What's next ? SRGC in 2012

[Maggi Young]

This page is for notices of SRGC events that are "next in line" on the calendar 


 See also this area of the Forum for important SRGC announcements.... the SRGC Notice Board
  http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?board=35.0

[Maggi Young]

First national SRGC event of the season is:

DUNBLANE DAY:  EARLY DWARF BULB DISPLAY

18th February 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
SHOW SECRETARY: Mr Sandy Leven, 2 Leighton Court, Dunblane,
Perthshire FK15 0ED Telephone 01786 824064
VENUE: Victoria Hall, Stirling Rd, Dunblane, Perthshire
LOCATION: Opposite the railway station.
ENTRIES: To be staged on the day. Queries to the Show Secretary
STAGING: 9.00 - 10.00 am, Saturday of the show
RHS JOINT ROCK GARDEN PLANT COMMITTEE: will meet at 12.00 noon.
Plants for consideration must be registered by 11.00 am.
TROPHIES & PRIZES
BROOKFIELD PRIZE one pan Crocus grown from seed by the exhibitor.
First prize £10 Second £5 Third £3

This year the theme is CYCLAMEN DAY
TALKS:
Melvyn Jope and Martyn Denney, the  Chairman and Secretary of the Cyclamen
Society will share the lectures with presentations on Cyclamen in Greece in
Turkey and in Cultivation.
Lectures at 11.00 am and 2.00pm
They will talk about the Cyclamen Society, probably the most active and successful society devoted to one Genus that there is and the Society’s expeditions to see and record plant populations in the wild.
This promises to be a fascinating insight into the genus cyclamen and its species with something for all SRGC members.

Members are invited to contribute to the day by bringing as many pans of dwarf bulbs and early
flowering alpine plants as possible. Every contribution increases the value of the display for others.

Please bring as many pans of bulbs and alpines as possible. Plants will be grouped into `classes' on the morning between 9 am and 10 am. The usual rule of one pan per class per exhibitor will be waived. No prize money or points will be awarded.
Space will be available for cut flowers of plants which members do not want to disturb in the garden. Please bring your own vases for cut flowers.
Members may also stage small exhibits of several pans to show variation in species etc.

Contributions are invited to the 50:50 plant sale,which will be held to cover expenses.
Members are asked to help with the teas and plant stall as this day is organised by the Bulb Group rather than a local group, and the Bulb Group’s activities benefit all members.

[Maggi Young]

Pam Eveleigh from Canada is the SRGC Travelling Speaker for early 2012. These are the dates, subjects for Pam's Talks and the Groups she is visiting.
 More Details for each Group on the main Local Group pages http://www.srgc.org.uk/localgroups/progs.html

[Maggi Young]

Photographic exhibitions sponsored by the SRGC

see here:

http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8684.0

[Maggi Young]

Saturday 14th April
THE EDINBURGH AND LOTHIANS SHOW
Saturday 14 April   1030 to 1600hrs
Show Hall opens at noon
PLANT SHOW                SEEDS                  BOOKS
NURSERY STALLS        SUNDRIES        TEAS    & CAKES      TOMBOLA
FAIRMILEHEAD PARISH CHURCH HALL
Frogston Road West, Fairmilehead, Edinburgh

[Maggi Young]

PERTH SHOW
21st April 12.00 noon to 4.00 pm
SHOW SECRETARY: Miss Julia Corden
2 Lettoch Place, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5BB
Telephone 01796 474410 julia.corden@pitlochry.org.uk
VENUE: Bell's Sports Centre, Hay Street, Perth
LOCATION: Next to the North Inch, Perth.
ENTRIES: To Show Secretary by Wednesday before the show.
Late entries accepted until one hour before judging.
STAGING: 8.30 - 9.45 am, Saturday. NO STAGING ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
JUDGING: Begins at 10.00 am
PLANT SALES: Begin at 11.00 am

SRGC Show Schedule  for download available from this post :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8366.msg225660#msg225660

[Maggi Young]

Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd June 2012 - The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh is the venue for the Gardening Scotland Show.....the SRGC has had a marvelous team of volunteer who have constructed a super disply at the show which has been awarded a silver -gilt medal. Well done!
Over the weekend there will be members at the stand to answer questions from the public, who, I understand, are gathering in the customary large numbers around the display,  taking lots of photos!

[Maggi Young]

SRGC SUMMER MEETING Dunblane :  Flowers of the Hills and Mountains  18th August
 more details http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8366.0

Follow this link to read Sandy Leven's report of Summer Event in Dunblane, 2012 :

http://files.srgc.net/oldshowreports/2012Summer_event.pdf

 N.B. It is quite a large file, circe 5.6MB.

[Maggi Young]

Next SRGC Event is  the  Late Bulb at RBGE 8 September
This is a ticket only event with two talks by Tony Hall of the Royal Botanic Garden Kew on the topic of
‘Natural Relationships within the Juno Irises: A Review’. For further information contact Barry Caldwell
01828 686709 e-mail f.b.caldwell@fireflyuk.net


 

[Maggi Young]

SRGC   DISCUSSION WEEKEND and SHOW    DUMFRIES 29th - 30th September
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8113.0

A note for those attending about the workshops proposed:
Ann Sinclair has sent these notes about the various workshops to be held at the Discussion Weekend:

At the Discussion week-end at the end of the month the Reivers have organised three workshops.

 Rosemary Cox has put together a workshop on 'Colour in Alpines'. She will look at how a plant makes colour (petals/leaves/fruit); how to mix colour and how to match the colour of the chosen plant material. For this workshop you will need * watercolour paintbrush

 * water holder – a small jar or similar

 * paper towel

 * Paints – small selection (Cadmium red (an orangey red); French Ultramarine (red blue); New gamboges (a red yellow); Windsor yellow (a bluey yellow); Permanent rose (a blue pink); Windsor blue (green shade). Burnt sienna, raw sienna and alizeran crimson are useful.

 You could also bring ( though these are not essential): lens or magnifying glass; pencil; plant or flower. Rosemary will bring the watercolour paper and her selection of plants/flowers.

Ian Young’s photographic workshop is on 'Taking Plant Portraits'. Ian hopes to help members get the best from their digital cameras using them to take plant portraits at the Show. He promises to help the struggling ‘where appropriate’. Bring your camera!

There will be limited places at these workshops. Book a place at Registration on Friday or Saturday morning.

Our third workshop is an outside event – so pray for decent weather.

Ian Christie will lead 'Re-making the Bed'. First take a bed well past it’s sell by date, add a chunk or twelve of Locharbriggs sandstone, mix in some interesting plants, sprinkle liberally with Christie expertise, a dash of heckle – and we will be cooking by gas! The Cairndale has let us loose to revamp one section of its garden and we hope to leave a fitting reminder and thank you to them by constructing at least the start of a alpine bed.

Now if the Reivers had done their job correctly they would have organised one workshop to follow on after the other – but there ain’t enough hours in the day to fit it all in – so you are going to have to choose.

NEWCASTLE SHOW at Ponteland  13th October - schedule  http://files.srgc.net/show_info/Newc_PontelandShow2012.pdf

[Maggi Young]

The next SRGC Event is the Annual General Meeting on Saturday 10th November 2012.
The venue has been changed!

Annual General Meeting will now be held in the Old Parish Church Halls, Scone PH2 6LP.

Full details can be seen here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9517.msg254623#msg254623