Parwich & District Horticultural Society has altered its membership year to run with the calendar year.  Those who have already paid for 2009/10 will gain an extra few months as their next year’s subs will now not become due until January 2011.  The subs remain a fantastically cheap £2 per year.

Benefits of joining the Society include

• discounted seed orders through Suttons
• priority and subsidised places on trips
  This year they will include a visit to Wentworth Castle Gardens on Wednesday 16th June
  and to Ryton Organic Gardens Wed 14th July
• reduced entry to the Annual Parwich Flower & Vegetable Show. 

Members will receive this year’s programme in the next few weeks.

If you have not already renewed your Membership for 2010 please post them through  Ben’s letter boxout (1 Croft Avenue).  New members can join by giving £2 along with their contact details to our Treasurer, Ben.

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Don’t forget that members of the Parwich & District Horticultural Society can order discounted seeds and other items from the Suttons Catalogue, through the Society. The catalogue has a good range of flower and vegetable seeds, gardening equipment, onion sets, seed potatoes, small plug plants, etc.  The amount of discount varies for different items, being the most for seeds.

The Society membership (now due, so drop it off with Ben Bennett) is only £2 and you quickly make that back on even small orders.  The Society also usually gains a small commission on the collective bulk order.

Dot will drop copies off for people who ordered last year, but if you didn’t order then but want to take advantage of the discount this year contact Dot on tel 345.  You must then give your order to Dot by early January.

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The annual subscriptions of £2 for Parwich & District Horticultural Society are now due.  This is still a fantastic bargain, for only £2 you get:

• the opportunity to order at discount seeds, onion sets, seed potatoes and much more through the Suttons Seeds catalogue
• subsidised trips to gardens and nurseries and horticultural talks
• cheaper entry cost to our annual Flower and Vegetable Show
• free refreshments at our AGM and Social Evening
• and much more

Either give your subs to the Teasurer Ben Bennett or bring them along to our Annual General Meeting at 7-30pm Friday 6th of November in Parwich Church.

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There are still a few places available on the Horticultural Trip to Arley Hall and Gardens tomorrow.  The coach leaves the Green at 9-30am and includes a guided tour of the gardens with the head gardener paid for by the Society.   Costs are £10 for members and £15 for non-members.  If you are interested please ring Liz H on 302.

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It is with great sadness that Parwich and District Horticultural Society have made the decision to not hold their annual show this year. At a committee meeting held last week there was much discussion regarding alternative venues, due to the rebuild of the Memorial Hall, and possible changing the format of the show.

However, it was decided that it would be better to `have a year off` rather than run a sub standard show.

With the new Memorial Hall due to be ready for next year’s show we hope that all exhibitors will help us to make use of the new facilities by ensuring that the Main Show in 2010 will be bigger and better than before.

Don’t forget about next week’s trip; the Hanging Basket competition currently taking entries; or the Bob Matthews Quiz that will take place on the evening of Thursday 8th October at the Sycamore Inn.

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Arley Hall gardens

Parwich & District Horticultural Society has only a few places left on its trip to Arley Hall on Wednesday 22nd July.  The coach leaves the Green at 9-30am and includes a guided tour of the gardens with the head gardener paid for by the Society (there are fewer places on the tour than on the coach, so if the coach is full Society Members will be given priority on the guided tour).  Costs are £10 for members and £15 for non-members.

If you want to reserve a place contact Liz tel. 302 as soon as possible.

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If you would like to open your garden on Sunday 21st June, please could you let Mike  or Dot know by Saturday.

Help is always needed on the 21st, setting up the Memorial Hall, clearing up, serving cream teas and washing up or making scones.  If you are able to spare an hour please ring Pat if you are interested in helping with the teas etc and Mike if you can help in any other way.

Mike & Dot – 456
Pat – 455

The Annual Open Gardens and Children’s Show are a super village afternoon and it’s success is due to the hard work put in by the Horticultural Society and those who open their gardens.  Please come and support the afternoon.  Remember that  the funds raised then go towards supporting the Show in September and other projects in the village.

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If you are a member of the Horticultural Society then you can have free access to the wonderful Lea Gardens, near Matlock.  Entry to the gardens is normally £4 but to join the Horticultural Society it only costs £2 per year!  Pay your membership to Nia, Dot or Mike H or Ben. If you would like to borrow the society’s tickets to the gardens ring Liz H (302) or Ben (665), ideally by the day before.

Lea Gardens is a unique collection of highly acclaimed rhododendrons, azaleas kalmias and other plants collected from the far corners of the world. Throughout May it is a true delight, open from 10am to 5pm, with a small plant centre and tea rooms.

The Gardens are sited on the remains of a medieval millstone quarry and cover an area of approximately 4 acres (1.6ha) on a wooded hillside. The excellent rock Garden contain a huge variety of alpines with acers, dwarf conifers, heathers and spring bulbs. 

Bird life has been encouraged in quiet woodland walks below the main gardens. This area, planted with ornamental trees and specie rhododendrons, contains many assorted bird-boxes donated by friends of Lea Gardens. The colours, scents and natural bird life can best be appreciated on a quiet weekday.

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PDHS is thriving, despite the loss of much of the expertise and experience of previous members. While we still attach great importance to being able to grow and show the perfect dahlia and chrysanthemum, we also cater for the other end of the gardening spectrum: those who get excited when they manage to produce a broad bean!

All members should by now have received the latest calendar, listing the dates of the up and coming trips and events. If you have not received one of these, then you may find your membership has lapsed…

Membership is £2 per annum, and the year runs from October to September. Membership gives you many benefits, including subsidised places on trips and cheap entry into the main show. For example, the trips to Consall Hall (20th May) and to Arley Hall gardens (22nd July) will cost £10 for members and £15 for non-members.

If anyone wishes to renew their membership or join the society, please can they see Nia Linnell (661) or Dot and Mike Hart (456).

Every year we make changes to the classes for you to exhibit in. The home produce section continues to expand, as does the unusual looking vegetable. There really is something for everyone: young or old, green fingered or not. The society is now working with the school, helping to help them grow their own produce which they will then eat and sell.

Please do check up on your membership, and don’t miss out on any PDHS events!

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Another Community Event – Everyone Welcome – Come &  listen to this excellent Royal Horticultural Speaker whose garden has been featured on the BBC.

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Stuart Dixon travels widely, sharing his love of the traditional English garden in “down to earth” talks to horticultural societies. He is a Royal Horticultural Society, Hardy Plant NCCPG & GCS and National Trust speaker, much of his knowledge and expertise being gained from the restoration of his own 18th Century garden at Hebb’s Farmhouse near Nottingham, which has been featured on BBC TV.  So come and enjoy an informative evening organised by The Horticultural Society – Another Community Event.

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