SRGC Show Dates for 2016

[Maggi Young]

January 2016 -  Link to new SRGC Show Schedules 2016 for full details  : click HERE

 Please note that all times etc are included in the Show Schedules Booklet
 
Dunblane Early Bulb Display 20 February
Kendal 12 March
Stirling Show (Kincardine) 19 March
Hexham2nd April for 2016
Edinburgh 9 April
Perth 16 April

Highland Show (Nairn) 30 April -  the nurseries attending will be Ardfearn, Rumbling Bridge and, possibly, Askival.

Glasgow 7 May
Aberdeen 14 May
Summer Event (Dunblane) 20 August

Late Bulb Event  24th and  25th September  Venue - Penrith  - further details in "Reply 2", below

Newcastle  8 October
Discussion Weekend  Show  Peebles  15 October

SRGC AGM# 12 November 2016 - Scone New Church Hall, Balformo Road, Scone, PH2 6QX 
( MAP - click here )

 Proposed  dates for  SRGC/RHS Joint Rock Committee meetings in 2016 :
Dunblane  20 Feb, Edinburgh  09 April, Glasgow  07 May, Gardening Scotland  28 May, Discussion Weekend  15 October.


Remember that details of many events both organised by and  relevant to  SRGC can be found  in this section of the forum: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?board=20.0

[Maggi Young]

Some early news of the Early Bulb Day and  SRGC Summer Event

20th February    SRGC Early Bulb Display
Victoria Hall, Dunblane
Speakers Neil Huntly   Ian Christie and   Alan McMurtrie from Canada -  Reticulata Iris breeder

20th August  SRGC Summer Event in both Victoria and Christian Fellowship Halls, Dunblane
SRGC SUMMER MEETING
Flowers of the Hills and Mountains
20th August 10.00am to 4.00pm

Show Secretary
Sandy Leven, 2, Leighton Court, Dunblane FK15 0ED
Tel 01786 824064 sandy.leven@btinternet.com

Venue
Victoria Hall & Dunblane Christian Fellowship Hall, Station Road, Dunblane
Opposite the railway station

Staging 8.30am till 10.00 am on Saturday 22nd August

A summer event to celebrate rock gardening
This event celebrates the fact that the SRGC is a garden club and the plants which members grow. It will
illustrate and the beauty, diversity and garden worthiness of the widest range of rock and woodland garden
plants, bulbs, shrubs and trees, to encourage their cultivation in gardens and to encourage the exchange of
plants and knowledge among gardeners. The display is not intended to be floral art.

Talks by Willie Campbell, Bob Mitchell and Elspeth Mackintosh

11am Willie Campbell : Botanical travels in search  of plants in wild places.
12.15pm  Bob Mitchell : Alaska
3.15pm  Elspeth Mackintosh: Looking after bulbs  at the RBG Edinburgh

A display of rock garden plants, flowers, foliage and fruit

Contributions are invited for a 50:50 plant sale

Space will be available for Display Exhibits of photographs etc – contact Sandy Leven in advance, please.

[Maggi Young]

January 2016 -  Link to new SRGC Show Schedules 2016 : click HERE

LATE BULB PENRITH WEEKEND
"A Celebration of Cyclamen"
24th & 25th September
Hosted jointly by the SRGC and THE CYCLAMEN SOCIETY

Venue: The Evergreen Hall, Bluebell Lane, Penrith CA11 7LH (Travel Directions, below)

There will be no charge to attend but  Members will be asked to make a donation.

Time: Both days will start with coffee and biscuits at 10.00am
For more details contact: Barry Caudwell; Phone 01828 686709 or E-mail
f.b.caudwell@fireflyuk.net
We are designing a full programme for both days, a small charge will be made to cover costs. Please supply your own picnic lunch. There are supermarkets and restaurants close to the hall.

Speakers and subjects will include:-
Martyn Denney: Secretary and Editor of the Cyclamen Society on the Cyclamen Society's Expeditions and their results
John Richards: Past President of the Alpine Garden Society & author of Mountain Flower Walks in The Greek Mainland on Spring and Autumn Bulbs of Greece (2 Talks)
Vic Aspland: President and Publicity Officer of The Cyclamen Society, on Growing Cyclamen in England
Sandy Leven: Past President and Publicity Manager of The Scottish Rock Garden Club, on Cyclamen and Friends - a Scottish Perspective

DISPLAY: Members are asked to bring as many flowering bulbs and plants, either in pots or as cut stems in vases as possible. While the emphasis is on Cyclamen, all other genera are welcome. This is a unique opportunity for members of both the SRGC and the CS to share their knowledge and enthusiasm of some of our favourite plants and bulbs, which grow with them.
SHOW: The Cyclamen Society hopes to include a competitive Show as part of the weekend..
We ask members to contribute plants, corms and bulbs to the 50:50 plant sale and special plants for the raffles.
Nurseries to include HARTSIDE NURSERY, Alston, Cumbria

