Members of Lindfield Horticultural Society will be holding a coffee morning and seed swap on Saturday 5th February in The Jubilee room of the King Edward Hall. Visitors are invited to bring along any spare seeds they may have to exchange with other gardeners. Seed swaps are a great way of using up excess seeds and of discovering new or unusual varieties of flowers and vegetables without great expense. There will also be a sale of second-hand gardening books, as well as a small selection of plants, preserves, and of course, the all important coffee and cake. The coffee morning starts at 10 am till 12 and entry is free.

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Members of Lindfield Horticultural Society are looking forward to welcoming award-winning gardener Andy McIndoe as their guest speaker in February. Andy has more than 40 years of experience in retail and production horticulture and was responsible for the development of the Hilliers Nurseries chain of garden centres. During his long career with Hilliers, Andy designed the company’s show gardens and headed up the team that won 25 consecutive gold medals at the Chelsea flower Show. In 2017, the Royal Horticultural Society awarded Andy McIndoe the Veitch Memorial Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the science and practice of horticulture. Andy is a regular contributor to various gardening publications, blogs and BBC radio. The talk Andy will be giving is titled ‘Planting with Trees’ and will take place in the King Edward Hall on Wednesday 9th February at 8pm. Entry fee is £2 for members and £4 for guests, though any guests joining the society on the evening (subscription for the year is £6) will have their entry fee waived.