Hello and welcome to the Surrey Horticultural Federation Autumn newsletter!
Please share this newsletter with your members and help them stay up to date with all the events happening in Surrey and the surrounding areas.
The Surrey Horticultural Federation Inter-Club Quiz and AGM
We hope you’ll join us for the SURREY HORTICULTURAL FEDERATION INTER-CLUB QUIZ & A.G.M
on SUNDAY 3rd November 2024 at 2.30pm
at East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6QT.
We hope to have a very quick AGM (Agenda follows) and then on with the Quiz.
NB: Please recruit up to three club members for a team table.
Our quiz is a fun and relaxed event – no one has to stand up or read out their answers. Three representatives from each club form a team. Teams sit together; each member has their own sheet of paper to record their answers. Teams can confer and all answers are filled in on quiz sheets. Our Quizmaster, John Negus reads out the questions and gives a multiple choice of answers for participants to choose from – it’s rather like ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’. You can guess if you’re not sure of the answer, and teams can confer. If one team member knows the answer you can all choose the same and pick up maximum points, or you can all choose different answers if you wish.
Team supporters and visitors from any club are welcome to attend – there are cash prizes for teams and prizes for the best answers from the audience! The Surrey Horticultural Federation Quiz is a relaxed and fun afternoon – we hope you’ll join us.
SURREY HORTICULTURAL FEDERATION – 48th A.G.M. on Sunday 3rd November 2024 at East Horsley Village Hall at 2.30pm
AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
2. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING.
3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES.
4. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT.
5. TREASURER’S REPORT.
6. ELECTION OF OFFICERS and COUNCIL MEMBERS.
7. FUTURE EVENTS.
8. ANY OTHER BUSINESS – Please contact our Membership Secretary and Treasurer, Kathy Deaville (kathy.deaville@gmail.com) if there is anything you would like to raise.
This event will be held at East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6QT – Start time is 2.30pm (as before).
Directions: If coming from the roundabout on the A3 south of Wisley Gardens, keep on the road towards West Horsley and when approaching East Horsley look for the railway bridge. Go under it, then first right into Kingston Avenue – the hall will be found at the end of this road. From the Guildford/Dorking A25, keep on through West Horsley until you see the railway bridge, then turn left.
This hall has good, free, level parking and is used by both the NVS and NAFAS for their events.
All the Gardening Clubs and Horticultural Societies that are part of the Surrey Horticultural Federation are invited to the Surrey Horticultural Federation’s friendly quiz.
We do need to know how many clubs can come, so please conscript three members of your club for a team, and confirm your club’s entry to the Surrey Horticultural Federation’s Membership Secretary, Kathy Deaville (kathy.deaville@gmail.com) a.s.a.p. please. Thank you.
The National Vegetable Society Surrey District Association are looking for new committee members
The National Vegetable Society Surrey District Association are looking for new committee members to join their friendly team and help run meetings in 2025 and beyond. The group usually meets at East Horsley Village Hall and already has a Treasurer and a Programme Secretary, but needs help at in-person meetings with tasks that include introducing speakers, making tea and coffee, running a raffle, etc. This group are ideally looking for a number of people to come forward and join their welcoming team. If you’re interested in finding out more, please email me, beth@pumpkinbeth.com. Thank you.
Unlock Funding for Community Projects with Your Fund Surrey
Does your group need a laptop, some software, or conservation equipment? Perhaps a local school would benefit from a wildlife pond, or a green wall to clean the air, and your group could help? These are just some of the grants awarded through the Your Fund Surrey funding pot. The Surrey County Council fund is available until January, so join their funding webinar on Thursday 3rd October 2024 from 6.30pm until 7.30pm. This event is hosted jointly with the Greener Futures Team at Surrey County Council, to find out how your group could secure funding for project like these and many more – here’s a link.
Permaculture Gardening One Day Workshop
On 9th October 2024 Ascot Horticultural Society have invited Flower Farmer, Claire Brown to give a talk about PlantPassion Flower Farm
Ascot Horticultural Society have invited Flower Farmer, Claire Brown to give a talk about PlantPassion Flower Farm at 7.30pm (for 7.45pm start) on Wednesday 9th October 2024 at King Edward’s Hall, King Edwards Road, Ascot, SL5 8PD. Entrance is £1 for members and £3 for visitors, which includes refreshments.
