Free tour of Hinton Ampner Garden
3 September
Trip to Sussex Prairie Garden and Borde Hill
25 September
September Meeting
29 September
Advance Notice
Spring Show
21 March 2026
Summer Show
8 August 2026
Welcome to Ropley Horticultural Society
Don't be afraid of the title we are just a bunch of keen gardeners wishing to extend and share our knowledge of gardens and gardening with others. We usually meet about seven times a year with speakers on topical horticultural subjects. We have our Flower of the Month competition at each meeting and in addition at the July meeting there is a Sweet Pea Competition. Other events include two Flower and Produce Shows as well as a Plant Sale. We also organise two or three member events when we typically visit other gardens for organised tours.
If you would like to join us please print out the Membership Form and bring it along to one of our meetings or alternatively send it to our Membership Secretary. If you haven't yet renewed your membership for 2025 please do so by making an internet bank transfer for £10.00 to our bank Sort Code 51-61-09 Business Account No.70002274 or come along to a meeting and renew.
Guided Tour of Hinton Ampner Garden
We have been able to arrange a Tour of Hinton Ampner Garden on Wednesday 3 September. Our Treasurer, Roy Gentry, is a Senior Garden Volunteer at Hinton Ampner and he has kindly said he will guide us round the garden. The tour will start at 1.30pm and break after an hour for refreshment and then restart at 3.30pm finishing at approximately 4.00pm. We will also meet the new Head Gardener who will gladly answer questions for about ten minutes. There is no charge for the tour but if you are not a National Trust member you will have to pay the garden entrance fee of £15 - however, if you show your Ropley Horticultural Society membership card you will get the group discount.
Trip to Sussex Prairie Garden and Borde Hill Gardens
Our September garden visit to the Sussex Prairie Garden and Borde Hill Gardens is on 25 September The cost is £35 per person which includes the entrance fees to the gardens of £22.00 as well as the coach. If you wish to join us please send an email and make an internet bank transfer for £35.00 per person to our bank - Sort Code 51-61-09 Business Account No.70002274 or come along to the July meeting or Summer Show to sign up. The coach will depart at 9.30am from Ropley Parish Hall.
Next Meeting.
Our meeting on 29 September at 7.45pm in the Parish Hall will be a talk 'All about Rsoses' by Elizabeth Sawday. There will also be our Flower of the Month competition, raffle and sales table.
RHS Affiliation
Members will know that our Society is affiliated to the other RHS and they have announced an additional benefit from this affiliation. We have been given a discount card giving 50% off the cost of entry to any RHS garden for up to two of our members on any one day. This may be of benefit to those members who are not already members of the RHS and if you would like to make use of this facility please contact Imelda Simons.