The Radlett Horticultural Society was formed in 1903 and has continued to promote horticulture through events, publications, day trips, holidays, our Store and the sharing of knowledge
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Joining the Society
The Society welcomes new members who can join by contacting the Membership Secretary. membership@radletthortsoc.co.uk Or download an application form here. Subsription £2.00 per year for a family membership for those living in Aldenham parish. (£3.50 for postal members from elsewhere). This is normally paid for a three year period - currently £6.00 to the end of September 2022. |
Do we have your
email address? Please help us to keep in touch with you by letting us have your email address - please email membership@radletthortsoc.co.uk to be added to our mailing list. Because of the current Coronavirus pandemic we have needed & may continue to make changes to our programme and facilities at short notice. This has already included cancellation of some events & closure of The Shed, and depending on the length of the social distancing requirements, we may need to do more. We are also adding some virtual events for members, such as the Art Demonstration on the 23rd of April. |
With over 600 household memberships and our low membership subscription rate, we cannot afford to do mailings by post, so without an email address we cannot keep you updated.
Any data you provide such as your email address is held securely and not shared with any other persons or companies. We will only email you about events and facilities directly relating to the Radlett Horticultural Society, and will not send any advertising material. Emails to members are sent using blind copy so no one else can see your information. |
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The Store opens again on 21 June
A sterling effort by committee members meant that we were able to open our store for only the second time since lockdown last Sunday. We took a massive £800 in sales (only beaten by the £1100 four weeks ago) and all went according to plan, including our new credit card machine which worked perfectly. |
Jane Poyser again ran her plant sale in aid of the Churches Together Summer Hamper Scheme which provides hampers for families struggling in these difficult times. She and her tribe sold dozens of donated plants and raised a brilliant £320 as well as a battery and a screw!
We are discussing opening soon on a more normal basis - watch this space. |
The Store opened on 24 May
We opened our store last Sunday (24th May) for the first time since lockdown and it was a brilliant success. You have to go back to the 1960's (I remember them well) when there were last queues like this. It took five volunteers to run the show, one couple fulfilling orders, one couple taking payments and one person organising the queue and helping move heavy items to cars. Our thanks go to all of them. We took over £1100 which is a record by some considerable margin. Growbags, compost, manure, canes and bird food were all very popular Peter Hordern, Chairman The Garden Walkabout
– a message from Peter Hordern I'm afraid I have to inform you that your committee and I have taken the decision to cancel this year's Garden Walkabout on 7 July. Even if the rules change before then we feel that there are too may pinch points where people will inevitably come into close contact. We also see no safe way of serving teas which are such an integral part of the event. We are going to put some photographs of the gardens on our website. Some of this year's gardeners have already agreed to open next year so that is something to look forward to. |
A donation to charity
Jane Poyser had the very good idea of setting up a small table at the end of her drive and leaving surplus tomato plants, seedlings, flowers, etc for people to help themselves with a donation for the Churches Together Summer Hamper Scheme. This Scheme helps local families struggling in these difficult times. She was able to raise £90. Well done, Jane. The Autumn Show We are now turning our thoughts to the Autumn Show and whether that can safely go ahead. As soon as a decision has been made we shall let you know. It would be wonderful if it could take place so let’s keep our fingers crossed. |
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2020 DIARY OF EVENTS
TALK ON APHIDS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 25TH CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.
BUT HAVE NO FEAR, YOU CAN SEE THE SLIDES AND READ THE TEXT ONLINE - PLEASE CLICK HERE
BUT HAVE NO FEAR, YOU CAN SEE THE SLIDES AND READ THE TEXT ONLINE - PLEASE CLICK HERE
Above: Members enjoyed a great visit to Burston Garden Centre on March 12. A very informative visit as we went behind the scenes to see their production processes. And their scones were knock-out too. www.burston.co.uk
Visit the fabulous RHS Hyde Hall in Essex during our August 20 day trip (above)
