RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

Friday 4th July, 8.30 am to 6pm

A Great Day Out

We were very lucky with the weather on our day to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. The 48 people enjoyed the day and many of us came back with bargains and new plants.
Several of us met for a reviving drink at 12 noon before heading off once more to see the show gardens, marquees and the multiple stalls.

Talk "Making the Most of What You Have"

Thursday 21st September 7.30pm

An inspirational talk on how to get the most out of our gardens, whatever the size or space.

The talk will be split into two sections the first being a virtual tour of The Working Garden, touching on design principles, planting styles and general upkeep of the garden.
The second section focuses on specific factors including: increasing production, time and maintenance efficiency, planting health and combinations as well as future planning and development.

Ben has been in horticulture for22 years, and is currently leading a team to maintain and develop a private garden in West Sussex which includes a large walled kitchen garden, herbaceous borders, shrubberies, topiary, ornamental lawns, a floral meadow, water features, woodland and hedges. He has travelled to different countries, studying the various flora and garden styles. Alongside his role as Head Gardener, Ben enjoys lecturing at the Chelsea Physic Garden for The English Gardening School and West Dean College of Art and Conservation. He has recently gained the RHS Master of Horticulture and is a member of the RHS Herbaceous Committee.

EHS Quiz Night

Thursday 16th November 7.30pm

Join us for a fun quiz night and test your general knowledge. Don’t worry if you are new to gardening, the quiz will have something for everyone and you don’t need to know any botanical names to enjoy the fun.

The quiz will be in teams of four. If you don’t have a team already then just come along and we will arrange for you to join a table.

The usual tea, coffee, soft drinks and cakes will be available.

Alcoholic beverages will be available for a small donation.

Members Open Garden at 41 Warblington Road

Thursday 6th July 10.00am to 12noon

Members Open Garden
Zena Chaddock has a lovely garden with beautiful borders.
The garden is laid to two lawns divided by a wall.
Zena also has a wonderful Annabel Hydrangea which should be in full bloom.

Members Open Garden at 28 Nore Crescent

Thursday 27th July 10.00am to 12noon

28 Nore Crescent

Martin and Hazel Stewart are opening their prize winning garden.
Martin describes their garden: ‘as an accessible garden laid mainly to lawn, surrounded by shrubs and herbaceous borders’.

There is easy parking on Nore Crescent and you are welcome to bring any plants you may wish to swap with other members

Show Marquee Volunteer Briefing

Wednesday 13th August at 7pm

If you have volunteered in the EHS marquee, in any capacity (e.g.: setting up; dressing tables; stewarding for Judges, on the door or in the marquee during the day; clerical duties; plant stall; auction or clearing up) you will be on Lyn Davies list. Lyn will have contacted you with further information.

We look forward to seeing our Marquee Volunteers for the briefing session on Wednesday 13th August 2025 at 7pm in the Emsworth Community Centre.

If you are able to help please contact info@emshs.org.uk.

N.B If you wish to volunteer for the rest of the Show (e.g. car park, on the gate, arena etc.) you will need to fill in the separate form which you can download from on the show website by clicking this link. For the Show to be successful it requires as many volunteers as possible.

EHS Annual Quiz

Thursday 27th November 7.30pm

Join us for a fun quiz night at the Emsworth Community Centre and test your general knowledge.
Don’t worry if you are new to gardening, you don’t need to know any botanical knowledge to enjoy the fun.
The quiz will have something for everyone.

The quiz will be in teams of four.
If you don’t have a team already then just come along and we will arrange for you to join a table.

The usual tea, coffee, soft drinks and cakes will be available.

If you would like a little libation to “oil the little grey cells” you are welcome to BYO alcohol.

Summer Garden Party

Sunday 2nd July - 2pm to 4.30pm

It was great to see so many members at the Summer Garden Party on Sunday 2nd July which was held in Angela Baldry’s lovely garden.

The weather was kind to us and thanks to all the members who offered to make food we were able to lay on a delicious spread of savoury sandwiches and quiche, followed by lots of homemade cakes, biscuits and sweet pastries.

The quiz set by Lyn Davies was a great success and led us all round Angela’s extensive garden including into the fairy garden behind the pavilion.

A BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped us set up before the event, wash up during and after the tea and helped pack away and of course to Angela for letting us use her garden.

A selection of photos from the day are in the gallery.

Members Open Garden at 44 Selangor Avenue

20th June 10am to 12noon

Our next Members Open Garden is on Tuesday 20th June at 44 Selangor Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7LT.
Time from 10:00am to 12:00noon

Jasper and George kindly opened their garden to members last year and all those who visited thought it was fantastic. This is another opportunity to visit this lovely garden and meet fellow EHS members for a cup of tea and a social.

The garden is mainly laid to lawn with a pond that separates the two halves. The flowerbeds have been planted with wildlife in mind. There are uneven surfaces and small steps here and there. We keep Orpington hens and have a “compost corner” and a small stumpery.

Access to the back garden is via a side gate at the end of the drive.
There will be a plant swap too.

Directions:
The 700 bus runs along the A259 passing the end of Selangor Avenue.
Number 44 is nearer to the Western (Havant) end of the road.
If driving, please park with consideration along the road.

Trip to Phillip Jackson Studio & Woodbeding

Friday 14th July

Visit the garden of internationally famous sculptor Philip Jackson, at Caster’s Brook, Cocking, plus an optional visit to a NT Garden, Woolbeding in the afternoon, both near Midhurst.
In the morning we visit Philip Jackson’s garden and art studio, where Philip will give us a presentation about his work and we will be free to wander around the garden and lake to see more of his sculptures. Refreshments will be provided.
In the afternoon we visit the National Trust Garden Woolbeding, Midhurst, a horticultural haven bursting with colourful planting and views. It boasts wonderful grounds incl. formal walled gardens, lawns, terraces, and a kitchen garden, all beautifully maintained. Not to be missed is a spectacular fountain and the Thomas Heatherwick glasshouse. For more details go to: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/woolbeding-gardens

N.B. the trip is limited to 25 members as Philip’s studio is small – so please book your place ASAP.

Full Day – Self Drive
NT members £18, otherwise £29.

If you are able to share a car, offer/or need a lift, please let me know, and with whom you plan to travel, so I can calculate the number of parking spaces are needed at Cocking.

Contact: Annette Wood, pref by email at annettelizwood@gmail.com or 01243 378482, providing your mobile tel number and email address.

Members Open Garden at 11 Cumberland Avenue

Wednesday 9th August 2pm to 4pm

11 Cumberland Ave

Mary Anne says “We moved here seven years ago from Kent, but I have only recently found the time and energy to devote to developing the garden! I decided I needed a project to focus on having had Covid quite badly, right at the beginning of the pandemic, after just completing radiotherapy! So I decided to try and construct a small vegetable garden on a rough patch behind the garage, with mediocre results! I have persevered, but don’t feel I’ve been terribly adventurous & still have an enormous amount to learn!!!

The main garden is around 25×10metres, with borders around a reasonable lawn (until the recent drought There is a pergola overlooking a pond with flowing water (with irises and lilies), & this definitely attracts a reasonable variety of birds,& the blackbirds provide endless amusement taking their baths! I have started growing different varieties of grasses, ferns, heathers, Heuchara,& roses around the pond. Newts, frogs, dragonflies, water skaters & Mayflies seem to enjoy the pond!

There are a few trees; including fig (not yet borne fruit!), Banksia, & an enormous variety of shrubs throughout the garden, including several hydrangea imported from Kent & a beech hedge runs along one side of the drive. Honeysuckle, along with clematis, passion flower are at varying stages of growth! There are numerous plants in beds, planters and hanging baskets throughout the front garden, side entrance to the patio & main garden areas.

This is all still work in progress, but please DO come and visit me and I would welcome any advice & encouragement to a comparative newcomer to a proper garden! My garden in Kent comprised 160 trees in an acre of land across the road from the house, with a tiny bed, along with a minute front garden, and a lovely courtyard shared with lovely neighbours, so I’m on a huge learning curve!!

Postcode to help you locate the house is PO10 7UH

The Subtle Art and Exact Science of Pruning - by Timothy Walker

Friday 7th July 2023 at 1pm

Timothy will look at the various classes of pruning with many examples of trees and shrubs commonly found in gardens and explain the 10 principles of pruning.

Timothy Walker read Botany at University College Oxford, and trained at various locations including Savill Garden Windsor and the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and was awarded a Master of Horticulture by the Royal Horticultural Society of London in 1995. From 1986 to 2014, he worked at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden & Harcourt Arboretum (OBGHA), being appointed Director in 2002. He is currently a lecturer in Plant Sciences at Somerville, Pembroke and Hertford Colleges, Oxford.

