Scottish Rock Garden Club 1933- 2013 - Anniversary Events 2013

[Maggi Young]

Scottish Rock Garden Club  1933- 2013- Anniversary Party
 
2013 is our 80th anniversary. We are holding a birthday party at the Pitlochry
 
Festival Theatre on Sunday 23rd June. The day will include talks by two of our
 
long-standing supporters, picnic lunch and a chance to visit the Explorers Garden.
 
Reception starts at 10:00 a.m. with tea and coffee. The welcome at 10:45 will be
 
followed by a lecture by Ron McBeath. There will be a picnic lunch at 12 noon
 
(bring your own food), followed by a lecture from our friend Panayoti Kelaidis
 
from Denver Botanic Garden.
 
We will finish with refreshments in the Douglas Pavilion at 3:30 p.m.

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President Carole's Invitation to Members

Pitlochry is a great place with spectacular scenery, a warm welcome and many things to see and do.
So why not come to the party and take the opportunity to make a long weekend of it? You may meet friends,hunt some Scottish alpines and take in some culture by seeing a performance at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre (www.pitlochry.org.uk).

The nearby Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve at Keltneyburn is a good place to see orchids in June.(www.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/keltneyburn )  We will arrange a visit there on the Saturday for anyone choosing to come for the weekend. Saxifraga oppositifolia and Silene acaulis should be in flower on the drive from Glen Lyon to Loch Tay. The four-hour walkup Ben Vrackie has orchids and Loiseleuria procumbens growing at your feet.

 
To top it all, why not visit the famous Cluny Gardens(www.clunyhousegardens.com)to see their amazing primulas?

Two hotels in Pitlochry offer a discounted rate for anyone attending the party. On Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd June, Fishers Hotel(www.fishershotelpitlochry.com ) offers DB&B on Saturday for £54 per person per night and on Sunday for £44 per person per night (quote Scottish Rock Garden when booking). The Green Park Hotel (www.thegreenpark.co.uk)  offers a 10% reduction on the normal tariff for the 22nd and 23rd June (mention the SRGC weekend when booking).
(You can view a list of B&B etc in Pitlochry, here: http://www.visitscotland.com/info/accommodation/searchresults?sr=1&rloc=on&locplace=6981&loc=Pitlochry&locprox=1&areaproxbands=50|20|10|5|2|1&areaproxdist=50   )
 
We hope you will join us to celebrate being 80 years young and we look forward
to seeing you all in Pitlochry. Please remember that anyone wishing to attend the
party should apply to Mike Kendall, who is managing the requests, for a ticket.
 

Michael A Kendall
Sandwood
Wester Galcantray,
Cawdor, Nairn.
IV12 5XX


 or contact mike@kendallpl21.fsnet.co.uk

[Maggi Young]

Scottish Rock Garden Club 80th Birthday Celebrations
at the Edinburgh & Lothians Rock Garden Group

Help us Celebrate 80 Years of Growing, Showing and Friendship.

To Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Club, the Edinburgh and Lothians Rock Garden Group are hosting a number of special events in 2013. We would like to invite any SRGC members to come along and help us celebrate.

SATURDAY 6TH APRIL
THE EDINBURGH SHOW WILL FEATURE A SPECIAL 80TH ANNIVERSARY CASH PRIZE (£30 nursery voucher) FOR THE BEST NARCISSUS SPECIES OR NATURAL HYBRID IN THE SHOW.

Details of the spring / summer events are:

TUESDAY 9TH APRIL DOORS OPEN 7.00 FOR 7.30PM
80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION LECTURE
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH (ENTRANCE FROM INVERLEITH ROW)
THE INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER AND GROWER, Ger van den Beuken, NETHERLANDS, WILL SPEAK ON “GROWING ALPINES IN THE NETHERLANDS”
ADMISSION £2


TUESDAY JUNE 11TH 6PM – 8PM
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH ( MEET AT NORTH GATE)
SRGC MEMBERS' VIST TO THE NEW RBGE ALPINE HOUSE.

THIS WILL BE A TICKET ONLY EVENT AS NUMBERS ARE LIMITED. For tickets apply to Carole Bainbridge 3 Woodhouselee, Easter Howgate Midlothian EH26 0PG or at greenscenedesign@hotmail.com

We look forward to welcoming you to our celebrations.

 

[Maggi Young]

The Aberdeen Rock Garden Club

 Alpine Plant Display at the Duthie Park, Winter Gardens Saturday May 18th 2013
 Open to Public: 11:00 to 16:00

 To celebrate the 80th Birthday of the Scottish Rock Garden Club, there will be an alpine plant display at the Winter Gardens, Duthie Park, on Saturday May 18th 2013  which will be open to the public and SRGC members alike.

Format: A non formal, non competitive display of alpine and related plants arranged by contributing individual   i.e. no specific classes, groups, families, genus, species We only request plants be labelled with genera, specific and family names with notes if appropriate.

Plant Types: Alpine perennials, alpine house, rock garden, woodland, bulbs, dwarf trees and shrubs, orchids, in fact anything smallish in pots/pans, containers, sinks, cut flowers, cut tree and shrub stems, all welcome.

Prizes/Awards: There will be no judges, prizes, plant awards or points awarded towards SRGC medals.

Entry free: Entry will be free but a small voluntary donation to cover the Club’s expenses would be welcome.

Location: The Education Greenhouse at the Winter Gardens, Duthie Park, Aberdeen.
 

Staging time: 08:00 -11:00 and possibly up until 19:00 the Friday evening

Open to Public: 11:00 to 16:00

Plants for sale: Club plant stall (50/50).

Refreshments: There is a Cafe  beside the Winter Gardens

Seed:   a limited selection of seed will be available for sale.

SRGC members: Plants for display from other SRGC groups will be most welcome.

Non SRGC members: The display is not restricted to SRGC members; if anyone has a suitable plant please bring it along.

Local SRGC Members: Please bring some plants for sale and to display. Your help with other aspects of the event would be appreciated.

 All are welcome and we look forward to welcoming you to the Duthie Park for this celebratory display.