President's Letter 2015

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Dear Members, Exhibitors and Supporters of the Society

I am delighted to tell you the Society had a successful year in 2014 and we have started 2015 with a bang! Chris Beardshaw, the award winning garden designer, radio and TV presenter gave us a superb talk on 18th February. The talk was entitled “100 Plants That Almost Changed the World” and Chris spoke about how he took Furzey Gardens to Chelsea Flower Show and won a gold medal. It was very interesting and not at all what you would expect. Tickets sold out a week before the event and over 250 people attended.

Our hard working Secretary, Bob Bates, has put together a very interesting programme of talks and visits for 2015 and of course we will be having our two annual shows and our annual members’ dinner. I am sure you will find something (if not everything) to interest you. I really want to see Eaton Hall Gardens in the company of the Head Gardener. The full programme can be found here. Do come along as the talks are very good value. 

We launched the Society website last year and it is proving to be very popular and it reaches a wide audience. It is a vehicle for your gardening news, views and photographs. Do have a look and if you want to post something, go to comment on the news / blog posts on the website.

Our annual dinner will be at the Golden Lion on Wednesday 20th May. Please come and bring a friend. It is a nice way to meet fellow members of the Society. Bookings will be taken at the March and April talks or you can book by phoning Bob.

In June we will have our plant sale and show. This is an ideal opportunity to try showing if you haven’t done it before. There is lots of help and advice available and it is good practice for the main show at the end of August.

I hope you will continue to support the Society by continuing or becoming a member: £6 Membership subscription or £10 as a Patron. If you are interested in joining the Society, click here, complete the form and someone will contact you.

I look forward to meeting you at the talks and shows and wish you a wonderful growing season and lots of enjoyment in your gardens and allotments.

Pat Weir
President

Secrets of Propagation

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Derek Jones will be kicking off our exciting 2015/16 programme with a talk on the 'Secrets of Propagation' on Wednesday 18th March. For details, see the poster attached to this post. Our full programme of events can be found here.

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An Evening with Chris Beardshaw

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An Evening with Chris Beardshaw

On Wednesday, the Burton and Rossett Horticultural Society was proud to host ‘An Evening with Chris Beardshaw’ at Darland High School, Rossett. In front of a sold-out audience of 250 gardeners and gardening enthusiasts—perhaps the largest single event the Society has ever held in its 140-year history—Chris shared stories from a life devoted to horticulture.

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Strange Goings-on!

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We are experiencing very mild weather for this time of year. Pat Weir (President of the Society) has sent these photos from her garden, including passion flowers in full bloom!

Are you seeing anything similar? Leave a comment below or, if you have photographs, please email them to web@brhs.org.uk, and we will add them to this article.

Equipment for November's Demonstration

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Our next event on Wednesday 19th November is a demonstration by Mrs Wynne on how to create the perfect Christmas table decoration. This will be a hands-on session. If you would like to follow along, could you please bring the following:

  • Greenery

  • Oasis

  • A suitable saucer to hold the oasis

  • Scissors

If you wish, you can also bring Christmas baubles, small decorations, etc.

Of course, you're quite welcome to just watch the demonstration without taking part.

We look forward to seeing you on 19th November.

RHS Science Newsletter

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Click here to view the latest RHS Science Newsletter.

Susie Corr, Partner Gardens and Affiliated Societies: "Issue 22 includes details of this year’s Annual John MacLeod Lecture at the Lindley Hall, on the subject of horticulture, health and well-being. The lecture will be given jointly by Dr William Bird MBE, general practitioner and well-known author and speaker on the benefits of horticulture and the natural environment, and Dr Matilda van den Bosch, President Elect of the Swedish Society of Behavioural Medicine, who has also written and spoken widely on the subject.

Other items include updates on new diseases, “behind the scenes” tours of Wisley’s Laboratory, and RHS Science developments in the “Horticulture Matters” initiative. There is news of media training for RHS PhD students, interest from the commercial sector in RHS Science research, and a new “tree issues” course for arboreal professionals."