We hope you have enjoyed the SRGC Forum. You can make a Paypal donation to the SRGC by clicking the above button
Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
Caps lock is activated.
News:
Click Here To Visit The SRGC Main Site
Home
Forum
Help
Login
Register
Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
»
SRGC Shows and Events
»
Events
»
West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
« previous
next »
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Down
Author
Topic: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom (Read 2331 times)
Richard Green
Journal Access Group
Sr. Member
Posts: 335
Country:
SRGC Treasurer
West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
on:
October 01, 2020, 10:59:37 PM »
I am pleased let you know that the West of Scotland Rock Garden Club local group of the Scottish Rock Garden Club has planned a series of online talks this autumn. These will take place online using Zoom, with which you may have become familiar over the last few months.
Monday 5 October at 7.30pm - short introductory meeting to make sure everyone is familiar with the technology.
Monday 12 October at 7.30pm
-
Richard Green
from Balfron Station talking about
"China - beyond the crowds"
about the plants of Yunnan and Sichuan.
Monday 9 November at 7.30pm
-
Michael Thornley
from Glenarn, Rhu talking about
“On the Wild Side: growing rhododendrons in Scotland“
.
Monday 14 December at 7.30pm
-
Petra Palkova
from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh talking about
"Between a rock and a hard place - a year at the Botanics”
.
We shall have a short Zoom "Coffee and social meeting" for half an hour or so at 7.30pm on Monday 5 October so that we can say hello to each other, and Richard can go over the basics of Zoom, and ensure everyone is comfortable with the new technology!
All these meetings will start promptly at 7.30pm, so please join a few minutes before the start time to be sure we have time to let you into the meeting after you have entered the "Waiting Room".
If you are new to Zoom, then be assured it is not hard to take part. All members and friends are welcome, but please ask interested friends to send their names to me by email, so we know to invite you on the night.
If you would like to be added to the invitation list for any of these meetings, then then please send me an email to rkpgreen(at)aol.com letting me know which meeting(s) you are interested in attending.
«
Last Edit: October 02, 2020, 11:22:08 AM by Maggi Young
»
Logged
Richard Green - Balfron Station, West Central Scotland
Richard Green
Journal Access Group
Sr. Member
Posts: 335
Country:
SRGC Treasurer
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #1 on:
October 04, 2020, 08:40:10 AM »
Thanks to those who have already been in touch.
Others who are interested, please let me know in advance if you would like to attend, and I can send you an invitation link.
Logged
Richard Green - Balfron Station, West Central Scotland
Richard Green
Journal Access Group
Sr. Member
Posts: 335
Country:
SRGC Treasurer
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #2 on:
October 07, 2020, 10:20:06 AM »
The initial setup meeting on Monday went well. Several people from other Local Groups have show interest, as well as from those who live too far away from a local group meeting venue to usually attend in person.
If any other SRGC member would like to attend one or more of the meetings, then please PM or email me for details of the link to allow you to attend these online slide shows.
Logged
Richard Green - Balfron Station, West Central Scotland
Richard Green
Journal Access Group
Sr. Member
Posts: 335
Country:
SRGC Treasurer
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #3 on:
October 11, 2020, 10:24:56 PM »
There is still space in the audience for tomorrow night's talk.
Let me know if you would like to attend and I can send the link.
Logged
Richard Green - Balfron Station, West Central Scotland
Luke-S
Newbie
Posts: 1
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #4 on:
October 12, 2020, 12:53:51 PM »
Hi Richard,
I would like to attend the Zoom meeting this evening if possible.
Thanks
Luke
Logged
Maggi Young
Forum Dogsbody
Global Moderator
Hero Member
Posts: 44743
Country:
"There's often a clue"
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #5 on:
October 12, 2020, 09:11:46 PM »
Super Zoom talk by Richard - many thanks for that - also for the chance to spot so many chums after such a long gap with no SRGC meetings or shows. Very pleasant evening - and as hostess Alison Ward said - no need to wish us all "safe home" - since we were already there!
Logged
Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!
Editor: International Rock Gardener e-magazine
fermi de Sousa
Far flung friendly fyzzio
Hero Member
Posts: 7472
Country:
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #6 on:
October 13, 2020, 01:57:01 PM »
I was tempted to join in at 5:30 am our time but I needed the sleep as I had to drive to Bendigo later that morning!
