BURGESS HILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society
Meetings for 2024
All meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month in the Cyprus Hall
Doors open 7:15pm for 7:45 pm start
Visitors are welcome to Open Meetings
Open Meetings: Entry - Members Free - Visitors £1 (refunded if you join on the night)
Special Events: Entry as noted
Wednesday 7th Feb
Wednesday 6th Mar
Wednesday 3rd Apr
Wednesday 1st May
Wednesday 5th June
Wednesday 4th Sept
Wednesday 2nd Oct
Wednesday 6th Nov
Wednesday 4th Dec
Open Meeting: Speaker: a representative of ‘Froglife’, ‘Froglife’ - a wildlife charity dedicated to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles,
A.G.M: followed by: Speaker: Frances Farrer Brown, ‘The Great Plant Hunters’
Open Meeting: Speaker: Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener at Great Dixter, ‘Succession Planting for a Long Season’. Special Event BHHS Members Free - Visitors £3
Open Meeting: Speaker: Peter Birchall, (‘Pete the Pond!’), ‘The Importance of Wildlife Ponds’
Open Meeting: Speaker: Steve Millam, ‘New Ideas for the Fruit and Vegetable Garden’
Open Meeting: Speaker: Sarah Oldridge, ‘Marianne North, A Remarkable Victorian Flower Painter’
Open Meeting: Speaker: Glynn Jones, ‘What’s Special About the South Downs’
Open Meeting: Speaker: Michael Blencowe, 'The Long Walk Home' - change of speaker
Christmas Party: Speaker: Ben Hasker, ‘Punch & Judy’, change of speaker (Members only event)