THE FORDINGBRIDGE AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Meetings will be held in accordance with current Covid-19 rules
All evening meetings are held at 7.30pm in the West Room of the Greenwich Suite at Avonway Community Centre at 36 Shaftesbury Street, Fordingbridge SP6 1JF. In June the meeting is held in the East Room and the Evening Show is held in the West Room. Please note that although there are a limited number of disabled car parking spaces at Avonway, all general car parking is available free of charge in the main Fordingbridge Car Park located about 50 yards further along the road.
Avonway Management has asked that should you have to park on the road, then this is done sensibly without parking on the bend or obstructing any neighbouring gates or driveways. Thank you.
Please note that the use of Bikini Vases is not permitted in the Table Shows or the Evening Show in June
CALENDAR FOR 2021
January 25th Meeting cancelled
February 22nd Meeting cancelled
March 29th Meeting cancelled
“Why do Foxgloves have no smell?” – Alan Edmondson
Table Show – 3 Daffodils
April 26th Meeting cancelled
General Meeting (rearranged from November 2020)
Table Show: A vase of mixed flowers
May 8th and May 15th (both Saturdays) Both sales cancelled
Sale of Spring/Summer bedding plants, perennials and vegetable plants at Fordingbridge Car Park by the Library from 9.00am until mid-day.
May 24th (one week earlier than usual, due to the Spring Bank Holiday on 31st May) Meeting cancelled
“Design aspects of Garden Ponds” – Sandy Worth
(1) A Pot Plant
(2) Three stems of perennials
June 28th Meeting cancelled
“Recycling and water conservation” – Kelvin Mason
Evening Show – members only (a special Schedule will apply)
September 27th
“Orchids and their care” – Roger Frampton (members may like to bring their own plants)
Table Show:
(1) the longest runner bean
(2) Three tomatoes – all of one kind
(3) Three dahlias
October 25th – note the change of speaker
“Topical tips and new ideas for the garden” – Ray Broughton
(1) 3 vegetables – all different
(2) Any stem of autumn Flower
November 29th
Annual General Meeting
Table Show:
‘A Seasonal Arrangement’ (using material from your own garden)
January 31st 2022 (not 24th as printed on membership card)
“Hilliers Gardens ‘Paradise through the Seasons – John Combes
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