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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: DaveM on March 02, 2017, 11:31:00 AM
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We look forward to welcoming members to a return visit to the Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf and Spa in Peebles for the annual Discussion Weekend, Friday 13 until Sunday 15 October, 2017. Bookings are now open.
We were unable to include the full programme in The Rock Garden, for which we apologise. However, here it is - for you all to enjoy:
Friday 13 October
The Jim Archibald Lecture: Rod Leeds 'The winter wonderland of bulbs'
Small bulb exchange
Saturday 14 October
Morning: optional activities; Show; Plant sales
Afternoon:
The John Duff Lecture: Sid Clark 'European Primulas'
Henrick Zetterlund 'My time at Gothenburg'
Magnar Aspaker 'Our garden under the midnight sun'
Harry Jans 'Around the world with alpine plants'
Gala Dinner, presentation of show trophies, and plant auction
Sunday 15 October
Morning:
Martin Gardner 'The unique flora of Chile'
Jean Gabriel 'The Lautaret Alpine Botanical Garden'
Afternoon:
The William Buchanan Lecture: Tony Hall 'The central and southern Asian juno irises'
The Harold Esslemont Lecture: Harry Jans 'Flowers of the Incas'
We look forward to receiving your booking and to welcoming you at the weekend.
John Mitchell, Mike Hicks, Elspeth MacKintosh, Struan Harley & Dave Millward
Note added 31/03/2017: we are sorry and sad to announce that Henrick Zetterlund is unable to join us this year.
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For convenience, here is a pdf of the booking form for the SRGC Discussion Weekend 2017
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Plants from under the midnight sun and much much more ......
Our speakers at this year's event in Peebles offer a wealth of knowledge and experience of alpine plants to inform and entertain you.
We are delighted to welcome Magnar Aspaker to our group of speakers. He will be talking about his garden 'under the midnight sun'. Magnar lives and gardens in Harstad, Norway, some 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. Forum members will of course know Magnar and are familiar with the wonderful images on this Forum of plants he grows. This will be a great opportunity to meet him and hear his story.
Rod Leeds will start our programme off on the Friday evening. Rod needs little introduction to the Club - he is an expert grower, particularly of bulbs, author and accomplished speaker. We look forward to his tales of 'The winter wonderland of bulbs'. The Lautaret Alpine Botanical Garden is one of Europe's finest altitude rock gardens, set at 2100 m, near Grenoble in France and Jean Gabriel will talk about the many delights that grow there. The juno irises are a favourite of many of our members and Tony Hall is the expert in this group; we look forward to hearing about how best to grow these tricky plants.
Sid Clarke is a regular at the Discussion Weekend and since retiring from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has been travelling Europe in search of Primulas. He is a superb photograher and we look forward to hearing about his travels. Martin Gardner, author of a recent book on the Chilean flora, will bring to life the wonderful plants of this region, many of which grace our gardens. Last, but by no means least, is Harry Jans, an alpine gardener, field botanist, inveterate traveller, tour leader and photographer. His two talks will be a kaleidoscope of amazing plants from his travels, and a journey to the land of the Incas will give us a glimpse of the plants from this region that are little known here in the UK.
Surely, this is a programme of talks that is not to be missed. Do join us in Peebles. Mike Hicks will be pleased to receive your booking - do hurry, so as not to be disappointed. We look forward to welcoming you!
John Mitchell, Mike Hicks, Elspeth Mackintosh, Struan Harley and Dave Millward
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Two months to go now to the Discussion Weekend. We are putting the finishing touches to what promises to be another fabulous weekend. As the 'Dryas' magazine and journal were a little late this year we are able to extend the deadline for bookings until Monday 28th August. SO, if you haven't booked and don't want to miss this event, then please do get in touch with Mike Hicks.
The booking form is enclosed in 'Dryas' and has been posted below by Maggi.
We look forward to seeing you in Peebles!
John, Mike, Elspeth, Struan, Petra and Dave
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New "Dryas" booklet - including Discussion Weekend booking form ....
http://files.srgc.net/journals/SecPages-DryasSummer2017.pdf (http://files.srgc.net/journals/SecPages-DryasSummer2017.pdf)
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Is there a timetable for each day, please? and is non residential attendance allowed?
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It is indeed possible to attend on a day to day basis Peter. All possibilities are mentioned in the booking details .
In the booking information in the booklet mentioned in my previous post there are approximate timings - morning, afternoon, evening - etc given for the weekend, as given by David Millward earlier on this page .
If you need further information I suggest contacting Mike Hicks via mikeh3@tiscali.co.uk
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Thanks Maggie, I had referred to a different link, with fewer details.
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I'm sure Mike Hicks would be delighted to hear from you Peter. Look forward to seeing you in Peebles!
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Thanks Dave, I might make a day trip - hopefully... but building bulb frames is pretty urgent just now
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Just a few days now to this year's event. So looking forward to seeing everybody in Peebles next weekend.
Do please bring plants for the show, plants for sale and surplus bulbs for the small bulb exchange. There are also two photographic competitions. Please see the show schedule and send Dave your entries by email please. There will be three nurseries: Jacques Amand Intl, Waddow Lodge Garden (Peter Foley) and MacPlants.
Have a safe journey and hope you enjoy the talks, seeing old friends and meeting new ones.
John, Elspeth, Struan, Mike and Dave
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Alas, can't go this year. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Will there be any labels for sale, and if so, would anyone be prepared to get me some and post them to me? All expenses will be paid of course.
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I'm hoping that there will be labels, Anne, though the person who has the stock is not a delegate this year. However he said that he would make arrangements. Send me a pm with requirements and I'll get it sorted for you.
