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We
are a friendly and very active society in the North West of England, located in a small
village between Bolton and Blackburn,
but with members attending our meetings from a 20 mile radius.
We
have meetings most months of
the
year (see Programme),
together with day
and evening visits
to gardens large and small. Every summer, many of our members and
friends take part in our long weekend
mini-holiday, visiting gardens
in other parts of the country.
Our
big event of the year is the Annual Show,
which takes place on the
third Saturday of August. As well as the traditional horticultural
classes of flowers, fruit and vegetables, we have classes for cookery,
art and crafts, photography and flower arranging. See our Show Schedule
for full details.
Please
have a look round our site,
and if you have any questions or comments, contact our committee via
the contacts
page.
  Keep
in touch
& talk to us on Twitter
& Facebook
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THE MONTHLY
EMAIL
Irene
(our secretary)
intends to continue sending out an
email bi monthly for the time being. She tries with
all
our help to fill it with news and articles of garden and local
interest.
She is keen to receive articles from everyone - all members!
Have
you read, heard, or know something that might interest or
amuse
others? Perhaps you have an interesting horticultural experience
to relate? Jot down a few sentences and send it to her
New
ideas give variety and keep it interesting for everyone!
If
you know of
anyone who isn’t on the internet or on email please
try to
help us to keep them in touch with what the Society is doing. If
members want, but
are unable to
see these
reports and the subsequent AGM minutes please help if you can. Instead
perhaps a
friend or
relative could print them.
Otherwise
members can ring Phil Broughton 01204 300541 or Jean Turner 01204 309394.
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An
active
committee is vital
to
our Society
Please consider
joining
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Next
Meeting at
The
Barlow Edgworth
Wednesday 15th January
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Japanese Plants in the Wild
Diane
Clement, Wolverhampton
Diane
has been visiting the Alps for
over 40 years, and has specialised in growing alpine plants
for
over 20 years. She is a keen exhibitor and judge for the
AGS. She has a wide range of plant interests, in particular
hepaticas, cyclamen, bulbous plants and woodland plants which she grows
in cold frames and in her shady garden in Wolverhampton.
Diane
has given lectures for the Alpine
Garden Society, Plant Heritage, Hardy Plant Society, Cottage Garden
Society, The Plant School, Cyclamen Society and many local Gardening
clubs and Natural History Societies.
Diane
was for many years Director of the
Seed Exchange for the Alpine Garden Society, which is the largest seed
exchange of its type in the world run entirely by volunteers.
During
her travels in Japan,
Diane visited a range of varying habitats from seashore to
mountain top and lots of woodland and marshland, all incredibly rich in
numbers of species. She was interested to see many plants
familiar
in UK gardens growing in their natural habitat. and found it exciting
to see some rare
woodland plants
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Outings in
2025
Details are now
available and booking is open for:
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Annual
Show 2024
 
After
another successful show, where we had more exhibitors than ever,
despite the challenging weather this year, we would like to know what
you thought of it. We would be grateful if you would complete this
short online survey
here to tell us your opinions so
that we can make it even better.
We will take your comments on board.
We
welcome volunteers to steward or to help in the show cafe. If you
would be interested in helping out next year please let one of our
committee members at the next meeting.
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 Edgworth
and District Horticultural Society Grant
Awards
In
2024 several grants have been offered and we await completion of some
of the work before paying the award.
In 2023 there was a
wonderful
response to our invitation to apply for a grant towards the
cost of horticultural projects that would benefit the community. A
group of committee
members visited all the sites before choosing 6 as listed below. All
but one have been completed and paid out.. .
- Belmont
Community Garden, Belmont
- Fairy
Garden, Hob Lane, Edgworth
- Eyrie
Scout Hut, Bromley Cross
- Walmsley
Church Garden of Remembrance, Egerton
- Woodland
Edge, Chapel Grange/Greens Arms Road, Chapeltown
- Edgworth
Primary School, Edgworth
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