I'm looking seriously at December as a possibility!
cheers
fermi
Logged
Mr Fermi de Sousa, Redesdale,
Victoria, Australia
Maggi Young
Forum Dogsbody
Global Moderator
Hero Member
Posts: 44743
Country:
"There's often a clue"
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #7 on:
October 13, 2020, 03:35:15 PM »
Time zone differences are the main problem for international involvement for these zoom talks - Arie and Lee Vanspronsen in Canada had to get up at 4.30am to join Cliff Booker's AGS talk the other day! Not sure how many would be game for such and early start- or the UK folks for a late night talk. A lot of speakers might mot be exactly sparkling at that time of day, either!!
Logged
Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!
Editor: International Rock Gardener e-magazine
Richard Green
Journal Access Group
Sr. Member
Posts: 335
Country:
SRGC Treasurer
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #8 on:
October 14, 2020, 12:51:54 PM »
I was looking out for you Fermi, and sorry that you couldn't make it.
We hope to see you in December.
Logged
Richard Green - Balfron Station, West Central Scotland
Richard Green
Journal Access Group
Sr. Member
Posts: 335
Country:
SRGC Treasurer
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #9 on:
November 07, 2020, 03:52:44 PM »
Our online talk this month is this coming Monday evening 9 November at 7.30pm GMT:
Michael Thornley
from Glenarn, Rhu will be talking about
“On the Wild Side: growing rhododendrons in Scotland“
.
Put a note in your diaries, and if you haven't already received my email notification which I sent out in the last few days, then please get in touch with me to request the zoom link, and ask to be put on the e-mailing list for future talks.
Logged
Richard Green - Balfron Station, West Central Scotland
fermi de Sousa
Far flung friendly fyzzio
Hero Member
Posts: 7472
Country:
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #10 on:
November 09, 2020, 10:29:04 PM »
Hi Richard,
it was great to join the talk and to hear Mike's experiences of growing Rhodies in Scotland. I was chuffed to hear the story about his contact with Keith James who was a past President of the Ferny Creek Hort Society. I just got off the phone to his widow, Maisie, who was delighted to know that they were remembered in Scotland. She said that Mike was a great host when they visited Scotland and organised a number of gardens for them to visit - Glenarn of course being a highlight,
cheers
fermi
Logged
Mr Fermi de Sousa, Redesdale,
Victoria, Australia
Richard Green
Journal Access Group
Sr. Member
Posts: 335
Country:
SRGC Treasurer
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #11 on:
November 14, 2020, 09:54:10 AM »
Hi Fermi
It was great to have you with us, and hope the time difference was not too difficult. Also glad that Mike's comments went down well and have been appreciated. It was wonderful to see the international reach of the Forum.
Logged
Richard Green - Balfron Station, West Central Scotland
Maggi Young
Forum Dogsbody
Global Moderator
Hero Member
Posts: 44743
Country:
"There's often a clue"
Re: West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
«
Reply #12 on:
February 10, 2021, 05:12:09 PM »
For any who missed Richard's talk on China it is being hosted again by "The Caley " (Royal Caledonian horticultural Society - on March 2nd at 7.30 via Teams.
This is one the Caley talks free to all if you register via the Eventbrite booking system
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/china-beyond-the-crowds-tickets-137634176527
This is a joint talk with the Scottish Rock Garden Club - speaker Richard Green
About this Event
This talk covers the flora of Yunnan and Sichuan. You will see the scenery and plants encountered in a trip through the mountains of southwestern China in 2019. The area is a mecca for botanists and has attracted plant hunters and seed collectors for the last 100 years on account of its exceptional botanical diversity. The talk is lavishly illustrated with pictures of plants such as meconopsis, primula, corydalis and many other genera. You will be enthralled by the type and numbers of plants seen as well as the amazing landscapes of the area.
Richard Green is a retired chartered accountant. He has been Treasurer of the Scottish Rock Garden Club since November 2014.
As a keen walker, Richard is interested in seeing plants in the wild. He has botanised in many mountain ranges in Europe, including the Picos, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Alps. He has visited the Atlas in Morocco, and both the Rockies and the Andes in the Americas. Further afield he has looked for, and photographed, plants in New Zealand and western China.
Logged
Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!
Editor: International Rock Gardener e-magazine
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Up
« previous
next »
Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
»
SRGC Shows and Events
»
Events
»
West of Scotland Local Group autumn 2020 meetings by Zoom
Scottish Rock Garden Club is a Charity registered with Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR): SC000942
SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal