Haywards Heath Horticultural Society

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Autumn Show 2012 – Awards

 

RHS Banksian Medal - Exhibitor gaining most points in Horticultural Sections of Show ..............................Roy Hayward

 

Borde Hill Challenge Cup & National Vegetable Society Medal -  Best collection of Vegetables ..........Jim Turnbull

 

John Box Cup - Best dish of vegetables....................................................................................................Jim Turnbull

 

Fancourt –Bell Challenge Cup - Exhibitor gaining most points in Show ....................................................Roy Hayward

 

Gus Bellchambers Copper tray - Winner of class 22 – Mini collection of Vegetables ..............................Roy Hayward

 

Navy Cup - Exhibitor gaining most points for Dahlia classes ......................................................................Mick Figg

 

National Dahlia Society Silver Medal & Certificate - Best exhibit in Dahlia classes ................................. Mick Figg

 

National Dahlia Society Bronze Certificate - Runner-up in the Dahlia classes .......................................... Mick Figg

 

Harry Tester Memorial Trophy - Exhibitor gaining most points classes 31-34 Fuchsia/pot plants ............Roy Hayward

 

Tom Elder Trophy - Best Fuchsia exhibit....................................................................................................Mick Figg

 

Members Class Autumn Trophy - Winner of class 35 - Pelargonium ......................................................Elizabeth Ridgley

 

Clare Marshall Trophy - Winner of class 36 -  Begonias ......................................................................... Mick Figg

 

Challenge Trophy - Exhibitor gaining most points for Vegetables in 2012 ............................................. Roy Hayward

 

Certificate of Merit - Best exhibit in Cookery ........................................................................................... Janet Bowell

 

Challenge Cup - Exhibitor gaining most points for Cookery classes in 2012 ............................................ Janet Bowell

 

Certificate of Merit - Best exhibit in Floral Art .......................................................................................... Shirley Anderson

 

Jubilee Trophy - Exhibitor gaining most points for Floral Art classes in 2012 ......................................... Joan Sparshott & Alan Colgate

 

Certificate of Merit - Best exhibit in Photography classes ......................................................................... Michelle Branscombe

 

Handsworth Memorial Trophy - Exhibitor gaining most points for Photography classes in 2012 ........... Michelle  Branscombe

 

Certificate of Merit - Winner of class 80 –Cornish Pasty .......................................................................... Pat Humphrey

 

 

 

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Haywards Heath Horticultural Society

Newsletter Spring 2013

 

A happy New Year to you all.  Still very soggy in the garden – too wet to get any digging done yet.  However, time to get sowing on window sills or in the greenhouse.  Snowdrops and crocuses are out, as are the wonderful hellebores and the first of the early daffodils, so hope is in the air.

 

Christmas meal

Twenty eight of us went out to the Fox and Hounds for a Christmas celebration.  The pub staff looked after us really well as usual.  The food was very good and the company even better.

 

November Meeting

This was a well attended meeting for an interesting talk by Nigel Phillips on the gardens of Kent and Sussex.

 

January Meeting

What we don’t know about growing fruit now after this talk is not worth knowing.  We were treated to an amazingly informative evening from one of the most knowledgeable amateur fruit growers in the South East.

 

Outing to Hyde Hall – For Members

There will be forms at the February meeting for the outing to Hyde Hall on July 13th.  The coach will pick up at 8.30am.  The cost of the outing will be £15 (just for the coach) as the Society is allowed a free visit because it is affiliated to the RHS, so very affordable this year.  The garden has a lot of new features and has expanded greatly in the past few years since we last went.  It has a new visitor centre and restaurant.  The dry beds, which have been extended, should be at their best at this time of year (providing we don’t have a summer like the last one). Please be prepared to pay for the outing at the February meeting.

 

Evening Outing to Duckylls Holt

The evening outing this year is to Duckylls Holt on June 20th.  This is described by the owners as a typical cottage garden.  The outing will cost £5, which will include a drink and nibbles.  The parking is very restricted but their neighbour will allow parking in their garden. The forms for this event will also be ready for you to pick up at the February meeting.  Please be prepared to pay for the outing in advance.

 

Plant Sale

If you have any spare plants, cuttings or seedlings, Dave or Roy would be grateful to have them for the Plant Sale.  Could you please make sure that the plants have a name and some description and that the pots are clean?

 

Spring show

As usual we would like to see as many exhibits in all the classes as possible at the show on April 6th.  If you can’t find anything to exhibit, please come and support the show by visiting and staying for tea.  The shows are for the benefit of all the members, but we need the visitors to make them viable.

 

Strictly come gardening

Strictly Come Gardening is an event which is being held in The Orchards on 27th April from 10am to 3pm.  The Society will be taking part and having a stall.  We would be very happy for members to suggest things which we could do on the day.  We would also be grateful for volunteers to help on the stall and plants and other garden related items to sell.