Halstead & District Horticultural Society

Established in 1976, the Halstead & District Horticultural Society is an active village club with over 140 members. It is organised and run by a committee of twelve.

• Three shows – Spring, Summer and Autumn
• A full day coach outing plus other outings using members’ transport
• Regular talks on a wide range of gardening and related topics
• Plant Sale in May
• Annual Quiz in October

We are delighted to be linked to the Badgers Mount website and hope this will encourage new enquiries for membership, especially from the Badgers Mount area.

Halstead allotments in walled garden - winter photo.

Annual subscriptions for 2021

*see note below for 2021

Adult:  £8
Couple:  £12
Under 18s:  Free
Allotmenteers:  £5 plus £20pa allotment fee

For more information please call:

Barrie Blundell	Membership	01959 533074
Barrie Blundell	Allotments	01959 533074

You can also follow us on Facebook https://facebook.com/HalsteadHort
and Twitter  and https://twitter.com/HalsteadHort

2021 EVENTS

Due to Covid please ring Barrie on 01959 533074 to check events are going ahead.
*Membership is free this year so if anyone would like to join please ring Barrie.

February 25th 8pm Talk Halstead Village Hall.
Jacqueline Aviolet “Hardy Geraniums” History and Propagation (Plants for sale).

March 25th Spring Show & Great Seed Potato Challenge Halstead Village Hall.
Staging 7.45-8.10pm.

April 22nd 8pm Talk Halstead Village Hall.
Martin Heard “Tulip Mania”.

May 8th (Saturday) Plant Sale.
9.30am-12 noon (Halstead Village Hall).

May 14th 10.30 Riverhill Himalayan Gardens, Sevenoaks.
Outing by own transport.

June 24th Summer Show Halstead Village Hall.
Staging 7.45 - 8.10pm.

July 7th (Wednesday) Brogdale Fruit Collections Faversham.
Outing by own transport.

September 4th Autumn Show Halstead Village Hall.
Staging 9.30 -11.30am 1.45pm Prizes 3.15pm.

September 9th RHS Wisley Flower Show.
Outing by coach 9am depart.

September 23rd 8pm Talk Halstead Village Hall.
Carol Halfpenny “Working in Monet’s Garden".

October 7th Quiz Halstead Village Hall.
7.30pm for 8pm start.

October 28th 8pm Talk Halstead Village Hall.
Philip Oosterbrink “Walmer Castle Gardens”.

November 25th 8pm Halstead Village Hall.
Annual General Meeting.

December 4th 2pm.
Christmas Fair (Halstead Village Hall).

Updated 25/2/2021