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October Newsletter 2023
I feel that I have only now recovered from the Alresford Show and I’m sure I share that feeling with Ann Winfield who was largely responsible for the organisation of the Horticultural Show within a Show. Ann attended the Agricultural Committee wash-up meeting and reported on our behalf, thanking them for their help in mowing…
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September Newsletter 2023
As I write this month’s newsletter we are in the middle of a heat wave and enjoying a mini summer. It was such a relief that the weather was good for this year’s Alresford Show which I’m told by the organisers was a big success. In the Horticultural tent we had a constant stream of…
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July Newsletter 2023
After a long dry spell we had some rain – not for long but it was so very welcome. Our gardens couldn’t believe their good luck and immediately looked better for it. However, the watering continues and the vegetables certainly need our help if they are going to perform well at the Alresford Show. …
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June Newsletter 2023
Wednesday 14th June – the day of our annual Rose Show. Please bring your favourite rose in a container of your choice for a chance to win the Society’s Rose Bowl. Judging will take place in the interval. On 10th May we welcomed Susan Simmonds of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust who gave us a very interesting, illustrated…
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May Newsletter 2023
Our Spring Show in April always marks the beginning of the year and is an event we look forward to. Despite our changing weather pattern affecting what we might see in our gardens, the hall was very colourful – Ralph Pointer won the cup for most points awarded and Vivienne Isemann won the ‘Best in Show’ in the ‘small arrangement’ category.…
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March Newsletter 2023
Welcome to the first meeting of our 2023/24 season. Already an unusually dry February raises fears of another year of drought and restrictions so we will need to think carefully about plant management and water conservation. An earlier sharp frost has killed some of my favourite shrubs and attacked the top of the euonymus hedge,…
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February 2023 – Chairman’s Review of 2022
Here we are at the end of another year, another one full of interest from our programme and from the weather! The growing season this year was certainly very hot at times, but was also very wet at times. We were able to meet in person for the whole year and were treated to a…
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Newsletter January 2023
Hello and welcome to the first meeting of 2023. I hope you all had an enjoyable solstice, Christmas and New Year and it was wonderful to see so many of you at the festive supper in December. We’ve certainly had a cold snap early last month and I hope not too much damage was done, although most…
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Newsletter November 2022
Hello and welcome to the November meeting. We’ve certainly had a lot of rain since our last meeting, and my lawn is getting very long! The plus side is there are plenty of flowers to admire when the sun comes out. …
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Newsletter October 2022
The weather is now autumnal but there seems to be a burst of flowers and fruit, with some Spring flowering plants in flower again. The weather was not too kind for our members who took the trip to Wisley last month but still it was enjoyed by all. ….