Tulipomania 1633-1637

…prices for some bulbs of the recently introduced and fashionable tulip reached extraordinarily high levels…

27 April 1807

A meeting recorded in the Wakefield Star newspaper of 1 May 1807 is believed to be the first meeting of the Wakefield Florists Society held at the Grand Stand, Outwood,…

17 August 1807

Wakefield Star 1807 Carnation Show In the first year of its formation the new Society held a second show. this time for Carnations. There were only…

2 May 1808

Auricula and Polyanthus Show 1808 This show is believed to be the second Auricula and Polyanthus show held by the Wakefield Florists Society at the Grand…

24 April 1809

Auricula and Polyanthus Show 1809 This show is believed to be the third annual Auricula and Polyanthus show held by the Wakefield Florists Society at the…

30 April 1810

Wakefield Star 1810 This show is believed to be the fourth annual Auricula and Polyanthus show held by the Wakefield Florists Society. It was held at…

17 July 1826

Carnation Show 1826 Although there is mention of the venue of this show it was probably held at the Angel Inn.

30 April 1827

1827 Auricula Show This show for Auriculas is described as the annual Spring show of the Society and was held at the Angel Inn, Wood Street…

1 June 1829

The Gardener’s Magazine 1829 The first report does not give a venue, however the Wakefield and Halifax Journal article shown below from which this is taken…

17 May 1830

Wakefield & Halifax Journal 1830 This show was held in the Music Saloon, Wood Street and has a number of interesting features. It has often been…

23 May 1831

Wakefield & Halifax Journal1831 The title of the Society for this show had replaced Florists with Floral and Horticultural though the schedule of classes appears to…

30 May 1831

Wakefield and Halifax Journal 1831 This was the first record of where the Society had taken the show to a venue outside of Wakefield. It was…

28 May 1832

Wakefield and Halifax Journal1832 The venue for this show was the Old Royal Oak Inn, Wrengate, again on a Monday. Unlike the shows in the two…

26 May 1834

Wakefield and Dewsbury Journal 1834 The venue for the show was the Old Royal Oak again on a Monday. One of the judges was Mr Haselgreaves…

22 September 1845

Gardeners’ Gazette1845 This Dahlia show was held on 22 September 1845. Surprisingly none of the Gill family were present even though at the Carnation Show…