‘Back to Nature’ is the theme for 2023,Flower and Garden show, March 25th please create a nature scene at your stall.
2023 Events
Agave House, Edna’s Gallery
Great new addition of a gallery so much needed as part of the legacy of Edna to ABHS Agave Gardens.
Schools Little Seed Club, ABHS Agave Gardens
Antigua Barbuda Horticultural Society Gardens, Friars Hill Road.
AGAVE GARDENS 268 725 5507, P.O.Box W212, www.antiguahorticulture.com
ABHS Agave Seed Club for children
For Food Security
Dear Schools:
The Antigua Barbuda Horticultural Society Invite 10 children each month to the Agave gardens for the following program:
We will have a class room style program : Introduction to seeds:
- Introduction to seeds, their anatomy, seed collection methods.
- To volunteer by helping to collect, sort, dry and package seeds
- Introduction to- in garden plants
- Create little green houses for germination e.g. egg cartons then transplant seedlings to the garden.
- Each student will be given seeds
- Teach the value and appreciate nature
- Encourage seed saving at home by providing containers and instruction on how to collect seeds.
In the event that your school is interested we are pleased to speak with your teachers to help with arranging the program, the day and time that would be suitable for your school.
www.antiguahorticulture.com
2021 Newsletter
ABHS/Dobbies RHS Chelsea Flower show
new seeds
Pleased to offer Stephanotis seeds beautiful seeds attached to pretty white fluff, the fruit is shaped like an avocado then it bursts open and produce a rather large compliment of seeds.
Seeds now available
Moonflower vine seeds (Ipomoea alba) pretty large white scented flower
seed bank complete
pleased to update the seed bank we are ready to start collecting seeds
Mrs. Agnes Meeker member and OBE painted this wonderful Agave rendering on the wall of our new seed bank pavilion, we are pleased to host small gatherings, ask us about the terms and conditions
seeds
We are collecting seeds, and pleased to offer to all, back yard gardeners, our collection covers, Native, Palms, Fruit vegetables, Trees and Shrubs
