A very friendly group with a shared interest in plants and gardens
FORDINGBRIDGE AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AGM – 26th November 2018 Chaired by its President Mr John Crout, the Society’s 48th AGM was held at Avonway on Monday 26th November 2018. Following his warm welcome to the 40 members present, John thanked the Chairman Mrs Susan Hockin for seeing us through another good year, one of … Read more
THE FORDINGBRIDGE AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Details of the Society’s monthly meetings, table shows, plant sales and outing for 2019 can be found under Calendar. Subscriptions for the year – £8.50 per person – are due in January and can be paid at the first meeting of the year on 28th January 2019 at Avonway, … Read more
DOBIES SEED CATALOGUE 2019 In conjunction with Dobies, once again we can offer our members a very valuable 35% discount on the list price of packet Seeds, and 10% off all other products except Gift Vouchers and the post and packing charges; note that other exclusions may apply. Seed catalogues are available at our … Read more
The Society has recently been informed of the sad news of the death of Patrick Carden on 10th October 2018. Patrick joined the Society in the 1980s, serving on the Committee from 1989 to 2000 and was elected as its Chairman at the AGM in November 1994. He was a regular exhibitor in the Soft … Read more
Details have been received in connection with the forthcoming Flower Festival at Winchester Cathedral which may be of interest to members of the Society. Winchester Cathedral Flower Festival returns from 5 – 9 September, with a spectacular selection of floral arrangements inspired by the magnificent 12th-century Winchester Bible. More information about the Flower Festival is … Read more
After our splendid outing to West Dean Gardens, the Cathedral & Bishops Palace Gardens at Chichester last Friday 22nd June another hugely successful event, our Evening Show, was held yesterday at Avonway. Our Chairman is to be congratulated for organising the day out to West Dean Gardens enjoyed by 48 members and friends of the … Read more
PLANT SALE tomorrow 19th May from 9am until mid-day. The second of our Plant Sales will held at the usual spot in Fordingbridge Car Park by the HCC Library/Co-op Store. We didn’t see many members last week for our first Plant Sale, so please drop by and say ‘Hello’ to our cheery Committee members and … Read more
The Society has recently heard that Mrs Janet Carden, an Honorary Life Member, passed away in hospital on 28th March 2018. Her husband, Patrick, was Chairman of the Society for six years from 1994 to 1999 and they previously lived in Station Road, Fordingbridge until moving to Alderholt some years ago. We send our condolences … Read more
Confirming the sad news announced by our Chairman, Mrs Susan Hockin, at the meeting on 26th March, our friend and former Committee member Bruce Prole recently died following a fall on the ice outside Fordingbridge Tesco Express during the first ‘beast from the east’ bad weather snowfall. Initially, Bruce was thought to be okay, but … Read more
Our next meeting is Monday 26th March at Avonway, when we shall hold our very first Spring Show; I hope to see you there. Please note that there is a CHANGE OF SPEAKER: Neil Lovesey, our advertised speaker has been admitted to hospital. In his place we have Debra Cruttenden – ‘Why we need Bees’ … Read more