026
East Cheshire Show – May 30th 2026
September 26, 2026
Loughborough Autumn Show – Sept 26th 2026
October 3, 2026
Hexham Autumn Show – Oct 3rd 2026
October 10, 2026
Harlow Carr Autumn Show – Oct 10th 2026

Upcoming tours

Image

Sikkim Goecha La Trek (with Vira Natura)

May 7, 2026
Read more
Image

The Maritime Alps (with Vira Natura)

May 11, 2026
Read more
Image

Andorra- Central/Eastern Pyrenees (with Vira Natura)

June 7, 2026
Read more
Image

Gavarnie, France- Western Pyrenees (with Vira Natura)

June 13, 2026
Read more
Image

Mt Olympus, Greece (with Vira Natura)

June 22, 2026
Read more
Image

Val D’Isere, Mt Cenis, The French Alps (with Vira Natura)

June 29, 2026
Read more

Recent events, shows and tours

Date
Group
Event
March 16, 2026
East Cheshire
Trilliums in the Wild and in Cultivation – Henry Fletcher
March 16, 2026
Warwickshire
Alpines in the Wild and Cultivation Diane Clement
March 14, 2026
Kendal AGS / SRGC Show – March 14th 2026
March 14, 2026
West Yorkshire
Ben Preston, ‘Cliff Bank Nursery’
March 13, 2026
Hilary’s View – Tony Goode
March 12, 2026
North Wales
Len Beer Memorial Lecture at the University. Details TBC
March 11, 2026
Oxford & District
Timothy Walker “Plant Hunting in Eastern Anatolia”
March 7, 2026
Loughborough Spring Show – March 7th 2026
March 7, 2026
Dorset
AGM + Members’ slides
March 4, 2026
Cotswold & Malvern
Jon Evans ‘The Picos de Europa’
February 28, 2026
Early Spring Show and Plant Fair – Feb 28th 2026
February 27, 2026
Scientific Editor- new role at the AGS
February 26, 2026
Hampshire
Via Zoom ‘New Zealand’s Alpine Wonderland’, Jim Jermyn
February 21, 2026
Pershore Show and Plant Fair – Feb 21st 2026
February 21, 2026
Bedfordshire
Yunnan independently – Martyn Denney
February 19, 2026
Norfolk
David Dickinson – A Tour Round my Rock – France
February 16, 2026
Warwickshire
Lofoten Islands, Arctic Norway David Charlton
February 14, 2026
South Wales- Feb 14th 2026
February 14, 2026
South Lancashire
Cliff Bank Nursery – Ben Preston
February 14, 2026
West Yorkshire
Harry Jans, ‘Growing alpines in the ‘hills’ of Holland’, ZOOM TALK IN HALL
February 13, 2026
Wirral & West Cheshire
The Joy of Saxifrages – David Sellars (Canada) (Zoom)
February 12, 2026
North Wales
Details TBC
February 11, 2026
Oxford & District
John Graham “Some Mountain Flowers of Chile”.
February 10, 2026
Upcoming Zoom Lecture