Surrey Horticultural Federation November Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the Surrey Horticultural Federation November Newsletter!

Surrey Horticultural Federation Newsletter

I hope this message find you safe and well and enjoying the colourful delights of autumn.

Surrey Horticultural Federation Inter-Club Quiz

A reminder that we are so looking forward to seeing you at the Surrey Horticultural Federation Inter-Club Quiz and AGM on Sunday 6th November 2022 at 2.30pm at Normandy Village Hall, Manor Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 2DT. (Normandy Village Hall is just off the main A323 Guildford /Aldershot road at Normandy. Turn into Glaziers Lane: the hall is 500 yards on left).  Please note: If you are coming to the Quiz, please bring your own drinks with you, as there are restrictions at the hall and we will not be serving drinks at this event.  If you have any raffle prizes you can bring along, we would be very grateful indeed.  If every club could bring a raffle prize that would be wonderful!  Thank you.

Tickets Go on Sale for Gardeners’ World Presenter, Adam Frost’s Talk!

Tickets for the Surrey Horticultural Federation’s Spring Talk go on sale at the Surrey Horticultural Federation Quiz on Sunday 6th November 2022.  Gardeners’ World Presenter, Horticulturist, and Garden Designer, Adam Frost will be our speaker at the SHF Spring Talk at 7.30pm on Wednesday 22nd February 2023, at Normandy Village Hall, Manor Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 2DT.  NB: If you are coming to the SHF Spring Talk, please bring your own drinks with you, as there are restrictions at the hall and we will not be serving drinks at this event.

Tickets for Adam Frost’s talk are £10 for Surrey Horticultural Federation club members, and £15 for visitors. If you can’t make the AGM, the remaining tickets will be available from Treasurer Katharine Deaville after the AGM. Please send a cheque made out to Surrey Horticultural Federation and send it to Katharine Deaville at 8 Hookley Close, Elstead, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 6JG with an s.a.e. and she will get the tickets to you.

Gardeners’ Question Time

Banstead Horticultural Society recently hosted a Gardener’s Question Time broadcast. They had a full capacity audience and two shows were recorded. The Horticultural Experts at this event were Pippa Greenwood, Bunny Guinness, and Bob Flowerdew, with Presenter Peter Gibbs.

Don’t miss these special episodes of Gardeners’ Question Time! The first show will be broadcast on Friday 18th November 2022, the second on Friday 2nd December 2022, both on BBC Radio 4 at 3pm, and repeated the following Sunday.

Banstead horticultural Society enjoyed hosting lots of guests from different clubs, including as far away as Uckfield.  Banstead Horticultural Society committee recommend that if you have a venue that can seat an audience of up to 200 visitors this is an enjoyable and worthwhile experience for clubs and societies to do.  The GQT team’s friendly know-how shines in their helpful advice and engagement with the whole process. This is another highlight in the year in which Banstead Horticultural Society celebrated their 90th birthday.

Speaker Feedback

A special thank you to Egham Garden & Allotment Association for their speaker feedback that I’ve attached to the emailed newsletter; please remember that this feedback is confidential and only available to clubs and societies that are paid up members of the Surrey Horticultural Federation.  Sharing speaker feedback helps us all find great quality speakers.  To submit feedback on a speaker or lecturer, please use this Feedback Sheet, or simply email me your comments at beth@pumpkinbeth.com.  Thank you very much indeed.

There are some Fantastic Talks & Events Coming Up – Don’t Miss Out!

