Below is a list of previous events that we have organised or been part of.
Growing a gorgeous garden in Pots
April 24, 2025
Our members were treated to a very interesting talk by Dan Cooper on ‘Growing a gorgeous garden in pots ‘. It turns out that Dan ,who lives in Broadstairs , had no choice but to garden only in pots as his back yard was concrete over a void below. His great photos showed how he has created a mag…
The Society had planned our Spring visit so we could see the Daffodil Festival at Hever. We were met with glorious sunny spring conditions after having had many days of a miserable cold North east wind. So we felt released and joyful in visiting such a lovely garden…
For the first time, we had to hold the Show on a Sunday to ensure a full complement of judges. There were plenty of entries (including several first timers) and lots of visitors.
The earlier date meant a splendid display of Daffodils, but only one tulip exhibit. The Cookery jud…
Ash Horticultural Society – Compost Comparisons Meeting-27th February
February 27, 2025
At our meeting in February we took on the task of trying to compare 15 different composts which we had purchased from 3 local outlets. We had decided to carry out this comparison because of the increasing number of compost brands and sub brands that are now available to the public. As t…
At the end of January, the Horticultural Society had a hugely entertaining and very informative talk from Darren Everest. He had driven from the Isle of Wight to talk, not about his job as an assistant funeral director, but about his hobby, growing and exhibiting his sweet peas which win gold meda…
Christmas Social Drinks and nibbles, quiz, make a group table decoration, the big Christmas raffle.
Foliage and containers provided, please bring additional materials for decoration
Nick is a freelance horticulturist, author, UK television presenter including Presenting on Gardeners World and garden design.
Subject: 365 Days of Colour
Tickets : £6 for members £10 for non members
Annual General Meeting of the Society
To be held at Ash Village Hall on Thursday 24th of October 2024 at 7.30 pm.
AGENDA
1. Opening the meeting
2. Apologies for absence
3. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 26 October 2023
4. Matters arising
5. Financial Report…
We all climbed aboard our coach on a clear Sunday morning, eagerly anticipating our annual garden tour to the Peak District Town of Buxton. As always, we had our friend and coach driver of many years, Derek Mulligan who drives us around safely and manages to get us over bridges and through gaps wh…
We had a wonderful talk from Tim and Gillian Ingram on Woodland Plants, illustrating their nursery garden and plants through the year.
Tim’s first love was for alpines after visiting Joe Elliot’s nursery in the Cotswolds when he was young and he devotes time and space to growing these in specia…
Talk Report: Dr David Roberts – Carnivorous Plants
January 25, 2024
Dr David Roberts from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent gave us an enthusiastic talk on these fascinating plants. His interest started as a small boy, when his father built him a large tank to grow his collection of orchids and carnivorous plants. H…
Talk Report – Rachael Castle: Shining a light on bulbs
November 23, 2023
At the end of November Rachael Castle was shining a light on bulbs. This was not a talk for electricians – for them, there would be no double entendre. For them bulbs can only be plants, not sources of illumination, for electricians they are lamps.
We were taken through the year of bulbs in the…
Talk Report – Steve Edney & Louise Dowle: Seedheads – Organising a Chelsea Gold Medal Winning Display
October 26, 2023
What do you do when the speakers arranged for the evening talk phone up at lunchtime to say they are indisposed?
There must be no other horticultural society which can arrange for not one, but two speakers to continue the talk they gave on Gardeners’ World less than a week beforehand.
Lou Do…
Well, we now know that we can seat 150 people in the Hall (but only with the generous loan of extra seating from Westmarsh Village Hall – thank you). He spoke for nearly two hours and we were all riveted.
He began by describing his path into horticulture and designing gardens. It began with gar…
