Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: Maggi Young on February 04, 2019, 06:16:21 PM
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Great selection of plant related holidays and tours advertising in the latest journal - please tell them where you saw the advert when you make an order!
Naturetrek: www.naturetrek.co.uk (http://www.naturetrek.co.uk)
Brightwater Holidays: www.brightwaterholidays.com (http://www.brightwaterholidays.com)
Greenwings: www.greenwings.co.uk (http://www.greenwings.co.uk)
Ecotour : www.ecotour.kg (http://www.ecotour.kg)
ViraNatura: www.viranatura.com (http://www.viranatura.com)
Alatoo - Krygyztan - www.altoo.nl (http://www.altoo.nl)
If you are looking for plants or seeds try the following:
Aberconwy Nursery: www.aberconwynursery.co.uk (http://www.aberconwynursery.co.uk)
Ardfearn Nursery: www.ardfearn-nursery.co.uk (http://www.ardfearn-nursery.co.uk)
Barnhaven primulas www.barnhaven.com (http://www.barnhaven.com)
Harperley Hall Farm Nurseries: www.harperleyhallfarmnurseries.co.uk (http://www.harperleyhallfarmnurseries.co.uk)
Hartside Nursery Garden: www.plantswithaltitude.co.uk (http://www.plantswithaltitude.co.uk)
Himalayan Gardens: www.himalayangardens.com (http://www.himalayangardens.com)
Jelitto Seeds: www.jelitto.com (http://www.jelitto.com)
Kevock Garden Plants: www.kevockgarden.co.uk (http://www.kevockgarden.co.uk)
Pavel Krivka seeds www.semina.cz (http://www.semina.cz)
Pitcairn Alpines: www.pitcairnalpines.co.uk (http://www.pitcairnalpines.co.uk)
Plants for Small Gardens: www.plantsforsmallgardens.co.uk (http://www.plantsforsmallgardens.co.uk)
Potterton's: www.pottertons.co.uk (http://www.pottertons.co.uk)
Slacktop Nursery www.slacktopnurseries.co.uk (http://www.slacktopnurseries.co.uk)
Timpany Nursery www.timpanynurseries.com (http://www.timpanynurseries.com)
Yuzawa Engei: www.yuzawa-engei.net (http://www.yuzawa-engei.net)
There is also an advert for Nigel Sandham's "Rockpots"- crafted in lightweight artificial limestone.
This year's photographic exhibition at the Explorers Garden at Pitlochry, sponsored by the Scottish Rhododendron Society and the SRGC, will be on Botanical Explorers in the Modern Era. This will be open from 1st April to 31st October 2019.
Also our usual reciprocal adverts for other organisations with which we have connections, such as Te Scottish Rhododendron Society, British Iris Society, the Flemish Rock Garden Society(VRV), north American Rock Garden Society, Fritillaria Group, British Cactus and Succulent Society, the German succulent and cactus society (FGaS), the Cyclamen Society, the New Zealand Alpine Garden Society, the French society for Alpines - SAJA, the Saxifraga society and the Scottish Primula and Auricula Society.
To advertise in the Rock Garden, please contact Ms Ngaire Burston ngaire.burston@hotmail.com
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A note from Yuwaza Engei that they will close their "English" plant list for overseas on 5th March.
http://www.yuzawa-engei.net/07Overseas/index.html (http://www.yuzawa-engei.net/07Overseas/index.html)
"Many species are out of stock already.
But we still have so many attractive plants!
We are always waiting for your visiting and order."
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We have been working with our mailing house to find a solution to the use of plastic to send out the magazine packs. The latest issue was sent in recycled plastic to see if this was at least a halfway house and it can apparently be recycled in some areas here in the UK.
We are aware that the RSPB and Which are using compostable packaging, but this is only available on long tubular rolls of the composable material (potato starch is one material, another is paper) with a sealing machine that encloses each magazine.
We have to rely on ready made bags as our mailing house has not got the machinery needed and our run is very small in size.
You will be aware that our packs are heavy and this means our bags need to be sturdier than packaging for other magazines. I am sure that ready made bags will appear on the marketplace soon, but for now we are unable to source them in the size we need.
I have just learned that one package was received damaged overseas so if anyone here on the forum has had a similar problem could you let me know to give me a better idea of how they have travelled to different countries please?
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Hi Chris,
We’ve received damaged journals in the past because of the flimsy packaging so I’m glad you are looking into the matter.
I worry when the plastic arrives ripped because the magazine could’ve easily fallen out!
NARGS used to have a tough fibrous sort of paper envelope but they were obviously too expensive as they were replaced by plastic after a few years.
Good luck with your endeavours to find a suitable replacement that is environmentally friendly
cheers
fermi
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Thanks Fermi, I would always replace if it arrived damaged of course ...