Events Calendar
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Monthly Meeting
Topic: Creating a Butterfly Garden
Guest speakers: Jim O’Malley Sustainable Wairarapa
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Thursday 30 June 2022
Monthly Morning Tea | 10.15am
Colombus Cafe, Mitre 10 Mega, Porirua
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Tuesday 19 July 2022
Open Night
Growing herbs and making your own pesto
With special guest speakers and live demonstrations - learn more about identifying, growing and cooking with herbs - with tastings!
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Thursday 28 July 2022
Monthly Morning Tea | 10.15am
Colombus Cafe, Mitre 10 Mega, Porirua
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Sunday 31 July 2022
Fundraiser Movie - The Gardener | 4.30pm for 5.00pm start
Lighthouse Pauatahanui
Tickets $20 each from TBHS members or margaretseconi@gmail.com
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Tuesday 16 August 2022
Monthly Meeting
Topic: Preparing for our Spring Flower Show - Exhibiting for show and Stewarding workshop
Guest speakers: Margaret Seconi and Martin McKendrick
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Thursday 26 August 2022
Monthly Morning Tea | 10.15am
Colombus Cafe, Mitre 10 Mega, Porirua
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Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August 2022
55th Annual Spring Flower Show
PATAKA Art + Museum, Performing Arts Studio
Corner Parumoana and Norrie Street, Porirua
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Tuesday 20 September 2022
Monthly Meeting
Topic: Making Seed bombs – group activity
Guest speakers: Lorraine Arnold and Karen Blyde
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Thursday 29 September 2022
Monthly Morning Tea | 10.15am
Colombus Cafe, Mitre 10 Mega, Porirua
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Tuesday 18 October 2022
Monthly Meeting
Topic: Irises
Guest speakers: Ron Goudswaad
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Thursday 27 October 2022
Monthly Morning Tea | 10.15am
Colombus Cafe, Mitre 10 Mega, Porirua
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Tuesday 15 November 2022
Monthly Meeting
Topic: To be advised
Guest speakers: To be advised
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Thursday 24 November 2022
Monthly Morning Tea | 10.15am
Colombus Cafe, Mitre 10 Mega, Porirua
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Tuesday 6 December 2022
Monthly Meeting
Christmas Party with activities and delicious festive supper
MONTHLY MEETINGS
We meet every 3rd Tuesday of the month from February to November.
MONTHLY
MORNING TEA
We meet for an informal morning tea on the last Thursday of the month.
SPRING FLOWER SHOW
Our Spring Flower Show, held annually in spring is a society highlight. Read more
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME
We welcome visitors and new members from the Porirua region and beyond.
MONTHLY MEETING
COMPETITIONS
We have a competition at every meeting (except December).
We encourage everyone to take part. You can enter one item per category.
The categories for the meeting competition are:
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Bloom - a cut flower
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Shrub – flowering or not
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Vegetable/fruit
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Container of growing flowers
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Container of growing foliage
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Collection of herbs
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Novice – for people entering for the first time. It can be anything from the garden
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The doors open at 7pm so that there is plenty of time to get your competition entries set up.
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Put your entry in (or beside) one of the numbered green containers. Record on the clipboard your name, number and name of item. That helps Margaret, who runs the competition, identify who wins what.
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Voting starts at 7.20pm.
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Vote for your one choice in each category. There are little slips of paper provided in each section of entries.
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At the end of the year the winner is awarded the ‘plate’ and a prize.