What’s On

2025

Members’ Autumn Social with talk on dahlias by Maureen Barton   Wednesday 15th October, 8pm at The Stoke Poges School

Please join us for our Autumn Social, where our Society Chair, Maureen Barton, will share her passion for dahlias. You are also invited to bring something along to show in our fun competition, which will be judged by the attendees, and is a real celebration of autumn in our gardens. The competition classes you can enter are as follows:

  • Class 1 Autumn display from your garden.
  • Class 2 Herbaceous perennials, one vase. 
  • Class 3 Chrysanthemum, one bloom. 
  • Class 4 Spray chrysanthemums, one vase. 
  • Class 5 Dahlia, one bloom, giant or large decorative or cactus type.
  • Class 6 Dahlia, one bloom, small or medium decorative or cactus type. 
  • Class 7 One flowering pot plant. 
  • Class 8 One foliage pot plant.
  • Class 9 A display of vegetables.
  • Class 10 Three apples, one variety.
  • Class 11 Any other kind of fruit.
  • Class 12 Heaviest apple.
  • Class 13 Heaviest potato.


You can bring your competition exhibits along from 7pm.

The evening is free for members, and non-members are welcome to come along for £3. 

Annual General Meeting   Saturday 8th November, 2pm at Stoke Poges Village Hall

Previous events


A talk on Zoom to members of the Stoke Poges, Wexham & Fulmer Horticultural Society, by Franzi Cheeseman, MHort(RHS), Manager of the Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens.

Available to watch on Youtube link: https://youtu.be/SSg5iFCMTXE

The Secret Iris Garden

Part of the Gardeners World programme Episode 15 broadcast on 25th June 2021 describing work carried out in restoring a very large local private collection of Bearded Irises. Work which generated a donation to the British Heart Fondation and created our Bursary Fund. Available on

https://hdclump.com/gardeners-world-2021-episode-15

‘Green with Envy’ – Are Green Walls All They Are Cracked Up To Be?

An illustrated entertaining talk given at our October 2020 meeting on Zoom by Charlotte Howard MHort(RHS)

Available to watch on Youtube link: https://youtu.be/Gc1-0639byE

    

BURSARY
Stoke Poges, Wexham & Fulmer Horticultural Society is offering a bursary each year of up to £400 for applicants aged between 16-25 residing within a radius of 50 miles of Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire who wish to pursue a career in horticulture and gain the skills and knowledge requisite for entering and progressing within the profession.
Priority will be given to students following a horticultural course lasting one or more years and grants might for example go towards fees, research, travel in connection with a course, or other costs associated with a course to support individuals to gain accredited qualifications.
Contact Jon Homan by email : homanhome@gmail.com for further information and an application form.