This talk will be via zoom so you can either join us in the Community Centre to watch the talk on the large screen OR If you would prefer to join from home please use the details below to sign in at 7.30pm

Members Open Garden at 3 Swan Cl & 22 King St

Sunday 17th September 2.30pm to 4.30pm

22 King Street

A chance to see two members gardens in one visit.

22 King Street is a lovely courtyard garden which maximises the space available and includes a number of sculptures and features to make a stunning space.

3 Swan Close is a marine focussed garden laid to raised beds with different zones including a vegetable area, fruit cordons and soft fruit bushes, roses and newly planted drought resistant beds.

We recommend that you visit 22 King Street first, and then move on to 3 Swan Close where the normal refreshments will be served. A glass of wine will also be available (for a small donation) whilst you enjoy the view over the harbour. We hope the weather will be kind!

Westbourne Village Open Gardens

Sunday 18th June

Westbourne are holding their first Open Garden Day since COVID. They hope this celebration of the gardens and gardeners of the village will bring a cheerful lift to 2023 for all the village.

East Ashing Nursery will be providing a plant sale.

westbourneopenday@gmail.com

Holiday to Rutland June 2023

27th - 30th June

Rutland Water

This trip is now FULL, however there is a waiting list.

The County of Rutland with a cruise and a tomb.
June / July 2023

Rutland, England’s smallest county, to include a visit to Barnsdale, the garden of the much loved Geoff Hamilton, a cruise on Rutland Water, the largest reservoir in the country and an exploration of the tomb of Richard 3rd. Throw in more gardens large and small and you have an enticing trip to tempt you.

To express an interest phone or email me with your name, address, tel no and email. No commitment.

Itineraries will be delivered at the beginning of November. Do come, we always have a fun time.

Angela Baldry. Tel 01243 372253.
email. angel.b42@btinternet.com
Away Trips organiser and Day Trips coordinator.

Emsworth Show

Monday 25th August

The Emsworth Show is approaching faster than you may think.

Check out the EHS Horticultural Marquee Schedule and decide which categories you want to enter now – then get growing, creating and/or practising those home bakes!

The Marquee Schedule and entry forms are available to download from the show page of the website

Or, from the week beginning Monday 9th June, you can pick up a hard copy from the following locations:

• EHS Distribution Hut in Washington Road
• Bookends of Emsworth
• Emsworth Hardware Stores
• Southbourne Village Hall
• Westbourne Animal Feed Company
• Havant Spring Centre

An enormous amount of work goes into organising the show and it’s vital to put on a good display. There are a lots of different classes and there must be something that you could enter. If everyone puts in just one exhibit we will have another fabulous event.

The closing date for entries is 6pm on Monday 18th August, (photography midday Saturday 16th).

The show is on Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August and the marquee is open for exhibits to be staged

• Sunday 24th – 3pm to 6pm
• Monday 25th – 7am to 8.45am

You can buy tickets in advance online at The Emsworth Show Website or on the gate on the day. Tickets cost £7 on the gate but buy them in advance and you pay just £5.50.

If you have any questions or need any help or advice, please email info@emshs.org.uk

We look forward to seeing you on the day.

Our gratitude goes to our generous 2025 sponsors, who make this all possible with their support.

Wisley Glow - Coach Trip

Tuesday 25th November

Come and join us and start your Christmas by experiencing the Wisley Glow trail.

The Wisley Glow opens at 4.30pm and the trail takes between 1 to 2 hours to complete. To enable a longer experience, we will arrive at 2pm to browse the Wisley Christmas Shop and visit the gardens, then at 3.30pm have a cream tea in the Tulip Room. As we will already be in the gardens after tea you will be able to just start the Wisley Glow Illumination at 4.30pm. (No Queuing at Entrance!!)

Visit the gift stalls, enjoy a glass of mulled wine while experiencing the Garden and the Glasshouse where everything will be lit up in colour.

The cost of this coach trip is £38.00 (Incl all entrance fees, tea, coach and drivers tip) We also negotiated that all our members pay the RHS Members rate for the glow experience, even if they are not an RHS member.

Lots of members made an ‘Expression of Interest’ but that is NOT a booking. If you would like join us you still need to follow the booking process below:

Booking opens 21st September

How to Book

1. Email Brenda Abbott brendaabbott05@gmail.com stating the names and membership numbers of those you wish to book for.

2. You will receive an email to confirm whether spaces are still available and if your place has been reserved. If you have not received confirmation
within 48 hrs please call 01243 373868

3. Once you receive this confirmation, please send a follow-up email including:

• Your method of payment, either BACS or Cheque and when payment was made. See below for payment details.
• A mobile number for each person
• An emergency contact number (ICE) for each person, for use on the day of the trip.
• Any dietary requirements for the cream tea

4. You should then make payment asap. Your reservation will be held for 48 hours if paying by BACS and until next post if cheque.

5. You will then receive a ‘receipt of payment’ confirmation email.

To Pay by BACS (preferred payment option)

• Account Name: Emsworth Horticultural Society
• Sort Code: 52-41-20
• Account No. 87039869
• Reference: Your Surname (& Trip name if space)

To Pay by cheque

• Please, make the cheque payable to “The Emsworth Horticultural Society.”
• Include a note with your contact details and the names of those being paid for.
• Please date your cheque the day you send it, as we make payment to the venues in advance.
• Post to: Brenda Abbott 15 Aubin Wood PO10 7UA

Click on the link here for EHS Bookings’ Terms & Conditions

Trip to Denmans Garden

Tuesday 6th June

Denman's Gardens

30 places have been booked for a half-day self-drive Group visit to this beautiful, restored garden. Denmans Garden features dry riverbeds, gravel gardens, a walled garden, a conservatory, and unusual plants from around the world.

There are two options

1. to meet for lunch in the restaurant at 12:30 or
   join the party at 1:30 for a 2pm entry to the garden.
   N.B. There are no facilities for taking a picnic.

Contact: Angela Armstrong – 02392 477815 – hamiltonclose@yahoo.co.uk
Half Day – Self Drive Trip to Denman’s Gardens in Fontwell, West Sussex.

Trip to Twin Oaks Garden

Tues 13th June 1.30pm to 4.30 pm

Self Drive trip to Twin Oaks NGS Garden, Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh.
Evolving suburban water garden. Enjoy spring colour from azaleas, rhododendrons and bulbs then summer colour from perennials, water lilies and tropical plants.
Half Day – Self Drive
Cost £8 incl. entrance, tea and cakes
Contact: Further details to follow

Talk "The Vegetable Garden" by John Trim

20th April 7.30pm 2023

John’s talk on the vegetable garden will be for those of us just starting out with a kitchen garden or allotment through to those wanting to extend our knowledge. We shall discover how to provide seasonal vegetables all year round as well as storage methods to extend the season. Starting in October the talk will take us through the year covering the sowing, cultivation and harvesting of a wide range of vegetables. John will explain how to deal with pests and disease, mainly by organic methods and highlight those varieties of vegetables that yield the best, have good pest and disease resistance and excel on taste. He will also give insights on timing, preparation and the best varieties for show vegetables ready for your entries in the Emsworth Show.

John Trim is a former head gardener and horticultural lecturer, and the author of the best-selling book for vegetable exhibitors called ‘The Root to the Top’. Currently a member of the vegetable trials team at RHS Wisley, He is also a senior judge with the National Vegetable Society, an RHS fruit judge, a regular judge at the Emsworth Show and was a judge on BBC 1 programme ‘The Great British Village Show’ presented by Alan Titchmarsh.

In the Emsworth Community Centre.

Talk - Cutting Edge: Pruning Roses

Thursday 23rd January 7.30 pm

Elizabeth Sawday returns to talk to us about how to prune your roses. Learn the dark arts and go home confident in tackling your own roses.

About Apuldram Roses
“Apuldram is a family business set up by Diane Sawday in 1979. We have been growing and selling roses for more than 43 years. It is now run by Jonathan and Elizabeth Sawday with help from Diane’s grandchildren too. With these long years of experience, we can really call ourselves rose experts, we’ve seen hundreds of varieties of roses through the years, exhibited at rose shows all over the country, and won some medals along the way.”

Christmas at Mottisfont

Monday 11th December

Morning at Mottisfont Abbey

Visit the historic house beautifully decorated for Christmas and the famous Whistler room. Visit the seasonal exhibition and enjoy wandering round the enchanting winter garden. The cost of the trip is £35 or £17.50 for National Trust members.

