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July 2022
RHS Hyde Hall Trip 2022
Each year we arrange a free entry day at RHS Wisley for up to fifty of our members. People make their own way to Wisley and then enjoy this DAHA membership benefit. This year, to freshen things up, we have decided to instead visit RHS Hyde Hall, near Chelmsford in Essex. Our guest speaker on March 15th at our Spring into Action event was RHS Hyde Hall's gardener Matthew Oliver, so we thought it made a lot of sense to…
Find out more »April 2023
Spring into Action 2023 – Part 2
Pests of Fruits Continuing on from 'Spring into Action' Part 1 (Pests of Vegetables) we welcome back Andrew Halstead (pictured, right) as our guest speaker. Before he retired, Andrew was the Principal Entomologist at RHS Garden Wisley. He has more than 40 years of experience in identifying and managing the pests of vegetables, fruits and garden flowers. In this second talk, Andrew will help us to recognise the 'pests of fruits' and tell us what we can do to help protect…
Find out more »November 2023
Quiz Night and AGM 2023
Join us at the Christian Centre on Thursday 9th November for a quiz night followed by a very brief AGM. Rounds will be general knowledge based, with a little horticulture thrown in. Feel free to bring along non members to supplement your own team OR just come along alone on the night for some last minute team allocations!
Find out more »March 2024
Spring into Action 2024
Growing Unusual Edibles - unusual plants to eat Matt Oliver returns to DAHA to give us another talk, this time on the subject of 'Growing Unusual Edibles'. Based upon seven years of professional horticulture in a garden designed to showcase obscure vegetables from around the world, this talk takes you through a tale of growing sixteen different crops you may not have even heard of before, let alone eaten. When we last saw Matt (for his previous talk on giant…
Find out more »October 2024
Mole Valley Squash and Pumpkin Show 2024
Saturday 26th October 2024 will see the return of the Mole Valley squash and pumpkin show, its 15th year! Everybody is welcome to enter their garden or allotment grown pumpkins, we have eight different classes covering pumpkins, gourds, butternuts and the bizarre as well as the very big AND a culinary class. Planning ahead - download the 2024 show schedule as a guide to sections, classes and the quantities involved when entering the show. The pumpkin sections and classes are unlikely…
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