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Welcome to the Long Ashton Horticultural Society
Since 1919, the Long Ashton Horticultural Society has been promoting flower and vegetable growing, bringing members of the local community together to learn from each other or just for enjoyment. The centrepiece of our year is our Annual Show, a chance for anyone to share the amazing things that they have grown, cooked, photographed or made. Saturday 5th September 2026 was our 100th show! But we do so much more across the year, holding events and talks on a range of subjects including wildlife and crafts. Even if your 'garden' is just a couple of flower pots, there's plenty for you to enjoy.
Want to know more? Read on to explore this site, join us or contact us.
Long Ashton (or just 'LA') is in North Somerset, just south of Bristol. Learn more about the Horticultural Society and how you can be a part of it, or check out this selection of plant facts.
The annual show is the highlight of our year! Our 100th show, in September 2026, was a huge success. See all the pictures from the show.
Through the visits, talks and workshops that we run you can learn more about plants, nature, crafts and gardening. See our schedule of events for 2026, read more about us or see photos of recent activities.
New and Coming soon
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We have a brand new 'Plant Facts' sheet for you to enjoy, all on the very topical subject of drought-resilient plants, like this Echinops.
Our next event is a talk from Felicity Down (a former owner of Cleeve Nursery) on Gardening in Containers.
Container gardening is an accessible and versatile form of gardening. You can learn all about it at our meeting on Monday 5th October at 7.15 for 7.45. It should end around 9pm.
The meeting is open to members (free) and non-members (£5) but email Mary to let her know you are coming.
Our annual show
What a day we had of it! Thanks to everyone who made our 100th show such a success. See all the pictures on their own page.
And you can put the date of the 2027 show in your diaries already! It will be on Saturday 4th September 2026. See you there!
Contact us
You can send us a message using this form, which will be forwarded on to the most appropriate person for reply.
If you wish to join the society, click here for membership information and how to join.
