‘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
Holiday Fair December 4th 2021
We had a most successful Holiday Fair, thank you all for your generous support.
seed bank up date
We are inviting you each Monday to come in to Agave Gardens and browse our seed collection take some home and see our seedlings!
We have created a schools section in the seed bank with a variety of fruit and vegetable seeds. Join our school day grow some seeds.
Update of ABHS Agave Gardens
Hello All, thank you for renewing your membership, we are very pleased with your response, for anyone who is still planning to rejoin we are able to send you a self addressed, stamped envelope, give us a call.
Remember the biggest benefit of membership is the satisfaction of helping improve the environment and build greener communities.
Our programs will start by October , Flower Arranging, Orchid Care, Plant Care and get to know our new approach to gardening.
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.
