It was a busy festive morning at the last opening of our Distribution Hut for 2024. Members purchased last minute gardening supplies and renewed their Membership, while enjoying mulled wine and mince pies. During the year the hut also hosts a welcome meeting, when new members meet the committee and enjoy a glass of wine.
During 2024, members visited seven gardens across the seasons. We saw snowdrops at Alton in the winter, Prairie Garden in Summer and Montisfont at Xmas with other beautiful gardens visited on the months in between.
Seven of our members opened their own gardens to be viewed by members.
A cup of tea, a biscuit and lots of ideas that can be replicated in your own garden, a great way to spend a morning.
The monthly talks were varied entertaining and interesting These included Vegetables, Dahlias, Planning a Winter Garden and Beneficial Insects to name a few.
Our social events include a Summer Party, Xmas Quiz a Xmas Dinner and an annual holiday which in 2024 was to the Brecon Beacons.
The horticultural marquee at the Emsworth Show is organised and run by members and is open to anyone who wants to enter the flower and produce show. We had over 600 entries last year.
Everything the committee arranges would not happen without our volunteers who contribute so much. To thank them we arrange an annual party and last year we held a barbecue for seventy volunteers.
Our society has 500 members, an increase of 20 % during 2024. If you think you would be interested in joining our informative and very social society. Please visit www.emshs.org