President's Welcome
Welcome to our website and the Busby and Clarkston Horticultural Society’s
preparations for the 2011 Annual Show on Saturday 3rd September, our big event of the year. Our Show schedule is published in April every year and browsing through it you can see, there are many classes of exhibits - not just flowers, vegetables and fruit - but also photography, handcrafts, wine, floral art, baking and produce. There are classes
for children to enter as well. An event for all the family so please come along and enjoy a great day with us.
These activities are consistent with the Society’s aim of advancing the education of horticulture and other rural activities.
Obviously the Show is the Society’s centrepiece and what a
magnificent display of flowers were on show last year despite the ravages of the bad weather. I’m sure this year’s display will be outstanding.
Throughout the winter we have a programme of lectures on gardening and other related activities both at home and abroad. These lectures are attended, not only by the competent gardener of whom there are many, but also by those gardeners who are like me – driven to make do and need to keep the garden tidy with a respectable appearance.
The winter programme includes a dinner when the members and their wives/husbands can enjoy a pleasant meal in nice surroundings and with some entertainment to add to the enjoyment.
In the summer we have a bus run to visit one or two of the many outstanding gardens in Scotland. These trips are organised by Fergus Cumming who manages each year to find somewhere new to visit. From this account of our activities, I hope that a number of new members will join in our programme and enjoy our varied social activities. I also look forward to a number of young people joining us in the future.
In conclusion, I would like to thank our Sponsors and our advertisers who have continued their support in these difficult economic times. In particular, I should like to congratulate Craig Holland, General Manager of Dobbies Garden Centre, Dykebar, who has kindly increased substantially the value and number of special prize gift tokens this year. It is a most generous offer that we all appreciate.
The Society would not thrive without the efforts of the hard working Committee and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members for their unstinting efforts to create a hardy and successful Society for all our members to enjoy.
Ian Preston
President