return to Activities FRESHFORD & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY L ecture P rogramme for 2012 on Tuesdays at 8 .00 pm in  Freshford Village Hall 3 January So you think you know Gladiolus! Gillian Hazel of Great Western Gladiolus will talk about the enormous variety  available  a nd about the  culture of these lovely flowers. 7 February Butterfly Conservation in Dorset Nigel Spring, Reserve Manager and fo rmer Director of Kingcombe Environmental Studies Centre will ta lk about butterfly conservation. 6 March AGM 3 April The Garden at Mount Stewart By popular request, a return visit from Alan Power, Head Gardener at Stourhead in Wiltshire to tell us a bout his time at Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland . 1 May The Umbellifer Family Lyn Miles, who regularly opens her garden at Boscombe, near Salisbury for the N GS, talks about the unexpected members of this large collection of plants. 19 May Plant S ale at ‘Innisfree’ Crowe Hill, Limpley Stoke. 5 June A  visit to  Bath Priory Hotel for a cream tea (£10 .00 ) and guided tour round the 3 - acre  walled garden (£10 .00 ).  2.30pm .     Booking in advance please .   Tel: Penny 723447 3 July A  visit to  8 Trossach s Drive, Bathampton  to see this  p lants - woman’s terraced  garden  with winding paths, ponds and waterfalls  and views over Bath. (£5 .00 ) 2.30pm. 8 September Annual Show – Freshford Memorial Hall 2 October Green Treasure – Plant Hunting Nick Rigden,  Head of Horticulture at Cannington College and Senior Examiner for the RHS, will talk about the treasures brought to us by the plant hunters of bygone years. 6 November  Colour in the Garden Jane Moore, Head Gardener at the Priory Hotel, will tell us about how to use clever  colour  combinations to create maximum impact and effect. 4 December  Jo Wright , who runs Organic Blooms in Iron Acton will talk about this community business  which  creat e s cut flowers, herbs and cottage garden plants sustai nably , with people who are unable to gain open employment because of disability , illness, or  lack of confidence. New members and visitors welcome!