November 2022
Tue 1-Nov-2022 Vegetables, Gardens & Allotments: a talk by Barry Newman Shamley Green Gardening Club Mrs. A. Tomkins 01483-892114
Wed 2-Nov-2022 All Aspects of Fruit and Vine Growing: a talk by Alexandra Valsecchi Wonersh and District Garden Club Mrs. H. Goodridge 01483-535108
Wed 2-Nov-2022 Gardening for Autumn Colour: a talk by Vincent Gradwell Brooklands Horticultural Society Jennifer Tribe
Thu 3-Nov-2022 AGM & Demonstration ‘Christmas at Home’ Aldershot Floral Design Club Dee Kelly 01252-350944
Fri 4-Nov-2022 A Talk on the History & Work of the NGS Garden Scheme Lightwater Gardening Club Ms. Lynn Bull 01276-502497
Sat 5-Nov-2022 Banstead Horticultural Society Late Autumn Show Banstead Horticultural Society Mrs. Diana Beck 01737-271243
Sun 6-Nov-2022 Surrey Horticultural Federation Quiz & AGM Surrey Horticultural Federation Ms. Beth Otway
Mon 7-Nov-2022 Leigh Cottage Garden Society AGM Leigh and District Cottage Garden Society Jean Griffin
Mon 7-Nov-2022 Ash Parish Garden Club’s AGM & Bring & Buy Ash Parish Garden Club Mrs B. Ames 01252-686303
Tue 8-Nov-2022 Gilbert White the Gardener: a talk by David Standing Worplesdon Garden Club Tim Bonnert 07708 455096
Tue 8-Nov-2022 Fungi: Friends or Foes: a talk by Dr Peter Herring Merrow Horticultural Society Ms. Veronica Plested 01483-569498
Wed 9-Nov-2022 Modern Kitchen Gardening: a talk by Barry Newman Ashtead Horticultural Society Mrs. Jennie Pilfold 01372-373348
Wed 9-Nov-2022 Grayshott Gardeners’ AGM, followed by Cheese & Wine Evening Grayshott Gardeners Sue Wheeler 07719 457821
Wed 9-Nov-2022 The Modern Kitchen Garden: a talk by Mark Dobell National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association Beth Otway
Thu 10-Nov-2022 Creating Movement Whilst Frozen Still: a talk by Ben Pope Plant Heritage, Surrey Group (NCCPG) Wendy Bentall 01276-858256
Thu 10-Nov-2022 North Pennines Fungal & Slime Moulds: a talk by Andy Sands Egham Gardens and Allotment Association Mrs. Wendy Flight 01932-455910
Fri 11-Nov-2022 Say It With Poison: a talk by Russel Bowes Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club Louise Clubley 01932-347297
Sat 12-Nov-2022 Wokingham Horticultural Association Winter Show Wokingham Horticultural Association Pauline MacBrayne 07941 352411
Wed 16-Nov-2022 Onslow Village Garden Club’s AGM & Social Evening Onslow Village Garden Club Mrs Anne Bradbeer 01483 563421
Wed 16-Nov-2022 Making Your Own Tropical Garden: a talk by Graham Blunt Sandhurst & District Gardening Club Julie Sheppard 07711 056 815
Thu 17-Nov-2022 Christmas Table Decorations with Pat Lloyd Langstone Hale Garden Club Geoff Wallis 01252 711993
Thu 17-Nov-2022 Churt AGM followed by Wildflower Meadows & Banks: a Talk by Geoff Hawkins Churt Horticultural & Produce Society (CHAPS) Mrs. Maggie Wright 01428-715304
Sat 19-Nov-2022 Unusual Winter Flowers: a talk by Bob Brown Hardy Plant Society Southern Counties Group Mrs Anne Grabaskey
Mon 21-Nov-2022 “17 Years of Purgatory with the National Trust and the move to Virgin Territory!” Hosted by Chris Spree from the National Vegetable Society Leigh and District Cottage Garden Society Jean Griffin
Mon 21-Nov-2022 Basingstoke Horticultural Society AGM followed by Cheese & Wine Basingstoke Horticultural Society Mr. Philip Wraight 01256-324185
Tue 22-Nov-2022 Ewhurst AGM Followed by Pamela Holt’s talk about the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Ewhurst Horticultural Society Mrs. Anne Dyball 01483-271812
Wed 23-Nov-2022 Shrubs: the Backbone of your Garden: a talk by Geoff Hawkins Haslemere Gardening Society
Sat 26-Nov-2022 Aldershot Floral Design Club Show: “A Frosty Morning” Aldershot Floral Design Club Dee Kelly 01252-350944
Sun 27-Nov-2022 Aldershot Floral Design Club Show: “A Frosty Morning” Aldershot Floral Design Club Dee Kelly 01252-350944
December 2022
Thu 1-Dec-2022 Floral Workshop Aldershot Floral Design Club Dee Kelly 01252-350944
Fri 2-Dec-2022 Lightwater Gardening Club Members’ Christmas Evening Lightwater Gardening Club Ms. Lynn Bull 01276-502497
Fri 2-Dec-2022 The Remarkable Miss Jekyll: a talk by Cherrill Sands Woodham & New Haw Horticultural Club Louise Clubley 01932-347297
Mon 5-Dec-2022 AGM followed by French Landscape Gardens: a talk by Pamela Holt Shalford, Peasmarsh and Chilworth Garden Club Rosa Bond 01483 539260
Wed 7-Dec-2022 Wonersh & District Garden Club’s Social Evening Wonersh and District Garden Club Mrs. H. Goodridge 01483-535108
Wed 7-Dec-2022 Hardy Annuals: a talk by Pamela Holt Brooklands Horticultural Society Jennifer Tribe
