The
Society
was
formed
in
1919,
originally
for
local
allotment
holders.
Nowadays,
the
Society
welcomes
anyone
who
is
interested
in
gardening
of
any
sort.
Membership
is
available
at
£7
per
household
per
annum
.
EHS Membership provides the
following benefits
Access
to
The
Hut
(the
Distribution
Store)
which
offers
most
gardening
requirements
at
reasonable
cost. Advice is also on hand
A program of talks on gardening and related subjects
Coach
outings
to
gardens
of
horticultural
and
historic
interest
Additionally,
there
are
opportunities
to
meet
with
fellow
enthusiasts
and
admire
local
gardens
at
our
Garden
Natter
Mornings
and
occasional
Open
Gardens
Plant
Sales
are
held
at
talks
and
annually
at
The
Distribution Store (The Hut)
Quarterly Newsletter to keep members informed
EHS is affiliated to
•
The Royal Horticultural Society
,
•
The Hampshire Federation of Horticultural
Societies
•
The British Fuchsia Society
•
The National Dahlia Society
•
The National Vegetable Society
•
The Royal National Rose Society
•
The National Chrysanthemum Society
Website updated: 01st March 2021
Message from the Chair
THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK
Advice to all users of this or any other website
Please
be
warned
-
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you
receive
an
email
with
an
attachment
from
a
stranger,
it
may
look
legitimate,
but
please
DO
NOT
OPEN
the
attachment
or
click
on
any
links...
More
than
likely
it
will
be
carrying
a
computer
virus...
Preferably
delete
the
email
without
opening.
If
you
have
inadvertently
opened
the
attachment,
please
disconnect your computer from internet and then run a virus scan on your computer immediately............
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.....
Important Notices
Emsworth Horticultural Society
AGM
.
Who
would
have
thought
that
the
AGM
in
2020
would
be
the
last
time
members
would
meet
in
person
for
over
a
year.
The
AGM
covering
what
turned
out
to
be
the
Covid
year
of
2020
will
be
held
via
Zoom
on
Thursday
February
18
th
2021
at
7.30pm.
Members
will
be
sent
the
reports
before
the
meeting,
and
the
joining
details.
This
is
your
chance
to
ask
questions of the committee on EHS matters.
Talks
in
the
coming
months
have
to
be
on
Zoom.
The
next
two
talks
are
run
by
the
horticultural
charity
Perennial,
which
helps
out
employed
gardeners
(not
home
gardeners)
if
they
have
an
accident,
lose
their
tied
house
when
made
redundant,
or
unable
to
work
due
to
critical
personal
circumstances.
Several
wealthy
patrons
have
donated
their
house
and
garden
to
the
charity,
which
maintains
and
opens
them
to
paying
visitors.
The
fee
we
pay
for
the
talks
supports Perennial.
The
Hut
closed
at
the
beginning
of
December
and
we
intended
to
re-open
on
January
10
th
,
2021.
However,
due
to
the
latest
lockdown,
we
have
decided
to
stay
closed
for
at
least
the
month
of
January.
Members
who
ordered
seeds
will
be
informed
by
phone
or
email
when
they
arrive.
Seed
potatoes
are
due
to
be
delivered
at
the
beginning
of
February.
We
will
make
arrangements
to
sell
them
and
inform
members
by
email.
If
you
haven’t
got
an
email
address,
and
want
to
buy
potatoes,
look
on
the
website
www.emsworthhorticulturalsociety.org.uk
,
or phone 01243 373810 when they are due in.
Membership
renewals.
With
the
hut
closed
you
won’t
be
able
to
renew
your
membership
there,
so
please
complete
the
form
included
in
this
newsletter
and
return
it
to
the
membership
secretary.
You
can
pay
your
subs
by
cheque
or
BACS
(contact
the
membership
secretary
for
details
at
ehsmembership@outlook.com
).
Our
offer
of
a
£5
voucher
to
2020
members
who
renew
for
2021
closes
at
the
end
of
March.
After
this
date
vouchers
will
not
be issued.
Details
of
all
our
activities
can
be
found
on
this
newsletter
and
on
the
E
HS
Website
Lyn Davies (EHS Chair)
mailto:emshorticultural@gmail.com
May Plant Sale on Sunday 9th May - 09:30 to 12:00
Our
annual
plant
sale
will
be
held
at
the
EHS
Distribution
Hut
in Washington Road Allotments.
Please
bring
your
plants
to
the
Hut
by
9.30
am
and
make
sure
you
return
at
12
noon
to
collect
any
unsold
plants
and
your
money
(less
20%
towards
EHS
costs).
Please
make
sure
that
EACH
plant
has
2
labels
-
one
with
your
name
and
the
plant
price, and the other with the plant name.
Bring
your
perennials,
flowers
and
vegetables
grown
from
seed
and
small
shrubs.
Everything
welcome!
You
can
also
bring garden sundries – but no very large items.
Let’s hope the sun shines!