Coach leaving Emsworth at approximately 9.30 am.

Pub Lunch

Lunch will be at the Bear and Ragged Staff near Mottisfont. This is not included in the price so is extra.
You will need to pre-book lunch. Please send your menu choices to Judy Hickman by latest 10th November

Afternoon at Hillier Garden Centre at Braishfield

An opportunity for last minute Christmas shopping or to stock up on plants.

TRIP NOW FULL

Cheques should be made payable to EHS and dated 11 December 2023.

If you have any questions please e-mail judyh.chestnuts@gmail.com or phone 01243 372659

Renew your membership for 2024

Deadline - 1st January 2024

It’s that time of year again!
Your membership renewals are due by the 1st January..
To make it as easy as possible Brenda Abbott will be available to process memberships renewals at the Quiz on the 16th November and on the 26th November at the Hut, during the mulled wine event.
Alternatively you can pay by BACS or standing order. If paying by BACS please include your name in the payment reference so we can track your membership.

Mulled Wine at the Hut - Sun 26th Nov

Sunday 26th Nov from 10.30 to 12.30

Join us for a seasonal glass of mulled wine and a mince pie at the Distribution Hut on Sunday 26th November.

Please note this is also the last day the hut will be open until we re-open on 4th February 2024.

It’s also the last date for handing in your seed orders.

The Brecon Beacons Holiday

8th – 11th June 2024

Feedback on Brecon Beacons June 2024

Lordington House, Self-Drive Trip

Monday 2nd September, 2pm

Self drive trip to Lordington House, PO18. 9DX.
Cost £12.00. Last date for payment – Monday 21st August

These beautiful private gardens are opening exclusively to our members under the National Garden Scheme (NGS). Lordington is an early C17 house (not open) and walled gardens situated in the South Downs National Park with fine views.

The Gardens have fine examples of clipped Yew, lawns, borders and a kitchen garden containing vegetables, fruit and poultry. 100+ roses planted since 2008, trees, both mature and young, and a lime avenue planted in 1973 to replace Elms. Wild flowers in field outside walls, accessible from the garden.

Refreshments (tea, coffee, cake) and a tour led by the owner, Mrs Audrey Hamilton, are included in the price – with £6.00 pp being donated to the NGS.

If you would like to go on this trip please contact Angela Armstrong by email: hamiltonclose@yahoo.co.uk, or by (answer)phone:- 02392 477815

If you are able to offer a lift, or need a lift, please let Angela know.

Your place will be reserved once you have confirmed availability with Angela and payment has been received.

Payment:

Either by BACS transfer to EHS using the following details:

Account Name: Emsworth Horticultural Society
Sort Code: 52-41-20
Account No: 87039869
Payment Ref: “your surname” and “Lordington”

Or by cheque:

Please make cheques payable to “Emsworth Horticultural Society” and date them “2nd September 2024”.
Send cheques to “19, Hamilton Close, Langstone, Havant, HANTS. PO9.1RP.”

Snowdrops at Chawton House (nr Alton)

Friday 9th February 2024

There are still a few seat left so hurry and make your reservation.

Menu options and itinerary will be sent out shortly by e-mail to those members booked on the trip.
Look out for the e-mail!

Enjoy Chawton House’s gardens when the grounds are carpeted with hundreds of snowdrops. A symbol of hope, snowdrops signal spring is around the corner.

Chawton House, an intimate manor house, was once owned by Jane Austen’s brother Edward Knight. Jane was a frequent visitor to the estate. Some believe Mr Knightley’s Donwell Abbey in Austen’s Emma was modelled on Chawton.

Follow in Jane’s footsteps and wander through the grounds and snowdrops on the South Lawn, in the Wilderness and the Lime Avenue with its impressive views. Other highlights include the ha-ha, the Walled Garden and Shrubbery.

During the trip, you can explore the house which not only holds Austen and Knight family heirlooms, but also a wealth of literary history: Chawton is an internationally respected research centre for historical women’s writing, housing a library of over 10,000 rare women’s books which you can enjoy a small sample of!

Note re mobility: The grounds of Chawton has a number of small hills, slopes and steps and the ground in the Wilderness is uneven and may be muddy. In the house there are a number of steps/stairs to be navigated.

Lunch will be at the Rose and Crown pub, widely believed to have been built by Jane’s brother. Not included in the price

After lunch, you will have time for a spot of retail therapy in a nearby garden and homeware store.

To confirm your seat on the trip please either:
e-mail: “events@emshs.org.uk” or
telephone: Sarah Furness on 01243 430564

AND make your payment of £31.00 per person either

• by cheque:
  Payable to the “Emsworth Horticultural Society”,
  Dated “9th February 2024”.
  Send/ deliver to: 10 Victoria Rd, Emsworth, PO10 7NH

OR

• preferably by BACS using the following details:
  Account Name: Emsworth Horticultural Society
  Sort Code: 52-41-20
  Account No. 87039869
  Reference : Please put “your name” in order that we can trace your payment

Your seat will be confirmed once payment has been received

Booking will close on the 22nd January 2024, but we encourage you to book early, as the expressions of interest indicate that this trip will be very popular.

Please e-mail events@emshs.org.uk or telephone Sarah Furness on 01243 430564 if you have any further questions.

Talk "Dahlias for Garden, Cutting & Showing"

Thursday 18th January 2024 - 7.30pm

Dahlias offer true value for many garden settings and can become an obsessive “hobby plant” itself!

This talk is about getting the best out of these plants for different uses and situations, drawing upon his experiences of growing them over the past 15 years.

Peter will also give a year’s overview of cultivation and insights into showing them in competitions, as well as best practice for using them as cut flowers.

EHS Annual General Meeting

Thursday 27th February, 7.30pm

The AGM of the Emsworth Horticultural Society was held on Thursday 27th February 2025 at 7.30pm
at The Emsworth Community Centre, North Street, Emsworth, PO10 7DD

We had a great turn out to the AGM to hear about the last years activities and updates on the coming year

The agenda was as follows:

1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the AGM held on 15th February 2024 – AGM 2024 Minutes
3. Annual Report – AGM Annual Report 2024
4. Show Report
5. Treasurer’s Report – AGM 2024 Treasurer’s Report
6. Proposal to increase membership subscriptions – Proposal re Membership Subscription
7. Election of Officers and Committee members**
8. Consideration of any matter or proposal which has been given, in writing or via email, to Colin Beale by 20th February 2025

Papers can be downloaded by clicking on the relevant agenda items above.

EHS AGM February 2025 final Click here to download a copies of the minutes of the meeting

For an informal chat about joining the committee, or volunteering in another capacity, please contact Colin Beale on info@emshs.org.uk

Refreshments will be served after the meeting closes

Sculpture by the Lakes - Coach Trip

Thursday 11th September

Booking closes 2nd September, scroll down to see how to book

Coach trip to the Sculpture by the Lakes in Pallington, Nr Dorchester followed by a visit to the charming St Nicholas Church in Moreton.
Cost will be £36.50.    

Sculpture by the Lakes
This is a beautiful 26 acre botanic garden set around lakes and the river Frome which gives a tranquil oasis to enjoy a symmetry of nature and art. There are about 120 sculptures, many by the owner Simon Gudgeon, and they complement the setting so well. It is one of the eight UK botanic gardens.

It is a lovely example of how nature and art can combine, the focus being on conservation of unusual trees and shrubs. The owner took it over in 2007, when over 1,000 trees and shrubs were planted.

The walk is quite level and paths are well maintained. The kitchen garden is well worth visiting too.

There is a very nice café for coffee or lunch, a fine gallery where you can see further works of art, and the Makers’ Yard to visit and maybe even purchase some special items?

You are very welcome to bring a picnic for lunch as there are many pleasant seating areas around the lakes.

From here we will visit St Nicholas Church in Moreton, about 10 mins away. It is a very lovely historic church and a short talk is available to us. In the graveyard is the grave of T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia).

The cost to include: the coach travel by Westrings, entry to the Sculpture Lakes on a group ticket, short talk at the church, and driver’s tip is £36.50.

N.B. Some members have already expressed an interest which is great, but remember you will still need to make a firm booking.

To Book

1. Email Diana Faithfull dianamf1223@gmail.com stating the names and membership numbers of those you wish to book for.

2. You will receive an email to confirm whether spaces are still available and if your place has been reserved. If you have not received confirmation within 48 hrs please call 01243 430420.

