2025 EGHS monthly meeting schedule
FREE SEEDS given out at every meeting.
Wednesday 8th January 2025
Cancelled due to poor weather forecast - sorry - see you in February.
Wednesday12th February 2025
Sweet peas with plant sale, tips on growing sweet peas by Darren Everest Gold medal winner Chelsea 2024.
Wednesday 12th March 2025
Butterflies and moths, an insight into the moths and butterflies of Sussex. Michael Blencow.
Wednesday 9th April 2025
Willow weaving demonstration ( sweet pea obelisk) with talk on how to grow willow. John Waller.
Wednesday 14th May 2025
A year on the allotment, a month by month timetable with tips on techniques and varieties. Barry Newman
Wednesday 11th June 2025
Growing for Chelsea with perennials and grasses of the moment, with a plant sale too. Simon Sutcliffe, How Green Nursery.
Wednesday 9th July 2025
Garden visit: to be arranged.
Wednesday13th August 2025
Growing clematis, providing answers to all your questions, with plant sale. Everest Leeds
Saturday 6th September pm 2025
Visit and tour - Withypitts Dahlias.
Wednesday 8th October 2025
Charlie Harper, head gardner at Knepp overseeing the walled garden and market garden projects where design and ecology come together.
Wednesday12th November 2025
Growing soft fruit, preparing plants for next year's season - Simon Foad
Wednesday10th December 2025
AGM and Xmas social
About Us
The East Grinstead Horticultural Group welcomes people living in and around East Grinstead. We hold our meetings monthly. We listen to a wide range of speakers throughout the year, discuss and share horticultural tips as well as arrange trips, events and other activities. If you would like to find out more do email EG Horticultural Society
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Patricia Vickers, President of EGHS, researched the long and interesting history of the club. "It is not known when the Society was first formed. There are tantalising glimpses. References to a Town Flower Show in the 1860s; a medal dated 1902... It is not until 1942 that a consistent record commences.. On16 June, 1942, representatives from seven local allotment societies and several allied bodies, together with members of the public met under the chairmanship of St. John Payne, a respected local school teacher and keen gardener.
He was assisted by the Council Engineer and Surveyor, H.A. Campbell Golding. To facilitate an
effective food-producing initiative...The body
created was the East Grinstead Urban Horticultural Society" If you would like to read the full account it is attached.
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The benefits of joining our horticultural society
Provides opportunities to share ideas
To meet like minded people
To listen to specialist horticulturalists
To visit a range of gardens
EGHS meetings
Please look at the calendar section to see the topic for each monthly meeting.
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We are always welcome to new ideas and suggestions. Come along and let us know what you would like us to organise.
