Copy posting from Tony Goode in the Crocus section.
Sounds like a GREAT DAY!
Crocus Open Day
Tuesday 26 February 2008
at the Hillside Event Centre, Wisley Garden
A day has been arranged to coincide with the current trial of Spring-flowering Crocus which is now in its second year.
With special guest appearance of Janis Ruksans, who is flying in from Latvia to give the background on the many cultivars he has submitted to the trial.
The day will start at 10:30 with coffee
10.45 Brian Mathew : General Introduction to Crocus
11.20 Alan Edwards : Cultivation of Crocus
11.55 Roger Holland : Bowles and the C. chrysanthus hybrids
12.30 Janis Ruksans : Crocus in the Wild
12.30 13.00 Questions and Answers Session
14.00 15.30 Tours of the Trial of Spring-flowering Crocus, in the Rock Frame Yard, with Committee members and crocus people present to answer questions.
All attendees are invited to bring crocus for interest or identification
Tickets are £5.00. Places are limited, so early booking is recommended.
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Crocus Day at Wisley on Tuesday 26 February 2008
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RHS Event Booking, PO Box 313, London SW1P 2PE
Tel: Event Booking Hotline 0845 612 1253
For more information contact : RHS Trials Office Tel: 01483 212440 email: trials@rhs.org.uk
