Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all who entered and who came to join in the fun! Exhibitor Awards Colin Cheeseman Cullum Trophy:Highest Points in Horticultural classes Autumn Vegetable Collection Shield Chris Golding Rita Preston Cup:Highest Points in Flowers/ Foliage classes Lovejoy Cup:Highest points in Chrysanthemums Storr Silver Challenge Cup:Winner in Chrysanthemums Certificate of Merit:Best …
Our thanks go to all who volunteered to help set up the hall early on Saturday morning. It helped us off to a good start and all went well for the rest of the day. Entries were down 20% on last year, largely due to the difficult growing conditions this year. The cold, wet start …
Date: Wednesday 20th June 2018 This year’s outing was a visit to Mottisfont House and Garden (NT) in the morning and then, after lunch, to West Green House Garden (NT). Mottisfont Abbey The weather was kind, offering a dry cooling wind. Mottisfont Abbey, with its 900 years of history, is set in beautiful undulating grounds …
The event took place at the home of Marion and Barrie Mould, 17 Cuverhay, Ashtead. Last year the Coffee Morning raised almost £900 and this year that was exceeded by raising over £1000 which helps to cover the cost of hiring the Peace Memorial Hall for the two shows and five evening talks which are …
Society President dies on his birthday It is with sadness that we report that Laurence (Laurie) Halls, one of Ashtead Horticultural Society’s most active and accomplished members, died in January on his 89th birthday. He joined the Committee in 1995, during which time he took the roles of Vice Chairman and Membership Secretary and was …
The Autumn Show was full of colour with attractive displays of Dahlias and Chrysanthemums. Congratulations to the following who were successful in winning the Autumn Show awards. The pictures below give a flavour of the displays of flowers, fruit, vegetables and culinary entries. Exhibitor Awards Gill McPherson Cullum Trophy (Winner in 2016, Chris Golding)Highest Points …
In spite of it being Ladies’ Final Day at Wimbledon, there were plenty of visitors at the 2017 Summer Show to make it a successful day. Exhibits were well up in numbers on last year with a total of 231 entries tabled, 41 more than last year. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to …
