NEWFOUNDLAND

                       HORTICULTURAL   SOCIETY

                                                                   ACTIVITIES                                                                   

                       

                   Newfoundland Horticultural Society

                    

                          Monthly meetings in  Feb.- June  &  Sept.- Dec.

           are held on the 1st Tuesdays of those months at 8.00 p.m. at

    St. David’s Church Hall, 98 Elizabeth Avenue, St. John’s

             Refreshments available for 50 cents:  Coffee, tea and ‘goodies’. 

                                        New members always welcome.

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 Tuesday,  1st May  2012  at 8.00 pm

 A TRANSPLANTING WORKSHOP & SEEDLING & CUTTINGS

 EXCHANGE.

 Please grow extra seedlings to bring along to exchange.

 Please bring along cuttings of houseplants or garden plants

 to show how to propagate.

 Questions and Answers. Library.

 Refreshments for 50c.and a chat. 

       

     

  Tuesday, 5th June 2012 at 8.00 pm

  PRUNING BY CHRIS BAIRD

  Questions and Answers. Library. Refreshments for 50c.   

       

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             N.H.S. EXECUTIVE

    

   FLORAL DESIGN GROUP  

       “DOWN TO EARTH”

            NEWSLETTER

 ‘THE AVALON  GARDENER’

                     BOOKS

       

       USEFUL  WEBSITES

      

     N.H.S. 2012 PROGRAM

 

            LOCAL EVENTS

       

                  An Invitation to other               >>

      Newfoundland Gardening Groups

       to share space on the N.H.S. web-site for

        their notices etc..  Please contact us at     

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                               The John Cabot Rose Society of Newfoundland and Labrador’  

                                                                    for more information on the JCRS 

                                                              ...  for Reports and Photos of the Roses of their                                                                    

                                                           2007, 2008,  2009, 2010 & 2011   ROSE SHOWS

                                                                                  on  pages 41, 42, 43 & 44 

                           

                                                Their 2011  Rose Show was held in July at the MUN Botanical Garden.

                                                                                  ‘Click on the link to’ ....    The ROSE SHOW PHOTOGRAPHS      

             

1. Their next meeting will be held on Thursday,  24th May, 7.30pm at MUN Botanical Garden Building on Mt. Scio Road. David Mills will speak on building structures for climbing roses, he will also explain his approach to successful rose growing.    

2.  The date for the next JCRS Rose Show is the 4th and 5th  August 2012 at MUN BG.

3.  Later in July or August, there will be a workshop on propagating roses with cuttings.

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     See also:     ‘Click on the link  to’….  

                              An  Introduction  to  Growing  Roses   by  Harry McGee

    6 pages re-printed from  ‘Roses-Canada’   the Journal of  National-Roses-Canada.

                

                                 N.H.S. WEB-SITE  Managers:

 

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            Web-site up-dated on the  1st May 2012

         

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                                         Index

                 A  List  of  the  Contents of  the

  Newfoundland Horticultural Society’s Web-site

                                   is on  page40 

 

          WEBSITE  INDEX

             

       Informative and Humorous

           Click on the link to’…..         

                       Gardening Stories

       written by  N.H.S. Members  for  the

           N.H.S. “Down To Earth”  Newsletter

 

     

                   OUR  MEMORIES of  the

 

 NEWFOUNDLAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY:

                    

                  NEWFOUNDLAND  HORTICULTURAL

         SOCIETY’S  PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORIES

          OF  N.H.S. EVENTS  &  GARDEN VISITS

 

  ‘Click on the link’ … to the …

   Index of NHS  Photograph-Albums from 2002 –10 

 

         N.H.S. Events,  Shows, Garden Visits etc…

 

       

                            

 

             Photos of    A  VISIT  TO  THE     

              ... ‘Click on the link to the ’ ...  

                  “CANADA BLOOMS”  SHOW

                        TORONTO,  MARCH  2007     

         

         ...  and see ...

       Wonderful Floral Arrangements  !

        Theme: Elements: A Modern Interpretation

                  of  Earth,  Air,  Water and  Fire,

               now as  Photographic Web Albums

 

 ... How does our NL produce compare ?

    See a web-photo-slide-show of  ….

  28 Photos from the ‘Ravenshead Garden Society’

  in Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England 

                                                  5th  September 2009     

 

  Click on the link to’...       A Visit to an …

 English Village Garden Society’s Show

 After viewing, use your browser’s down arrow

                    to return to ... NHSpage2     

 ‘Click on the LINKS’ to...

  

 ‘Click on the link to’…

                 N.H.S.  MEMBER’S PAGE…...

 

 For Your Contributions, Messages, Adverts, etc. 

         

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     The N.H.S. Floral Design Group Members Meeting;          

                 

           The next meeting for the Floral Design Members will be on…

             Tuesday 15 th May  7.30 pm AT THE FLOWER STUDIO

                       An evening with Lisa who will demonstrate

                                       Modern Arrangements.

                                                               

                          ‘Click on the link’….

                             to the  ‘FLORAL DESIGN GROUP’ s  web-page.

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       Food Education Action St. John's (FEASt)

                             See our page11  for more info. 

  

                            N.H.S.   PUBLICATIONS:   

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  More information and  how to purchase the books;

           “The Avalon Gardener”   &

    “The Avalon Vegetable Garden”     books

  

    Written specifically to help Newfoundland Gardeners.

                                                              The  ‘Newfoundland Horticultural Society’  books

                          are available for purchase from the MUN Botanical Garden’s gift-shop or

       Murray’s at Portugal Cove, or by phoning Ian, or by mail-order from the NHS, see below...

                           These books would make an excellent gift for someone with a new 

                                                           home,  or for a new neighbour!

 

           The NHS  Members  Spring Flower Show

          at the MUN Botanical Garden on Mt. Scio Rd..

        will be held again on the 26th & 27th May 2012.

 

       Open to the public; Saturday 12.00noon to 4.30pm

                           and Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm

    Entrance to the show room is free, however MUN charges to go into the Gardens.

 

  Members, please arrange to bring along your exhibits

    on the Saturday morning:  between 10.am and 12.noon.

   Can you think of something different to bring? Please help, it is Your Show.

 

 

    ‘Click on the link to’ …   2011 Spring Flower Show Photo Album

       Click on the link to’…..         

       Root Cellars Rock!

          (The Food Security Network of NL)

  

   A  Message to all NHS & NHS-Floral Design Group Members;

                Your 2011-2 year  $20.  NHS fees per household are now due

                             after the November  2011 AGM,  please send to:  

                         The N.H.S. Treasurer,   Nfld. Horticultural Society,

          P.O. Box 28086  Avalon Mall,  St. John’s,  Newfoundland  A1B 4JB 

                  If you have not yet paid for  last years …  Nov.  2010-Nov. 2011...

                                                       ...please, also bring your account up to date.

        

                                                           

                                                               The Newfoundland Horticultural Society will be

                                                celebrating its  50th  Anniversary  in 2012

                            Plans are being made by the executive committee to celebrate with a 

                                                    NHS Flower Show on the 11th of August

                 at the Farmer’s Field Day at the Cool Climate Crop Research  Center

                         (the Federal Government’s Agricultural Station) on Brookfield Road.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ... more info. later ….

       More Dates for your diary:  ....