Clay Koplin

[David Shaw]

Hi folks, I am sure you know that Forum member Clay Koplin is a seed fanatic! In April Clay is coming over to be part of the Speyside Whiskey Festival in Dufftown. He must be a very strong minded person because, on Saturday, he is taking the day off to come to the Highland Show. Clay has been asking me about obtaining some fresh seed whilst he is here. The trays of spare 2015 seed will be available for him to browse through but we were wondering if anyone might have some nice, fresh 2016 seeds to share with him. If anyone has anything they would like to donate then it cold be sent to me as Show Secretary. My address is available in the show schedules on the web site and in the Secretaries Pages.

[Maggi Young]

Ah yes, Clay Koplin, seed fanatic and very  recently elected Mayor of Cordova, Alaska and  general good guy! Looking forward to seeing him again.   

[David Shaw]

Mayor, does that mean I have to go and hire a red carpet!

[Maggi Young]

I imagine the strewing of rose petals will suffice, David! 

[David Nicholson]

David, for God's sake you're a Yorkshireman, there must be some old red paint hanging round the garage somewhere?

[Maggi Young]

Coincidentally,  posted elsewhere by Clay Koplin at about the time David S. was posting here .....

Clay Koplin‎ to  Cordova Community Gardeners


"There will be two significant gardening events in Cordova this summer, Ian Young from Aberdeen, Scotland (similar climate to Cordova) will be in Cordova the week of July 4th and will be presenting on rock gardening and digital photography of plants/flowers. I will post exact time of the lecture in the Northstar Theatre, Cordova Center.
The second is a visit by the Alaska Rock Garden Club the first week of August for hiking/collecting wildflower seed. These are some of the most accomplished gardeners in Alaska, including Verna Pratt (wildflowers of Alaska), etc. I will try to arrange a meet-and-greet with them.
For more information on Ian Young, please check out his bulb log, my bible for Cordova rock gardening: http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/    "   

 

[Maggi Young]

David, for God's sake you're a Yorkshireman, there must be some old red paint hanging round the garage somewhere?

 David  S -  I think you should ignore David N - he's a bad influence    - and  trying to get  us all banned from the
Community Centre, I think!   

[David Nicholson]

Moi?? Nah.

[David Shaw]

David N. - yes, I have old red paint that I could use for free. You prepared to come and pay for the clean-up afterwards!!!!!!!!

[Maggi Young]

Have all Yorkshiremen got spare tins of red paint in their sheds,  then?

[David Nicholson]

Have all Yorkshiremen got spare tins of red paint in their sheds,  then?

Of course, they'll always come in.

 David, I don't understand the 'P' word?

[ian mcdonald]

Yorkshire men are not mean, just careful. Remember the joke about the Aberdeen landlady? It was started by a Glaswegian comedian.