Haywards Heath Horticultural Society

 

Our Spring Show 2011 attracted nearly 200 entries and we welcomed a good number of visitors. In the afternoon.

The Awards  were as follows:

George Prevett  Memorial  Trophy (to the Exhibitor gaining the highest number of Points in the Show) - Roy Hayward

Daffodil Society Bronze  Medal (for the Best Daffodil Bloom) - Richard Hilson

Certificate of Merit (for the Best Exhibit in Daffodil Classes) - Richard Hilson

H. W. Gristwood Spring Trophy (for the most  points  in Daffodil Classes 1-26) - Richard Hilson and Alan Colgate

Coming  of Age Trophy (winner  of Class 24) - Richard Hilson  

Hotblack Challenge Trophy (for the best vase of Daffodils in Classes 3&4) - Richard Hilson

Eileen  Hayward  Memorial  Cup (winner of Members Special Class 28 ) - Peter Heasman

Centenary  Cup (Best  Exhibit in Class 29) - Roy Hayward

The Fred Goddard Trophy (winner of Class 38) - Mick Figg

St. Clair Challenge Trophy (winner  of Class 40) - Richard Hilson  

Phyll Taylor Trophy (winner  of Floral Art Class 56) - Joan Sparshott

Certificate of Merit (Best  Exhibit in Floral Art Classes) - Alan Colgate  

Certificate of Merit (Best  Exhibit  in Cookery Classes) - Joke Sinclair

Certificate of Merit (Best  Exhibit  in Photography Classes) - Val Botting

Reg  Barr Wine Trophy (Best  Bottle of Wine) - Val Botting

 

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Spring Show

 

2011

          

Haywards Heath Horticultural Society

Newsletter Winter 2012

 

A happy New Year to you all.  What a contrast with last year’s weather.  Daffodils are out in the garden with hellebores and snowdrops.  Are we going to have another Spring with everything out at the same time?

 

We thought that you would all be interested to know that Rosie Mack has be awarded a first class degree from the Open University.  I’m sure that we all would like to congratulate her on a fantastic achievement.

 

November Meeting

This was a very well attended meeting for a very interesting and opinionated speaker, Paul Templeton.  He spoke to us about wild and environmentally friendly gardening and explode some of the myths perpetrated by TV presenters.  He was very entertaining and we hope that we will be able to invite him back to speak on another subject.

 

Christmas meal

Thirty six 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.

 

January Meeting

Not so many people at this meeting, but a very interesting talk on Bonsai by a speaker, who kindly substituted for the original speaker.  

 

Outing to Wisley

There will be forms at the February meeting for the members’ outing to Wisley on June 16th.  The cost of the outing will be £12 (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 new Rose Garden should be at its very best at this time of year.  Please be prepared to pay for the outing at the meeting.

 

Evening Outing to Colwood House

The members’ evening outing this year is to Colwood House in Warninglid on July 26th.  The forms for this event will also be ready to be picked 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.

 

Dates for your diary

 

February Meeting

Patrick Coulcher will be giving an illustrated talk on the Greek Islands and their Mythology.

(The Members Class potatoes for the Summer Show will be on sale at this meeting)

 

March Meeting  

Emma Mitchell will be talking about the Camellia Botnar Foundation, which helps and trains disadvantaged young people and runs a Garden Centre.

This is also the evening when we have our annual Charity Raffle to raise funds for our charity for the year, ‘Kangaroos’, so please bring a donation prize for the raffle.

 

Spring Show will be on 31st March, for details please see under Spring Show.

 

Strictly come gardening

Strictly Come Gardening is an event which is being held in The Orchards on 14th April from 10am to 3pm.  The Society will be taking part and having a stall.  Members are being asked to suggest things which we could do on the day.  We also need volunteers to help on the stall.

 

Other local events:

 

February 17th

Snowhill Garden Centre have invited Ivor Stokes to give a lecture on acid loving shrubs.  Full details of the event will be on the Centenary Hall notice board at our February meeting.

 

March 9th

At 7.30pm a ‘Gardeners Forum’ with Jean Griffin, from the Sunday ‘DIG-IT’ programme on Radio Sussex, will be taking place at the Adastra Hall, Hassocks.  Jean will be giving tips on general gardening, house plants etc followed by a Q & A session. The cost of tickets is £3 and they will be on sale from 27th February either from Pavilion Electrics, Keymer Road, Hassocks or Mrs Dorrie Mottram, telephone 01273 845291. The event is sponsored by South Downs Nursery on behalf of Crohn’s in Childhood Research Association.

 

April 14th and 15th

International Camellia Society event at Tilgate Park, Crawley

 

 

 

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