| Sunday, 7th March at 10am | Workshop at Dishforth Nursery Gardens. Seed sowing, taking cuttings, etc. Further information from Gordon West, Chairman, Yorks & Lincs Group. |
| Tuesday, 16th March, 2010 | Talk for the East Anglian group by Barry Wade at Easton College. Information from the Secretary, Howard R Norton |
| Saturday, 20th March 2010 at 2pm | Spring Meeting at Brecks Farm, Swillington LSD26 8BY. All welcome. Information from Fred & Jenny Hirst, Yorks & Lincs Show Secretaries |
| Monday, 12th April at 8pm | Talk by our Scottish Group Chairman, James McMaster, to Wick (Caithness) Horticultural Society. All members in the area are welcome |
| Thursday to Sunday, 22nd to 25th April, 2010 | Harrogate Spring Flower Show. The showstand of the Society's Yorks & Lincs Group (the Northern Group). |
| Tuesday, 25th to Saturday, 29th May | Chelsea Flower Show. Make a point of visiting the Society's showstand in the Ranelagh Gardens. The Promotions Secretary is on duty on Wednesday from 4pm onwards - requested information. |
| Sunday, 30th May at 2.45 pm | Plant Sale and Exchange at Brecks Farm, Swillington LS26 8BY. The Society's Yorks & Lincs Group. Come and buy some of Fred's great plants as seen in the Group's 2009 video. Information from Fred & Jenny Hirst. |
| Wednesday to Saturday, 2nd to 5th June | Royal Bath & West Show. A possible showstand for the Society was planned at an earlier date than this publication but a showstand in the autumn is now being considered. Such a venture is dependent on a number of factors but chiefly support of members willing to help on the showstand during the show. Offers please to Richard Nash. |
| Friday to Sunday, 4th, 5th & 6th June 2010 NEW for 2010 |
Gardening Scotland at Ingliston, Royal Highland Showground, Edinburgh. The Society's showstand. Please support your Scottish Group of our Society. Information from James McMaster, Chairman, the Society's Scottish Group. |
| Sunday, 13th June, 10am | Workshop at Dishforth Nursery Gardens. The Society's Yorks & Lincs Group. Selecting blooms for exhibition and how to stage them. Information: Gordon West |
| Wednesday, 16th June NEW for 2010 |
Members' Day at Home Farm Plants. The plant nursery at Bovingdon, Hertfordshire. Two sessions: 10am to 1pm :: 2pm to 5pm :: Maximum car parking per session, in order to avoid blocking: 12 Info: From the Promotions & Publicity Secretary. Members MUST apply to join the session because of parking restrictions. The nirsery are growers of del;phiniums and a wide range of other hardy perennial. The PYO Cut Flowers should be at their peak in June. Enquiries from ALL members are welcome. |
| Friday, 18th June at 3pm | Workshop at Temple Newsam. Staging blooms and florets for the Northern Show. |
| Saturday & Sunday, 19th & 20th June. 12 Noon to 5pm Saturday; 10am to 5pm Sunday | The Delphinium Society's Northern Show at Temple Newsam, in the Show Building, Temple Newsam, Leeds. Entrance free. Organised by the Yorks & Lincs Group. Exhibits welcome from all members. Schedule on application to Gordon West. Information from the Show Secretaries, Fred & Jenny Hirst. |
| Sunday, 20th June to Sunday, 27th June inclusive | Godinton House, Great Chart, Nr Ashford, Kent. The Delphinium Festival commences on Sunday, 20th June and continues until Sunday, 27th June. www.godinton-house-gardens.co.uk The Society's Kent & East Sussex Group's Open Day is on Sunday, 20th June from 11am to 5.30pm. All members are invited to visit the Open Day event to see this jewel in the crown of the Society. Information from Ursula Hagan, Secretary. |
| Saturday & Sunday, 26th & 27th June | The Society's Main Show at RHS Garden, Wisley, Woking, Surrey. Schedules available from Keith Boxall, Show Secretary. |
| Wednesday, 30th June at 7pm | Social Evening. Visit to Sally Waldren's Garden, Littlethorpe, Ripon. A function arranged by the Society's Yorks & Lincs Group (the Northern Group). All members welcome; bring your other half. Pub meal afterwards. Information: Gordon West. |