Autumn and Winter Propagation Workshop
Bob Flowerdew will be giving a talk to Woodham and New Haw Horticultural Club on Friday 1st November 2024
On Friday 1st November 2024 at 7.45pm, Bob Flowerdew will be giving a talk on ‘No-work Gardening‘ to Woodham and New Haw Horticultural Club at All Saints New Haw Church Hall, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3DH.
Bob is one of Britain’s leading organic gardeners. He has written three dozen books which have been published in many languages. For three decades, Bob has been a regular panel member of BBC Radio4’s Gardener’s Question Time and he was a presenter on Gardeners’ World on TV with Geoff Hamilton. Following in the tradition of the Flowerdew family (who have farmed in Norfolk from Tudor times) Bob cultivates nearly an acre of garden in Norfolk, where he lives with his wife and twin daughters.
Bob came to horticulture following a career in finance, and after much adventuring and travelling. He is one of the few gardening authors to be featured on the front page of the New York Times. Visitors are very welcome to join Woodham and New Haw Horticultural Club for what promises to be a very entertaining and informative evening. Entry is £5, which includes tea/coffee and homemade cake. Parking is on site but if full, plenty of parking is available on the side roads, opposite the church hall (with a pedestrian crossing at the traffic lights).
Giant Book Sale in Memory of Jean & Jeffery Wheatley to be held on 2nd November 2024 at Elstead United Reformed Church
There will be a Giant Book Sale in memory of Jean and Jeffery Wheatley from Elstead. Those who knew Jean and Jeffery will remember their book collections and interests, which include ornithology, poetry, horticulture, and natural history. The couple used to hold book sales to raise funds for the church, which was a core part of their lives. The family have decided to honour Jean and Jeffery by donating their books to the church and to hold a giant book sale in their memory. Jean and Jeffery’s daughter Clare knows her parents would be delighted that their treasured library will go to good homes.
Proceeds from this special event will be divided between Elstead United Reformed Church, where they had been members for the last 28 years, (Jean was a former Church secretary and Elder, and Jeffery was the Church Secretary) along with Phyllis Tuckwell, who supported Jean in her last months.
This special book sale will be held on Saturday 2nd November 2024, from 10am until 2pm at Elstead United Reformed Church, Milford Road, Elstead, Surrey, GU8 6HP. There will be refreshments. Clare will also hold a Fairtrade stall, where attendees can stock up on Fairtrade goodies, (plus, dare I say it, Christmas cards) while refilling your bookcases for the darker evenings.
At this event, you’ll have the unique opportunity to acquire specialised book collections on topics that were dear to Jean and Jeffery.
- Ornithology – Books on birds from the UK and worldwide. Birds became Jeffery’s passion, after Jean introduced him to bird watching.
- Poetry – a large variety of poetry collections which reflect Jeffery’s enjoyment of poetry, both as a reader and a writer of poetry himself.
- Horticulture – a large number of books on gardening, horticulture, and growing for food reflects the couple’s interest in their garden and Jean’s enthusiasm for her vegetable patch, which she created when they moved to Elstead.
- Natural History – Books on animals, minerals, bugs, and beetles, pond life, and sea creatures. Plus books inherited by my parents from a friend with a keen interest in all things fungi.
- There will be the opportunity to purchase books on travel, faith, and literature, including some French-language volumes.
- Books on finance, economics, mathematics, and telecommunications are also available, reflecting Jeffery’s working life.
Clare will also welcome any book donations you would like to give (after 15 October 2024) to really make this a giant book sale! Books for all ages are welcome. The family are keen to make this book sale the best one yet! Please contact Clare Fryer by telephone 07811989456 or email c_fryer@ntlworld.com for details of how and when to bring donations to the church.
