CABAHS meetings are held on the third Monday in the month (except December) in the Old Library at Charlton House.
Doors open at 7pm, meetings start at 7.30pm.
Forthcoming meetings and events: 2026
Monday 19 January: Clematis for every season
Clematis expert Everett Leeds will take us on a tour through the year with Clematis.
Monday 16 February OR Monday 23 February – date tbc: AGM & quiz
The Annual General Meeting will be followed by a light-hearted quiz.
Monday 16 March: Shade plants
Lynne Moore of Moore & Moore Plants, a nursery specialising in shade tolerant and shade-loving plants, will show us what is possible.
Monday 20 April: Spring Show 2026
Our annual Spring Show. Class details will be added here nearer the time, but meanwhile take a look at the 2025 Spring Show report.
Monday 18 May: Miss Wilmott’s Ghosts
Sandra Lawrence, author of Miss Willmott’s Ghosts, on the fascinating life of Ellen Wilmott FLS VMH.
Monday 15 June: Gardening Q&A
Our experienced panel will tackle members’ gardening questions.
See Gardening Question Time in previous years.
Monday 20 July: Hardy geraniums
Graham Spencer of Plants for Europe will explore the varied world of hardy geraniums.
Monday 17 August: The garden at The Exchange, Erith
Selina Ozanne, head gardener at The Exchange, will tell us all about this small but perfectly formed public garden in Erith, designed by Sarah Price.
Monday 21 September: Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Display 2026
Our annual Autumn Show. Class details will be added here nearer the time, but meanwhile take a look at the 2025 Autumn Show report.
Monday 19 October: Bulbs
CABAHS regulars Rose Cottage Plants will visit to talk about all things bulbs!
Monday 16 November 2026 : Eltham Palace gardens
Aron Clay, head gardener for English Heritage at Eltham Palace will talk about these extensive gardens.
Past Events:
Monday 18 August: Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Display 2025.
Our annual Show celebrated 75 years of Showing!
More details and list of classes.
Monday 22 September: Greenwich Park Rose Garden: Renovation and Redesign 2023-2025.
Clare Lanes, Manager of Greenwich Park shared details of the Rose Garden redesign project.
Sunday 19 October: Plant Sale at Horn Fair, Charlton House
Lots of fun, and lots of money raised from the plant sale.
Monday 20 October: Flowers in Art.
Ruth Cornett, Senior Director of Heritage & Taxation at Christie’s and owner of Eltham Gatehouse showed us how the glories of flowers and gardens have inspired artists.
Monday 17 November: The Great Geranium Robbery.
Dr. David Marsh, garden historian, talked about the huge influx of plants into the late 18th century United Kingdom, with reference to the theft of rare plants from a London Nursery in 1795.
Charlton and Blackheath Amateur Horticultural Society 