Appledore Gardening Club

Diary

Talk given by Helen Yemm ( correspondent to the Telegraph )

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Bexhill Horticultural Society

Diary

All meetings take place on Saturdays in St.Martha`s Church Hall, Bexhill at 2.30pm

For other details call Mrs.T.Docksey 01424 219551

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Brabourne & Smeeth Horticultural Society

Diary

All Meetings and Shows are held in Brabourne Village Hall at 7.30pm.

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Broad Oak Horticultural Society

Diary

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Bromley & District Horticultural Society

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Charing Gardeners` Society

Diary

Meetings are held in The Church Barn, Charing, Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm.

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SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

Wednesday 13th      Neville Marsh & Michael Gilburt - " You Show-We Show "

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

Kent Dahlia Society

The Kent Dahlia Society is open to anyone who is interested in Dahlias, whether they wish to exhibit them or just enjoy growing them for general garden use – everyone is welcome. 

Society members come not just from Kent, but many other counties, including Essex, Surrey, Sussex. Our membership includes those who belong just because they enjoy dahlias and grow them for pleasure in their garden, to those who are well established national exhibitors who take part in the National Dahlia Society shows.

Our Society has meetings 5 times a year, in the evening, at Otford.  We also have two Plant Sales and an Annual Show in September.

Shows:      The Annual Show, which includes open classes, is held at Otford Village Memorial Hall, High Street, Otford.  This Show is one of the largest in the South East, attracting exhibitors of national standard.  This, however, does not deter the less experienced exhibitor from entering – all are welcome.

We also have a Members Dahlia Show and a Members Daffodil Show.

Plant Sales:           Two sales a year - in May and June – in Otford.  Dahlia plants of exhibition quality are available together with a selection of general garden plants – bedding, vegetables etc.

Members Meetings:         Members meetings are held at Otford on a variety of subjects, including, of course, Dahlias. 

Membership Fee:  For the year January to December the fee is £2.50 per individual member. 

All are welcome to join – we have a very friendly membership 

If you are interested in joining the Society or would like information on our open events i.e Annual Show and Plant Sales - please contact the Secretary, who will be pleased to hear from you. 

Secretary:  Mrs S.A. Winters, 47 Heron Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent ME20 6JG
tel: 01732 847560, e-mail: kentdahlia@hotmail.co.uk

Diary

Sunday September 5th      Annual Show - Otford Village Memorial Hall   2.00 - 4.00pm

For details of all events please contact the Society Secretary, Janet Finney on 01959 523760, e-mail gardeners@otford.net or visit our website www.otford.info/gardeners.

Our venue, Otford Village Memorial Hall (OVMH) has a free car park and is right in the centre of Otford Village. 

Sept. 4^th       After a summer of hard work, the Autumn Flower and Craft Show will provide a marvellous display of late summer flowers and the harvest from the vegetable garden. We will also have floral arrangements, preserves and cookery and photographic classes. The Junior Challenge winners will be announced and we will have our art and handicraft classes which are always of high standard. The show takes place in the OVMH and opens to the public at 2.15pm. Admission is 50p, under 16’s admitted free. Teas will be served until 4pm and there will be a sales table open all afternoon. 

Sept 7^th        Mark Saunders is Head Gardener at Fittleworth House in West Sussex and his talk entitled ‘A Head Gardeners Year’ is a peek behind the scenes from a gardener with over 25 years of experience. The evening starts at 8pm in the OVMH; admission is £1 for non-members and the admission price includes refreshments. 

October 5^th  Chris Wade will give a talk entitled ‘A Four Seasons Walk through Kent’. Chris is a footpaths Officer for Kent County Council and his talk should give us some inspiration for how to spend those days away from our gardens. The evening starts at 8pm in the OVMH; admission is £1 for non-members and the admission price includes refreshments. 

Dec. 7^th        The Quiz and Fun Night is a social evening with a ‘warm-up’ quiz to break the ice followed by a table quiz with prizes for the winners. Maximum team size is 6 people. The evening starts at 7.30pm in the OVMH and admission is £3 per person. Please bring your own drinks. Booking is not essential but would be preferred.

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                                                                October 7th      Alpines at Wisley - Paul Cumberton