Ballater Royal Horticultural Society

02/09/2026

Ballater Royal Horticultural Society Members Trip to Glamis Castle
Tuesday 8th September 2026
Official Tour of the Castle at 12 & Light lunch at 1:15pm
The gardens are free to enjoy before or after the tour
Shared transport in cars £20 per member
Meet at Glenmuick Church at 9am
If you wish to come, please email Jenny on
[email protected] or phone 07508652022 TODAY.

31/08/2026

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14/08/2026

14/08/2026

Victoria Halls in Ballater being transformed in a day into all things Railway related for the annual Flower Festival tomorrow and Sunday 10-4pm.
REMEMBER TO COME ALONG WITH TOUR ENTRIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 5pm TONIGHT AND 8amTOMORROW MORNING!!!!
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27/07/2026

Ballater Garden Festival 2026
The 2026 theme is: “The last train from Ballater”
Join us for a vibrant celebration of nature and creativity!
Everyone is welcome to enter their creations in various
Categories

07/06/2026

There are some plants left from the Plant Sale, which are displayed on either side of the entrance to the Victoria Hall. Please help yourself and leave a small donation. There's a donation box at the front. Thank you.

08/05/2026

🌿 Ballater Royal Horticultural Society – May Talk 🌿

Join us on Tuesday 12th May at 7:30pm for a fascinating evening with Geoff Feeney, who will be speaking about his beautiful Deeside Japanese Garden.

📍 Mike Sheridan Room, V&A Halls, Ballater
💷 Free for members / £4 for non‑members
🎟️ Raffle donations welcome

Everyone welcome — it’s a lovely chance to learn more about this unique local garden.

10/04/2026

Our first meeting will be on Tuesday 14th April and it will be in the form of a Gardeners' Question Time. We have a panel of gardeners who will be pleased to help you with any problems you have in your garden or with house plants, or if you simply require advice. It starts at 7:30 in the Mike Sheridan Room, and as usual tea or coffee will be served during an interval. If you have questions, it would be helpful if you could send them to us by email on [email protected] by Sunday (12th), so that we can give the panel a little advance warning - not all of them are professional GQT panellists! Of course, there will also be a limited opportunity to ask unscheduled questions in the second half, but emailed questions will get priority.

Please note that we have an exciting programme of events in 2026.

Tuesday 14th April - Our BRHS Gardeners' Question Time

Tuesday 12th May - Speaker Geoff Feeney on his Deeside Japanese Garden Mike Sheridan Room 7:30pm
Saturday 6th June - Annual Plant Sale in the Victoria Hall 10am-12.30pm

Tuesday 14th July - Visit to Birkhall with Kirsty Wilson, Head of Gardens Meet at 6pm at Glenmuick Church to Carshare. Members only.

Sat 15th & Sun 16th August - The Garden Festival in the Victoria Hall 11am-4pm - The theme is Railways. All entries of Flowers, Plants, Floral Art, Homegrown Fruit and Vegetables , Needle Handicrafts, Crafts, Home Produce and Children’s entries will be welcomed on Friday afternoon. Open to everyone

Tuesday 8th September - Visit to Glamis Castle with tour of Gardens and the Castle. Members only. Times to be confirmed.
Tuesday 6th October - Speaker (to be confirmed) Mike Sheridan Room at 7:30pm

Tuesday 3rd November - AGM and Quiz night. Mike Sheridan Room at 7:30pm

Membership for the year is only £12 and Guests are welcome at £4.00 per meeting. You will note that the Garden visits are for members only as numbers are restricted. Fees can be paid on Tuesday the 14th April (or at any meeting) or you can pay by BACs to Ballater Royal Horticultural Society, sort Code 80-05-51 (Bank of Scotland) Account Number 00147344. Please quote your name as Reference.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 14th April.
Happy Gardening!