Loosley Row & Lacey Green Horticultural Society

Wed 21st Jul 2010
History of a Secret Garden
by Mr K Howkins
8pm Lacey Green Millennium Hall
Sponsored by Gommes Forge

Wed 4th Sep 2010
Annual Show
Lacey Green Millennium Hall
Staging of exhibits 1.30-2.30
Sponsored by Fendom Dawson Towner.

Wed 15th Sep 2010
David Austen Roses
By Mr Edwin Rye
8pm Lacey Green Millennium Hall
Sponsored by J H Clark & Sons Ltd Butchers

Wed 17th Nov 2010
Annual Pumpkin Competition and Supper Social
8pm Lacey Green Millennium Hall
Sponsored by The Whip P .H.

Wed 19th Jan 2011
The History of British Gardens
by Barbara Askew
8pm Lacey Green Millennium Hall
Sponsored by Coles & Blackwell

Wed 16th Mar 2011
A.G.M. Followed by RARE FLOWERS OF BRITAIN
by Mr Victor Scott
8pm Lacey Green Millennium Hall
Sponsored by The Black Horse P .H.

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Pumpkin Supper November 2009

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The 2009 Annual Horticultural Society Show

The Annual Show was a great success with a near record of 229 entries.

A remarkable feature was the age span of 92 years between the youngest and oldest winners.

Connie Baker aged 101 and counting, carried off a rosette for her leeks while Ellie and Fern O'Shaughnessy, aged 9 and 10, easily won the Sunflower class with their gigantic plant.

Alison Shreeve again won the trophies for the highest number of points in the Vegetable section and the Combined Produce sections, but it was pleasing to see many of the individual classes being won by people who had not been successful before.

The Jubillee Cup, for the greatest number of points accumulated in all classes by an entrant who had not previously won a trophy, went to Stella Boll.

Despite the poor summer weather, the Floral section was a riot of colour and was won by Les Hazell for the seventh time, but he has been entering for some years!

Jill Langlois won a hotly contested Domestic section, with a first for her almond shortbread, and seconds and thirds in a number of other classes.

The Marshall Cup for Fruit was won by Michael Hardy, who also took first in the New Season Jam class of the Domestic section with his Greengage Jam.

2009 SHOW - RESULTS (total of 228 entries from 36 entrants)

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2009 Hanging Basket Competition.

Winner and runner-up are both from Loosley Row where the weather is obviously better.

Winner Linda Taylor with this magnificent specimen

Runner up John Langlois

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Buckinghamshire Association Horticultural Society Spring Show

The committee congratulated itself having entered the Show and come away with 3rd prize just 4 points (72/85) behind the winner.

This was an incredible improvement from our first effort last year clearly learning from that experience where we were just pipped at the post by everyone else.

Everyone agreed (bias aside) that Alison Heeley's flower presentation looked better than the winner's and that being the case we claim First Prize.

We hope the wider membership are encouraged to participate.

This event will be hosted at Lacey Green Village Hall on 17th April, 2010.

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Apart from being an enjoyable hobby, gardening provides enormous pleasure, keeps us fit, helps the environment and can save or make us money.

The Horticultural Society exists to share gardening knowledge and provides an opportunity for us to show off our skills. To this end regular talks by experts are arranged on a bi-monthly basis.

The presentations are not exclusive, for example this year we have had a virtual tour of County villages and learnt about the Red Kites seen soaring gracefully every day over the Chiltern Hills. Sometimes we look abroad.

Interspersed with the talks are visits to gardens, public and private. Members - we currently have over 70 - also enjoy the social life.

For non-members to know just how varied our programme can be, you have missed sessions on:

Clematis
The Changing Wildlife of the Chilterns
Alpines at 500 feet
Garden visit Gt Hampden
Roses and Sweet Peas.
Organic farm visit

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