All the latest news from your Society Review of April talk from Chris Brown Chris Brown’s inspiring talk took us through some of his favourite plants over the different seasons. He has certainly created some beautiful gardens over the past few years and we look forward to seeing his latest project, Knowle House in Wadhurst, come to fruition. Suzanne Bowe has kindly written up her notes for us all to share, this will be sent as a separate email. The Plant Sale Saturday 9th May

All the current news from your Society! Review of March talk Richard Claxton’s talk in March on Gardening 4 Health was both informative and thought-provoking GPs are seeing an avalanche of lifestyle problems in patients attending clinics and research has shown for some time that gardening achieves positive results and decreased symptoms. Scientific evidence is mounting that gardening can have transformative effects for minds and bodies helping make us fitter, less stressed a

Thank you to everyone who came and supported our Seedy Saturday event on 7th February. There was a wonderful atmosphere in the Scout Hall and despite the miserable weather, we reckon over 250 people from near and far came to swap and pick up seeds, share gardening stories and enjoy a chat over tea and cake. We raised just under £900 after expenses for Society funds which was a tremendous result, and will help put on all our events this year. At Critter’s Corner, we handed o

Seedy Saturday, AGM and more, all the current news from your Society Seedy Saturday Saturday 7th February, Mayfield Scout Hall 10.00 to 12.30 Banish the February blues: Looks like it could still be a little wet in early February if the past few weeks are anything to go by…we’ll all be ready for a cheer up! Come join us in the Mayfield Scout Hall on Saturday 7th February between 10am to 12:30pm for our 3rd Seedy Saturday event. It’ll be a warm, uplifting morning with free en

Lifting The Gloom : Seedy Saturday 2026 Looking for something to do on a chilly February morning? Come join us in the Mayfield Scout Hall on Saturday 7th February 10am to 12.30pm for our 3rd Seedy Saturday event. It'll be a warm welcoming space with free entry and absolutely everyone's invited. It's a great place to lift the spirits for a couple of hours and enjoy a warm drink and a homemade treat even if seeds aren't your thing. And if seeds are your thing, well, it'll be li

Happy New Year! Find out everything that’s going on in the Society this month Zoom talk from Ken Thompson Friday 16th January at 7.30 pm ‘No Nettles required: the Truth about Wildlife Gardening’ Ken Thompson is a retired academic who now lives in Devon, but spent most of his career at Sheffield University. He teaches garden ecology on the Kew Horticulture Diploma, and was for 16 years a member of RHS Science Committee. For ten years he wrote a regular gardening column for the

STEVE EDNEY TALK We had a great talk from Steve Edney last month with over thirty of you tuning in to watch. It can’t be easy as the speaker ‘talking to yourself’ for an hour on Zoom, but as someone said afterwards, he’s so easy to listen to and made it all very interesting. We’re thinking about organising a trip to his nursery and garden in Sandwich, Kent next year, if you’re interested in going please get in touch. It’s about a two hour journey each way. WINTER GARDENING W

RIP JOHN LOGAN On Friday 24th October, our former President and 50-year+ member John Logan slipped away peacefully surrounded by his family. John, pictured here (middle) in 2019 with former chairman Eddie duCann and Secretary Diane Kirkness, was a staunch supporter of the Society and the wider local community for so many years and will be much missed by us all. Back together with Joan now, John. Our thoughts are with his family to whom we send our deepest condolences. Funera

NEW October talk from Ed Flint, plus Hardy annuals sowing day

All the news from your friendly gardening club September talk - Tuesday 16th September Colkins Mill Church, 7.30 for 8.00 pm, Morag...

Summer Show Hot off the press, the review of our main event of the year, the Summer Show. Despite over half an inch of heavy rain...

Summer Show When the Scout Hall doors open at 2.30pm on Saturday 19 July, visitors will be greeted by a riot of colour, scent and a very...

Plant Sale Review Thank you to all who came and supported our Plant Sale on Saturday 10th May. Some were keen enough to queue from 8.30,...

This annual, much anticipated event is your chance to buy locally grown plants at great prices!

Thanks to all who came to the AGM on the 18th March; we hope you enjoyed the beautiful floral demonstrations from Freya from The Flower House, and congratulations to the lucky raffle winner who took it home with her! We also launched our brand new, contemporary website with loads of new features which we hope you will find useful, more user-friendly and interactive.

Our AGM takes place on Tuesday 18th March at Colkins Mill Church - from 7.00 pm the doors will be open to welcome all our members and...

Hope you enjoy our new look newsletter; we’re sending this out early so you have some notice of the February Seed Swap. This is a 'first...

Happy New Year! Somewhat like Santa's elves but without the pointy hats, your Horti Society committee have been busy, busy, busy packing

Last year, on a chilly February morning, over 140 people very generously supported our inaugural Seed Swap & Social Community Event. It was