Timothy Walker will be giving The Arts Society East Surrey Area Group a talk about Fine Art in the Garden on Friday 8th November 2024
Timothy Walker is a lecturer and horticultural expert, and a well known and very entertaining speaker. Timothy will give the Arts Society East Surrey Area Group two talks on how artists and gardeners paint with a similar colour palette, and how gardening has changed over the last 150 years, since colour was first introduced into the formal gardens of Europe. He explains how Gertrude Jekyll herself was inspired by JMW Turner, and how garden borders and contemporary paintings have evolved along similar lines. Timothy will show Attendees how the influences of Rothko and Pollock can be seen in the modern gardens of today. Come and be inspired! This event takes place from 10am until 1pm on on Friday 8th November 2024 at The Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke D’Abernon, Great Bookham, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3QQ. Tickets are £25, to purchase tickets, please click here.
The Branching Out Fund is open for applications!
The Branching Out Fund is open for applications! Branching Out supports schools, Tree Warden Networks and community groups with grants of between £250 and £2,500 for tree, orchard, or hedge planting, non-plastic tree protection, and mulch. Visit their website to see Branching Out’s revised application guidance and eligibility criteria.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 1 December 2024, so don’t delay and get your applications in early to plant your trees from National Tree Week 2024!
Do you need certificates for your Flower Show?
The Surrey Horticultural Federation Certificates of Merit are available from our Chairman, Janet Arm. If you would like to receive Certificates of Merit, please post an A4 or Foolscap sized, stamped addressed envelope with a large second class stamp (£1.55) to Janet Arm at Redleaf Nursery, Green Lane, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2AP.
Spreadsheets for Show Cards
John Manches has devised a special computer spreadsheet to cope with printing show entry cards and adding up the points won for cup presentations. If any Surrey Horticultural Federation Clubs and Societies are interested in receiving John’s template, please contact John by email at: johnmanches74@gmail.com or phone 01252-702752.
Sunday Gardening Programme on BBC Radio Surrey
Don’t miss the Sunday Gardening programme on BBC Radio Surrey from 10:30am until 12 noon. Each week, the show have a segment where they promote gardening events in the local community; from talks to workshops, from fairs to meet-ups. No matter if it’s big or small, ticketed or free, the team want to hear from you and your society about what events you’ve got planned.
If you have any events to promote, then get in touch via email: Sunday.gardening@bbc.co.uk. It’s possible you could also have the opportunity to come on the programme and tell the listeners about your group and what it is you do.
Additionally, please do let your members know that if they ever have any gardening questions, they can reach out to the Sunday Gardening programme via email Sunday.gardening@bbc.co.uk or call the team from 10am on Sundays on 0800 587 1046. The Sunday Gardening programme are joined every week by a gardening expert who is ready to answer any question you may have.
Report Asian Hornet Sightings
I am sharing this early, to allow you to have time to share this information with your members, so they’re informed and prepared, ready for summer. Asian Hornets have been sighted in the UK in recent years. Why does this matter? The Asian Hornet is highly aggressive predator of our native insects; entomologists feel that the Asian Hornet poses a significant threat to honey bees and other pollinators.
Two Asian hornet nests were found in Surrey in September 2023. The nests were subsequently destroyed by experts from DEFRA. Keep up to date with Asian hornet sightings by clicking here.
If you think you’ve seen an Asian Hornet, take a photo if you can. Please take care and do not disturb an active nest. Members of the public who suspect they have found an Asian Hornet should report it to the NNSS through their online form or by emailing alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk.
A free ID sheet is available from the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS). Click here to view detailed pictures to help you correctly identify an Asian Hornet.
Speaker Feedback
Has a speaker given a talk to your society over the past few months? Please share your confidential feedback by emailing me your thoughts, both positive and negative on the speakers you booked last year, and I will share your feedback privately (via email) with the other clubs that are members of the SHF – thank you. My email is beth@pumpkinbeth.com.
NB: Speaker feedback is private and confidential and is not to be shared with anyone other than your group’s programme secretary.
Publicising Your Club or Society’s Events
If your club or society is a fully paid up member of the Surrey Horticultural Federation, I will be delighted to add your society or club’s events to our website. Please email me, beth@pumpkinbeth.com. To successfully publicise your event, I need to know:
- What date your event takes place.
