https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uk/rss/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:35:44 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/richard-baines-28-oct-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/richard-baines-28-oct-2026 Some of you may have known/known of Richard Baines. He is a sad loss and this is the tribute from Facebook: At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh we are devastated by the loss of our friend and colleague Richard Baines, who passed away on Sunday 25 October during Storm Boelo.In Richard, the world has lost a horticultural giant and global champion for plants and saving species from extinction.As Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:14:59 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/minutes-of-13-august-2026-28-oct-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/minutes-of-13-august-2026-28-oct-2026 Minutes of committee meeting of Kirkintilloch Horticultural Society held on 13th August 2026 1 : Attended : A. Lothian, R. Hatcher, I. Hatcher, R. Sherlock, A. Bryson, W. Bryson, M. Gibb, C. Robertson, P.Malcolm 2 : Apologies : A. Carswell 3 : Paul welcomed everyone to the meeting including Catriona who was attending her first committee meeting. 4 : Minutes of committee meeting of 18th June Sun, 4 Oct 2026 09:39:15 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/next-gardening-sessions-4-oct-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/next-gardening-sessions-4-oct-2026 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:28:27 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/next-meeting-thursday-15th-october-2026-25-sep-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/next-meeting-thursday-15th-october-2026-25-sep-2026 Our first meeting of the 2026-27 session will take place at 7:30pm on Thursday the 15th of October in our regular venue, Enterprise House, Strathkelvin Way, Kirkintilloch. Our guest speaker will be Olivia Thomas of Lark Rose who will speak on Growing Flowers for Indoor Display. Olivia started growing cut flowers as a garden project, and had a small bed on the go. During the first Covid lockdown Thu, 3 Sep 2026 21:36:45 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/news-report-3-sep-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/news-report-3-sep-2026 We were fortunate to have a dry day for our recent summer outing to Scone Palace in the picturesque heart of Perthshire, with members enjoying views over the River Tay and time spent in the extensive grounds and parklands. Some also visited the State Rooms and learned more about the Palace history. We are now looking forward to holding our annual flower show in St. Mary’s Church Hall, Cowgat Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:06:07 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/myrtle-avenue-garden-open-day-10-aug-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/myrtle-avenue-garden-open-day-10-aug-2026 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:04:08 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/myrtle-avenue-gardening-session-10-aug-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/myrtle-avenue-gardening-session-10-aug-2026 Sun, 2 Aug 2026 14:37:56 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/latest-committee-meeting-notes-2-aug-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/latest-committee-meeting-notes-2-aug-2026 Head over to Committee meetings under the About Us tab to read the notes of the last meeting on 18 June Sun, 2 Aug 2026 14:27:11 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/minutes-of-meeting-18-june-2-aug-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/minutes-of-meeting-18-june-2-aug-2026 Minutes of Committee meeting of Kirkintilloch Horticultural Society held on 18th June 2026 . 1 :Present : R. Hatcher, I.Hatcher, W. Bryson, A. Bryson, R. Sherlock, A. Carswell, M. Gibb, P. Malcolm. Apologies : - A. Lothian, C. Robertson 2: President’s Report - Paul stated that both judges are now booked for the annual show. Grant Farquharson has agreed to judge this year.Enterprise hou Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:51:02 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/poster-26-jul-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/poster-26-jul-2026 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:11:26 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/gardening-sessions-26-jun-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/gardening-sessions-26-jun-2026 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:51:23 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/committee-meeting-26-march-15-jun-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/committee-meeting-26-march-15-jun-2026 Minutes of Committee meeting of Kirkintilloch Horticultural Society held on 26th March 2026 Apologies were received from Andrew Lothian and Isabel Hatcher. Minutes of Last meeting : Proposed by Wendy Bryson and seconded by Robert Hatcher. President’s Report : Paul reported that J. Bickerson has agreed again to judge the Domestic section at the annual show. Paul hasn’t been able, so Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:47:41 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/garden-session-15-jun-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/garden-session-15-jun-2026 