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: 18th June 2019
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Important Notices
Emsworth Horticultural Society
Chair - Lyn Davies.
Vice Chair - Daphne Thomsett
Treasurer - Michael Ponsonby
Christopher
Shaw
and
Susan
Sinnett-Jones
as
joint Secretaries.
Other
committee
members
are
Richard
Suter,
Heather
Gale,
Shiraz
Jamal
(webmaster),
Colin
Beale
(membership
secretary),
Jan
Butler
(Show
Secretary)
.
EHS Committee Members 2019 - 2020
We’re
putting
on
an
exhibition
at
Emsworth
Museum
to
show
some
of
the
highs
and
a
few
lows
from
our
100
year
existence.
Thanks
to
our
members,
archivist
Chris
Shaw
will
be
able
to
include
images
and
stories of events we haven't shown before.
In
July
the
Museum
is
open
on
Saturdays
and Sundays from 10.30 to 16.30
.
.
Centenary Exhibition at Emsworth
Museum, July 2019.
If
you
didn’t
get
chance
to
hear
the
5th
May
Broadcast
of
the
recording
of
BBC
Solent’s
Gardener’s
Questions
in
Emsworth,
click
on
the
link
to
where
it
is
posted
on
the
BBC
website
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LISTEN
to
The
BBC
Radio
Solent
broadcast
of
the
The
Gardener’s
Questions
recorded
in
Emsworth on 15th March
We
are
looking
forward
to
a
busy
summer
with
our
Centenary
Garden
Party,
an
exhibition
at
Emsworth
Museum and of course Emsworth Show.
Our
autumn
programme
starts
on
Tuesday
September
10
th
2019
with
our
last
trip
of
the
year
to
the
Bombay
Gin
Distillery
and
Rosy’s
Cottage
Garden
Plant
Nursery,
both
near
Whitchurch.
Rosy
will
be
giving
a
talk
about
her
wonderful
nursery
which
won
her
a
26
th
gold
award
at
the
Chelsea
Flower
Show
this
year.
This
event
is
for
members
only – you’ll have to joint to get the details!
September
19
th
2019
.
Chris
Bird
from
Sparsholt
College
will
be
giving
a
talk
on
his
collection
of
heritage
apples
from
Hampshire
and
the
Isle
of
Wight.
He’ll
be
bringing
some
samples
to
taste.
There
will
be
a
bring
and
buy
plant
sale
too.
October
17
th
2019.
‘British
Flowers
Rock!’
with
Ben
Cross
from
Crossland’s
Alstromeria
Nursery.
Ben
is
a
tireless
campaigner
for
British
Flowers,
and
will
speak
on
this
and
his
family’s
history
of
growing
under
glass
in
West
Sussex
going back four generations.
November
21
st
2019
.
For
a
change,
a
fun
Horticultural
Quiz with wine and nibbles.
Our
talks
are
held
on
the
third
Thursday
of
the
month,
apart
from
June,
July,
August
and
December,
at
Emsworth
Community
Centre
from
7.30
–
9.00pm.
These
are
free
for
members and £2 for non-members.
To
join
the
EHS
for
only
£7
a
year,
visit
our
website
www.emsworthhorticulturalsociety.org.uk,
contact
our
membership
secretary
at
ehsmembership@outlook.com
,
visit
the
Information
Tent
at
the
Show,
come
to
a
talk
or
visit
our
Trading
Hut
at
Washington
Road
allotment
site
(it’s
through
the
gate
at
the
end
of
the
lane
by
Glenwood
School)
between
10
and
12
on
Sunday
mornings
except
August 25
th
and during December and early January.
Lyn Davies (Chair)
Upcoming events with
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