Dunblane 2008

[ChrisB]

Does anyone know the date for this event yet?  I'm planning to go by train and want to order travel tickets early before they go up in price.

[Maggi Young]

Hi, Chris, yes, the Dunblane Early Bulb day is on 16th February 2008. More details later, but it'll be a goody, it always is!

[ChrisB]

Thanks Maggi, I'm sure its hard to sort out speakers, but we had such a good time last year we want to come again, but a lot of driving for Sue, so we thought we'd see how much it costs on the train.  Now we can plan..... see you there!!!!!!

[Maggi Young]

Huge apologies, Folks, for delay in posting news of the Speakers at the Dunblane Early Bulb Day.
 They are as follows:
11am Susan Band  Spring Bulbs
         Ian Young    Narcissus

2pm    Ian Christie   Trillium
          Sandy Leven   Larger Bulbs.

Any plants looking good are welcome to the Non-competitive display. Lots of plants for sale, as ever.

If you feel inclined to volunteer to serve tea and wash dishes, for say half an hour, so much the better!

[Carlo]

Wow! Nice line-up of speakers...

[ChrisB]

Yes indeed Carlo.  I'm sure I'm going to be drooling.... cant wait!
We have our train tickets now.  Hope it will be finished by 3.15pm as our train departs at half past, but I'm sure there will be others on the same train too.

[Anthony Darby]

At least the railway station is handy - just across the road.

[ChrisB]

Yes, yes it is, thank goodness.  So all we have to do is practice our sprinting and make sure we have a seat near the door.....

[DaveM]

It does look a great line-up of speakers. I shall be sorry to miss the event and the opportunity to meet some of you again.  Perhaps, I'm only a little sorry though, as that day I shall be heading for Lisbon and the Serra da Estrella at the start of a narcissus hunt that will lead south to the Serra da Arrabida and then across to Ronda - looking forward to seeing may be up to 20 species and natural hybrids. Can't wait after the horrid weather here. Hope it's going to be great and that the plants are doing their stuff in time. 

Best wishes to all who are going to Dunblane and hope that you have a great day

[David Nicholson]

Hope you're taking the camera Dave?

[DaveM]

Naw, thought I'd leave it behind for once?   

I'm still learning to drive my new monster (Nkion D80). Must write myself a big reminder this time: "check the ****** settings". Last time many shots were not as good as they should have been 'cos I'd fiddled with some of the settings whilst practicing and hadn't thought to check them again. !!!!!!!!!!! Big lesson learnt. Something to be said for using auto, I suppose.............

[Maggi Young]

Have a great trip, David, go safe!

[ChrisB]

Here are a few pics I took at the Dunblane Early Bulb Day 2008:

Crocus-baytopiorum-NS2550-T
 Crocus-'Cream-Beauty'
 Dionysia-curviflora
 Galanthus-nivalis-'Lochinch'
 Galanthus-plicatus-'Sophie North'
 Galanthus-poceli
 Iris-winogradowii
 Leucojum-vernum-'Vagnerii'
 Paphiopedelon-'Oregon-Green

[ChrisB]

And I'd just like to say a great big thank you to all you good people who made the day the great success it was.  All the speakers were terrific, and I learned lots of practical, useful information.  Three cheers!!!!

[Maggi Young]

It was a  super day, wasn't it, Chris? Great to see you and Sue there, amongst the happy throng! Can't believe how busy it was. Ian suddenly said on the way home, crikey, nerver even took my camera out of my rucksack, never mind use it! Oops!  Just as well you were on the case!
By the way, only spoke briefly to Anthony ( though Ian met his Mum) but he (Anthony) was not waering any kind of headgear, rainbow or otherwise. (see previous posts, other threads1!!)