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BOSHAM, CHIDHAM AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Our programme for 2008 is full of interesting and varied topics (not all strictly related to gardening) hopefully you will find something that will tempt you along to a meeting! We would like to see some new faces; they might bring some new ideas with them.
All of our meetings are at Bosham Village Hall on the second Thursday of each month unless otherwise stated, 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. Refreshments are available before the meeting, every month we have a wide selection of competitions, ranging from seasonal fruit, vegetables and flowers to Floral Exhibits, Domestic classes and Handicrafts, you don’t have to enter any of them, but see what is entered and I bet you will think – well I could grow/produce that. We also have Topical Tips and a Raffle. In between all of this we have a speaker (see below) I don’t know how we pack it all into 1½ hours but we do.
We also meet socially, in May, June and December (see below) added to this we arrange trips out to places of interest for our members.
Come along and meet us, you don’t need a garden – just a sense of humour and an interest in plants.
Programme for 2008

February 14th

Mr Brian Kidd Bulbs and Corms throughout the Year
March 13th

Judy Darley Chichester Harbour and the role of the Conservancy

April 10th
 Mrs Dorene Taylor Wild Things in the Wilderness – South African wild animals
May 8th
 Mr Andrew McIndoe Design and Planting
May 17th

PLANT SALE & COFFEE MORNING
10.30 – 12.00 Open to all

June 12th

Sue Roylante Caring for Hanging Baskets/Troughs

June 14 th
 SUMMER SOCIAL 6 – 8PM
July 10th
 Peter Collett Fruit for the Small Garden
July 14th
GARDEN CONTAINER COMPETITION
August 9th
 ANNUAL SHOW
September 11th
 Mr Mark Saunders Vegetables
October 9th
Mr John Letheren Beekeeping
November 13th
 AGM + Members evening
December 11th
 CHRISTMAS PARTY
January 8th 2009
Mr Roger Parsons Sweet Peas for Exhibition

FURTHER INFORMATION

TEL: HAZEL DEAN 01243 574004/ PAM TOMLINS 01243 5752134

BOSHAM, CHIDHAM & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

10th APRIL2008  

Our speaker,Mrs Dorene Taylor gave a very interesting talk about her experiences of travelling in Botswana , and showed beautiful photographs of SouthAfrican animals including elephants, lions, hippos, crocodiles, zebra, giraffe, buffalo and birds.  

At this month's meeting there were 11 competition classes, including a dish of any vegetables, a bowl with three floating camellias, a pot plant, a vase of outdoor trees and shrubs, a vase of mixed daffodils, narcissi and a vase of tulips. Domestic classes included a Victoria sandwich and 5 jam tarts. Floral classes ‘A Bridal Posy' or ‘A Bridesmaid's Posy' for novices. Best in Show (floral) Barbara Cowans. Best in Show (domestic) Peggy Flint. Bud Cooper gave his topical tips for April; spraying and feeding rose plants, removing weeds and moss from lawns and vegetable planting tips.

NEXT MEETING 8th MAY, 2008 . BOSHAM VILLAGE HALL AT 7.15 pm . Not to be missed as our Speaker will be Mr Andrew McIndoe ( Hilliers Garden Centre/Chelsea Gold winner) who will talk about Design and Planting.


FEBRUARY 14, 2008
A good turnout of members and visitors provided an excellent number of competition entries this month. Brian Linkhorn collecting prizes in all four vegetable classes. Olga Baldwin who has been judging Domestic classes for 40 years has retired, and was presented with a basket of spring flowers by Pam Tomlins. Marjorie Hewet received a warm welcome as our new Domestic judge, and Peggy Flint was ‘Best in Show – Domestic' for her jar of Fresh Fruit Marmalade.

Our speaker this month was Brian Kidd, well known in the area for good sound advice he came to talk to us about ‘Bulbs & Corms throughout the year'. A very entertaining speaker Brian manages to pass on a lot of knowledge in a very short time and in a manner that you actually remember the names of the plants that caught your attention (must be the teacher in him).

Plans are already being made for our Plant Sale and Coffee Morning in May, with requests for raffle prizes and labelled plants.








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