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DIRECTIONS:
Traveling on M6 from North or South;
Leave M6 at Junction 40 for Penrith at roundabout take exit onto the Ullswater Road, signposted Penrith
A592 for ¾ mile, (straight over first roundabout) at the next roundabout 1st exit onto Cromwell Road /
A592 for 150 yds, to roundabout (opposite Morrisions Supermarket) take 2nd exit onto Brunswick Road/
A592 for 200 yds at the second right turn into Bluebell Lane /A592 Hall is on right after 100yds. Car
parks on left and right and also at the end of the road.
Other Routes from East or West;
Use A66 and at Junction 40 with the M6 follow above instructions.
More details will be in the Secretary’s Pages, July.

[Maggi Young]

News from Rumbling Bridge Nursery about which  Shows they will attending this year  ..... buy at the show or place and order to be  delivered to a show - or both! 

Rumbling Bridge Nursery


....will have plants for sale at the following shows in 2016 :

SRGC Dunblane early bulb show - Feb. 20
SRGC Kincardine - Mar. 19
SRGC Hexham - April 2
SRGC Edinburgh - April 9
SRGC Perth - April 16
SRGC Nairn (to be confirmed) April 30
SRGC Glasgow (Milngavie) May 7
SAPS Auchterarder (Auricula/Primula show) - May 14
SRGC Dunblane - August 20
SRGC Penrith (Cyclamen show) - Sept. 24

http://rumblingbridgenursery.co.uk/

[Maggi Young]

The nurseries who will be attending the Glasgow Show this year are:

                 Ardfearn
                 Hartside
                 Kevock
                 Rumbling Bridge


 You can find the websites of all these nurseries in the SRGC Links pages -
    http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?action=links

GLASGOW SHOW
7th May 11.30 am to 3.30 pm
SHOW SECRETARY: Mr John Lee
25 Douglas Drive, Glasgow G15 6SW
Telephone 0141 944 2411
VENUE: Milngavie Town Hall, Main Street, Milngavie, Glasgow
LOCATION: 9 miles NW of Glasgow on the A81. The Town Hall is near the town centre,
opposite the car park for Milngavie railway station.
ENTRIES: To Show Secretary or Assistant Show Secretary, Mr Bill Robinson, Telephone
0141 883 4539, by Wednesday before the show. Late entries accepted until one
hour before judging.
STAGING: 7.30 - 9.30 pm, Friday before the show and 8.15 - 9.30 am, Saturday of the
show.
JUDGING: Begins at 9.45 am
RHS JOINT ROCK GARDEN PLANT COMMITTEE: will meet at 12.00 noon.
Plants for consideration must be registered by 11.00 am.
 

[Maggi Young]

Nurseries attending the SRGC Perth Show on April 16th  will be :
Ardfearn,
Hartside
Aberconwy
Rumbling Bridge
MacPlants
Harperley Hall Farm and
John Owen

[Maggi Young]

All details of shows, including venues etc can be found in the SRGC SHow Schedules 2016 -
http://files.srgc.net/show_info/SRGCShowSchedules2016.pdf

[Maggi Young]

Next SRGC Event :
20th August  SRGC Summer Event in both Victoria and Christian Fellowship Halls, Dunblane
SRGC SUMMER MEETING
Flowers of the Hills and Mountains
20th August 10.00am to 4.00pm

Show Secretary
Sandy Leven, 2, Leighton Court, Dunblane FK15 0ED
Tel 01786 824064 sandy.leven@btinternet.com

Venue
Victoria Hall & Dunblane Christian Fellowship Hall, Station Road, Dunblane
Opposite the railway station

Staging 8.30am till 10.00 am on Saturday 22nd August

A summer event to celebrate rock gardening
This event celebrates the fact that the SRGC is a garden club and the plants which members grow. It will
illustrate and the beauty, diversity and garden worthiness of the widest range of rock and woodland garden
plants, bulbs, shrubs and trees, to encourage their cultivation in gardens and to encourage the exchange of
plants and knowledge among gardeners. The display is not intended to be floral art.

Talks by Willie Campbell, Bob Mitchell and Elspeth Mackintosh

11am Willie Campbell : Botanical travels in search  of plants in wild places.
12.15pm  Bob Mitchell : Alaska
3.15pm  Elspeth Mackintosh: Looking after bulbs  at the RBG Edinburgh

A display of rock garden plants, flowers, foliage and fruit

Contributions are invited for a 50:50 plant sale

Space will be available for Display Exhibits of photographs etc – contact Sandy Leven in advance, please.