3. Once you receive this confirmation, please send a follow-up email including:

• Your method of payment, either BACS or Cheque and when payment was made. See below for payment details.
• A mobile number for each person
• An emergency contact number (ICE) for each person, for use on the day of the trip.

4. You should then make payment asap. Your reservation will be held for 48 hours if paying by BACS and until next post if cheque.

5. You will then receive a ‘receipt of payment’ confirmation email.

To Pay by BACS (preferred payment option)

• Account Name: Emsworth Horticultural Society
• Sort Code: 52-41-20
• Account No. 87039869
• Reference: Your Surname (& Trip name if space)

To Pay by cheque

• Please, make the cheque payable to “The Emsworth Horticultural Society.”
• Include a note with your contact details and the names of those being paid for.
• Please date your cheque the day you send it, as we make payment to the venues in advance.
• Post to: Diana Faithfull, 1 The Fishermans, Emsworth, PO10 7BS

Click on the link here for EHS Bookings’ Terms &Conditions

Talk: Organic Gardening by Ray Broughton

Thursday 27th March, 7.30 pm

Ray will share insights into organic gardening including:

• what to look for when selecting a peat free compost
• how to manage the compost in the greenhouse and outside in the garden
• the use of organic materials for the successful growing of plants in organic based peat free compost.

The talk will also will include organic fertilisers both solid and liquid and also the use of organic pesticides.

Ray Broughton was the Head of Horticulture at Sparsholt College for 12 years and has taught Horticulture for over 40 years. In 2000 the Chartered Institute of Horticulture awarded Ray the Fellowship of the Institute in recognition of his services to horticultural education.

"Growing Vegetables in Raised Beds"

Thursday 21st March 7.30 pm

Barry Newman will be talking about how best to grow vegetables in raised beds.

Please note venue is:
Methodist Church in Emsworth
Refreshments will be served as usual from 7.10pm
There will be no plant sale

Barry is a well known grower, exhibitor, lecturer and judge.
He is currently Vice Chairman of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Fruit, Vegetable and Herb Committee and a former Chairman of the National Vegetable Society.
As well as being a senior NVS judge, Barry serves on the judging & lecturing panel of the RHS and is a Britain in Bloom judge.
Barry was formally trained in horticulture at Pershore, York and Bath. Much of his working life was in local authority amenity provision around the country, retiring in 2005.

In 2022 Barry was awarded the Kew Guild Medal for distinguished service to the horticultural industry.

"Planning for a Winter Garden"

Thursday 18th April, 7.30 pm

RHS - Dogwood

Join Mark Porter on the 18th April, when he will share his skill and knowledge of creating a winter garden. Mark says, structure and texture are key. Colour is everywhere in the garden even in winter, while the interplay of light and shade make it deeply atmospheric. His talk will include a demonstration of taking cuttings from dogwood and willow stems, and you will have the opportunity to take some away and try this at home.

Mark is a trustee of the National Garden Scheme and became a vice president of the RHS in 2023, also acting as judge for their show gardens. In his role as chair of Britain in Bloom, he helps to inspire local horticultural groups to bring about positive change in their communities.

For the past nine years, Mark has opened his own garden, the Down House, and vineyard for the NGS. He bought the house, overlooking the Itchen Valley, in 2001 and created the large garden from scratch. With the help of his wife and advice from the designer Chris Beardshaw, he focused on developing a winter garden.

"Big Ideas for Small Spaces"

Thursday 19th September 7.30 pm

Martyn Cox will be joining us to inspire us with new ideas to maximise small spaces.

"Beneficial Insects in the Garden"

Wednesday 11th December 7.30 pm

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Andrew Halstead will be explaining insects and other invertebrate animals that are useful as pollinators, predators or parasites, and their use as biological controls for some glasshouse and garden pests. ‘‘Beneficial insects in the Garden’‘ covers pollinating insects and those that prey on other insects and mites that damage garden plants. As well as nematodes, insects and mites that can be purchased to control specific pests in gardens and greenhouses are featured.

This will be a zoom talk only – there will be no physical meeting.
So you can enjoy the talk from the comfort of your own home.

Before he retired, Andrew Halstead was the Royal Horticultural Society’s Entomologist. He has more than 40 years experience of garden pests and other garden wildlife. He is a beekeeper, allotment holder and a conservation volunteer on Horsell Common near Woking.

"Succession Planting in Borders"

Thursday 17th October 7.30 pm

Salutation Long Border

We are delighted to welcome back Steve Edney.
Planning a border and garden so you always have something flowering is a challenge, in this talk Steve will look at plant choices through the year that can work together to give you interest in all seasons.

Steve and Louise will be bringing plants for sale from their “No Name Nursery”.

There will also be a table for members wishing to bring plants for sale as well.

25 Nore Farm Avenue

Saturday 6th July, 2pm to 4 pm

Ann Storton’s garden is not what you might expect at the rear of a 1960’s bungalow.

Ann describes it as:
Rather than a traditional garden of lawn and shrubs, it is more of a modern kitchen garden along with a social area. The garden was totally removed 5 years ago, redesigned by my late husband and built by a wonderful garden company from Bosham.

There is an unusual water feature, a hidden compass and a nod to Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech.

I look forward to sharing it with you.

25 Nore Farm Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7NA

38 Horndean Road, Emsworth

Sunday 20th October, 2pm to 4pm

Sarah Sanderson is kindly opening her garden for EHS members for a Sunday afternoon visit. This will be our last chance to visit Sarah’s garden.

FYI Sarah unfortunately strained her neck at the end of September. Although she is not in pain any more, she is been restricted in what she can do and as a result wanted members to know that the garden may not look as “tickety-boo” as she would have liked for your visit.

Sarah describes her garden as:

“A mature garden laid to lawn with well developed borders and mature trees. Small raised pond near the house, and larger octagonal pond with swing seat at the bottom.
Fruit and asparagus patch at the far end. The raised beds in fruit patch (and owners) are now disintegrating….so this will be the last time we will be able to open the garden.”

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available as usual, thanks to Heather and Gill.

There will be second-hand gardening books available for a donation to the charity, Perennial.

As usual if you have any plants for the plant swap you are welcome to bring them along. Remember to take any of your plants, still left at the end, home with you.

Address: 38 Horndean Road, Emsworth, PO10 7PT

There is parking across the road in the Emsworth Recreational Ground (depending on the sports activities on the day!)

10 Beacon Square

Thursday 25th April,10.30-12.30

“We moved here almost 7 years ago, from Westbourne, it’s a sunny garden, dominated by a huge tree, which we have recently had pruned.

I love gardening, but I don’t follow any strict planting or colour schemes, I love flowers, pottery and all sorts of odd things!

The garden was originally lawn, conifers, a magnolia, camellia all very neglected.

The garden is evolving! Our latest development is a bricked chiminea area where we spend many summer evenings by the fire, I also look after lots of my friends “Art”!!

Address 10 Beacon Square, Emsworth, PO10 7HU.

In addition to the usual tea and coffee, Louise will be providing cakes for donations to Breast Cancer Now

18 Fraser Gardens, Southbourne

Thursday 30th May, 10.30-12.30

Embracing a smaller garden

“Having moved just over two years ago leaving behind a much bigger well established garden, Barry and I are learning to compromise on space and choosing selected plants to transform a more manageable sized plot to look after in our retirement.

Inherited shrubs and trees dominate the back border. Other original borders remain but have been replanted with a cottage garden on one corner and larger drought tolerant Prairie style planting (self seeding wild fennel ,scabiosa ,grasses ,verbenas and sedum’s) on the opposite side. Quirky in places, artworks to compliment planting and my passion, a theatre of scented pelargoniums!”

Barry’s collection of tree ferns will welcome you in our mini fernery in our front garden.

We look forward to your visit.

N.B. There is limited parking down Fraser gardens as it’s a cul de sac. The owner will be on hand to assist with parking as some neighbours have offered their driveways.
South lane and Cheshire Way are 5 mins walk from the property.

Address: 18 Fraser Gardens, Southbourne, P010 8PY

28 East Cosham Rd, Cosham

Tuesday 4th June, 10.30-12.30

We moved here in August 2020 to get a bigger garden – it had wide overgrown hedges, one fir tree, five apple trees, two sheds, a decent patio and 220ft of grass.

Fortunately I love gardening and enjoy digging so have made borders filled with shrubs, trees and perennials with the help of the exceptional garden centre sales and offers due to covid.

It now needs some character and ‘quirks’ so ideas and suggestions will be gratefully received.

