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Spring 2020 Newsletter

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First of all, we hope you and your families are keeping safe and well during these very challenging and worrying times.

For some light relief, why not take a look at our Spring 2020 Newsletter – see the Newsletters page. It contains reports from the October Study Day and details of our Summer Visits for 2020.

We currently have two visits planned for the Summer, though these might be subject to change or cancellation:

  • A coach trip to RHS Harlow Carr – Tuesday 14th July 2020
  • A coach trip/self-drive trip to two gardens: Wildegoose Nursery and Hampton Court Castle – Thursday 27th August 2020

We will keep members informed of any changes to plans.

Study Day – 21st February 2020

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Details of our next Study Day on 21st February 2020 have now been announced. Our speakers will be:

Nick Hamilton (son of the late Geoff Hamilton) who will be talking about “Barnsdale after Geoff”.

Sue Clarke, holder of one of the Plant Heritage National Collections of Hardy Geraniums, will be talking about “Hardy Geraniums – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly”.

Please see our Events at Reaseheath page for details of the full programme.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from everyone on the THEA committee.

We hope that you have enjoyed our events in 2019 and be assured there will be lots to look forward to in 2020.

Our next Study Day will be 21st February 2020 and our speakers will be Nick Hamilton (son of Geoff Hamilton) who will be talking about Barnsdale Gardens and Sue Clarke who will be talking about hardy geraniums.  It should be an interesting and informative day and we hope to see you there.

More details about this and the results of our recent Study Day survey will be published in our Winter Newsletter which will be issued in late January.

Best wishes,

Alison, Debbie, Helen, Julie, Kate, Marion and Paul

The THEA Committee

The Horticultural Enthusiasts’ Association Award 2019

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Each year THEA makes an award (in the form of book tokens) to two outstanding students from the RHS courses at Reaseheath.

The winners for the Horticultural Enthusiasts Association Award for Endeavour is Kyle Lane, and the winner of Horticultural Enthusiasts Association Award for Best Practical Student is Aaron Turner . Congratulations to them both.

Kyle Lane at the Awards Ceremony at Reaseheath College

Garden Visits for 2019

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Then there are FOUR visits to book for this year: 

  • An opportunity for THEA members to have early access to Tirley Garth – Sunday, 12th May
  • Visits to two Northwich gardens at Abbeywood and Wood End Cottage – Thursday, 27th June
  • A visit to Ness Gardens on the Wirral – Tuesday, 9th July 
  • A Coach Trip south to Highgrove Gardens, the home of Prince Charles – Monday, 12th August

Details of the visits can be found in the Spring 2019 Newsletter and on the web site on the “Garden Visits” page.

Book now – we hope you can join us!

Study Day – 22nd February

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Details of our next Study Day on 22nd February have been announced. Please see the EVENTS page for more details.

PROGRAMME
Friday, 22nd February 2019 – Main Lecture Theatre, Reaseheath College

From 10.00 Sign in
Members leave items for Plant/Book Sale
10.15 Coffee available in Restaurant
10.45 Lecture: The National Garden Scheme
Lecturer: – John Weston
11.45 THEA Plant Sale
12.00 Lunch available in Restaurant
1.30 Raffle Draw Prizes
2.00 Lecture: Hellebores, their biology and habitats.
Lecturer: – Mike Byford, of Hazles Cross Farm, Staffordshire

Update on our New Website

We have now created our new website – hortriculturalenthusiasts.org.uk and are bringing all of the pages up-to-date ready for our official launch in 2019.

All of the 2018 Newsletters are now available on the Newsletter page – do take a look.

Happy reading.

Web Site Relaunch

Hello.

We are currently in the process of updating and reconfiguring our Horticultural Enthusiasts web site after several years of inactivity.

In the next few weeks this site will be updated with all our latest news and details of our activities in 2018 (which is our 40th Anniversary year).

Watch this space for more news!