| Wednesday & Thursday, 30th June & 1st July | The Royal Norfolk Show. www.royalnorfolkshow.co.uk. The new East Anglian Delphinium Championship; partnership between the Delphinium Society and the Norfolk & Norwich Horticultural Society within the Royal Norfolk Show. www.nnhs.org.uk Schedules and further information from Howard R Norton. Visit the group showstand in the horticultural marquee. |
| Sunday, 11th July | The Society's Cheshire Delphinium Championship in partnership with Alderley Edge & Wilmslow Horticultural & Rose Society. Schedules on application to the Show Secretary, Miss A E Myers. Closing date for entries: Tuesday, 6th July 2010. |
| Tuesday to Thursday, 13th, 14th & 15th July | The Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate showground. The Society#s Yorks & Lincs Group showstand. The Yorkshire Delphinium Championship. Do have a go at showing. Delphinium Championship schedule is available from Gordon West. |
| Sunday, 18th July | Carnell Open Day in aid of the National Garden Scheme for Scotland. Come and meet other members of the Society. Members will have the opportunity to see developments of the delphinium border which is tended by the Society's Scottish Group. Information: James McMaster, Group Chairman. |
| Wednesday, 21st July | Driffield Show. Yorks & Lincs showstand. Information from Robert & Joyce Ward. |
| Saturday, 31st July & Sunday, 1st August | Leeds Flower Show. Leeds Grammar School, Otley Road, Leeds. Yorks & Lincs showstnd. Information from Gordon West and show schedule from John Freer. |
| Friday to Sunday, 6th, 7th & 8th August | Ayr Flower Show. The Delphinium Championship in partnership with the Ayrshire Horticultural Society, organisers of the show. Visit the Society's Scottish Group showstand and the Society's West of Scotland Delphinium Championship. Information from James McMaster, Chairman, the Society's Scottish Group. Schedules: www.ayrflowershow.org or telephone James McMaster. Apart from our Society's interest, the Ayr Flower Show is a mecca for other plant genera, especially begonias, gladioli, violas, etc, etc. |
| Sunday, 5th September at 10am | Workshop at Dishforth Nursery Gardens. Hybridising, trialling, selecting and naming new plants. Inspecting the 2009 seedling trial of flowering plants. Information from Gordon West. |
| Friday to Sunday, 17th, 18th & 19th September | Harrogate Autumn Flower Show at the Great Yorkshire showground. Please visit the Yorks & Lincs showstand. Information from Gordon West. www.flowershow.org.uk |
| Saturday, 25th September at 2pm | The Society's Yorks & Lincs Group Annual General Meeting. Presentation of trophies. Prospective members welcome. All members welcome. At Dishforth Nursery Gardens. Information from Gordon West. |
| The Society's AGM Saturday, 23rd October 2010 |
The full agenda and programme will be announced in the October 2010 Bulletin and will also be included as a special page of the web-site. |
| Telephone numbers & e-mail addresses |
The e-mail addresses are encrypted. Please click on the red dot for the address you wish to contact. a) Gordon West, Chairman, the Yorks & Lincs Group: 01845 578303
b) Howard R Norton, Secretary, the East Anglian group: 01603 406368
c) James McMaster, Chairman, the Society's Scottish Group: 01292 590757
d) Fred & Jenny Hirst, Show Secretaries, Yorks & Lincs Group: 0113 2876107 e) Richard Nash for the Society's West of England interests: 01225 873055
f) Keith Boxall, the Society's Show Secretary for the Wisley Shows: 01264 790745
g) Duncan & Ursula Hagan, Chairman & Secretary respectively, the Society's Kent & East Sussex Group: 01622 663908
h) Miss A E Myers, Secretary, the Alderley Edge & Wilmslow Horticultural & Rose Society: 01625 251126
i) Robert & Joyce Ward: 01653 668265 j) John Freer: 0113 2648028 k) Roger D Beauchamp, Promotions & Publicity Secretary: 01895 464694
l) New Members Secretary, Yorks & Lincs Group: Yvonne Haigh 01423 330416
m) Secretary, Yorks & Lincs Group: Marion Booker: 01937 833892 |