by RHS of Perthshire | Sep 16, 2016 | News
Thanks to Graeme Butler from Rumbling Brig Nursery, Kinross, members learned of plenty of reliable, virtually indestructible plants for our local area with long lasting flowering periods and tolerance for difficult growing conditions. His illustrated talk, yesterday...
by RHS of Perthshire | Aug 22, 2016 | News
Royal Horticultural Society of Perthshire Summer Show Awards August 2016 Major Awards Royal Horticultural Society Banksian Medal – Exhibitor with the most points in Classes 1 – 115 ( Cut flowers, Pot Plants, Fruit and Vegetables) Won By:- Ian...
by RHS of Perthshire | Aug 19, 2016 | News
The judging is over and we can all enjoy the diversity of what exhibitors have found to display. There has been increased entries in almost all classes resulting in a hall packed for all to enjoy. Pop down to The Institute, Bridge of Earn Saturday 20th August and...
by RHS of Perthshire | Aug 7, 2016 | News
We were so lucky on Wednesday evening to escape the torrential rain in Perthshire and visit dry Fife for a visit to show winner Keith Brand’s flower cutting’s garden. On about a quarter of an acre hundreds of dahlia and gladioli were planted out together...
by RHS of Perthshire | Aug 5, 2016 | News
It is with sadness we announce the death of one of our members Valerie Davies. Valerie was a very talented lady in Floral Art winning trophies in our local RHS shows. She will be sorely missed by many.
by RHS of Perthshire | Jul 3, 2016 | News
On Saturday 2nd July a small group of members visited Croftcat Lodge highland garden just west of Grandtully. The one acre site perched on the side of the Tay valley holds three ponds, both formal and informal, a gravel bed, mixed borders and woodland areas and is...
by RHS of Perthshire | May 20, 2016 | News
It was all flowers and compost when Janet Wetherell demonstrated how to create the perfect hanging basket for all season long colour. She enlightened us as to the value of water retaining gel and slow release granular fertiliser before advising us on flower colour and...
by RHS of Perthshire | May 10, 2016 | News
National Flower Arranging Day May 6th – The Lonely Bouquet. The lonely bouquet is an opportunity to bring a smile to lots of faces with the power of flowers. The thinking behind it is to leave an arrangement of flowers in a public place for someone to pick up...
by RHS of Perthshire | Apr 30, 2016 | News
Ikebana is the Japanese art of formal flower arranging. There are 80+ different types of Ikebana. We all enjoyed a workshop on Saturday morning where we were shown Ikebana Mass and Ikebana 3 lines arrangement. This is a sample of one of the many successful Ikebana...
by RHS of Perthshire | Apr 23, 2016 | News
Another of Anne Buchan’s amazing workshops. So many interpretations from the same instruction! Anne Buchan, Tutor Busy at work And Fun Serious concentration And the final design It’s finished! Hard work but good...