- What time your event starts.
- Where your event is held.
- What type of event you’re holding? If it’s a talk, please let me know the name of the speaker and their talk title.
- Finally, I need to know the entrance fee for non-members and visitors.
Do You Have Anything You Would Like Me to Add to the Next Surrey Horticultural Federation Newsletter?
If you are a member of the Surrey Horticultural Federation and you have something you would like me to add to the next newsletter, please contact me, Beth Otway, the Surrey Horticultural Federation’s Website & Events Secretary – my email is beth@pumpkinbeth.com.
On behalf of our Chairperson Janet Arm, Our Membership Secretary and Treasurer, Katharine Deaville, and all the Surrey Horticultural Federation Council, I’d like to send you our very best wishes.
Kind regards
Beth
Beth Otway
Website & Events Secretary
Surrey Horticultural Federation
Upcoming Events:
| October 2024 | ||||
| Wed 2-Oct-2024 | Companion Planting: Gardening the Organic Way: a talk by Belinda Allen | Brooklands Horticultural Society | Barbara Royston | |
| Wed 2-Oct-2024 | Forty Years a Gardener: a talk by Dean Peckett (and Wonersh & District Garden Club’s AGM) | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Wed 2-Oct-2024 | What to sow in Autumn for Winter/Spring harvest and what to sow in Spring: a talk by Paolo Arrigio | Godstone Gardeners Club | Silvia Pocock | 01883-712627 |
| Thu 3-Oct-2024 | Aldershot Floral Design Club Workshop | Aldershot Floral Design Club | Dee Kelly | 01252-350944 |
| Fri 4-Oct-2024 | Flower Arranging by Debbie | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Fri 4-Oct-2024 | Climbers: all you need to know: a talk by Pip Bensley | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 07843 962421 |
| Sat 5-Oct-2024 | Banstead Charities’ Christmas Event | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Sun 6-Oct-2024 | Growing Redhill: Bulb Planting in Redhill Memorial Park. | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Mon 7-Oct-2024 | Restoration of Gatton Park a talk by Head Gardener, Dan Ryan | Merstham Horticultural Society | ||
| Tue 8-Oct-2024 | Rhododendrons: a talk by David Millais | Tilford Gardening Club | Mrs. Janet Arm | 01252-783133 |
| Tue 8-Oct-2024 | A Veg Grower’s Year: a talk by Alan Williams | Worplesdon Garden Club | Tim Bonnert | 07708 455096 |
| Tue 8-Oct-2024 | New England in the Fall: a talk by Paul Whittle | Merrow Horticultural Society | Ms. Veronica Plested | 01483-569498 |
| Tue 8-Oct-2024 | Workaid: Secondhand tools for Africa: a talk by Chris Stewart | Pirbright Horticultural Society | Lucy Baker | 07815 847 941 |
| Wed 9-Oct-2024 | Fun Quiz Night! | Cheam and Cuddington Horticultural Society | Mr. N. Clarke | 0208-644-9291 |
| Wed 9-Oct-2024 | Plight of the Bumble Bee: a talk by Nikki Gammans | Ashtead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jennie Pilfold | 01372-373348 |
| Wed 9-Oct-2024 | Winkworth Arboretum: its Trees & History: a talk by Peter Herring | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 9-Oct-2024 | Bees: Pollinating Fruit, Vegetables, & Herbs & Challenges to Bees and Pollinators in 2024: talks by the Guildford Beekeepers Association | National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association | Beth Otway | |
| Wed 9-Oct-2024 | Growing success with peat free compost by Nikki Barker (Mhort) (RHS) | East Grinstead Horticultural Society | Helen Gabrielides | |
| Wed 9-Oct-2024 | Flower Farmer, Claire Brown is giving a talk about PlantPassion Flower Farm | Ascot Horticultural Society | Mrs Lindsey Payne | 07847511361 |
| Thu 10-Oct-2024 | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society Annual General Meeting & Evening Lecture | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |
