Ardleigh & District Horticultural Society

Ardleigh & District Horticultural Society is a friendly organisation which welcomes everyone.  It was founded in 1893 and aims to promote an interest in all aspects of horticulture.

Our evening meetings are held on the second Thursday of every EVEN NUMBERED month (except August).  They are held at Ardleigh Village Hall (Station Road, Ardleigh, CO7 7RS), starting at 19:45.   We have a talk from a guest speaker followed by refreshments and drawing of the raffle, there is usually a plant stall at the meeting.

The Annual Flower & Produce Show in mid-August, at Ardleigh Village Hall (Station Road, Ardleigh,  CO7 7RS), is an open show and always receives lots of positive comments regarding the quality and quantity of the entries.  The 2027 Show will be on Saturday 21st August.  To find out more about the show click here, an online version will be available from late 2026/early 2027.

A large plant & cake sale is held for a couple of hours on a Saturday morning mid-May, at Ardleigh Village Hall (Station Road, Ardleigh, CO7 7RS).  The 2026 Plant & Cake Sale will be on Saturday 16th May.

Membership is just £5 a year.  This gives you free entry to all 5 of our evening meetings and free entry to the Annual Show.   You can join at any of the monthly meetings or at the Annual Show (for the next season).  Our membership year runs from September to August, with the first meeting in October.

Our next event is our

December evening meeting 

Andrew Babicz will talk to us about

"Composting - All You Ever Wanted to Know"

at 19:45 on Thursday 10th December  

at Ardleigh Village Hall

All events are held at  

Ardleigh Village Hall, Station Road, Ardleigh, CO7 7RS

You can join the Society at any meeting or at the Annual Show.