https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uk/rss/ 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! Thu, 8 Jan 2026 14:14:35 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/minutes-of-committee-meeting-of-kirkintilloch-horticultural-society-held-on-11th-november-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/minutes-of-committee-meeting-of-kirkintilloch-horticultural-society-held-on-11th-november-2025 Minutes of Committee meeting of Kirkintilloch Horticultural Society held on 11th November 2025 Attendees : A. Lothian, R. Hatcher, I. Hatcher, A.Bryson, W. Bryson, A. Carswell, B. Sherlock, P. Malcolm President’s Report : Paul paid tribute to the late June McCann who had been a much respected past secretary and life member of the Society and also the late Margaret McMurrough who was a pa Thu, 8 Jan 2026 13:36:55 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/from-the-kirkintilloch-herald-8-jan-2026 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/from-the-kirkintilloch-herald-8-jan-2026 Members of the society held our traditional social night in December, when we took part in a fun, but quite taxing, Christmas themed quiz, held a secret Santa, and enjoyed mulled wine with festive fare.Our next meeting in Enterprise House, Kirkintilloch, will be held from 7.30pm - 9.30pm on January 15, when our speaker will be Robert Sherlock. Robert, who is a member of the society, gave us an exc Tue, 2 Dec 2025 18:44:11 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/kirkintilloch-herald-report-2-dec-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/kirkintilloch-herald-report-2-dec-2025 At our November meeting members enjoyed an excellent illustrated talk on Dahlias given by our President Paul Malcolm. Paul’s interest in growing dahlias really took off when he was in his forties and had been sparked by reading a book on the subject. He demonstrated how much can be achieved even within the limits of a modest sized garden and covered everything from storage of tubers over the Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:49:28 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/kirkintilloch-herald-18-nov-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/kirkintilloch-herald-18-nov-2025 Our next meeting will take place in Enterprise House on Thursday, November 20, from 7.30pm - 9.30pm. Our President Paul Malcolm will give a talk on Dahlias. Prospective new members are welcome to turn up on the night or can call Paul on 01415781520 for more information. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:54:44 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/kirkintilloch-herald-report-11-nov-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/kirkintilloch-herald-report-11-nov-2025 This report was published in the Kirkintilloch Herald this week. There was a good turnout for our meeting in October when the speaker was Dr Stan da Prato. Those of us expecting to hear about natural life and death interactions, confined to our gardens, were in for a surprise. Stan nonetheless entertained us with an eclectic collection of illustrated anecdotes, demonstrating, to quote his opening Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:06:54 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/news-about-next-meeting-20-november-7-nov-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/news-about-next-meeting-20-november-7-nov-2025 Please note our planned speaker Frank Fraser is not going to be available on Thursday 20 November due to unforeseen circumstances. There will be a speaker but arrangements are still to be confirmed. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:06:15 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/first-meeting-the-new-season-15-oct-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/first-meeting-the-new-season-15-oct-2025 Hope you are all well and had a good summer. Just a reminder that our first meeting of the new season is this Thursday, 16th October, 7.30pm at Enterprise House. Our speaker for the evening is Dr Stan da Prato. He will be talking about “Crimes behind the compost heap, the shocking truth about life and death in your garden.” Sounds very compelling. Wed, 8 Oct 2025 15:45:20 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/committee-meeting-21-aug-2025-8-oct-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/committee-meeting-21-aug-2025-8-oct-2025 Minutes of committee meeting of Kirkintilloch Horticultural Society held on 21/08/2025 1 : Apologies : Wendy Bryson 2 : Minutes of last meeting approved. 3 : President’s Report : Paul updated the committee on work done in preparation for the Annual Flower Show. He has booked Enterprise House for the new session and will contact those members who are still to pay their membership. 4: Tre Wed, 8 Oct 2025 15:39:39 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/flower-show-newspaper-report-8-oct-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/flower-show-newspaper-report-8-oct-2025 Flower Show report in the Kirkintilloch Herald written by our Press Officer Margaret Gibb: At the beginning of September Kirkintilloch Horticultural Society held our annual flower show in St Mary’s Church hall. As last year, this successful show was held in association with Glasgow and District Fuchsia Society and had a good number of exhibits with certificates awarded to winners of each cl Thu, 2 Oct 2025 17:03:36 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/june-mccann-2-oct-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/june-mccann-2-oct-2025 News from our President - after learning that our erstwhile Secretary June McCann was in hospital with pneumonia we received the news this morning that she had passed away. Her funeral will take place on Thursday 23rd October at 12.15pm at St Mary’s Parish Church. June played a huge part in the Society and was an outstanding secretary and life member. We believe she was responsible for many Tue, 9 Sep 2025 09:16:51 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/margaret-mcmurrough-9-sep-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/margaret-mcmurrough-9-sep-2025 Some of you will remember Margaret McMurrough who was our tea convenor before she became housebound about 7or 8 years ago. Sadly Margaret passed away last week at Whitefield Lodge, Lennoxtown , where she had been resident for most of this year. Her funeral will be held on Thursday 18th September , 10.15am, at St Mary’s Parish Church, Kirkintilloch then to the Old Aisle Cemetery. Sun, 7 Sep 2025 22:07:34 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/thank-you-7-sep-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/thank-you-7-sep-2025 Hello everyone Sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to making the annual show the success it was at the weekend. The committee acknowledge the hard work and commitment shown by our members. It really was a great team effort and it is good to report that our income from the show exceeded our expenditure for the 2nd year in a row. The judges were impressed by the quality o Tue, 2 Sep 2025 17:43:39 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/this-weeks-flower-show-2-sep-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/this-weeks-flower-show-2-sep-2025 Just a reminder that our annual show will be taking place on Saturday 6th September at St Mary’s Parish Church Halls, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch. We will be setting up on Friday 5th September 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Any help you can give will be gladly received. We also need help to clear up at the end of the Show and again any help you can give will make a big difference. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:24:33 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/kirkintilloch-herald-report-26-august-26-aug-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/kirkintilloch-herald-report-26-august-26-aug-2025 Our last members’ meeting took place in May when we held our AGM and elected a new committee. This was followed by a sociable cheese and wine evening. Although the weather could have been better for our summer outing in July, we all really enjoyed our trip to Pitlochie House Garden at Gateside which was open under Scotland’s Garden Scheme. A restoration project over the last seven year Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:37:54 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/annual-flower-show-2025-22-aug-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/annual-flower-show-2025-22-aug-2025 Thu, 3 Jul 2025 11:24:29 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/latest-gardening-sessions-3-jul-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/latest-gardening-sessions-3-jul-2025 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:41:46 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/summer-outing-20-jun-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/summer-outing-20-jun-2025 Please note update to times and places for pick up and deadline for signing up - see https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uk/outings-2024-5 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:49:27 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/gardening-sessions-16-jun-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/gardening-sessions-16-jun-2025 Thu, 5 Jun 2025 11:07:59 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/2025-agm-draft-minutes-5-jun-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/2025-agm-draft-minutes-5-jun-2025 The draft minutes of last month's AGM are now on here, under About Us, then Annual General Meetings. If you have any comments please contact our President, Paul Malcolm Sun, 25 May 2025 15:30:47 GMT https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/spring-outing-report-25-may-2025 https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uknews/spring-outing-report-25-may-2025 Wendy Bryson has written a report on the Spring Outing and submitted photos which can be found here ... https://www.kirkintillochhorti.org.uk/outings-2024-5