| Thu 10-Oct-2024 | World Food Garden, Wildlife Well Being Garden at Wisley: a talk by Sheila Das | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Mrs. Wendy Flight | 01932-455910 |
| Thu 10-Oct-2024 | Plant Heritage in-person & Zoom talk: ‘Summer in the Upper Engadine’ with Martyn Denney from The Alpine Garden Society | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Fri 11-Oct-2024 | Plants have feelings too: a talk by Peter Almond | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Mon 14-Oct-2024 | Houseplants: a talk by Geoff Hawkins | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Alison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Tue 15-Oct-2024 | Growing Dahlias the Withypitts Way: a talk by Richard Ramsey | Ewhurst Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Dyball | 07980 122530 |
| Wed 16-Oct-2024 | Behind the Scenes at Wisley Nursery: a talk by Sam Gallivan | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Wed 16-Oct-2024 | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club’s Quiz Night | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club | Julie Sheppard | 07711 056 815 |
| Wed 16-Oct-2024 | Witley Gardening Association AGM | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Wed 16-Oct-2024 | Container Planting for a Year of Flowers: a talk by Tim and Jo Woodland | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Wed 16-Oct-2024 | The Magic of Houseplants with Sarah Foss | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society | Christine Hockham | 01243 824726 |
| Thu 17-Oct-2024 | A Head Gardener’s Year at Fittleworth House: a talk by Mark Saunders | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) | Mandy Martin | |
| Thu 17-Oct-2024 | New Society Camberley AGM & Plant Sale | New Society Gardening Club (Camberley) | Sarah Wesley | 07400 850876 |
| Sat 19-Oct-2024 | The History of the London Square: a talk by David Marsh | Hardy Plant Society Southern Counties Group | Anne Grabaskey | |
| Sun 20-Oct-2024 | Growing Redhill: Planters Working Party Reigate | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Mon 21-Oct-2024 | Earlstone Manor & Box hedging: a talk by Bruce Ginsberg | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Tue 22-Oct-2024 | West End Village Gardening Club’s AGM, Wine & Cheese Party | West End Village Gardening Club | Mrs. Judy Douch | 01483-475133 |
| Tue 22-Oct-2024 | Painshill Garden Restoration: a talk by Michelle Howes | Milford Horticultural Society | Mr Stewart Miskimmin | 01483-421509 |
| Thu 24-Oct-2024 | Frensham & Dockenfield Horticultural Society AGM & Social Evening | Frensham & Dockenfield Horticultural Society | Sharon Miller | 07766 573856 |
| Sun 27-Oct-2024 | Growing Redhill: Merstham Planters Working Party at Merstham Train Station | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Wed 30-Oct-2024 | Garden design: a talk by Simon Horrill | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| November 2024 | ||||
| Fri 1-Nov-2024 | For the Love of Roses: a talk by Gillian Taylor | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Fri 1-Nov-2024 | No Work Gardening: a talk by Bob Flowerdew | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 07843 962421 |
| Sat 2-Nov-2024 | Scentsational Gardening: a month by month look at plants to give us wonderful scents in our garden: a talk by Caroline Halfpenny | Kingswood, Walton, & Tadworth Horticultural Society | Mr. K.G.Lewis | 01737-210707 |
| Sun 3-Nov-2024 | Surrey Horticultural Federation 2024 Quiz & AGM at East Horsley Village Hall | Surrey Horticultural Federation | Ms. Beth Otway | |
| Mon 4-Nov-2024 | Bugs and Slugs: a talk by Andrew Halstead | Merstham Horticultural Society | ||
| Tue 5-Nov-2024 | Demonstration: How to Make a Christmas Arrangement | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club | Julie Sheppard | 07711 056 815 |
