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Hello and welcome to the Capel Horticultural Society website where we aim to provide visitors with information on all that we offer our members and local community. We have tips on gardening and growing as well as competitions and details of all our events as well as some interesting facts about the Society. This site is for members and non-members alike. If you are not yet a member, do please consider joining.

The Society was founded in 1893 its objectives being to “encourage horticulture and the domestic arts”. The Capel community is key to the success and longevity of the Society. The founders would surely be pleased that 125 years on it is still thriving here in the beautiful Surrey countryside at the foot of the Surrey Hills.

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Summer Show Results 2026

Another brilliant show in the marquee! Over 740 people taking part to produce 723 entries – a fantastic effort!

Well done gardeners for coping with the adverse conditions we’ve had this year. Thank you!

 

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September Garden Tips

Garden Notes for September 2026. Writing these notes at the start of August we are still in a near drought with a hosepipe ban in place. Hopefully rain will come soon and renew everything so that you can get on with your gardening. In the end it all comes down ...
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August Garden Tips

Garden Notes for August 2026. Laurel is a very useful plant but it is very vigorous and August is the month to keep it neat by trimming your laurel hedge. Some gardeners say that the laurel hedge should be trimmed using secaturs only. This does give a much improved finish, ...
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July Garden Tips

Garden Notes for July 2026. It will soon be mid-summer and many of the earlier flowering perennials start to look rather forlorn. It may be worth your while to be ruthless and cut back foliage that is straggling. In particular, hardy geraniums, delphiniums alchemia mollis (Lady’s Mantle) should all benefit ...
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