Address: 28 East Cosham Rd, Cosham, P06 2BX
N.B. We have parking for 5 cars but you may get blocked in – otherwise road parking is in Southbourne road on left just beyond our house.

Old Bakehouse, Commonside, Westbourne

Saturday 13th Sept, 2pm to 4pm

Members Open Garden

“Rescued from an overgrown wilderness 10 years ago, we now have a well established cottage garden.
There are trellises covered with roses, clematis and honeysuckle, patios, lawn, a greenhouse, a summer house and raised vegetable beds.”

Easy access with one shallow step

Address: The Old Bakehouse, Commonside, Westbourne, PO10 8TB
“What3words”: chefs.names,blaze

Parking: There is often limited parking along the road in Commonside

Annual Plant Sale at the Hut

Sunday 18th May 10am to 12pm

Annual Plant Sale at the Hut

Get Ready

Pot up those cuttings, divide your perennials and plant some seeds in preparation for the Annual Plant Sale
at Washington Road.

You get 50% of the ticket price and 50% goes to the EHS.

A great way to make money from your extra plants and a chance to pick up some seedlings

Please bring plants for sale from 9.30am onwards.

Each plant needs 2 labels:

1. The first with the plant name
2. the second with your name and the price.

If you would like to donate the money raised from the sale of your plants to EHS then just put the name of the plant, no need for the second label.

You must return at 12pm to collect your money and any unsold plants.

This is a cash only event.

EHS Summer Party

Sunday 20th July - 2pm to 4.30pm

Invites went out on the 20th June and we already reached capacity for the garden.

We are taking names for the waiting list. If you would like to go on the waiting list please email events@emshs.org.uk

This year the party is in Beach Road. Our thanks to Daphne Tomsett for allowing us to use her garden.

Join us for afternoon tea and a tombola.

If you have already responded and are on the guest list we will be contacting you in the next couple of weeks re your offers of help, food and tombola contributions.

We very much look forward to seeing you on Sunday 20th July for an enjoyable afternoon.

EHS Open Day - Garden Skills & Crafts

Saturday 29th June 1pm to 4pm

Join us for the EHS Open Day at Emsworth Friends Community Gardens (next to the Doctor’s Surgery on North Street)
from 1pm to 4pm

Everyone is welcome
Members and non members and entry is free.

If you are able to help set up the marquees and tables between 11.00 and 12.00 or help with close down at 4.00pm please contact events@emshs.org.uk
We also need volunteers to help serving teas and coffees throughout the afternoon.

Visitors can find out more about the benefits of belonging to the society, visit the stalls where you can learn about garden related skills and crafts, and browse items made by stallholders which will be available to buy, and take part in the free raffle to win one of the flower arrangements being made on the day by a prize-winning flower arranger.

Homemade cakes and refreshments will be available throughout the afternoon.

There will be a programme of hands-on activities, mini-talks and demonstrations throughout the afternoon.

Southdowns Baskets will be sharing the art of willow weaving. You can also learn about: tool maintenance; bee keeping; the science of making good compost; and techniques for using peat free soil for seedlings and potting on. At the Men’s Shed stall you can try your hand at building bug hotels. Felix Tabitha, the Emsworth craft shop specialising in fused glass, will have a stall where you can design one of the clay tiles to be made into a mosaic sign for the society’s distribution hut.

To help you plan you afternoon below are the times for scheduled talks/demonstrations
Felix Tabatha 1.10 pm
Southdowns Baskets 1.40 pm
Potting-on 2.20 pm
Tool Maintenance 3.00 pm
Bee Keeping 3.30 pm

Each of the stall holders will be providing periodic mini information sessions as well as demonstrations throughout the afternoon.

Coach Trip to RHS Wisley

Friday 3rd May

Coach trip to visit RHS Wisley.

The EHS’s affiliation with the RHS entitles us to organise one trip per year to an RHS garden with free entry for our members.

The normal entry fee to Wisley is £18.50 (or free to individual RHS members) but on this trip the entry is free for everybody.

You pay the cost of the coach only – just £18.00!

Spring Craft and Design Fair
As well as seeing the gardens, on the 3rd May there will be a Spring Craft and Design Fair.
Browse a wide range of exhibitors in the beautiful surroundings of RHS Wisley. Alongside the bustling marquees displaying and selling a stunning treasure trove of original and affordable designs, the Fair is showcasing artists’ demonstrations, a food village and live music.

The Old Laboratory is now open
For the first time in over a century the Old Laboratory is open to the public; step back in time and discover the early days of the RHS at Wisley.

If you would like to go on this trip please contact Brenda Abbott brendaabbott05@gmail.com or phone 01243 373868 to check availability.

Hampshire Federation Day

24th February 2024

Angela Baldry, Sue Attridge, Sue Vines and Stephen Driver represented the EHS at the Hampshire Federation Day at Sparsholt Agricultural College on the last Saturday in February.

The morning began with a fascinating Talk by Rosie Hardy of Hardy’s Garden Plants on how to prepare and design a garden for the Chelsea flower Show. Rosie has won 24 Gold medals but has now decided to retire from active showing but will provide plants for other designers.

This was followed by a short Talk on how to set up and organise a Flower Show, which generated a lot of interest from the audience and the speaker agreed to put the information in the next newsletter.

After lunch there was a short AGM followed by the Quiz Many of the Questions really taxed our knowledge . At one point we were in 2nd position but sadly ended up 4th out of 6 teams.
The day ended at 5pm . We all agreed that it had been a most enjoyable, interesting and informative day.
Angela Baldry ( EHS Trips coordinator )

EHS Members Gallery

March - December 2024

This will be our own “Gardeners World Viewers Video”.
We are going to be collecting photos and/or videos, taken by you, for other EHS members to see your garden. These will be collated and shown at an event later in the year.

It is difficult to have a garden that looks great all year, we all have peaks and troughs. This is a way of sharing your garden, or a particular plant, when it looks really good or even when that idea you had really worked.

Don’t be shy there must be one month during the year when you have had that moment!!

First we need to know if enough members would like to share something to make “EHS Members Gallery” viable.
So if you would be interested in taking part just send your name to events@emshs.org with the subject line “EHS Members Gallery” and indicating “yes, I would like to participate”.

No need to send any photo or video yet, just an expression of interest. Once enough people have indicated their interest in taking part we will send out further instructions.

Bramdean House Garden Self-drive Trip (Full)

Friday 26th July, 2.30pm

Self-drive trip to Bramdean, nr Alresford, SO24 0JU
This trip is now FULL
Come and enjoy the private gardens of this 18th Century house which is opening exclusively for our members under the National Garden Scheme. Bramdean is a real “plant lover’s garden” with many rare and unusual plants from all over the world. Highlights of this 5 acre garden include:

• The famous mirror-image herbaceous borders, planted with over one hundred species
• A vast topiarised cloud hedge of yew and box
• A large, special collection of old-fashioned sweet peas.
• The 1 acre walled garden, filled with an abundance of fruit and vegetables
• Rambling rose covered apple trees in the wild orchard with its curving tapestry hedge

Refreshments and an introductory talk by the head gardener or owner are included in the ticket price of £10
Last Date for Payment Tuesday 16th July

Please contact Heather Hayter by e-mail heatherhayter7@icloud.com or on 02392 597103.

Your seat will be reserved once payment is received either by:

BACS (bank transfer), using details on the trips page.
OR
Cheque made payable to Emsworth Horticultural Society, dated for 26th July 2024. Deliver/send to The Crest, 64 Sunderton Lane, Clanfield, PO8 ONT.

If you are able to offer a lift or need a lift, please let Heather know.

New Members Get Together - Second Date

Wed 10th & Tue 30th July

A chance for new members to meet and learn about the EHS
Details have been sent out to all new members.

FYI We have received an huge response and as a result are organising a second date on the 30th July.
The 10th July date is now FULL.

Please note the new closing date for responses for the event on the 30th July is the 8th July.

Volunteers BBQ

Sunday 15th September, 4pm to 7pm

Volunteer/helpers BBQ in the Friends Community Garden

Last year was cheese and wine, with quizzes and activities – this year we are holding a BBQ with some fun activities!

Members who have volunteered or helped during the past year will have received a personal invitation through email.

Without the active support of our members we would not be able to run all the activities and events we currently do, nor would we be able to have such a fabulous display in the marquee, so this is our way of thanking those who either give their time and/or support us in many different ways.

Sussex Prairie Gardens Coach Trip

Wednesday 21st August

Sussex Prairie Gardens are the largest Prairie or Naturalistic Gardens in Britain. Designed and planted by one family and some amazing friends. Lots of Grasses, Herbaceous planting, vegetables, pigs and sheep!

