Drop-dead gorgeous
Pine Lodge Gardens, in Holmbush, St Austell, Cornwall, begins its snowdrop fortnight today. There is also a winter garden to admire. Entry costs £6.50. For details, call 01726 73500 or visit www.pinelodgegardens.co.uk.
Talk of the town
Jan Haenraets, head of gardens at the National Trust for Scotland, will be talking about the charity's plant collection at the Clyde Cruising Club, in Bardowie, near Milngavie, for the Baldernock Garden Club on Tuesday at 7.30pm. Entry costs £3. For details, call 0141 569 5285.
China in her hands
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The plant historian Jane Kilpatrick will talk about daring explorers in Garden Plants from China: Forgotten Pioneers at 70 Cowcross Street, EC1, on Wednesday at 6.30pm. Entry costs £8. For details, call The Garden History Society on 020 7608 2409 or visit www. gardenhistorysociety.org