Benfleet Horticultural Society

09/04/2026

Spring Show Sat 11th April
Our Spring Show will take place on Saturday 11th April at Richmond Hall.
Doors open at 2.30pm and entry is £1. Along with the daffodils on the benches, there will be a plant sale and refreshment stall.
Parking outside is free so please come along.

08/04/2026

We’re hiring a Growing Together Project Worker to support our community garden projects!

If you love being outdoors, have a good knowledge of horticulture and experience of supporting adults with mental health needs then this could be the role for you.

The Postholder will be required to:

🌼 Provide day to day advice, direction, support and training for members of the Growing Together community garden project
🌼 Plan and lead hands-on horticultural activities for vulnerable adults, schools & youth groups
🌼 Help maintain and develop vibrant, sustainable community gardens
🌼 Support individuals with mental health needs through keyworking and wellbeing plans
🌼 Work with a supportive team to improve outcomes for project members and the wider community

📍 Multiple locations | 🕒 Part-time hours available (incl. some evenings/weekends)
💷 £25,213.50 pro rata
📅 Apply by 19 April 2026
👉 Find out more: https://www.trustlinks.org/vacancies/

02/04/2026

We’re open Good Friday 10-12 & open as usual over the weekend.

Basket Plants in Store NOW
Basket plants are now in store for £1.50 each and £1.80 for Trailing Geraniums & Fancy Petunias.
Geraniums (regular) £1.80

Veg Plants in Store NOW
Tomatoes (regular) 90p each
Green veg pots - including cucumber, peppers, chillies, aubergine, marrow, courgette, and some tomatoes £1.20
Grey veg pot (speciality veg) £1.50

27/03/2026

We have 2 allotment plots come available please message for details thank you

17/02/2026

Some of the plants we have in store 🌷🌼

01/12/2025

All bulbs are now half price & there’s still plenty of time to plant them!
We’ve now switched to our usual December opening times. We’ll be open Sat. 6th, 13th, & 20th 2pm - 4pm and then we close until February.
Newsletter 61 - https://mailchi.mp/c515e2e2f7e2/newsletter-10341908

21/10/2025

Lots more winter baskets and pots now available. Please order to avoid disappointment:
12” Basket - £13
Square Basket - £20
Winter Pots/Tubs - £13

11/10/2025

Winter Hanging Baskets Update -
Square 14” £20
12” Basket £13
We are no longer accepting orders for the £16 baskets
https://mailchi.mp/0b367bab8146/newsletter-10340733

04/10/2025

Winter Baskets. All with a generous amount of slow release plant food. £16 each.

20/09/2025

Coming Soon: Winter Hanging Baskets at £15 each.
Please let us know if interested.

15/09/2025

TALK: “We argue that we must invest in gardeners rather than more infrastructure”, hosted by South East Essex Organic Gardeners. The event will be held on Monday 15 September at 8:00 pm at Trust Links Rochford, Trust Links House, College Gardens, Rochford SS4 1YL.

Here’s an exciting opportunity to attend a talk on “We argue that we must invest in gardeners rather than more infrastructure”, hosted by South East Essex Organic Gardeners. The event will be held on Monday 15 September at 8:00 pm at Trust Links Rochford, Trust Links House, College Gardens, Ro...