Also a special Indian Bazaar selling gorgeous clothes in cotton and silks, jewellery, scarves, home furnishings and gifts all ethically sourced from India and serving delicious authentic curries.

On the way home we will stop at Cowdray Farm Shop for more shopping and refreshment.

Price £28.50

Please contact Camille to check availability before making payment.

Payment secures a place, either

• by BACS using the details on trips page
• or Cheque made payable to EHS and dated 21st August

Contact: Camille Driver 02392 259236 or chylowena@yahoo.co.uk

Christmas Dinner at Emsworth Sailing Club

Weds 10th December, 6,30pm

Booking Opens Tues 21st October

Venue & Logistics

• Time: Welcome drinks at 6.30pm, dinner at 7.00pm
• Address: The Emsworth Sailing Club, 55 Bath Road
• Dress Code: Smart
• Drinks: Available to purchase from the bar (One complimentary drink on arrival)
• Parking: Club car park at the end of Bath Road and a two minute walk to the Sailing Club.

Click here to see the menu Christmas Menu 2025 Final
Price: Two Courses £31, Three Courses £38

N.B The price does not include any tips for the staff, which we will collect on the night.

Booking Process

Making a Reservation – Opens Tues 21st Oct

• Send an email to events@emshs.org.uk stating the names of the member(s) for whom you would like to reserve a place(s)
• You can book for a max of two members
• You will receive an email back within 24 hours to confirm if a place is available. Please do not make payment until availability is confirmed.
• If you have not heard within 24 hours please resend your email.

Payment and Confirmation

• In the email confirming your reservation you will receive details of how to make payment. Your reservation will be held for 48 hours pending payment.
• Once payment has been received you will receive a further email to confirm your place(s) is/are secured.

Menu and Seating

IN NOVEMBER you will receive an email asking for your menu selection and for your choice of table seating – PLEASE DO NOT SEND THESE UNTIL REQUESTED AS THEY MAY GET LOST!

Raffle

We will be holding a raffle and if you are able to donate a raffle prize please contact events@emshs.org.uk. Bottles of any sort are always very welcome (preferably full ones!).

Cancellation Policy

In the event you need to cancel please let us know ASAP by emailing events@emshs.org.uk, so we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list

• Cancellation up to noon on the 7th December full refund, excluding the non refundable booking fee of £3.
• If we are able to fill your cancellation from the waiting list we will also refund the booking fee.
• Cancellation after noon on the 7th December NO REFUND available

Holiday Gardens of Cornwall - June 2025

1st to 4th June 2025

One space still available in a Shared Twin Room

Four Days – Three Nights at the Lanhydrock Hotel
(Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)
Prices from £765 per person (based on min 40 paying guests)

Day 1 – Sunday – Depart from our local pick-up point and travel to Lanhydrock Gardens.

Day 2 – Monday – Morning visit to the Lost Gardens of Heligan, afternoon to Caerhays Castle.

Day 3 – Tuesday – Morning visit to Trelissick, followed by a cruise on the River Fal and it’s surrounding creeks.

Day 4 – Wednesday – Travel to our final visit, the house and gardens of Killerton. Following our visit, we continue back to our original departure point. Expect arrival in the evening.

Click link below to download the full itinerary.
Cornwall Holiday

Included in the price:

• Three nights’ dinner, bed & breakfast at the Lanhydrock Hotel
• Comfortable coach travel throughout
• All visits as outlined in the itinerary

Not included (per person):

• Single room supplement £75.00

Please note: all single rooms have been booked.
If you would like to join us and are happy to share a room, please contact Vicki

Contact: vicki_king@btinternet.com or on 01243 374960

In order to secure a place the booking form (available on request) must be completed and returned to Vicki King, with the deposit.

Holidays are open to EHS Members. Non members can join for just £7 by going to the Joining Page.

Exbury Gardens - Coach Trip

Wednesday 20th August

Book Now

Scroll down for details on how to book

Day trip to Exbury Gardens in the New Forest
Cost £31.00, including a ‘Meet and Greet Talk’ when we arrive

More than 100 years in the making, Exbury’s glorious gardens, designed and curated by the de Rothschild family, have the power to delight and inspire in equal measure. This spectacular collection of landscaped woodland, herbaceous, contemporary, formal and wildflower gardens provide an ever-changing palette of colour.

In August the seasonal spotlight focus is on Exbury’s heavenly hydrangeas along Hydrangea Walk which is planted with a range of Teller hybrids. These resplendent blues and mauves move into pinks and white, stunning during late-summer. A collection of Hydrangea Paniculata can be found along Azalea Drive on the way to Jubilee Hill.

Explore 200 acres of beautiful Gardens including the Iris, Herbaceous, Sundial and Centenary Gardens all in bloom with a heady mix of perennials and exotic flowers. The herbaceous summer beds, some of the largest herbaceous borders in the UK, are wonderful throughout the summer. The River Walks offer shady tranquillity with beautiful views over the Beaulieu River.

Paths are compacted gravel and tarmac. Wheelchair friendly paths. There is also small steam land train for £7, shop and plants to buy. Wednesday 20th will also be Donkey Day.

You can bring a picnic, or enjoy the indoor café/restaurant or outdoor café for lunch or snacks.
Plenty for us to enjoy!

To Book This Trip

1. Booking opens on Monday, 9th June at 9.00am. Please email Camille Driver at chylowena@yahoo.co.uk stating the names and membership numbers of those you wish to book for.
2. You will receive an email to confirm whether spaces are still available and if your place has been reserved. If you have not received confirmation within 48 hours please call Camille/Sarah on 01243 430564
3. Once you receive this confirmation, please send a follow-up email including the following information:
   a) Your method of payment, either BACS or Cheque and date payment was made. (See below for payment details).
   b) A mobile number for each person
   c) An emergency contact number (ICE) for each person, for use on the day of the trip.
4. You should then make payment as soon as possible. Your reservation will be held for 48 hours if paying by BACS and until next post if paying by cheque
5. You will then receive a payment confirmation email.

To Pay by BACS (preferred payment option)

• Account Name: Emsworth Horticultural Society
• Sort Code: 52-41-20
• Account No. 87039869
• Reference: Your Surname (& Trip name if space)

To Pay by cheque

• Please, make the cheque payable to “The Emsworth Horticultural Society.”
• Include a note with your contact details and the names of those being paid for.
• Please date your cheque the day you send it, as we make payment to the venues in advance.

Post cheques to: Camille Driver, 94 Charlesworth Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 6AZ.

Click on this link to see EHS Booking Terms & Conditions

Festive Coach Trip to Salisbury

Monday 2nd December

Booking Now Open

Only £19.00 (including driver’s tip)
Does not include optional meals

There is plenty to see & do in this attractive historic city including:-
● Relaunched Christmas market (under cover in the square)
● Gift fair in the Guildhall – Free
● Mompesson House (NT) – decorated for “A Fairytale Christmas” – NT members free, non members £9.00
● Salisbury Cathedral (Magna Carta) – Admission £10 online, £12 on the day
● The lovely Cathedral Close with many beautiful houses
● Salisbury Museum – Admission £10.90
● Plenty of cafes, shops and pubs

We have a provisional booking for a festive buffet lunch (£14 per person) at the New Inn. Please follow the link for details of the menu New Inn Christmas Buffet . If you would like this option please add £7.00 to your payment as a deposit.

An alternative recommendation is the popular Refectory Restaurant in the Salisbury Cathedral cloisters. (Access is free). www.salisburycathedral.org.uk for more information.

You will be provided with a map on the day. Please note that although Salisbury is a compact city there will be some walking involved, but the terrain is flat and large areas are pedestrianised.

On the return journey we will visit Landford Garden Centre.
This excellent garden centre has good plants at reasonable prices and a beautiful tropical styled café where you can get a tea/coffee and cake for £6.00.

To check availability contact Judy Hickman: 01243 372659, 07541 353188, or judyh.chestnuts@gmail.com

Once availability is confirmed please pay:- £19.00 (no buffet) or £26.00 (inc. deposit for buffet)

Preferably by BACS using the following details:
Account Name: Emsworth Horticultural Society
Sort Code: 52-41-20
Account No: 87039869
Reference : “your name” + Salisbury (in order that we can trace your payment)

Or by cheque:
Payable to: Emsworth Horticultural Society
Dated: 2nd December 2024
Send/ deliver to: 11 Seafields, Emsworth, PO10 7HT

Your seat will be confirmed once payment has been received

Booking will close on the 11th November 2024, but we encourage you to book early, as the expressions of interest indicate that this trip will be very popular.