| Tue 5-Nov-2024 | Merrow Horticultural Society AGM, followed by Treading Gently Through the Borders: a talk by Ben Pope | Merrow Horticultural Society | Ms. Veronica Plested | 01483-569498 |
| Wed 6-Nov-2024 | Heavenly Hostas: a talk by John Baker | Brooklands Horticultural Society | Barbara Royston | |
| Wed 6-Nov-2024 | Showing: a talk by Geoff Peach | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Wed 6-Nov-2024 | Sloe Gin & Chocolates: a talk by Katharine Hook | Godstone Gardeners Club | Silvia Pocock | 01883-712627 |
| Thu 7-Nov-2024 | Aldershot Floral Design Club AGM and Christmas Demonstration | Aldershot Floral Design Club | Dee Kelly | 01252-350944 |
| Sat 9-Nov-2024 | Banstead Horticultural Society Late Autumn Show | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Tue 12-Nov-2024 | Raised Beds: a talk by Barry Newman | Shamley Green Gardening Club | Mrs. A. Tomkins | 01483-892114 |
| Tue 12-Nov-2024 | Alpines: a talk by Jon Evans | Worplesdon Garden Club | Tim Bonnert | 07708 455096 |
| Tue 12-Nov-2024 | Autumnal aspirations, looking forward to spring: a talk by Paul Patton | Pirbright Horticultural Society | Lucy Baker | 07815 847 941 |
| Wed 13-Nov-2024 | Grayshott Gardeners’ AGM | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 13-Nov-2024 | Demonstration of Christmas Decorations by Elizabeth Barralet | Ashtead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jennie Pilfold | 01372-373348 |
| Wed 13-Nov-2024 | Growing Unusual Fruit: a talk by RHS Fruit Expert, Jim Arbury | National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association | Beth Otway | |
| Wed 13-Nov-2024 | A Talk about Sheffield Park | East Grinstead Horticultural Society | Helen Gabrielides | |
| Wed 13-Nov-2024 | Cheam & Cuddington Horticultural Society Annual General Meeting | Cheam and Cuddington Horticultural Society | Mr. N. Clarke | 0208-644-9291 |
| Thu 14-Nov-2024 | Plant Heritage in-person & Zoom talk: Biodiversity & Sustainability: a talk by Prof Alistair Griffiths | Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) | Wendy Bentall | 01276-858256 |
| Thu 14-Nov-2024 | Shoots & Roots: a talk by Tanvir Hynes | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Mrs. Wendy Flight | 01932-455910 |
| Sat 16-Nov-2024 | Wokingham Horticultural Association’s Winter Show | Wokingham Horticultural Association | Pauline MacBrayne | 07941 352411 |
| Sun 17-Nov-2024 | Growing Redhill: Planters Working Party Reigate | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Mon 18-Nov-2024 | The Gardens of Surrey, a talk by Cherrill Sands | Ripley and District Horticultural Society | Mrs. Sue Stranger | |
| Mon 18-Nov-2024 | Basingstoke Horticultural Society AGM & Cheese and Wine Evening | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Tue 19-Nov-2024 | AGM & Talk: Growing Vegetables: a talk by Mark Saunders | Ewhurst Horticultural Society | Mrs. Anne Dyball | 07980 122530 |
| Wed 20-Nov-2024 | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society AGM, Social Evening & Light Supper | Chiddingfold Horticultural Society | Georgia Lacey | 01428 683120 |
| Wed 20-Nov-2024 | The Savill Garden: a talk by John Anderson | Sandhurst & District Gardening Club | Julie Sheppard | 07711 056 815 |
| Wed 20-Nov-2024 | Onslow Garden Club’s AGM & Social Evening | Onslow Village Garden Club | Mrs Anne Bradbeer | 01483 563421 |
| Wed 20-Nov-2024 | Protecting our Pollinators a talk by Peter Smith | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society | Christine Hockham | 01243 824726 |
| Wed 20-Nov-2024 | Epsom Garden Society AGM | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| Thu 21-Nov-2024 | The Arts and Crafts Garden: a talk by Cherrill Sands | New Society Gardening Club (Camberley) | Sarah Wesley | 07400 850876 |
| Thu 21-Nov-2024 | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) AGM followed by The Creative Shrub Garden: a talk by Andy McIndoe | Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) | Mandy Martin | |
