SRGC Summer Event 23rd August 2014

[ChrisB]

Thoroughly enjoyed my day yesterday!  Olga's talks were illuminating and took me to places I've never seen before.  The exhibition hall was full of interesting plants too, here is a tropeolum brought in by Steve along with information about it.  Lovely selection of alstroemerias, gentians, heathers and streptocarpus too.  But didn't get pics of many, not enough time...

[Susann]

As you can see, not only Chris enjoyed the talks by Olga, the whole public was very enthusiastic!

If possible, Olga and I got even more enthusiastic when we found out that Scottish hotels not only provide free soap and schampoo, but also a wide range of choice plants!

Finally, I just would like to ad a picture to try to stop the wild rumor circulating that our stay in Scotland was nothing but an odyssé in puddings; we did have healthy food as well. Please, see the proof below.

To all friends I met and all new friends I made during the day I would like to say thank you for chats, advices, share of knowledge and a very very good time that would have been impossible without you.

[ranunculus]

It looks like a wonderful event … so sorry to have missed it.  Safe journeys to the well-travelled visitors.

[Tim Ingram]

We happened to stop off at Dunbar on the way up, the birthplace of John Muir, and I do believe that great traveller would have been in his element listening to Olga's talks. A great day and thanks to the SRGC for organising such an exciting and inviting an event and to Olga for her charming and enlightening talks. It's a curious thing but Gillian and I also found several boxes of plants in our hotel room, courtesy of Edrom, Hartside and Rumbling Bridge ...

[ChrisB]

Didn't see you there Tim, sorry I missed you.

[Catwheazle]

great     

I would like to have been there

[angie]

Like everyone has said it was a great day and Olga talks were so interesting it kept us all wide awake. I don't think anyone was cat napping.  Well, done olga your English is perfect.
Sorry never got to talk to everyone, the day went past so quick.

Angie 

[Olga Bondareva]

It was unforgettable.
Can I express the warm feeling inside?
So much experience was shared, so many plants was seen, so interesting talks were spoken, so many words of encourage were told to me! I am so grateful to the Club and our hosts for those 7 days of Scotland. I’ve got a sense of the country. It’s the most important thing.



English is still spoken in my head.
And looking at pictures makes possible to feel myself in Scotland again.
It’s cold here now and I really need kilt socks and hot-water bottle to bed. And I haven’t explored those black mountains.

And by the way do you know what Susann likes most of all?

Cast sparrow from Botanical Garden is very natural. My cat tried to chase after it and was very much confused.



My warmest greetings to all I met in Scotland!

[Susann]

Hm, you got me, Olga. I confess. Mentha icecream! Thank you Annielle and Cyril for introducing me to that Vienetta flavour. I wish it excisted in Sweden.

[Maggi Young]

  - I didn't know the mint Vienetta existed here, either, Susann! Will be looking for it now 

[Maggi Young]

Tim has written in his AGS diary ....... http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/diaries/Kent/+August+/611/

[ChrisB]

Very nice account.  Reminds me I must take time to pop up to Edrom again, it's not too far from here either...

[Maggi Young]

A reminder that Sandy Leven's Show and event reports can be found in the main site : HERE -most 2014reports are there now.

Sandy's latest report is on the SRGC Summer Event in Dunblane  and has just been loaded to the site:

http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/SRGCSummerevent2014.pdf

You will see that Sandy mentions a hope that Olga can be asked to write for the Journal - I would remind everyone that Olga has already made several contributions to the International Rock Gardener e-magazine, including an excellent article on one of her subjects at the
SRGC Summer Day - Daphne juliae- in the IRG of May2010 :  http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2010May271274998232IRG_5_May.pdf

[Tim Ingram]

I've added a detailed description of Olga's talks at the Summer Event last August to the 'Articles' page on our nursery website, see:

www.coptonash.plus.com

Thanks again to all those involved in organising the event and to Olga for her wonderful and illuminating talks.