The Heald Green Horticultural Society

Society Plant Sale Tuesday 15th May

Mike Savage — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:00:31 +0000

Once again the Society is offering a selection of Plants for collection on the 15th May 2012. Members will receive order forms during April. Please place your orders by 8th May. Plants must be collected from the depot between 2:30 and 4:30 pm 6:00 and 7:30 pm on the 15th May

In addition order forms are available at the depot Exhibition Dahlias and Chrysanthemums.

Depot open on Saturdays & Sundays from 3rd March

Mike Savage — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:48:26 +0000

Dahlias a talk by Barry Smith. Wednesday 8th February

Mike Savage — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:45:05 +0000

Barry Smith is a prize winning grower

St Catherine’s Church Hall 8:00 pm. Refreshments will be available before the talk.

Non Members £3 Members £2

Arley Hall Gardens a talk by Gordon Baillie. Wednesday 11 January

Mike Savage — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:27:19 +0000

Gordon Baillie is the head gardener at Arley Hall

St Catherine’s Church Hall 8:00 pm. Refreshments will be available before the talk.

Non Members £3 Members £2

Spring Bulbs, Potato and Onions at the Depot

Mike Savage — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:42:31 +0000

Spring Bulbs, Potato and Onion Order Forms are available from the Depot.

Collect your bulbs and forms on any Sunday in October 11:00-12:00 until 30th October when the depot closes for the Winter

Heald Green Flower Show 20th August, St Catherine’s Church Hall

Mike Savage — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:02:58 +0000

This was an excellent Show a ‘Real Event.’ We continued where we left off last year. Our entries and exhibitor numbers were high swollen by new faces in the Young Person’s classes.

We maintained recent high standards. Ken McDean once again took the ‘Best in Show’ with a vase of 5 chrysanthemums.

John Woods returned after a long absence and won the Banksian Medal for taking the most prize money in the horticultural classes which included his great vegetables.

Roy Davis took prizes for his fuchsias but he didn’t have it all his own way as A Dalton won the Bronze Medal.

Bob Davies did well in the Flower classes especially with his roses. The dahlia trophies were won by Mr C Heathcote and Mike Savage

Linda Vann won prizes in a wide variety of classes and took the Ratepayer and Members’ Trophies. Liz Thomson won with her flowers and carried off the Myers Trophy. J Potts took the Bill Owen trophy and the best novice prize went to P Hughes. Maureen Oatway’s 3 hydrangea heads won her the Sid Broadhurst Trophy.

Prize winning leeks gained K V Knowels the Vegetable Society Medal.

The Best Domestic Award went to Mike Holloway for his Victoria sandwich.

There was something for everyone with a good domestic section, lots of photographs in new classes with Best Photo taken by Jane Vowels.

The children’s sections were split into two groups depending on age. Dominic and Josie Jones did particularly well.

The deputy mayor of Stockport presented the prizes and local councillors, Peter Burns and Adrian Nottingham were present for the afternoon.

We hope to welcome all this years guests and more to next year’s Show which will be our 70^th at the same venue 18^th August 2012.

Mike Savage

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