Solent Fuchsia Club Trips
Programme 2012
To try and fill up coaches, Solent Fuchsia Club are going to do some combined visits with other Gardening Clubs during 2012. The trips below will indicate who to contact with their respective telephone numbers.
We have agreed that the Club/Society organizing a visit will give priority to their members, then it will be first come first served for other Clubs/Societies, so if you want to go please get in contact early!
| 18th March | Visit to Carol Gubler’s Fuchsia Nursery and Squires Garden Centre Bus departs: Portchester at 9am, Fareham Bus Station at 9.15am & Titchfield (A27) at 9.30am Cost: £12.50 (Leaves Garden Centre at 3pm) Look out for the new 2012 brochure |
| 5th July | Coach trip to Hampton Court Palace flower show Costs are: £26.00 entry fee and coach cost: £16.50 – Total: £42.50 (Pay in 3 instalments) |
| 9th September | RHS Wisley flower show – To include fuchsia display in greenhouse FREE ENTRY – coach cost £12.00 (PLEASE NOTE: Names for this trip will be taken from June due to the summer break) |
| A Suggestion For 2012 | HIGHGROVE – The Highgrove Garden is open from April until October. Please note: Garden tours take place on weekdays only. £19.50 entry and coach cost: £17.00 Total: £36.50 (Pay in 3 instalments) The proceeds from all garden tours are paid to The Prince’s Charities Foundation. |
Non Solent Fuchsia Club members are most welcome.
Deposits are required for all visits.
For further details and to reserve a seat for any of the above, please contact Carrie Hands on 07775 910303 or send an
Pick up points:
Portchester main bus stop
(Free parking behind shops)
Fareham bus station
Titchfield School Lay-By on A27
(Free parking in Titchfield Community Centre)
Fareham Horticultural Society
| 7th May | Pashley Manor & Merriment Garden – Tulip festival at Pashley Cost £28.50 |
| 23rd August | Highclere Castle (Site of Downtown Abbey filming & Tutankhamun exhibition) Cost £24 |
| 24th September | The RHS Malvern Show Cost £30 |
For further details and to reserve a seat for any of the above, please contact Pat Longstaff on 01329 286904 or send an
Catisfield Horticultural Society
| 9th August | Covent Garden and Buckingham Palace (with headphones tour) Pick up at 08.45hrs at Catisfield (Free parking) Cost: Over 60 persons £28.00, under 60 persons £29.35, under 17 persons = £22.60 |
For further details and to reserve a seat for the above, please contact Colin Parker on 01329 281867 or send an
Are you interested in growing fuchsias?
Need to know what that fuchsia is called?
Want to know how to over winter them?
Interested in talking to and meeting other fuchsia growers?
Fancy going on organized day trips?
Then come and join us!
We always welcome new members.