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Title: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: Maggi Young on January 03, 2009, 07:54:21 PM: A message from the Bulb Despot......
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.....he must be.......
The Bulb Log has completed six years online.
All previous Logs are archived on site and may be consulted at any time.

A new INDEX to ALL BULB LOGS 2003 to 2008 INCLUSIVE is also available online or as a printable document ......links from the Bulb Log page.... http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=bulb

Sincere and most grateful thanks to Len Rhind for his efforts to produce the index!

The Bulb Despot has decided to get a head start on this year's logs so the first issue of 2009 is online NOW.
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For a New Year, there is a New Format..... the Bulb Log will now be presented in PDF form.... this will make it easier to download in entirety to read offline, save and/or print out, as we know many of you like to do.

Thanks, as ever, to Fred, without whom none of this would be possible!

There is a link on the Bulb Log page to download the latest edition of Adobe Acrobat Reader, which we recommend, to enable you to fully enjoy the pdf Bulb Log.

Happy New Year!
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: Anthony Darby on January 03, 2009, 10:56:41 PM: New format is brilliant plus (the old format was brilliant - the plus has been specially created for the new one). The pics confirm my 'Camoro' as true to the pics. ;D It only seems like yesterday I was reading post 52 of 2008 (it may well have been yesterday). Time always flies when one is on holiday. :(
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: fermi de Sousa on January 05, 2009, 07:09:44 AM: It'll take a bit of getting used to, but it looks great, Ian.
And might your mystery bulbs be something in the dicentra line?
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: mark smyth on January 05, 2009, 07:49:00 AM: Exactly what I thought. D. cuccularia maybe?
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: ian mcenery on January 05, 2009, 11:02:39 AM: Ian great new format and once again very informative and interesting. Thank you.

As to your mystery plant I can't cheat at the present because we have an inch of snow outside but it does look very familiar. I agree it does look a bit dicentra looking but is it Corydalis Craigton Blue by any chance or cashmeriana?
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: David Nicholson on January 05, 2009, 11:24:20 AM: I like the new format a lot, information as good as ever.
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on January 05, 2009, 12:38:15 PM: Delighted with the new format Ian ! :D
Won't talk about the contents - that hasn't changed... still is most interesting !
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: WimB on January 05, 2009, 04:32:07 PM: Very good format, Ian. Better than ever (I didn't think that was even possible)

Wim
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: Tony Lee on January 05, 2009, 05:34:48 PM: Thank you for taking us into another year Ian,Very informative well done.
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: Maggi Young on January 05, 2009, 05:56:49 PM: Ian is down in Dundee tonight, giving his "Bulb Log Live" talk but I know he would wish me to thank you for your kind comments. Great to hear you like the look of the new set up.
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 05, 2009, 07:54:38 PM: I too like the new BL format very much. It's more like reading a good garden book rather than just a listed catalogue, no matter how well illustrated it may be.

Could the mystery bulb be Corydalis cashmiriana?
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: Katherine J on January 06, 2009, 11:30:12 AM: Quote from: Lesley Cox on January 05, 2009, 07:54:38 PM
I too like the new BL format very much. It's more like reading a good garden book rather than just a listed catalogue, no matter how well illustrated it may be.

And also the "garnishing" with that nice colorful picture is so good. :)
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: hadacekf on January 06, 2009, 05:43:55 PM: Ian,
I am very happy with the new format. :)
I have a 24 inch' screen and the picture are now absolutely great.
Thank you
Franz
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: mark smyth on January 06, 2009, 06:09:11 PM: That's a monster compared to my 15" monitor
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: Maggi Young on January 06, 2009, 06:19:31 PM: Franz, that is excellent news that you are seeing the photos well on your large screen. Ian hoped that it would be so, but we could not be sure! Thank you!
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: Andrew on January 09, 2009, 05:58:41 PM: Good to have the Bulb log back (I'm just downloading it at the moment), I was beginning to get withdrawal symptoms last week ;).
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: anne gibson on January 15, 2009, 09:23:22 PM: Just to say the new format is clear and the pictures are a good size,
thank you (all) for the time and effort that you put in. :)
Title: Re: NEW YEAR- NEW BULB LOG - NEW FORMAT
Post by: Ian Y on January 16, 2009, 10:15:25 AM: Thank you for all your comments.

It is always worrying when we make such a change but all the comments I have had have been positive.

I do hope that you will continue to enjoy the advantages of the PDF format.

It does take me longer, as Paul has also found out with the Wisley Log, to put it together but I think we will find that will speed up as we get used to this new form of layout.

The big advantages that I see are that you can scale it up or down to suit your screen and window and it will print out exactly as seen plus it is easy to down load to your hard drive to be viewed off line.