Contacts 

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First time exhibitors

Schedule

Results

What’s new

Topical tips

Entry form

Welcome to the home page of the Inverurie and District Horticultural Society.

The aim of this site is to highlight the activities of the Horticultural Society, to encourage new members and share our experiences of gardening. The Society exists primarily to organise and promote the annual show and we welcome entries from both experienced and new exhibitors. The results page provides details of the winners from the 2007 show. It is never too early to start planning for the next season so have a look at the schedule. The details for 2008 will be updated early in the new year but the 2007 schedule will provide a good indication of the classes that will be available. If you want to make any suggestions for changes, please contact a member of the committee.

You do not need to be a gardening expert to enjoy this pastime and our current membership represents a broad spectrum of local people. For more information about any activities of the Horticultural Society, please contact anyone from the contacts list.

Gardening is immensely satisfying, sometimes frustrating but always a learning experience. No matter what the function of your garden may be, the Horticultural Society would welcome your contributions and pictures of your show entries could appear on this site.

In addition to cut flowers and vegetables, we have a wide selection of classes to enter including floral art, home baking, preserves, handicrafts, sections for younger members, beginners and senior citizens. A reduced membership rate of £1.00 is payable for senior citizens for their specific sections, but entries in any of the open classes requires the full membership (a bargain at £2.00). For children under 14 entry is free. Please refer to the membership and rules page for full details.

This is an activity for all the family.

Experienced exhibitors click here to go straight to the most recent schedule. 

The schedule has already undergone a number of changes as a result of comments made by members and visitors. New sections were created for miscellaneous (handicrafts) and beginners classes and we are now awarding trophies for best exhibits. This means that you do not need to enter a lot of classes in order to achieve recognition. We have introduced a number of new classes for youngsters so it is hoped that this will encourage more people to have a go.

In addition to the schedule details, this site also provides an update of events in the `Whats new` page, and a growing and showing guide for those new to gardening and exhibiting. If you would like to make any comments or suggestions for change about the schedule contents, please contact one of the committee members on the contacts page. We welcome feedback from exhibitors and visitors. You would normally expect to have an e-mail contact on a web site but I got so fed up constantly downloading all the spam that I gave up on it.