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Calling all plant lovers
Saturday, March 31st is our Flower and Garden show so now is the time to give your plants some TLC to get them ready to be
‘BEST IN SHOW’
Our Categories are:
1.Potted Plants
2. Fruit and Vegetables
3. Cut Flowers
Definitions
Flower arranging
Ferns
Palms/Cycads
Cacti and Other succulents
Potted plants ( Foliage)
Potted Plants (Flowers)
Vegetables _ legumes/leafy/ Root/Herbs, Seasonings
Fruit _ Large and Small
2012 Flower and Garden Show
Please select your booth and confirm by making payment at Lady Hamilton, Friars Hill Road 2012 booth layout
Saturday 31st, March 2012 2012flowershowposter
Antigua Barbuda Horticultural Society
Flower and Garden Show 2012
Saturday, March 31st
Under the distinguished patronage of Her Excellency the Governor General, Dame Louise Lake-Tack.
Presented in Association with GardC Location: Gilberts Agricultural and Rural Development Center.
Plant Competition, Flower Stalls, Garden Seminars, Entertainment, Tea, Craft and local Food and much more.
Antiguahorticulture .com 268 725 5507 11 am to 6pm Cost: $10 children free
Garden Visit to Francella Henry’s Garden, Francella is a three time winner of the Home and Garden contest, she is a keen gardener with a sense of the dramatic , we are sure she is influenced by her spectacular location and position on Henry Heights.
Our Annual Tea Benefit December 3rd, 2011
Annual Tea Party December 3rd, 2011
Press Release
Under the distinguished Patronage of Her Excellency Dame Louise Lake-Tack Antigua Barbuda, Horticultural Society Annual Benefit Tea Party,
Flowers to power our public gardens!
Under the theme: Lets Recycle!
A silent Auction, Delectable Tea, Entertainment, gifts for all and more, more
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 at 3.30 to 6.00p.m
Cost: $ 100,
Location: The Government House Gardens
Dress: It’s a Hat Affair !! ( a grand prize for your hat, so be the best hat in the show)
RSVP and for tickets: 725 5507. Proceeds to help fund the ABHS public garden. www.antiguahorticulture.com
Don’t miss it so get your tickets today!
Photography EAG and Antigua Horticulture
Dear Ms. Japal:
I am writing you regarding a wonderful opportunity for you and the Horticultural Society to be a part of the promotion of Antigua and Bardudas’ beautiful birds! The Environmental Awareness Group (EAG) is having a bird photography contest that is open to anyone in the general public with access to a cell phone or digital camera. Photographs can be entered into six categories and these will all be judged by profession photographers here on the island. please see http://searchantigua.com/eag for further information on the contest! Poster is attached also.The month of October is International Bird Migration Month and we hope that we Antiguans can play our part documenting those birds passing through and also in promoting healthy activities like bird watching. There are so many beautiful birds that pass through our shores during October and November it is a good time to be out viewing nature!What we need is your support. We are hoping that you can encourage your members to enter the competition. There are some very generous prizes to be won by our ribbon winners.
Should the Horticultural Society also wish to donate some prizes for this competition we would greatly appreciated the support.I look forward to hearing favourably from you. ….and Happy Clicking!Thanking you in advance,
Dr. Carmen Lake
Project Coordinator
GardC
We are calling all members to give back and lend a hand, GardC gardens needs us at least one Saturday per month to help to keep the gardens well weeded and pristine, please lend a hand and sign up.
E mail gardc.org or telephone 463 4121
Thank you
August 24th, 2011-EAG/Government Consultation Land Use Plan
Dear EAG Members and Friends of the EAG,
There is an important Government Consultation on 29 August and 1 September regarding the Land
Use Plan for Antigua and Barbuda. This will have a significant impact on the environment so we
would encourage as many as possible to attend and express your views and concerns. Below is a
public notice about the event with contact information if you would like to obtain more information
before the event. Please also visit the EAG Website <http://www.eagantigua.org> for news on this and other news and events.
Best Regards,
The EAG Team
Mussaenda
Mussaenda
Family: Rubiaceae
August, 19, 2011 This shrub is sometimes referred to as “Bangkok Rose”. It produces a showy display in shades of white, pink, salmon to red over an extended period. Unfortunately, the bushes are not so attractive in winter when they can loose their leaves if we have had a drought. Therefore, they might be best in a mixed garden where other plants can provide interest when the Mussaenda is not in flower.
Bracts or sepals? The showy part of the Mussaenda flower is composed of enlarged sepals, either white or variously coloured. In a “typical” flower, the petals are the showy component while the sepals (which form the calyx) are usually green and relatively inconspicuous in the open flower.
I Plant in a rich loam and keep it evenly moist until it is established. It roots well from a cutting of the harder stems.
I prefer to have it stand a lone with lots of space for optimum growth.
From the beautiful gardens of Generis Taylor-Hodge