Monthly Meetings
We meet every 3rd Tuesday of the month from February to November.
7pm at the Community Church, 25 Mana Avenue, Titahi Bay.
New members welcomed.
2026 Monthly Meeting Programme
February - Wind Gardens. Guest Speaker: Jacob de Ruiter
March - History of Gardening in NZ Guest Speaker: Clare Glesson
April - Wreath Making for Anzac Day taken by Gill Palmer and Susi Maxwell
May - AGM followed by talk from Garden to Table Guest Speakers: Ginelle de Villiers and Olivia Boyd
June - Topic to be confirmed
July - Topic to be confirmed
August - Preparation for the Titahi Bay Spring Flower Show, Guest Speakers TBHS members
September - Topic to be confirmed
October - Topic to be confirmed
November - Topic to be confirmed
December - Christmas Festivities * date may differ from usual monthly meeting day.
MONTHLY
MORNING TEA
We meet for an informal morning tea at Columbus Café, Mitre 10 on the last Tuesday of the month, 10.15am.
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.