Thu 8-Dec-2022 Hale Garden Club’s Christmas Quiz Hale Garden Club Geoff Wallis 01252 711993
Thu 8-Dec-2022 Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society Christmas Party with Talk on Tulips by Cherrill Sands Dunsfold & Hascombe Horticultural Society Paul Goudie
Fri 9-Dec-2022 Egham Gardens & Allotment Association Social Evening & Photo Competition Egham Gardens and Allotment Association Mrs. Wendy Flight 01932-455910
Mon 12-Dec-2022 Basingstoke Horticultural Society Members’ Christmas Party Basingstoke Horticultural Society Mr. Philip Wraight 01256-324185
Mon 12-Dec-2022 Social Evening: A fun evening with ‘Leigh Guru Gardeners‘: Nibbles, wine and a bit of fun for the Festive Season! Leigh and District Cottage Garden Society Jean Griffin
Tue 13-Dec-2022 Worplesdon Garden Club’s Christmas Social Evening Worplesdon Garden Club Tim Bonnert 07708 455096
Wed 14-Dec-2022 How to Garden the Low Way: a talk by Sally Nex Grayshott Gardeners Sue Wheeler 07719 457821
Tue 20-Dec-2022 A Year on the Plot: a talk by Jackie Russell Banstead Horticultural Society Mrs. Diana Beck 01737-271243
January 2023
Wed 4-Jan-2023 A Gardener’s Life: a talk by Geoff Peach Brooklands Horticultural Society Jennifer Tribe
Wed 18-Jan-2023 Tales from the Potting Shed a talk by Jean Griffin Onslow Village Garden Club Mrs Anne Bradbeer 01483 563421
Wed 18-Jan-2023 Hardy Annuals: a talk by Pamela Holt Sandhurst & District Gardening Club Julie Sheppard 07711 056 815
February 2023
Wed 1-Feb-2023 All about Herbs: a talk by Belinda Allen with herb plants and oils for sale Brooklands Horticultural Society Jennifer Tribe
Tue 7-Feb-2023 Confessions of a Gardener: a talk by Alan Sargent Shamley Green Gardening Club Mrs. A. Tomkins 01483-892114
Fri 10-Feb-2023 A Kinder, Greener way to Garden: at talk by David Hide, Biological Control Specialist Leigh and District Cottage Garden Society Jean Griffin
Wed 15-Feb-2023 Getting the Garden Ready for Spring: a talk by Andy Morris Banstead Horticultural Society Mrs. Diana Beck 01737-271243
Wed 15-Feb-2023 Chickens in the Garden: a talk by Geoff Peach & Sandhurst & District Gardening Club’s AGM Sandhurst & District Gardening Club Julie Sheppard 07711 056 815
Mon 20-Feb-2023 The Devils Garden: a talk by Russell Bowes Epsom Garden Society Catherine Flitter 07821-277708
Wed 22-Feb-2023 Making The Most From Your Garden: a Talk by Gardeners’ World Presenter Adam Frost Surrey Horticultural Federation Ms. Beth Otway
March 2023
Wed 1-Mar-2023 Aquatics for All: a talk by Paul Patton Brooklands Horticultural Society Jennifer Tribe
Tue 7-Mar-2023 Bunny Guinness Talk Shamley Green Gardening Club Mrs. A. Tomkins 01483-892114
Fri 10-Mar-2023 Tips on Showing: a talk by Peter Almond Banstead Horticultural Society Mrs. Diana Beck 01737-271243
Fri 10-Mar-2023 British Alstoemerias and UK Cut Flowers Industry: a talk by Ben Cross from Crosslands Nursery in West Sussex Leigh and District Cottage Garden Society Jean Griffin
Mon 20-Mar-2023 Rhododendrons: a talk by David Millais Epsom Garden Society Catherine Flitter 07821-277708
Sat 25-Mar-2023 Wokingham Horticultural Association’s Spring Show Wokingham Horticultural Association Pauline MacBrayne 07941 352411
April 2023
Sun 2-Apr-2023 Banstead Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show Banstead Horticultural Society Mrs. Diana Beck 01737-271243
Mon 17-Apr-2023 Hever Castle Gardens: a talk by Neil Miller, Hever Castle’s Head Gardener Leigh and District Cottage Garden Society Jean Griffin
Wed 26-Apr-2023 Banstead Horticultural Society Coach Trip: Tulips at Arundel Banstead Horticultural Society Mrs. Diana Beck 01737-271243
May 2023
Sat 20-May-2023 Banstead Horticultural Society Mini Show Banstead Horticultural Society Mrs. Diana Beck 01737-271243
June 2023
Sat 17-Jun-2023 Banstead Horticultural Society Early Summer Flower Show Banstead Horticultural Society Mrs. Diana Beck 01737-271243
Sat 17-Jun-2023 Wokingham Horticultural Association’s Summer Show Wokingham Horticultural Association Pauline MacBrayne 07941 352411
July 2023
Thu 13-Jul-2023 Banstead Horticultural Society Coach Trip: Hyde Hall Banstead Horticultural Society Mrs. Diana Beck 01737-271243
Sat 22-Jul-2023 Banstead Horticultural Society Summer Flower Show Banstead Horticultural Society Mrs. Diana Beck 01737-271243

I hope this message finds you enjoying a colourful and uplifting autumn.

Best wishes to you all

Beth

Beth Otway
Website and Events Secretary
beth@pumpkinbeth.com
Surrey Horticultural Federation
www.surreyhorticulturalfederation.org

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