[Maggi Young]

The Stirling Group has recently enjoyed a very successful visit to Gargunnock House - where they were  shown round by  the man in charge - Willie Campbell, SRGC stalwart and Rhododendron enthusiast - Willie is to be one of the Speakers at the SRGC Summer Event, of course - read Sandy Leven's report on the Group visit HERE

[Maggi Young]

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SRGC AGM - news of the Clark Memorial Lecture - approx. 2pm.
 
 Info about the lecture at the AGM wasn't ready in time for inclusion with the journal mailing -  this news has just arrived from the President, David Rankin.
 
 The speaker at the AGM  will be Pam Eveleigh, and her title will be:  "If I had a Million Dollars".
 
 Pam says "Where would you travel to on a botanical trip if you had a spare $1,000,000, and why? Pam explores how state-of-the-art technology can be combined with historical information to find plants and to make a wish list of magical places to explore. And if you don’t have the money, how about using modern tools to connect with local people or other explorers who can visit those places?"

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 Pam, from Calgary, Canada, is well travelled  and  known to SRGC members both for  her excellent website, "Primula World" and for the talks she has given as the SRGC Travelling Speaker.
 
 It is fortunate that Pam was available to accept the invitation to speak at the 2016 AGM and this is a great  opportunity to hear her at Scone on 12th November!

Venue for AGM : Balformo Road, Scone PH2 6QX.
 All details in the Secretary's Pages : download HERE

[Maggi Young]

Please note that  more AGM details are available in the July Secretary's Pages  HERE  and a map to the venue, which is  the Scone New Church Hall, Balformo Road, Scone, PH2 6QX can be found HERE

Nominations for Ordinary Members of Council

The following nominations have been received for consideration at the AGM:

Jean Wyllie

Barry Caudwell

Hannah Wilson

[Maggi Young]

NEWCASTLE SHOW - Ponteland  8th October 2016

From 10am to 4pm (show hall opens approx. 11:00)

Organised by the ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY in conjunction with the SCOTTISH ROCK GARDEN CLUB
THE MEMORIAL HALL, DARRAS ROAD, PONTELAND, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE20 9NX.

PLEASE NOTE - THERE ARE ROAD WORKS ON PONTELAND MAIN STREET AT THE MOMENT AND IT WOULD BE WISE TO LEAVE AN EXTRA 15 MINUTES FOR YOUR JOURNEY TO THE SHOW.

A1 round Newcastle; A696 past Airport and into Ponteland; Darras Road is to the left.just past Waitrose.
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
ENTRIES TO: Alan Newton by Wednesday, before the show.
(Novice Section Entries at any time - advance notice of large entry appreciated)
STAGING: 8.00 am to 9.40 am on Saturday only.
No late entries after 9.30am on the Saturday
JUDGING: begins at 9.45 am TROPHY PRESENTATION: 3.45 pm

[Maggi Young]

The last competitive  SRGC show for 2016 will be held at the SRGC Discussion Weekend  near Peebles on 15th October - please consult the Show Schedules for details, HERE 

[Maggi Young]

SRGC AGM# 12 November 2016 - Scone New Church Hall, Balformo Road, Scone, PH2 6QX

Please note that all AGM details are available in the July Secretary's Pages  HERE and a map to the venue, which is  the Scone New Church Hall, Balformo Road, Scone, PH2 6QX can be found HERE

Nominations for Ordinary Members of Council

The following nominations have been received for consideration at the AGM:

Jean Wyllie

Barry Caudwell

Hannah Wilson

SRGC AGM - news of the Clark Memorial Lecture at AGM  - approx. 2pm.

  Info about the lecture at the AGM wasn't ready in time for inclusion with the journal mailing -  this news has just arrived from the President, David Rankin.

  The speaker at the AGM  will be Pam Eveleigh, and her title will be:  "If I had a Million Dollars".

  Pam says "Where would you travel to on a botanical trip if you had a spare $1,000,000, and why? Pam explores how state-of-the-art technology can be combined with historical information to find plants and to make a wish list of magical places to explore. And if you don’t have the money, how about using modern tools to connect with local people or other explorers who can visit those places?"

  Pam, from Calgary, Canada, is well travelled  and  known to SRGC members both for  her excellent website, "Primula World" and for the talks she has given as the SRGC Travelling Speaker.

  It is fortunate that Pam was available to accept the invitation to speak at the 2016 AGM and this is a great  opportunity to hear her at Scone on 12th November!

 Venue for AGM : Balformo Road, Scone PH2 6QX.
  All details in the Secretary's Pages : download HERE