March

Agm 2nd March 

General business & reviews of the year. 

A chance to have your say

Quiz 26th March      

 A fun & informative evening with our quiz master Anthony Powell. Lambourn & Ramsbury battle it out through various rounds to win the trophy.

If you would like to be on the team contact Di Barnett via email diannbarnett@hotmail.com

For the audience its a fun evening of facts & snacks.

No need to book a seat just turn up and support the teams.

 

 

Both events Doors 7.15pm     start 7.30pm in the church Rooms 

Membership can be paid at these events 

Nicola Hope ‘Talking Tomatoes’

Nikki runs a successful organic gardening consultancy and garden design service. She holds the prestigious title of Royal Horticultural Society Master of Horticulture and has a diploma in professional garden design from the Cotswold Gardening School.

Nikki has worked as an assistant gardener at Highgrove for HRH Prince of Wales and also spent time working at Sting’s Lake House, The Abbey House, Malmesbury and leading designer Anoushka Hempel’s Cole Park.

Nikki adores tomatoes and has grown them for herself and clients for many years. Her talk ‘Talking Tomatoes’ will share growing tricks aplenty and lots of great variety recommendations. All of her talks include lots of fantastic photos that she has taken throughout her years of being a professional gardener. Nikki will be bringing along some of her own heritage and heirloom variety seeds for sale. They are £3 per packet or £5 for two packets.

Members £2 Non Members £4 which includes refreshments & raffle

The Greenhouse Year

Gillian formerly worked as a vet but now devotes most of her time to gardening in her own gardens in Hampshire and Northern France. She is an experienced horticultural speaker, writer and plants woman. Gillian is a member of the Historic Rose Group, Auricula Society, Hampshire Gardens Trust and Plant Heritage.
Her talk will cover aspects of greenhouse design, uses including overwintering of tender plants, propagation, production of flowers and vegetables and where to visit interesting greenhouses

Doors on 7.30pm  talk starts at 7.45pm raffle & tea as usual. £1 Members & £2 Non-Members please do share the details with anyone who may be interested.

Autumn Show & W.I Country Market

AUTUMN SHOW & WI COUNTRY MARKET
Saturday 11th October
Ramsbury Memorial Hall
Show Opens 2.00 pm
Presentation of Awards 4.00 pm

Entry is free & open to non-members, trophies are only awarded to members within the Whitton Benefice, certificates awarded to those who live outside the area.

The W.I will be serving tea & cake alongside other fundraising activities. Please note this is CASH ONLY

full schedule click link below 

https://ramsburyhortsoc.co.uk/event/autumn-show-w-i-country-market-2/

Katherine is addicted to dahlias. She has been clean for 12 years since she grew 40 dahlias in a field and had no end of fun selling them outside her house opposite Donyatt church. She also grew zinnias, cleome, Euphorbia oblongata and golden rod to bulk out the bunches. She will be bringing bunches of her own favourites. Katharine won BBC BBC Gardener of the Year competition in 1999, BBC Gardener of the Decade in 2008 and  also won a Gold medal at Chelsea Flower Show for designing a display for Kings Seeds 125th anniversary.

Doors on 7.30pm  talk starts at 7.45pm raffle & tea as usual. £1 Members & £2 Non-Members please do share the details with anyone who may be interested.