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For any unable to source the labels directly from the SRGC at a show etc, the labels formerly sold for SRGC by Glassford Sprunt are available here :
Anglo-Scottish Packaging
21 Montrose Avenue
Glasgow
G52 4LA
This is their web address :
http://www.angloscottish.net/ (http://www.angloscottish.net/)
A range of colours is stocked : http://www.angloscottish.net/horticultural-labels-34-c.asp (http://www.angloscottish.net/horticultural-labels-34-c.asp)
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Thanks, Maggi. They are a bit pricey that way - £10.42 +VAT +£12 postage for 500 labels.
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The show has lots of colour
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Gentiana 'Blue Silk'
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Sorry Maggi I can't seem to get more than 1 picture at a time - given up!!
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Sorry Maggi I can't seem to get more than 1 picture at a time - given up!!
No worries Julia, I've got your other photos ad will load them.
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Julia's DWE pix.....
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Peter Maquire
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Meconopsis rosettes
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Primulas
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David Millward, Show Secretary and Peter Bland
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Saxifraga fortunei 'Eiga'
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John Mitchell. David M, Peter Bland
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Colchicum speciosum atrorubens
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David M and Ian Bainbridge
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Colchicum cilicicum purpureum
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Close up of Primula cawdoriana
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Thanks, Julia!
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A group of delegates joined a short walk up Glensax on Saturday morning. Glensax is a quite valley to the South of Peebles surrounded by a wonderful horseshoe of hills. If the delegates had had 6 hours to spare they could have walked the horseshoe! Maybe another time.
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I wasn't able to attend the weekend but uplifted my plants this afternoon and took some show snaps. It was a very nice show albeit with rather difficult access on an upper floor but several members were on hand to help shift pots. Thanks to Mike Dale, John Mitchell, Elspeth & Struan and treasurer Richard for help with mine.
No plant was quite outstanding enough for a Forrest medal but two displays of holiday photos were exceptional and my two snaps in no way do them justice. The Drakensbergs by David Livermore won from another superb set of European pictures the McCaugheys mounted -judging these must have been very difficult.
The Reivers trophy for a photo of a Scottish native plant was easily won by Matt Topsfield's lesser butterfly orchid from my snap of a field of red poppies.
By bringing most plants I managed to retain the Mary Bowe trophy. Show secretary Dave Millward's prize cards are beautifully written.
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I also managed to win the Logan Home mini garden award, the Mowat conifer trophy with Pinus mugo Mops Midget and the Peel Cup for three gentians with G sino-ornata, G Blue Silk and G Strathmore.
David & Stella Rankin took the East Lothian trophy for class 3 three pans with the middle three Primulas: P simensis, capitata & mairei.
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in section 2 Mala Janes won the East Lothian cup for best plant with her Petrocosmea iodiodes aff. There were several nice plants in section 2 which is always encouraging.
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Sorry to hear you couldn't attend the weekend, Stan - but well done for your excellent support of the Show with your plants .... and congratulations!
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finishing section 2
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rest of open section starting with the two 'educational' classes
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Berries, conifers, a dwarf Fuchsia, ferns then into the bulbs
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More bulbs then Saxifragas-there were a number of forms of S fortunei on show; the yellow one is S cymbalaria.
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Three pans of bulbs - Colchicums - ericaceous plants, more gentians and a solitary gesneriad Petrocosmea sericea, cushions and hardy succulents.
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continuing through Scottish natives, plants from specified continents, grey foliage, autumn foliage then other types of foliage.
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Two close ups of interesting foliage plants, foliage cyclamen , the catch all class with a Persicaria and a Sarracenia then finally three pans for foliage effect.
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With a photo from Toril Aspaker, here are a few words from Magnar Aspaker - from Norway - well known in this forum and speaking at an SRGC event for the first time .....
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"Super great weekend together with over a hundred plant-enthusiasts from Scottish Rock Garden Club. Fun and exciting to keep lectures in English for the first time. :) "
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From Christine Boulby - "Our SRGC Discussion Weekend included a tour of Dawyck Garden near Peebles. Clothed in autumn colour, the trees we saw were captivating and our guide, who walked backwards so we would all hear him, was amongst the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable guides I have ever listened to. If you get a chance to visit this outpost of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh do go!"
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more from Dawyck.....
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Sandy Leven's report on the DWE show is now online here :
http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/DWE-Peebles-2017.pdf (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/DWE-Peebles-2017.pdf)
It's great to see a "new" face there helping at the show - someone I have yet to meet face to face - this smiley soul is Petra Palkova, an active member of the Edinburgh Group, who works in the Alpine Dept. of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
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Thanks everyone yfor the pictures . Looks like it was a great weekend . Look forward to the next discussion weekend .
Angie :)
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Those of you who were at Peebles in 2016 will surely remember John Massey's superb talk which was entitled 'Hellebores'or so I remember, but covered very much more and provided a laugh at the end of every line. You may remember too that John was accompanied by his young Head Gardener, Adam Greathead. I was just looking through Ashwood Nurseries Web Site earlier this evening when I found out that Adam recently died in his sleep at aged 28, very sad indeed. I was chatting to Adam over a cup of tea after John's talk and remember Adam saying that working with John was like going to Heaven. RIP Adam.
https://www.ashwoodnurseries.com/news/ashwood-mourns-loss-head-gardener/ (https://www.ashwoodnurseries.com/news/ashwood-mourns-loss-head-gardener/)
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Adam's death was a terrible shock to all who knew and admired this talented young man. He and John Massey would have achieved even greater things with John's garden in coming years - and Adam's work with other hort. clubs and charity work are also well worth a mention. Condolences were sent Adam's Mum and Dad and to John.
Adam's funeral will be on Thursday, November 30th from 11am at Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Church, New Road, Stourbridge DY8 1PQ.
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What sad news, so young and with a great future ahead of him.