Winter 2015 to Summer 2016 Talks and Demonstrations

NOVEMBER  . . . 12th, Helen Battigan Floral Art Demo, Christmas Dreaming, Library, 7pm. Very successful and fully attended. Many thanks to Helen for a wonderful demo.

23rd, AGM. Best attended in recent years. Updating shortly.

30th, Work/care of  Bunclody Planters. Cancelled due to bad weather.

DECEMBER . . .  5th, Winter Pruning at Eamonn & Rita’s Gardens with Paul Cutler. 

12th, Christmas Dinner. Bunclody Golf Club. 7pm. 4 course, €25. Contact Nicholas , 087 6869457.

JANUARY, 2016. . . 11th, Monday, Monthly members meeting, second Monday of every month. All welcome. Redmonds, 8pm. 

FEBRUARY . . . Thursday, Quiz Night, Redmonds. Date to be arranged

18th,  Exciting Annuals, by Rachel Darlington. Accompanied by a slide show presentation and hand-outs with a plant list.

MARCH . . . . 10th, Thursday, Geoff Stebbings, Library, 7pm, see page 2.

14th, Monday meeting, Marie O’Leary will give an informal demo & talk on spring and alpine flowers. 

APRIL . . . 11th, Monday, Monthly meet, topic: cuttings

7th, Colman Byrne, of Rathvilly, talk on gardens, Library, 7pm.

MAY . . . 9th, Monday meeting;

14th , Saturday, Plant Sale, Sunday School

18th, Oliver Schurmann of Mount Venus Nursery, an expert in design and winner at Chelsea Flower Show. Library, 7pm

Other planned and aspirational, and hopefully, inspirational, events in November/December Newsletter

Pruning workshop

Paul Cutler will lead an interesting workshop cum demonstration on how best to prune ornamental trees, fruit trees and shrubs at this time of year. Leaving aside plums and cherries this is probably the best time for winter pruning. Saturday, December 5, 2016, at Chairman's garden, 'Sliabh Radharc', Knockanure (near Clohamon on Ferns Road), Bunclody. 2pm. This is confined to members.

Extraordinary General Meeting - Monday 7th September - 7.00pm - Redmond's

Extraordinary General Meeting called in response to previous discussions: as this is a single agenda meeting to debate the motion:
  

'That Bunclody Horticultural Society participates in the 2016 Carlow Garden Festival'

Any other business will be at the discretion of members attending. This meeting will be from 7pm to 8pm. A ballot will be taken following discussions on the motion.

'After Show Meeting' - From 8pm onwards the meeting will concentrate on discussing the outcome of the August 22 Annual Show. Suggestions are welcome on its merits and failures and how best to improve the show for the 65th anniversary in 2016.

At an interval light refreshments will be available.

Hoping there will be a full attendance,

Eamonn Butler, Chairman

Bunclody Show & Garden Competition Results 2015

All the results for this years Bunclody Show & Garden Competition can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the link below:
Bunclody Horticultural Show & Garden Competition Results 2015

Annual Show 2015

Thank you to everyone who helped with the organisation and setting up of the Show, and thank you to everyone who entered. A big thank you as well to Jay Murphy for the use of the College and all the help he gave us on the day. You all made the Show the success that it was. All results for all Show classes and the Garden Competition will be available here in the next few days. Here are a few photos of the Show.

Open Garden & Plant Sale - Sunday 16th August

Margaret Kirk, the Society's President is holding an Open Garden & Plant Sale at her home in Tomadilly, near Marshalstown on Sunday 16th August from 11.00am - 5.00pm. This is a great opportunity to look around and enjoy Margaret's wonderful gardens and to buy plants in aid of two very worthy charities, Bunclody Day Care Centre and The Alzheimers Society of Ireland.
Tea, coffee & refreshments will be available and whilst there will be no entry fee, donations to the two charities above will be gratefully accepted.

Directions & full details are available by clicking on the following link:
Open Garden & Plant Sale, Tomadilly, Sunday 16th August, 11.00am - 5.00pm