The Rock Garden - Journal of SRGC #142

[Maggi Young]

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

Brightwater Holidays: www.brightwaterholidays.com

Greenwings:  www.greenwings.co.uk

Ecotour :  www.ecotour.kg

ViraNatura:  www.viranatura.com

Alatoo - Krygyztan - www.altoo.nl

If you are looking for plants or seeds try the following:

Aberconwy Nursery:  www.aberconwynursery.co.uk

Ardfearn Nursery:  www.ardfearn-nursery.co.uk

Barnhaven primulas www.barnhaven.com

Harperley Hall Farm Nurseries:  www.harperleyhallfarmnurseries.co.uk

Hartside Nursery Garden:  www.plantswithaltitude.co.uk

Himalayan Gardens:  www.himalayangardens.com

Jelitto Seeds:  www.jelitto.com

Kevock Garden Plants:  www.kevockgarden.co.uk

Pavel Krivka seeds www.semina.cz

Pitcairn Alpines:  www.pitcairnalpines.co.uk

Plants for Small Gardens:  www.plantsforsmallgardens.co.uk

Potterton's:  www.pottertons.co.uk

 Slacktop Nursery  www.slacktopnurseries.co.uk

 Timpany Nursery  www.timpanynurseries.com

Yuzawa Engei:  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

[Maggi Young]

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
"Many species are out of stock already.
But we still have so many attractive plants!
We are always waiting for your visiting and order."

[ChrisB]

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?

[fermi de Sousa]

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

[ChrisB]

Thanks Fermi, I would always replace if it arrived damaged of course ...