RADLETT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

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

NEXT EVENT - COMING UP

The leaves of a Korean Dogwood turning white to pink in June

Congratulations to Elizabeth Wackrow for winning the Paul Balen Cup for the best photographic image in the 2024 Flower Show and Exhibition

Subscriptions

The cost of joining has now gone down to £4 (£8 for postal members) as we've entered the 2nd year of the 3-year block.

Water lilies - Holker Hall Gardens, Cark-in-Cartmel, Cumbria

Clippings - by Darren Lerigo - March 22

This was a fascinating talk - well received - despite the stray balloon hovering above his head! Darren has kindly sent us some useful tips and links. Thank you Darren.

Boxwood Caterpillars
From late March/early April begin to look out for them - they have 3-4 life cycles through the year until end of September. You can pick them off and squeeze them (yuk).

Use nematodes from the Green Gardener, or spray 'Xen-tari' or this brand 'Dipel' which is exactly the same thing but better value - https://www.agrigem.co.uk/dipel-df-500g?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs7P9q8CY-AIVSJnVCh2H0gT6EAAYASAAEgLdGPD_BwE

The Green Gardener also sell Pheromone Traps to attract male moths, so eggs won't be fertilised and you reduce the caterpillar population. An excellent second deterrent - https://www.greengardener.co.uk/?post_type=product&s=boxwood

More information can be found on the European Boxwood and Topiary Society website if you need to know about life cycles and where the caterpillar came from. Know thine enemy and all.... https://ebts.org/box-moth-and-caterpillar/

This is a FREE Garden Masterclass video I made about Modern Topiary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoMidEfZfwg

And this is a short manifesto with ideas for clipping - https://ebts.org/uk/2023/7-rules-manifesto/

You get a glimpse of my work at the largest topiary garden in the country here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JSBKZI1WGw

And I'm running a course in Berkshire at Waltham Place in September - https://www.walthamplace.com/product/topiary-skills-workshop

Organic Gardening
Are you thinking of going organic this year?
You will find this website helpful - click on link below
https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk

Dealing with the garden pests
This website offers ways to cope without using pesticides.
I hope you find this useful - click on link below
https://issuu.com/pan-uk/docs/a_guide_to_gardening_without_pestic

Interesting article from The Guardian urging gardeners not to use peat based compost
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/08/the-guardian-view-on-peat-keep-it-in-the-ground

Californian Poppies - Radlett allotments

Great foggy evening image of the allotments taken by Fabio Torlini

Joining the Society
The Society welcomes new members who can join by contacting the Membership Secretary. [email protected]
Or download an application form here.

Subscription
£2.00 per year for a family membership for those living in Radlett and Shenley . (£8.00 for members outside of Radlett and Shenley).

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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 Store, and depending on the length of the social distancing requirements, we may need to do more.

With close to 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.

CLICK HERE TO SEE A RECORDING OF OUR DRAWING AND PAINTING DEMO

Above: Members enjoyed a great visit to Burston Garden Centre on March 12, 2020. 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

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​

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