Location: Peace Memorial Hall, Ashtead Start time: 8.00pm Date Talk details 14th October Winkworth ArboretumSpeaker: Dr Peter HerringAn illustrated talk about the arboretum’s trees and its history. 11th November Beneficial InsectsSpeaker: Andrew Halstead
Date: Wednesday 24th July Time: 6.00pm Garden Walks are on Wednesday 24th July and commence at 6.00pm. This year’s garden walks are within 150 yards of each other at the far end of Farm Lane. All the gardens are different in design and will offer you a wide range of shrubs and flowers, some very …
Chair’s Report Our first year as the co-chairs of Ashtead Horticultural Society has been hugely different from what we expected, with the extraordinary impact of Covid-19 on the whole country also seriously affecting the society’s activities. For AHS, the virus meant the cancellation of our regular talks, the coffee morning and coach trip, and that …
As we continue through the lockdown, our gardens are a fantastic way to keep up our spirits. Gill and I have been doing lots of (overdue) weeding and planting vegetables to keep us going later in the year. Our tulips are now in full bloom and the cherry tree is covered in blossom, with its …
Dear AHS member, I am sure it will come as no surprise to anyone that, in light of the Government advice on COVID-19, the Committee have taken the decision to cancel all upcoming Ashtead Horticultural Events for the next 12 weeks. This means the April speaker event, and sadly the coffee morning, which has always been a personal favourite of …
Chairman’s Report Dear Membership, At this year’s AGM, after 18 years as your Chairman I shall be standing down. During that time there have been many changes. The computerization of our records and show entries made a significant improvement. A major project was the design and introduction of our website which has shown to be …
Thank you to everyone who entered and made this another fantastic show, and congratulations to all the winners! Exhibitor Awards Ken Howe Bailey Cup: Best Exhibit in Show Certificate of Merit: Best Flower Exhibit Pollock Plate: Best Exhibit in Show Colin Cheeseman Harding Cup: Highest Points in Dahlia classes Certificate of Merit: Best Vegetable Exhibit …
Congratulations to all the winning entries, listed below, and thank you to all the exhibitors and everyone who came along to the show. Exhibitor Awards Ken Reeves Lord Barnaby Cup: Best Exhibit in Show Mabel Tucker Memorial Cup: Best Fruit Exhibit Tim Howard Banksian Medal National Vegetable Society Medal: Best Vegetable Exhibit Barrie Mould Challenge …
Prairie Gardens, Henfold, Sussex The gardens were opened to the public in 2009. They are Britain’s largest ‘Prairie’ or ‘Naturalistic’ garden with 8 acres of stunning space to roam around. We were given an introductory talk to explain how, when and why the garden was created, It was a fascinating story involving the transportation of …
New Look for Culinary Classes in the two Shows this Year The Society has made significant changes to the culinary classes for both shows this year. Gone are the specific recipes for chocolate and Victoria sandwiches so you can now exhibit a sandwich cake which is created using your own favourite recipe. In the Summer show, we have said goodbye to the Dundee …
