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
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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, 'A Long Way Home' - change of speaker
Christmas Party: Speaker: Jonathan Cann, ‘Punch & Judy – From the Town to the Seaside’, (Members only event)