SRGC Show dates 2015

[Maggi Young]

Provisional Show Dates for 2015

NOW Confirmed Show Dates

Please consult the 2015 Show Schedule- available HERE


Dunblane Early Bulb Display 21 February
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
A Celebration of Bulbs & Hearts
with talks at 11am and 2pm

Kendal 14 March

Stirling Show (Kincardine) 21 March
 
Hexham 28 March

Edinburgh 11 April

Perth 18 April

Highland Show (Nairn) 25 April

Glasgow 2 May

Aberdeen 16 May

Summer Event (Dunblane) 15 August 22 August

Late Bulb Day  Scone 19th September :
Late Bulb Display at Old Scone Church Hall 19 September
Coffee at 10.00am
Two presentations by
Julian Sutton
11am Making Sense of Iridaceae
2pm From South to North
Southern Hemisphere Bulbs in the Garden and Cool Greenhouse
Julian & Sarah run a small nursery in Devon and will be bringing a range of bulbs
to sell.
Tickets, costing £5:00, will be on sale at the door. Members are encouraged to
bring along as many pans of dwarf bulbs and flowering alpine plants as possible
for a display.
Bring a picnic lunch, self serve tea / coffee provided. Contributions are invited for
a 50:50 plant sale, which will be held to cover expenses.

Discussion Weekend 3 October

   Next Event : Newcastle 10 October

[Maggi Young]

There will be a show in  Aberdeen in 2015 - the date is 16th May.

The SRGC Summer Day will take place on Saturday 22nd August 2015

Our speaker will be  Susann Nilsson who will give three talks.

First will be on Pulsatillas, the second talk is  "Eastern Treasures", about Altai, Tien Shan, northern Mongolia and Russian Far East with a short jump to Hokkaido.  The third, which Susann has called "Sandy´s Special Swedish Summer Show" is about native plants of northern Sweden.

[Maggi Young]

Confirming the SRGC  Show dates for 2015

Dunblane early bulb day  21st February
Kendal show  14th March - with new Art Section
Stirling show  21st March
Northumberland show, Hexham  28th March
Edinburgh & the Lothians show 11th April
Perth show  18th April
Highland show 25th April
Glasgow show  2nd May
Aberdeen show 16th May
Summer meeting, Dunblane  22nd August
Late bulb day, Scone  19th September
Discussion weekend, Grantown-on-Spey 3 -5th October
Newcastle show  10th October  new venue COWELL'S GARDEN CENTRE, MAIN ROAD, WOOLSINGTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,  NE13 8BW

[Maggi Young]

SRGC  Show dates for 2015

Dunblane early bulb day  21st February
Kendal show  14th March
Stirling show  21st March
Northumberland show, Hexham  28th March
Edinburgh & the Lothians show 11th April
Perth show  18th April
Highland show 25th April
Glasgow show  2nd May
Aberdeen show 16th May
Summer meeting, Dunblane  22nd August

Late bulb day, Scone  19th September    Speaker Julian Sutton
Two Presentations  which will look at many African and South American bulbs
Late Bulb Display at Old Scone Church Hall 19 September
Coffee at 10.00am
Two presentations by
Julian Sutton
11am Making Sense of Iridaceae
2pm From South to North
Southern Hemisphere Bulbs in the Garden and Cool Greenhouse
Julian & Sarah run a small nursery in Devon and will be bringing a range of bulbs
to sell.
Tickets, costing £5:00, will be on sale at the door. Members are encouraged to
bring along as many pans of dwarf bulbs and flowering alpine plants as possible
for a display.
Bring a picnic lunch, self serve tea / coffee provided. Contributions are invited for
a 50:50 plant sale, which will be held to cover expenses.


Discussion weekend, Grantown-on-Spey 3 -5th October
Newcastle show,   10th October

SRGC 2015 Show Schedules - click HERE


There are links to maps to some of the Show venues  on this page of the main site : Show Dates

[Maggi Young]

The SRGC will have a display stand at the  Gardening Scotland event at Ingliston, near Edinburgh, from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 May. Ticket details etc :   http://www.gardeningscotland.com/main-features/


The next SRGC hosted  event :
The SRGC Summer Day  in Dunblane will take place on Saturday 22nd August 2015

Our speaker will be  Susann Nilsson who will give three talks.

First will be on Pulsatillas, the second talk is  "Eastern Treasures", about Altai, Tien Shan, northern Mongolia and Russian Far East with a short jump to Hokkaido.  The third, which Susann has called "Sandy´s Special Swedish Summer Show" is about native plants of northern Sweden.



Full details in SRGC Show Schedules - see link in previous posts.

[Maggi Young]

Saturday October 10th -  AGS/SRGC joint show to be held  for the first time at Cowell's Garden Centre.

NEWCASTLE OCTOBER 10th
From 10am to 4pm (show hall opens approx. 11:30)
Organised by the ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY in conjunction with the SCOTTISH ROCK GARDEN CLUB - under SRGC Rules this year.

VENUE : COWELL'S GARDEN CENTRE, MAIN ROAD, WOOLSINGTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,  NE13 8BW
From A1 round Newcastle, take B6918 for 1.6 miles, then venue is on the left.
SHOW SECRETARIES: Alan Newton, 12 Main Street, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9NR.
Tel: 01661 871974,  email: Alan.Newton@agsgroups.org
Alan Furness, St Lukes Cottage, Wooley, Hexham. NE46 1TT.
Tel: 01434 673445. email: Alan.Furness@agsgroups.org

 full details and schedule, page 49 of the SRGC Show Schedule :
 http://files.srgc.net/show_info/SRGCShowSchedules2015.pdf

All welcome

Nurseries attending will be : Aberconwy,  Hartside,    Buried Treasure, Choice Landscapes, Edrom and Ryal nursery

All nurseries will be pleased to bring orders to the show.

Exhibitors please use second car park or the overflow parking.

PLANT SALES FROM 9am SHOW WILL OPEN AT 11-00am approx.

Admission is FREE. Refreshments, Tombola
ALL EXHIBITORS will receive a 10% discount voucher for Cowells Garden Centre.