Our A.G.M. was held on 2nd September at the Memorial Hall and we were very pleased with the attendance. Proceedings went well and new officers were elected.

Officers for 2021/22;

Chairman           Mr. Shaun Vallard

Vice-Chairman  Mrs. Ros Gant

Secretary          Mr. Neil Coad

Treasurer          Mrs. Denise Caves

Show Secretary Mrs. Eve Morris

A Committee meeting will be held on 14th September when a programme of events and speakers will be decided. Members will be advised both individually and via the web-site of the first meeting.

Due to the uncertainty surrounding schools and Covid, we have not been able to book the school for our talks, therefore we will be meeting in the Memorial Hall for the foreseeable future. We will, however, have to change our evening from the first Thursday to the first Tuesday of each month due to hall availability. We hope that this will not adversely affect our members.

We look forward to seeing members, old and new, in the near future.

Summer Show

After wondering what the response would be to our first show for two years, we were delighted with the result. Forty exhibitors staged 290 entries filling the hall with colour. Results and pictures can be found on the Shows link.

Early visitors to the show.

Our A.G.M. will also be held in the Memorial Hall this year on Thursday 2nd September at 7.30pm. We have been functioning with a very small committee for the last few years and are hoping to elect several new members. We will also be electing a new Chairperson and Secretary. Please make every effort to attend this important meeting.

We are very sad to hear that Alison White has passed away. Alison and her late husband, Douglas, joined our society when Preston Garden Club disbanded. They were loyal members who supported all of our meetings and events

August Newsletter 2021

Plans are well in hand for our Summer Show on 21st August, if you have not yet acquired a schedule, they are available from P. and M. Read, Florists, 685 Dorchester Road or by ringing 01305 813942.

There will be no presentations this time to avoid a crowded hall. Trophies will be placed on the winning entries.

Our A.G.M. will be held on 2nd September at the Memorial Hall, Victoria Avenue. There are vacancies on our committee, please consider joining us to keep the Society going and to bring new ideas.

Melplash Show, horticulture section are staging their show on Thursday 26th August. their schedule can be downloaded here;

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Here are some of Meg’s plants, spirea, leptospermum and malvas.

About twenty members gathered at The Dairy House for our ‘Bring your own’ picnic on Thursday 22nd July. It was delightful sitting in the shade next to the river Wey. We thank Bob and Immy Turner for allowing us to enjoy their beautiful garden.

Some people chose the patio under the awning

..others chose the shade of  a tree at the river’s edge

We can now confirm that the members’ picnic lunch will take place on 22nd July at 12.30pm at The Dairy House, Watery Lane, Broadwey. Please bring your lunch, including a drink, and a chair or rug to sit on. We thank Mr. and Mrs. Turner for their hospitality.

The Summer Show Schedule can now be viewed and downloaded, please go to the Shows link.

An A.G.M. will be held on Thursday 2nd September at 7.30pm in the Upwey and Broadwey Memorial Hall, Victoria Avenue.

Cerne Abbas  are going ahead with their Open Gardens on the weekend of 14th and 15th August.  A4 Poster June

More Summer colour;

Following our committee meeting on the 22nd June, it was decided to go ahead with our plans hoping that restrictions will be eased on 19th July.

The first event will be a visit to a member’s garden at the end of July, in the form of a ‘bring your own’ picnic lunch. Members will be invited when final arrangements have been made.

The Summer Show will be on 21st August. Schedules will be published on the web-site shortly and also available from the show secretary. E-mail shows@budhs.org.uk or ring 01305 813942.

An A.G.M. will be held in the autumn when we will definitely need some more committee members. Please give this some thought.

Our gardens are beginning to show colour now.

The Dorset Plant Heritage Group are holding a Plant Fair at Abbotsbury Gardens. Click here for more information. Poster Dorset Plant Heritage

We will make a decision about our Summer Show on 22nd June following the Government’s announcement on covid restrictions.

Clematis Montana

We are very sad to hear that former member, Eve Taylor has passed away. Eve was a long serving committee member and worked tirelessly for our Society. She propagated and grew on plants to sell at meetings and plant sales for many years, raising funds. She was also an excellent flower arranger, suggesting class titles for our shows. We will always remember her with affection.

Cerne Abbas Open Gardens have contacted us to say that they have moved their event from June to August 14th and 15th. Details can be found on their website www.cerneopengardens.org.uk

The Tender Shoots Garden Club continue to have Zoom meetings via U-tube. Enter tendershootsgardenclub to find the link.

The Gold Club have sent us the following information;

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It is a lovely time of year when everything is coming into life after the winter. The blossom this year is spectacular.

Magnolia in full bloom

Damson blossom

If all continues to go well with the covid recovery, we intend to hold a Committee meeting in May to plan to restart Society activities, We still hope to hold the Summer Show in August.

We wish all our members, old and new a very happy Easter

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Bulbs are still producing lovely displays