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: 20th August 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
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
Our
Centenary
Garden
Party
on
June
30
th
was
a
great
success
with
perfect
weather,
food
by
caterer
Karen
Kingsley-Bloom,
music
from
Harry
Strutter’s
Hot
Three
in
a
beautiful
setting
at
Hollybank
House
courtesy
of
our
generous
hosts
Anna
and
Viv
Williams.
The
centenary
cake,
cut
by
Margaret
Jay,
was
made
by
Angela
Armstrong,
was
amazing
–
I
wish
we
could
include
photo
here,
but
to
see
it
you’ll
have
to
visit
www.emsworthhorticulturalsociety.org.uk
On
July
6
th
2019
our
centenary
exhibition
opened
at
Emsworth
Museum
which
illustrates
thematically
the
history
of
the
EHS.
There
are
lots
of
recently
collected
photos
on
display,
examples
of
original
minutes
in
copperplate
handwriting,
trophies
and
the
worm…..
The
museum
is
open
on
Saturdays
10.30
to
12.30pm
and
Sundays
2
–
4pm
Please
check
the
opening
hours
on
the museum poster.
The last day is July 28
th
2019.
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
.
A
fun
Horticultural
Quiz
with
wine and nibbles.
Lyn Davies (Chair)
Upcoming events with Emsworth Horticultural
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