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Antigua Barbuda Horticultural Society is the centre for learning teaching and sharing the science of plants. We enhance the process with a seed bank where we collect and store heritage seeds for distribution for our farmers, local residents and visitors.
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Wild Medicinal Plants

We are pleased to report that we are expanding our Wild Garden, as we indentify with the help of members and friends we catologue our finds and encourage cultivation.

Mid summer heat and we are waiting for a little more showers please! but we are finding a few lovely areas in our Wild Medicinal garden,

Please take a look, at three very attractive plants we can consider planting these at our home gardens, once they are controlled as they can be prolific spreaders: Wild cattle tongue Plucea Odotata ‘‘for fever’, Vervain shrub ‘Stachytarpheta cayennensis’,Yellow Balsam ‘Croton Dryander’Croton_flavens blue-vervain

we are propagating  cuttings in our green house for sale at a nominal price.Wild cattle tongue

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Here are the winners 2016 Flower and Garden show

2016 winnersflower showAntigua Barbuda Horticultural Society20 16 Flower and Garden Show March 19thFruit and Vegetables1 st place Mr. Vincent Derrick2 nd place Ms. Tonya SamuelFerns1st place Ms. Pat Frazer ( Birds Nest Fern) Asplemiym Nidus2nd place Valerie Richards Burton ( Maiden Hair Fern)3rd place Barbara Japal, PolypodiumFlowering Potted Plants1st place Mrs Rose Mannix Simon, Desert Rose2nd place, Mrs. Dawn King, St. Bougainvillia3 rd place Pat Frazer(anthurium)Flower arragements1st Place Theresa GregoryPotted Plants1st Place Marcia English (Althernanthera2nd place Heather Mannix ( oxallis)Succulents1st Place Evelyn JacobsMixed Succulents1st   Place Marcia EnglishCut Flowers1st Place for Janelle Graham(Hibiscus)2nd place Barbara Japal, (Easter Lily)3rd Place Pat Fraser, ( Petrea)Best in Show, Marcia English for Mixed SucculentsHonourable Mention Ms Theresa Gregoary Flower for arrangement

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2016 Spring Newsletter

 

 

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imageimageimageimageimageimageimageDelightful day and thank you to our Patron His Excellency our GG Sir Rodney Williams, and all of our wonderful members.

Thank you all for making it such a great success.