News from our Friends in the Flemish Rock Garden Club about their next Lecture Day…..
http://www.vrvforum.be/?p=2652"On January 25, The VRV again welcomes two top “home grown” speakers.
The first speaker is very famous in the world of snowdrops . Valentin Wijnen has been a passionate galanthophile since the 90s. In his garden he hosts a unique collection of snowdrops, the largest and most diverse in Belgium . More than 650 named and some 150 unnamed selections are part of his collection.
In addition to the 16 or so new snowdrops that he has named himself, he has also selected in the past 10 years, along with Johan Mens, some unique varieties of our native snowdrop Galanthus nivalis var scharlockii . He will bring the story of the latest Belgian snowdrops to us. He will take us on a journey through the named and unnamed cultivars that have arisen in Belgium .
The second speaker is known to most, it is Herman Mylemans, our Gentian Specialist . Anyone who has ever searched for information about gentians will certainly already arrived at his informative website:
http://www.gentians.be/ . He will tell us about the gentians of acaulis group and those of the verna group and teach us how to recognize the difference. Between the two groups Gentiana acaulis is both a group name and a generic term hence the confusion , in this lecture Herman will give an insight into this matter. Gentiana verna group and gentian has the same problem for years , a number of features will be discussed .
After these lectures the traditional raffle will be held. . And then we also bring a toast to the new year and we can enjoy a good chat!"
