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Title: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Diane Clement on November 06, 2011, 07:59:16 PM: The Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture will take place on 19 November 2011 at the Holy Name Parish Centre, Great Barr, Birmingham. Doors open at 1pm, lectures start at 2pm.
The lectures this year are:
Cliff Booker: Alpines in Focus
and
Peter Korn: Building for Growing
The event is FREE to all.
Nursery stall by John (Jacques) Armand, also member's plant stall, refreshments, raffle, etc.
For more details, including a map of the venue, click on the following link:

Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 2011 (http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/groups/Birmingham-and-District/reml/)
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on November 06, 2011, 08:10:31 PM: Oh, my word, that will be a super day 8)
Too far for me to travel but I'd love to hear both speakers:
the Earthmoving Swede and the Ubiquitous Buttercup are not to be missed :)
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Martinr on November 07, 2011, 06:31:39 PM: If Buttercup uses those pictures again I'm going to sue :o :o
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: David Nicholson on November 07, 2011, 06:39:26 PM: I don't think Mrs Booker would be able to help ;D
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on November 07, 2011, 06:44:10 PM: Quote from: David Nicholson on November 07, 2011, 06:39:26 PM
I don't think Mrs Booker would be able to help ;D
Boom Boom! As Basil Brush used to say! Nice one, David!
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Martinr on November 07, 2011, 07:08:32 PM: I saw that one coming but clearly failed to mitigate the risk :'(
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: David Nicholson on November 07, 2011, 07:37:49 PM: ;D 8)
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: fermi de Sousa on November 08, 2011, 06:52:59 AM: Sounds great - sorry I won't be able to get there, Diane.
I wonder if they'd like to do a reprise in Australia sometime? :-\ We could chip in for the air-fare (would they still trust Qantas? ::) )
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Tim Ingram on November 08, 2011, 05:08:14 PM: Would love to come too but this is my daughter's 18th birthday and we are becoming piratical for the day. Hope the meeting can be repeated in the future.
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on November 08, 2011, 06:02:32 PM: Quote from: Tim Ingram on November 08, 2011, 05:08:14 PM
Would love to come too but this is my daughter's 18th birthday and we are becoming piratical for the day. Hope the meeting can be repeated in the future.
That sounds fun: Do pirates eat cake?!!??
Best wishes to Ms Ingram on her birthday!
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on November 19, 2011, 07:27:49 PM: I hope Ms Ingram and Family have been having a marvelously piratical day ?

No word yet from the folks heading for the Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture event.... hope everyone is home safely after some great talks? May still be some en route, I suppose (or still in a nearby hostelry?? ;))

The same may hold true for the NRV day as well.... will nip off to the VRV/NRV Forum to see if there's anything there.... :)

Edit for NRV day: Yes, Gerrit had some comments... see more here : http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8081.msg220269#msg220269
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Diane Clement on November 20, 2011, 03:08:07 PM: We had a fantastic day with two brilliant (and very different) lectures from two forumists:
Cliff Booker who dazzled us with his photographs 8) 8)
and Peter Korn who amazed us with his energy :o :o
Thanks to the lecturers and also to everyone who came along, especially those who made the journey from distant places.
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: ranunculus on November 20, 2011, 03:43:48 PM: Many thanks Diane for a super day ... the organisation, hospitality and friendliness couldn't have been improved and Peter Korn's lecture proved an inspiration to everyone. A trip to Sweden in early summer is now imperative. :D
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: David Nicholson on November 20, 2011, 07:00:32 PM: Quote from: ranunculus on November 20, 2011, 03:43:48 PM
Many thanks Diane for a super day ... the organisation, hospitality and friendliness couldn't have been improved and Peter Korn's lecture proved an inspiration to everyone. A trip to Sweden in early summer is now imperative. :D

Glad you all had a great day and sorry I wasn't able to be there but my trip to the Midlands will be Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

Only last night Maureen and I were talking about the possibility of a few days in Gothenberg late next spring.
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on November 20, 2011, 07:21:57 PM: Quote from: David Nicholson on November 20, 2011, 07:00:32 PM
Quote from: ranunculus on November 20, 2011, 03:43:48 PM
Many thanks Diane for a super day ... the organisation, hospitality and friendliness couldn't have been improved and Peter Korn's lecture proved an inspiration to everyone. A trip to Sweden in early summer is now imperative. :D

Glad you all had a great day and sorry I wasn't able to be there but my trip to the Midlands will be Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

Only last night Maureen and I were talking about the possibility of a few days in Gothenberg late next spring.

