The Alresford Horticultural Society meets in
St Gregory’s Parish Hall,
Grange Road,
Alresford,
SO24 9AG
at 7.30 pm on Wednesday evenings as shown on the calendar of events
- Newsletter – November 2025We are convinced that there are more leaves to clear this year or is it that as we get older it becomes more of a burden. But in my garden we are grateful that there seems to be no beech mast which for us is certainly a blessing. Is this climate change I wonder. We were sorry to hear that our Honorary President Michael Baron had died and sent our condolences to daughter Clare Read and family. …
- Newsletter – August 2025The annual garden party, this year held in Val Ramshaw’s garden was a great success. 34 members and guests attended and a good time was had by all. Thank you Val for hosting especially at a time when the ongoing drought has forced us all to do a lot of watering, now only possible with a watering can as we have a hose pipe ban. So now we concentrate on the Alresford Show and hope that many of our members and the general public too will enter those beautiful flowers as well as fruit, vegetables, culinary, crafts and photographs to make this yet another wonderful Show…..
The Society chose May this year as the month for their annual visit to Wisley and 33 members and friends and were not disappointed. Climate change has influenced the seasons, and we were able to see wisteria, still in all its glory, including the famous wisteria arch, vibrant rhododendrons and azaleas on Battleston Hill and newly emerging roses in the Bowes Lyon Rose Garden…
The Horticultural Society is affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society, National Vegetable Society, National Dahlia Society, Hampshire Federation of Horticutural Societies and the Hampshire Gardens Trust.