Forthcoming Events
If you intend joining any of the visits, please notify Secretary Rosemary on 01395 278179 or rosemary.walsh1@btinternet.com so you can be advised of any directions, last minute changes or requirements.
NAAS members only. You must be a subscribed member of the society to join a visit.
Please let the secretary, Rosemary Walsh, know if you intend attending any of the forthcoming events. We need to know numbers. Telephone 01395 278179
Spring Flowering Amaryllid Photo Competition
1st January - 31st May:
Members are invited to submit photos of their bulbs in flower between these dates. Send to nerinesociety@gmail.com by 6th June.
Full details in latest Newsletter January 26.
Bulb Exchange Winter 2026
For subscribed members only.
Dates of deadlines:
Sun. 22nd Feb. Donors email details to co-ordinator.
Weds. 4th Mar. Donors post donations to co-ordinator.
Sun. 8th Mar. Members' wish lists sent to co-ordinator.
Full details in latest Newsletter January 26.
Visits 2026
Full details in Newsletter January 26.
Saturday, 21st March: Exbury Lachenalia exhibition, Five Arrows Gallery, Exbury Gardens, SO45 1AZ.
Meet at 10.30 am for tea and biscuits, gallery opens at 11am.
Wednesday 10th June: Hoyland Plant Centre at 54 Greenside Lane, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9PZ
Meet at 10.30am.
Followed by lunch and a visit to Wentworth Garden Centre, Hague Lane, Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S62 7TF
at approximately 1 pm.
Please book this visit as early as possible with Rosemary and let her know if you want her to book lunch for you.
Wednesday 1st July: Stone Barn Garden, Church Lane, Hereford, HR1 4JY.
Meet at 10.30am
Lunch at The Green Man, Fownhope HR1 4PE at 12.30 pm.
Visit to The Lyndalls, Sollers Hope, Fownhope, HR1 4RL
from 2.30pm
Thursday 24th September: Visit to John Sirkett’s at 46 Lanner Hill, Redruth, TR16 6DA
Meet at 11am
Saturday 17th October: Exbury Nerine exhibition
Our second visit of the year to Exbury, this time to the wonderful Nerine Exhibition. Five Arrows Gallery,
Exbury, SO45 1AZ.
Meet at 10.30 am for tea and biscuits; gallery open from 11 am.
Sunday 18th October: Isle of Wight
We are hoping to be able to visit Ken Hall’s wonderful collection again this year and will confirm in the next
newsletter.
AGM
Saturday 7th November: AGM 2026 Holton Village Hall, near Oxford.
This is definitely one of the most complicated flowers I've painted but the flowers are so beautiful it's worth persevering.
Artist Caroline Rackham
Caroline was working in the Five Arrows Gallery in 2017 producing wonderfully delicate and meticulously rendered water colour paintings.
For information about her work, Caroline can be contacted by email: caroline.rackham@googlemail.com