The conference dinner will be held on June 16 at Trebah Garden, a short drive from the Falmouth Beach Resort Hotel.

Trebah is a sheltered, wooded 25 acre sub-tropical ravine garden with its own beach on the beautiful Helford River, close to the famous ‘Frenchman’s Creek’). The natural spring at the top of the garden drops 10ft into the Koi Pool, then cascades through drifts of brightly coloured waterside plantings.

Mediterranean and southern hemisphere plants intermingle with Trebah’s groves of huge Australian tree ferns and palms. A giant plantation of gunnera and clumps of huge bamboos give this garden a unique and exotic wildness matched by no other garden in the British Isles.

A stepped path leads from the garden over the coastal footpath and you will alight onto Trebah’s own private beach with access to, and fabulous views of, the clear sailing waters of the Helford Estuary

Many of the plants, such as the azaleas and rhododendrons, selected for their fragrance, have been planted in drifts on the ravine sides. By late June, 2 acres of blue and white hydrangeas bordering Mallard Pond cast their reflections in its tranquil water.

Menu Welcome Drinks & Canapés (wine, Cornish beer, soft drinks) ~ Cornish scallop, prawn and smoked bacon gratin with seasonal salad and granary bread ~ Roasted rack of Cornish lamb with a red wine and rosemary jus, new potatoes and seasonal vegetables ~ Fresh lemon cheesecake with raspberry coulis ~ Cheese and Biscuits ~ Coffee