Killearn Cottagers' Horticultural Society
Programme of Events 2008-2009.
- Saturday 17th May 2008 - 10:00, Village Hall, Killearn
Gardeners' Market and Coffee Morning. - Lots of plants, coffee and delicious cakes as well as bric a brac, Traidcraft and pictures for sale. Come along and bag a few bargains.
- Wednesday 6 August 2008 - 19:30 to 21:00, Village Hall, Killearn,
"Preparing for the Show" - We are having an open evening in the committee room of the Village Hall.
Discover the secrets of how to prepare your produce for the Show. We'll be there to give advice on how to display everything from carrots and pansies to cakes and paintings.
The hall will be open from 7.30 to 9 pm. We look forward to seeing you there. - Saturday 30th August 2008, Show Day
- Show Day is Saturday 30th August and we hope to see lots of you there enjoying the exhibits and perhaps entering a few things yourself. Teas will be served to round of the afternoon.
- Saturday 6th September 2008
- We are taking a trip to Dundee Flower & Food Festival on Saturday 6th September.
Travel is free, a grand day out for the price of the entrance ticket.
First come first served, don't delay, tickets sold out quickly last year. - Wednesday 5th November 2008
- Jim Williams, from the National Vegetable Society, will be talking about growing and showing vegetables. This was held over from last year due to illness. The meeting will be held in the committee room of the Village Hall.
- Wednesday 4th February 2009 - 19:30, Village Hall, Killearn
- The Spring talk will be on 4th February 2009 in the committee room of the Village Hall. Mike Thornley, from Glenarn at Rhu, will talk about his Assam adventure.
This will be followed by our Annual General Meeting to which all members are invited.
Competitions
For those who have surfed us out we have three super competitions.
- Adults
- Win a garden voucher by telling us how many new trees the Society/Streetscape have planted around the village. (Excluding the Glebe).
- Youths, (11- 16)
- A man from (where) won Best Exhibit in Sweet Peas? A voucher to the winner.
- Junior (under 11)
- What is the BIG new competition for this years Show. A voucher to the winner.
Send your entry with name, age (not adults) and contact details by clicking on "Contact Us".
Garden Judging
All gardens in Killearn are judged in the Spring and then in the Summer for the Mrs. Ewan Cameron Trophy "as viewed from the roadside".
This Summer judging will be in August and we are again including the new category, introduced in 2007, for hidden gardens which cannot be seen from the roadside but which are still worthy of consideration. A trophy has been presented for the hidden gardens by the 2007 winner, Fraser Murray.
You can enter your own garden or that of a friend.