PLEASE NOTE THAT JUDY WILL BE AWAY FROM 6th to 13th OCTOBER AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE REGARDING DEALING WITH E-MAILS AND MESSAGES

Mulled Wine at the Hut

Sunday 24th Nov, 10.00 am-12.00 noon

Join us for a seasonal glass of mulled wine and a mince pie at the Distribution Hut on Sunday 24th November.

Please note this is also the last day the hut will be open until we re-open in the New Year

It’s also the last date for handing in your seed orders.

Gardeners Question Time at Tuppenny Barn

Sunday 1st December, 2pm

Tuppenny Barn are holding a Gardeners Question Time

The four person panel includes

• Arit Anderson from BBC Gardeners World
• Sarah Wain formerly of West Dean
• Hannah Fox of Marchants Hardy Plants
• Henry Macaulay Head Gardener at Marchants Hardy Plants

Tickets are £18 each or Two tickets for £33.

To see the whole panel click the link below.
GQT Poster

To find out more Click here

Talk: An insight into West Dean Gardens

Thursday 24th April, 7.30 pm

We will be joined by two of the gardeners from West Dean Chantal Sparrow and George Ellis

West Dean Gardens Supervisor, Chantal, will share her approach to the maintenance and management of the landscape beds and borders, and will highlight some of the different West Dean planting projects in which she has been involved, both past and present, including the Winter Stem beds, the Dry Meadow and the more recent Sunken Garden overhaul.

George will provide an overview of his diverse work in the Walled Garden, focus on the growing of cut flowers and how he works towards a year round combination of productivity and beauty, and share West Dean’s approach to seasonal tasks, which combines horticultural rigour and traditional disciplines with some new approaches. The aim being aesthetic and productive success, alongside nurturing a healthy garden environment which enriches the garden ecology and is efficient in the use of resources.

Chantal Sparrow has been at West Dean since September 2019, progressing from Trainee, to Gardener, to Senior Gardener and now Gardens Supervisor. Chantal worked across all areas of the gardens during her traineeship before taking on sole responsibility of the beds and borders in the landscaped gardens. Chantal still supports the team across all aspects of the gardens when needed and deputises for West Dean’s Head Gardener, Tom Brown.

George is in his fourth year as a member of the team at West Dean Gardens, where he started on a one-year traineeship across all areas before taking on a permanent role in the Walled Garden. Prior to West Dean he completed an internship at Sarah Raven’s Garden at Perch Hill and the RHS Level 2 Diploma at Plumpton College, as well as volunteering at Charleston Farmhouse and Sissinghurst.

Talk: Inspiration from Tresco Abbey Gardens

Thursday 22nd May, 7.30 pm

Inspiration from Tresco Abbey Gardens takes you through the history and mythology of Tresco and the Isles of Scilly, followed by a virtual tour of the garden, looking at the range of Mediterranean and sub-tropical plants that thrive in the mild climate.

Benjamin Turner is a dedicated horticulturist with a passion for Mediterranean plants, thanks to inspiration gained whilst working at Tresco Abbey Gardens in the Isles of Scilly. This experience has led to extensive travel to see plants in habitat and in collections around the world, including South Africa, USA, North Africa and all over Europe. Career highlights include working at RHS Wisley Garden planting and maintaining the glasshouse displays and co-designing gold medal winning displays at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Talk: Gardeners Question Time

Thursday 25th September, 7.30 pm

A chance to pose your gardening questions to experts. You are encouraged to bring along your plants, leaves, flowers, or whatever you need answers for, heathy or otherwise, for a hands on question and answer session.

Martyn and Richard will help you will all your gardening conundrums, from plants for difficult spots, tackling aphids and identifying plant problems and diseases.

Questions can be submitted in advance, by emailing info@emshs.org.uk

Please bring along pictures. If you are bringing along any plant material please make sure it is in a sealed container, either a glass jar or plastic bag so it can be examined without taking it out.

Martyn Cox is the author of 11 books, who writes about gardening for many magazines and newspapers. He has written over 850 pieces for The Mail on Sunday as their gardening columnist from 2007-2024, and has been a columnist for: Amateur Gardening, Grand Designs, Sainsbury’s Magazine and Saga Magazine. His work has been shortlisted for awards by the Garden Media Guild and was twice named Garden Journalist of the Year (2016 and 2022) in the Property Press Awards.

Joining Martyn will be our own Richard Suter a regular winner at the Emsworth Show and a font of wisdom and knowledge.

Talk: More Colour, Less Work - fact or fiction?

Thursday 23rd October 7.30 pm

Gillian Taylor will explore how we can make our gardens more sustainable in terms of labour, water and nutrition whilst still providing beauty, colour, structure, and insect friendly plants.

Gillian Gillian is an enthusiastic plantswoman and gardener, mainly learning from personal experience but she has also attended courses at RHS Garden Wisley and Great Dixter. She has developed a garden in France from a field and in Hampshire has a wooded garden managed sympathetically for wildlife. Recently she has set up a freelance Plantswoman business offering pruning services and advice on plant care and selection.

Gillian is a member of the Rose Society, Historic Rose Group, Auricula Society, Garden Organic, Plant Heritage and Hardy Plant Society. She volunteers for Hampshire Gardens Trust and Perennial. Her aim is to both entertain and educate with her talks.

Trip: Self Drive - Crosslands Nursery

Tuesday 25th March, 2pm

Tour starts at 2pm and cost is £5.00 per person

Ben Cross will give the EHS an exclusive tour of his fourth generation, award winning, sustainably run flower nursery with 3 acres of glasshouses filled to the brim with Sussex grown Alstroemeria.

He will talk us through the processes that he uses to grow the very popular Alstroemeria. The tour will last 1hr to 1hr 30 mins. Bouquets of flowers can be purchased for £3.00 (cash only)

NB This is a working nursery and the pathways are easy to walk on but not wheelchair accessible. There are benches available if people want to take a break during the tour

Lunch Options
If you would like to have lunch before the talk. The Holly Tree pub (built in 1867) is a 2 minute drive from the nursery in Walberton Village. They have the menu on their website but also do light lunch, sandwiches etc. Or if you prefer you could visit for tea or coffee after the talk.

Booking
If you would like to join on the trip, please contact Brenda – either by e-mail brendaabbott05@gmail.com or on 01243 373868

Last Date for Booking and Payment 14th March

Your place will be reserved once payment is received either by BACS or Cheque:

By BACS please use the following details:

• Account Name: Emsworth Horticultural Society
• Sort Code: 52-41-20
• Account No. 87039869
• Reference : Surname of person/persons booking

If you want to pay by cheque please:

• Make cheques payable to: “The Emsworth Horticultural Society”
• State the names of the members booking
• Include an email address or contact telephone number
• Send to:
  “Brenda Abbott, 15 Aubin Wood, Emsworth, PO10 7UA”

If you are able to offer a lift, or need a lift, please let Brenda know.

10 Western Parade, Emsworth

Wednesday 25th June, 10.30-12.30

Chrissy says about her garden

“We built a new house overlooking the harbour and started the garden from scratch. This will be our third summer here.

The front garden has a coastal look to fit with the location, so lots of grasses, lavenders, perovskia and poppies with loads of erigeron amongst the gravel and cobbles.

The back garden is quite different and is still very much a work in progress!”

Parking is in Beach Road and Kings Road.

Wheelchairs will find the gravel drive difficult.

Chantry Hall, Foxbury Lane, Westbourne

Thursday 29th May, 10.30-12.30

Sue Simms & Ellen Hayes are kindly opening their gardens.

Chantry Hall is a gated, private development for people over the age of 55 years. There are 28 houses (2 and 3 bedroomed) each with their own patio garden and car-port parking space.

The grounds and shared outside space consist of large lawns with mature trees, and planted areas of roses, shrubs and flowers. There is also a vegetable area with 18 raised beds, a greenhouse and compost bins for community use.

There is also a Summer House for residents social use with catering facilities, tables, chairs etc.

Restricted visitor parking is also available, but it is recommended that groups park outside the estate itself.
Postcode: PO10 8FG

25 Slipper Rd, Emsworth

Wednesday 4th June, 2pm - 4pm

Rob and Lucy Turner are opening their garden.
A well planted garden had become a jungle of ivy and brambles when we moved here 16 years ago.
We have adapted it into a garden of different spaces, planted with shrubs and perennials, the latest project being to make it less complicated and easier to manage whilst retaining its variety and sense of calm

Postcode PO10 8BS
There is restricted parking in Slipper Road and it is best to walk or cycle
There is a ‘pay’ carpark at Emsworth Marina and to get to Slipper Road from there you walk through the marina past the The Deck Café. Look for the white terraced cottage with the porthole window.

