SRGC Discussion Weekend October 2018

[Maggi Young]

 SRGC Discussion Weekend  12 - 14 October 2018

 See more here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=16033.0

The  2018 SRGC Discussion Weekend  will take place in Pitlochry , perhaps the most   popular  visitor  destination in Perthshire.

Speakers will include ........Larz Danielsson  a nurseryman and  explorer with a particular interest in unusual plants from Hammarstrand, Jämtland, Sweden     http://www.spezialplant.nu

John Mattingley, who runs the wonderful Cluny House Gardens with his wife, Wendy.  They  were recipients in 2016 of the Queen Mother Memorial Medal  from the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. http://www.clunyhousegardens.com/

Matt Topsfield who will also be  the Show Secretary for this event, fresh from the organisation of the  SRGC David Boyd event in the Western Isles.

Gerben Tjeerdsma, the  man from the Netherlands, transplanted successfully to Sweden - another  plant hunter and  nurseryman who has had long experience at the Gothenburg Botanic Gardens. http://www.gerbianska.com/

David Sellars from Canada, an award winning photographer and writer. Together with his wife  ( another Wendy!) he is developing an extensive alpine and woodland garden in coastal British Columbia which won a NARGS award  in 2012.  http://www.mountainflora.ca/

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[Maggi Young]

Only a few days now, till the  SRGC Discussion Weekend in Pitlochry - sending  good wishes to all those attending - and hopes that all your travel arrangements go well and you arrive happy for a wonderful weekend with this  dazzling array of speakers - Enjoy!