| Thu 21-Nov-2024 | Christmas Wreath Workshop | Witley Gardening Association | Christine Cox | |
| Fri 22-Nov-2024 | Banstead Horticultural Society AGM & Social Afternoon | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Sat 23-Nov-2024 | Hardy Plant Society Southern Counties Group Christmas Party & In the not-so-bleak midwinter: a talk by Timothy Walker | Hardy Plant Society Southern Counties Group | Anne Grabaskey | |
| Sun 24-Nov-2024 | Growing Redhill Merstham Planters Working Party at Merstham Train Station | Growing Redhill | Karen Murray | 01737 903086 |
| Tue 26-Nov-2024 | Franchi Seeds (Seeds of Italy) What to Sow, What to Conserve? A talk by Paolo Arrigo | West End Village Gardening Club | Mrs. Judy Douch | 01483-475133 |
| Tue 26-Nov-2024 | Milford Horticultural Society AGM & Cheese & Wine Evening | Milford Horticultural Society | Mr Stewart Miskimmin | 01483-421509 |
| Fri 29-Nov-2024 | Frensham & Dockenfield Horticultural Society Members’ Supper | Frensham & Dockenfield Horticultural Society | Sharon Miller | 07766 573856 |
| December 2024 | ||||
| Mon 2-Dec-2024 | Merstham Horticultural Society Christmas Social and Quiz | Merstham Horticultural Society | ||
| Tue 3-Dec-2024 | Shamley Green Gardening Club Christmas Party and Quiz | Shamley Green Gardening Club | Mrs. A. Tomkins | 01483-892114 |
| Wed 4-Dec-2024 | Wonersh Garden Club Members Only Christmas Social & Quiz | Wonersh and District Garden Club | Mrs. H. Goodridge | 01483-535108 |
| Wed 4-Dec-2024 | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society AGM & Social Evening | Wallington, Carshalton and Beddington Horticultural Society | Christine Hockham | 01243 824726 |
| Wed 4-Dec-2024 | Ashtead Horticultural Society AGM followed by wine, mince pies, and a garden quiz in the Ralli Room | Ashtead Horticultural Society | Mrs. Jennie Pilfold | 01372-373348 |
| Wed 4-Dec-2024 | Christmas Quiz & Coffee Morning | Banstead Horticultural Society | Gail Fraser | 01737-356576 |
| Wed 4-Dec-2024 | Godstone Gardeners’ Club AGM & Social Evening | Godstone Gardeners Club | Silvia Pocock | 01883-712627 |
| Thu 5-Dec-2024 | Aldershot Floral Design Club Christmas Workshop | Aldershot Floral Design Club | Dee Kelly | 01252-350944 |
| Fri 6-Dec-2024 | Lightwater Gardening Club Members’ Christmas Evening | Lightwater Gardening Club | Ms. Lynn Bull | 01276-502497 |
| Fri 6-Dec-2024 | Home and Garden: a talk by Paul Whittle | Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club | Louise Clubley | 07843 962421 |
| Mon 9-Dec-2024 | Basingstoke Horticultural Society Members-Only Christmas Party | Basingstoke Horticultural Society | Mr. Philip Wraight | 01256-324185 |
| Mon 9-Dec-2024 | Small Space Big Ideas: a talk by Simon Horrill | Elstead Garden Club | Mrs. Alison Gravett | 01252-703318 |
| Tue 10-Dec-2024 | Worplesdon Garden Club’s Christmas Social Evening | Worplesdon Garden Club | Tim Bonnert | 07708 455096 |
| Wed 11-Dec-2024 | Plant Hunting around the World: a talk by Nick Macer | Grayshott Gardeners | Sue Wheeler | 07719 457821 |
| Wed 11-Dec-2024 | East Grinstead Horticultural Society AGM & Christmas Social | East Grinstead Horticultural Society | Helen Gabrielides | |
| Wed 11-Dec-2024 | Christmas Flowers: a demonstration by Elizabeth Barralet | Epsom Garden Society | Catherine Flitter | 07821-277708 |
| Thu 12-Dec-2024 | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association AGM, Social Evening, Photographic Competition, & Quiz | Egham Gardens and Allotment Association | Mrs. Wendy Flight | 01932-455910 |
| Thu 12-Dec-2024 | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society Christmas Party & talk ‘Gardening to Save Time’ by Ben Pope | Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society | Paul Goudie | |