Newells House, C

Saturday 26th July, 2pm -4pm

We moved to Newells House some 11 years ago and the garden had been set to be low maintenance at that time. I happened to come across a local gentleman who turned out to be the original gardener here and he gave me some photos and advice telling me how the garden was originally open to the public. Over the next few years I set about adding back in some of the details of the original garden and also adding a few of my own, all under the watchful eye of of Dick. This is very much a work in progress and, unfortunately, my mentor gardener has now passed away but I still hear his words when I am working in the garden. Don’t plant that there, it won’t like it. If it’s not happy, move it. and other such words.

We are very much linked to Cutmill House in that we have the original mill pond which turned the water wheel in days gone by. Of course, that has all changed since the 1920’s when the mill was converted to a house. Newells House was built as the coach house and overflow guest house for the ‘big’ house before being sold off as a separate dwelling.

We renovated the mill pond more recently removing over 200 tractor loads of silt and taking it back to its original depth, rebuilding the sluice gate so we have better control of the water level in this area. Everything was done under the watchful eye of the local council and environment agency and all plants had to be removed and stored prior to the draining of the mill pond and put back once the work was completed. It is now a wildlife haven and is a joy to see.

We hope you enjoy seeing what is here as much as we enjoy living here.

Lisa

There is plenty of space on the driveway for multiple cars and our road is a no through road with easy parking too.

Post code: PO18 8PS

Sandhill Farm + Broadlands Garden Show

Saturday 7th June

Coach Trip cost £36 (Incl. coach, drivers tip and entry to both venues)

Join us for a delightful day out at Sandhill Farm, where we’ll enjoy an exclusive guided tour of its stunning gardens with Andy McIndoe, an award-winning horticulturist, garden designer, and author. With over 40 years of experience, Andy will share expert insights into the garden’s design, planting schemes, and seasonal highlights.

This will be followed by a visit to The Garden Show at Broadlands, an excellent opportunity to explore all that summer planting has to offer. This show features specialist growers, garden related goods, artisan designs, homeware products, fashion accessories & delicious country foods. There will also be talks, demonstrations, activities, expert advice and a variety of music & entertainment.

Please refer to the main Day Trips page for our terms and conditions for trips including our cancellation policy

What to expect on the day

Our journey will be by coach leaving Emsworth at 8.30-8.45 am and returning to Emsworth around 5.00 pm.

Upon arrival at Sandhills we’ll start with refreshments before exploring the gardens. Andy McIndoe will lead us through Sandhill Farm’s beautifully structured landscapes, woodland areas, and year-round points of interest, offering a deeper understanding of its layout, plant choices, and maintenance strategies. Set on a sloping hillside, the garden spans approximately 2.5 acres and provides inspiration for garden enthusiasts of all kinds.

We then travel to Broadlands and the Garden Show, where there will be a variety of refreshment options for lunch, or you can bring a picnic.

The Show has a wide variety of attractions to offer covering different interests, including:

• Exhibitors: Over 170 stands featuring specialist plants, garden and home accessories, art, design, sculpture, fashion, and a selection of country foods.
• Expert Talks: On Saturday, entomologist Dr. Ian Bedford will host a ‘Pest Clinic’ (sessions all day) and present ‘The Slimy Truth About Britain’s Slugs’ (1.30pm).
• Demonstrations: Artisan demonstrations and blacksmithing workshops will be available for attendees.

Need to know:

At Sandhill Farm:

• Refreshments on arrival
• The garden is around 2.5 acres in area on a sloping hillside

At Broadlands:

• Refreshments are available from a variety of stalls or you can bring a packed lunch
• There are benches around the showground and plenty of tables and chairs in the food areas
• The showground is fairly level and flat, however the ground quality will depend on the weather preceding and during the show. Electric scooters and wheelchairs shouldn’t have any problems, but manual wheelchairs might struggle if ground conditions aren’t optimal.
• Facilities include portaloos

Please note that the Terms and Conditions of the Broadlands Garden Show state that there will be no refund in the event of cancellation of their event, including inclement weather. The amount included in the trip cost relating to Broadlands Garden Show is approx £10 per person.

28 East Cosham Rd, Cosham

Tuesday 12th August, 10.30 to12.30

Members Open Garden

We moved here in August 2020 to get a bigger garden – it had wide overgrown hedges, one fir tree, five apple trees, two sheds, a decent patio and 220ft of grass. Fortunately I love gardening and enjoy digging so have made borders filled with shrubs, trees and perennials.

Now entering its 5th year the garden is maturing nicely – the trees are now more than sticks and looking definitive – changes have been made by me and the weather, Things are performing all out of time so it will be interesting to see what August brings. It now needs some character and ‘quirks’ so ideas and suggestions will be gratefully received.

Postcode: PO6 2BX

Festive Trip - Ham House

Tuesday 16th December

Booking opens Tuesday 14th October

This is one of the greatest Stuart houses, with a fascinating history. It has featured on the BBC2’s “Hidden Treasures of the National Trust” (series 3, episode 4, available on iPlayer).
There is plenty to see and the house will be dressed for Christmas.
Weather permitting you can enjoy the gardens and riverside location. There is a café and gift shop, also a second-hand bookshop.

Information for anyone with mobility issues:-
Ham House has no lift. There is level access to the ground floor, café, toilets etc. 24 easy steps lead to the first floor. To access the basement area with the kitchens (and the first indoor bathroom in the UK!), there are 12 steps (fairly steep but with a solid handrail).

On the way back to Emsworth we will stop at Squires Garden Centre in Milford for refreshments and last-minute Christmas shopping. Squires has a large and comfortable café with delicious cakes (sampled by the organiser on a recce!). If you would like a cream tea or mince pie this will need to be pre-booked. Further details to follow. You can also buy plants ……

There are two prices for this trip:-

1. If you are a member of the National Trust, an RHS member (primary card holder only) or an ART PASS member, the cost per person is £24.00
2. For non-members of these organisations, the cost is £40.00 (inc. £16 entry fee)
   Both prices include coach and driver’s tip.

Booking opens Tues 14 October

A large number of members have sent an ‘Expression of Interest’ but that is NOT a booking. If you would like to join us you need to follow the booking process below:

How to Book

1. Email Judy Hickman judyh.chestnuts@gmail.com stating the names and membership numbers of those you wish to book for.

2. You will receive an email to confirm whether spaces are still available and if your place has been reserved. If you have not received confirmation within 48 hrs please call 01243 372659 or message 07541 353188.

3. Once you receive this confirmation, please send a follow-up email including:

• Your method of payment, either BACS or Cheque and when payment was made. See below for payment details.
• A mobile number for each person
• An emergency contact number (ICE) for each person, for use on the day of the trip.

4. You should then make payment asap. Your reservation will be held for 48 hours if paying by BACS and until next post if cheque.

5. You will then receive a ‘receipt of payment’ confirmation email.

To Pay by BACS (preferred payment option)

• Account Name: Emsworth Horticultural Society
• Sort Code: 52-41-20
• Account No. 87039869
• Reference: Your Surname (& Trip name if space)

To Pay by cheque

• Please, make the cheque payable to “The Emsworth Horticultural Society.”
• Include a note with your contact details and the names of those being paid for.
• Please date your cheque the day you send it, as we make payment to the venues in advance.
• Post to: Judy Hickman, 11 Seafields, Emsworth, PO10 7HT

Click on the link here for EHS Bookings’ Terms & Conditions

Holiday Dorset & Somerset

13th to 16th June 2026

EHS members are invited to visit the wonderful gardens of Somerset and Devon in June 2026 over 4 days and 3 nights.

Price from £675 per person (based on min 40 paying guests)

Please contact Vicki King at vicki_king@btinternet.com for the booking form and extra information

To download the full itinerary please click here Somerset and Devon EM2026 FINAL

Included in the price

1. Three nights’ dinner, bed and breakfast at the 3-star Walnut Tree, North Petherton
2. Comfortable coaching throughout
3. Visits to
• Forde Abbey,
• Wells Cathedral,
• Bishop’s Palace,
• Kilver Court,
• RHS Rosemoor,
• Hestercombe Gardens and
• a tour of Dartington Crystal Factory

Not included (per person) – Single room supplement £75

Holiday Co-ordinator: Vicki King at vicki_king@btinternet.com or on 01243 374960