Welcome to The Burghfield & District Horticultural Society's Web Site.
1874 - 1940  Re-formed 1963

 
We are a friendly group of gardeners, that meet several times a year for a get together and to listen to a guest speaker

Evening events are sometimes held in member's gardens.

For further information on the Society please contact the BDHS Secretary

at Secretary@BDHS.co.uk 

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Our shop, where many a bargain can be found, is located in the Car Park of Willink School

and is open each Sunday from 10:00 Hrs to 12:00 Noon
(Beginning of February to End of October)

See "Shop" page for further details

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If you would like to join this friendly group,
membership cards may be obtained either from the Trading Store
or
from the Membership Secretary - E-mail : Membership@BDHS.co.uk

BDHS Membership Annual Subscription Rates for 2011 :
Family - £4.00; Senior Citizens - £2.00; Juniors - £2.00

The Next Members' Event is our AGM

which is

being held on

Thursday 23rd February 2012

in the

Burghfield Village Hall
(7.45 for 8pm)

After the A.G.M. there'll be a Quiz.

 Prize : £2.50 Shop voucher for each member of the winning team

Please come along and support this event if you possibly can and bring a friend.

Free Admission to members on production of Membership Card
£2.00 for non-members.

There will be a raffle
and
Light Refreshments will be served during the evening.

LOCAL NEWS








Calling All Children

2010 Sunflower growing Competition

Edward Johnston age 9 of Burghfield Common, who attends Garlands School, is the winner of the sunflower-growing competition. 


He was presented with a certificate (which all entrants received) and a junior gardening kit by our treasurer, Mrs. Jenifer Morley, on August 22nd 2010.

 Congratulations Edward.








 

Silchester Village Market

Silchester Village Hall - (near the Calleva Arms)

First Saturday of every month
10am until 12noon
  no admission fee and good free parking facilities.

Plant Sales - All plants are grown locally and the growers are available to answer any questions and offer advice concerning suitability for your location and can help track down hard-to-find speciality plants
Prices are very reasonable compared with Garden Centres and the growers are all enthusiasts.

The market has lots of other locally produced goodies as well.

Alzheimer's - Gardening for Brain

Volunteers are needed to give a couple of hours on a Friday morning to assist with a gardening project for sufferers of Alzheimers.

The project has been running for several years and provides a therapeutic social and gardening morning.
If you would like to help, please contact

Mick Hall : 01189 833653


2012 ANNUAL PRODUCE SHOW ?


The date for our Proposed Annual Produce Show is Saturday 18th August 2012 and it is planned to hold it in the Burghfield Village Hall.

However for it to go ahead we do need enough people to help organise and run it and at the moment this is not so, and therefore, unless more people come forward by or at the AGM, it won’t happen; at least not this year.

A variety of roles are available which include preparing the hall and setting up the tables, manning the door, helping with teas etc., judging and assisting with clearing up after the event.

We’re not expecting volunteers to be available for the whole days so if feel you could spare a few hours and would like to volunteer please e-mail Kate at kate.tudor@bdhs.co.uk or Janice at janice.dallison@bdhs.co.uk or speak to them at the AGM.


R. H. S

2012 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show - 2nd to 8th July

Preview Evening : Monday 2nd July.
R.H.S. Members only days : Tuesday 3rd July and Wednesday 4th July.
General public days : Thursday 5th July to Sunday 8th July.

For Information / Purchase Tickets visit : Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

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COMMUNITY NEWSLETTERS

RHS SHOWS 2012 - Dates

Read Gardening For all online - R.HS. Home Page

Read Growing Communities Newsletter online - (Current and back Issues)

Read Extracts From The Garden - (Current and Back Issues)

Link to R.H.S Grow Your Own


White Tower Nursery
Station Road Aldermaston, Reading, West Berkshire RG7 4LD
Web-Site : www.whitetowernursery.co.uk/
Tel. : 0118 971 2123.

Crissy Clemson of White Tower Nursery is offering Members of the BDHS a 5% discount on purchases on production of their  current membership card at the till.  (Xmas Trees, Wreathes and a few other items are excluded).

Recently arrived for the 2012 season is a good selection of seed potatoes (over 50 varieties including some organic) and several varieties of shallot, onion sets, pea and bean seeds. Garlic plants, a variety of winter hardy vegetable seedlings, herbs and wintering flowering plants are also available to be planted out.

Please give Crissy a ring on the above number if you would like to check whether something is available before visiting the nursery. going over and she'll be happy to talk with you.


THRIVE at Beech Hill

Trunkwell Gardens at Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AT

Come and visit Berkshire’s hidden gem of a garden at one of our open days in 2012, run as part of the NGS events.

Thrive’s gardens are not usually open to the public, so these days offer the chance for people to visit some fantastic gardens (including our Gold Medal winning Chelsea garden and our new Hearts and Minds Garden) and find out more about how we use gardening to help people with disabilities.

There is a beautiful and interesting three-acre Victorian walled garden to stroll around which includes a conservation area, Potager, Japanese garden, Secret Garden, bee and butterfly area and allotments at the rear of the garden.

Dates for 2012

Saturday May 12 - Spring Fair and Open Gardens, 11am to 4pm
Sunday June 24 - Open Gardens, 2pm to 4.30pm
Sunday July 1 - Open Gardens, 2pm to 4.30pm
Saturday September 15 - Harvest Festival and Open Gardens, 11am to 4pm

The Plant Sales area opens on Friday 6th April and will run every Friday 1.30 - 3pm until October time.

Web-Site : http://www.thrive.org.uk
Tel. : 0118 988 5688.

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