| Whitchurch Gardens Association | Download the 2008 Spring Show Schedule |
What is the Whitchurch Gardens Association?
Its a group of gardeners from Whitchurch and the surrounding area that have got together to:
 Listen to talks
monthly or go on trips from October through to March - press here to
see the programme |
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Visit local gardens |
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Buy gardening items
at substantial discounts: |
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| o All gardening items from House n Home 10% discount | |||
| o Kings Seeds ordered in Autumn 30% discount | |||
| o Compost and Fertiliser ordered in Spring and Autumn up to 50% discount | |||
| o Gardening sundries ordered in Spring and Autumn around 30% discount | |||
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Enjoy the benefits
of RHS Affiliate Society Membership: |
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| o Free gardening advice from the country's top gardening experts at Wisley | |||
| o Free group entry to an RHS garden each year | |||
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Have 2
shows per year: |
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| o Spring Show in April, this year's schedule is here | |||
| o Annual Show in late August | |||
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Have a Christmas
Party |
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All this for £2.50 per year, individual adult membership, or £4 per year for an entire family
For more information contact Brigitte Broad on 01256 892577
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| Eric Williams shows how to "clock" a bloom to improve its appearance at the Narcissus Show | Plant sale | Christmas Party | Flower Arranging |
| When | What | Where | Comments |
| 26 Sep 7.30pm | AGM - discuss what we did in the last year and what we'll do next | All Hallows Church Hall | |
| 3 Oct 7.30pm | Film Show - Shirley Lawson's Gardens of the Caribbean | All Hallows Church Hall | |
7 Nov |
Potatoes - Illustrated Talk by Phil Cooper | All Hallows Church Hall | |
| 5 Dec 7.30pm | Christmas Party and Brains Trust | All Hallows Church Hall | Starts with punch and a fun quiz, followed by a Brains' Trust (bring some questions along) and finishes with food! Last date for orders for discounted seed. |
| 26 - 27 Jan 10am - 3pm | Potato Day | Testbourne Community Centre | Loads of potato seed (the world's largest selection in one place), talks, cookery demonstrations and lots more, press here for full details |
| 6 Feb 7.30pm |
Photography - Rod Clarke | All Hallows Church Hall | How to take them and win prizes at the Annual Show |
| 5 Mar 7.30pm | Wine Making - Colin Dart | All Hallows Church Hall | How to make them and win prizes at the Annual Show |
| 5 Apr 2.15pm | Spring Show | Methodist Hall | Floral art, flowers, culinary, photography and children's sections |
| 24 May 10am - TBC | Plant Sale | Methodist Hall | Bedding, vegetable, herb and herbaceous plants - don't come late - stocks don't last long (and neither do any of the other plants!) |
| 16 Aug 2.15 - 4.30pm - TBC | Annual Produce Show | TBD | Floral art, flowers, vegetables, novelty vegetables, fruit, culinary, wines and beers, handicrafts, photography and children's sections - schedule this year's show is here |
Dates in red are provisional