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:47:10 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/garden-session-15-jun-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/garden-session-15-jun-2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 13:44:32 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/gardening-session-29-may-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/gardening-session-29-may-2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 13:44:03 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/gardening-session-29-may-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/gardening-session-29-may-2026 Fri, 15 May 2026 15:06:39 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/our-history-as-told-in-the-press-15-may-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/our-history-as-told-in-the-press-15-may-2026 From newspaper reports 1842 onwards, the fortunes of horticultural societies in and around Kirkintilloch have been brought to the public's attention. Read how we have pieced things together here - https://kirkintillochhorti.org.uk/history Fri, 15 May 2026 13:40:17 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/annual-flower-show-15-may-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/annual-flower-show-15-may-2026 The schedule for the Annual Flower Show is now published and live on this site ... click the 'Flower Shows' tab then choose '2026 Annual Flower Show - 5 September'. The Glasgow and District Fuchsia Society schedule is published there too. Fri, 15 May 2026 13:27:46 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/community-gardening-day-23-may-15-may-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/community-gardening-day-23-may-15-may-2026 Wed, 13 May 2026 12:24:37 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/agm-14-may-2026-13-may-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/agm-14-may-2026-13-may-2026 Agenda for Annual General meeting of Kirkintilloch Horticultural Society to be held on Thursday 14th May 2026 at Enterprise House, Kirkintilloch Please note that this is one week earlier than originally planned 1 : Welcome 2 : Apologies 3 : Minutes of 2025 Annual General Meeting 4 : Matters Arising 5 : President’s Report 6 : Treasurer’s Report 7 : Press Secretary’s Repo Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:41:03 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/next-meeting-16-apr-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/next-meeting-16-apr-2026 Just a reminder that our next meeting is this Thursday, 16th April, at 7.30pm in Enterprise House. Our speaker for the evening is Fiona Leishman and she will be speaking about flower arranging. Fiona has asked that ,if possible, could you bring a couple pieces of foliage from your garden up to 12 inches long. Also, if possible, could you bring your own cup for tea/ coffee. Thanks to those who have Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:49:17 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/committee-meeting-29-jan-2026-26-mar-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/committee-meeting-29-jan-2026-26-mar-2026 Minutes of committee meeting of Kirkintilloch Horticultural Society held on 29th January 2026 Attended : R. Hatcher, I.Hatcher, A. Lothian, M. Gibb, A. Bryson, W. Bryson, P. Malcolm Apologies : A. Carswell, R Sherlock 1: Minutes of the last meeting were proposed by W. Bryson and seconded by M. Gibb. 2 : President’s Report : Paul reported that the report he had sent about the Annual show Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:05:37 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/grow-your-own-12-mar-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/grow-your-own-12-mar-2026 If anyone is interested in space to grow your own … we have been contacted by the owner of a large garden in Lenzie including a vegetable garden which through old age and infirmity they are no longer able to cultivate. Do you know anyone (perhaps a couple) who would like to grow vegetables but don’t currently have a vegetable patch? There are no strings attached, no money is involved, Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:16:04 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/report-in-kirkintilloch-herald-17-feb-24-feb-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/report-in-kirkintilloch-herald-17-feb-24-feb-2026 At our January meeting, Robert Sherlock, who gave a talk on growing and maintaining fruit trees last year, gave us a follow up talk on grafting. An excellent and knowledgeable speaker, Robert, who is also a member of the society, demonstrated various methods of grafting and was able to answer all our questions.We are now looking forward to our annual dinner on Thursday, February 26 at The Broadcro Mon, 9 Feb 2026 16:26:51 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/community-gardening-news-9-feb-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/community-gardening-news-9-feb-2026 Lenzie and South KirkintillochCommunity Development Trust. GOOD NEWS. Our community gardening will restart atthe end of February 2026. VICTORIA ROAD GARDEN, LENZIE,SATURDAY 28™ FEBRUARY, 2.00 TO 4.00PM MYRTLE AVENUE GARDEN, LENZIE,WEDNESDAY 4™ MARCH 11.00AM TO 1.00PM. Come and give it a try,fresh air, good fun and a cup of tea.NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. ALL WELCOME!