David, while I haven't been myself, some of my nicest friends are in Gothenberg and its environs! Ian, (who has been several times and who has EVERY intention of returning as often as he can) speaks VERY highly of his trips there.

There is so much to do in the area, the Botanic Garden... and others.... boat trips.... museums..... I'm told there are even shops!

He'll be back in 2013 for sure, if not before....... there's a special event at the Got. Bot. Garden.....every ten years the Sällskapet Trädgårdsamatörerna (the Swedish Society of Amateur Gardeners) is arranging a conference with an alpine theme in collaboration with the Alpine Department at the Botanic Gardens. The next occasion will be from 30th May to the 1st June 2013. 8)
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: ranunculus on November 22, 2011, 08:42:32 AM: Would you please keep us informed of the up to date details Maggi?
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: angie on November 22, 2011, 09:02:20 AM: Quote from: ranunculus on November 22, 2011, 08:42:32 AM
Would you please keep us informed of the up to date details Maggi?

Yep me to I am going. I hope it will be chocolate shopping Maggi ;)

Angie :)
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Tim Ingram on November 22, 2011, 09:57:08 AM: Maggi - yes pirates do eat cake! It was a good evening despite the fireworks failing to light because of the damp. My wife festooned the garden with night-lights in jam jars and it created a good fun atmosphere. A certain amount of drunkenness ensued!
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Tim Ingram on November 22, 2011, 10:01:56 AM: Apologies by the way to Peter and Cliff for any distraction from what sounds a very good day!
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on November 22, 2011, 10:29:44 AM: Quote from: ranunculus on November 22, 2011, 08:42:32 AM
Would you please keep us informed of the up to date details Maggi?

I shall do so with pleasure, Cliff... the SRGC, as ever, is keen to assist sister organisations with publicity and support for events.
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on November 22, 2011, 10:34:06 AM: Quote from: Tim Ingram on November 22, 2011, 10:01:56 AM
Apologies by the way to Peter and Cliff for any distraction from what sounds a very good day!
Knowing those two they will be happy to hear of a party with such fun celebrations.... and what about the treasure chest cake filled with golden coins??!!! Superb!

And all taking place in a beautiful garden that give pleasure every day with its plants and also serves the needs of the family.... just the ticket! 8)
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: ranunculus on November 22, 2011, 11:47:07 AM: Quote from: Tim Ingram on November 22, 2011, 09:57:08 AM
A certain amount of drunkenness ensued!

You certainly know how to keep me interested Tim. ::) ::) ::) :P
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Peter Korn, Sweden on November 24, 2011, 09:26:08 PM: I had a great time in Birmingham and I hope I inspired some people to try a sandbed.
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: ian mcenery on November 25, 2011, 09:33:14 AM: Quote from: Peter Korn, Sweden on November 24, 2011, 09:26:08 PM
I had a great time in Birmingham and I hope I inspired some people to try a sandbed.

Hello Peter your talk was certainly inspiring and the plants you can grow outside is certainly a testament to this way of growing. Thanks for coming all this way to show us. It is a good job that I don't have the amount of space you have to grow plants as I think I am past moving the hundreds of tonnes of soil and replacing it with the same amount of sand :o ;). I will have to restrict my efforts to something a little smaller. Thanks again for a great talk and great photos. I hope I can visit your garden and see all of this in the flesh for myself

Ian
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: ranunculus on November 25, 2011, 09:48:29 AM: Quote from: ian mcenery on November 25, 2011, 09:33:14 AM
Quote from: Peter Korn, Sweden on November 24, 2011, 09:26:08 PM
I had a great time in Birmingham and I hope I inspired some people to try a sandbed.
I hope I can visit your garden and see all of this in the flesh for myself
Ian

Probably better keeping your clothes ON, Ian ... you wouldn't want to frighten the natives! :D
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: Tim Ingram on November 25, 2011, 10:10:50 AM: How many alpine growers spend time up to their knees in mud!! It gives me hope for tackling some of the wilder parts of the garden which I have put off to this winter. There is a lot of hard graft in gardening but it really does produce results!
Title: Re: Roy Elliott Memorial Lecture 19 Nov 2011
Post by: ranunculus on March 02, 2012, 08:34:16 AM: Quote from: fermides on November 08, 2011, 06:52:59 AM
Sounds great - sorry I won't be able to get there, Diane.
I wonder if they'd like to do a reprise in Australia sometime? :-\ We could chip in for the air-fare (would they still trust Qantas? ::) )
cheers
fermi

I've only just spotted this remark, Fermi ... the reply is; "Oh Yes please!!!!" :D :D :D