Invitation from our friends in the Czech Alpine Club

[Maggi Young]

This kind  invitation has been sent from our Friends in the Czech Alpine Club to attend their popular alpine discussion weekend this year, from 16th to 18th October.

Rudi Weiss, who has often attended this annual event has written of these weekends in the past.

Invitation to the lecture weekend 16.- 18. October 2015
                    Hotel Skalský Dvůr – Czech Republic

Growers of the alpine plant club in Prague invite you to a lecture weekend in hotel Skalský Dvůr at the village of Lísek near  Bystřice nad Pernštejnem.

Price per bed in a double room 2000.- CZK
Price for single room 2250.- CZK
Payment on the spot in Czech crowns.

During the timetable of lectures there will be free time and
and plant sales.

Please send your Application to Jiri Novak     email - jirka.saxi@post.cz 

We look forward to meeting.

Jiří  Novák

Here is the programme for the weekend to tempt you!

 Programme – Lecture weekend 16.- 18. October 2015
            Venue:   hotel Skalský Dvůr  near the village of Lísek by Bystřice nad Pernštejnem

Friday 16.10.2015
From 16.hod to 18pm. – presentation – accommodation
18.30   introduction lecture weekend
19.00                      dinner                                                                                                                 
20.00 lecture -Robert Roth – Russian eastern region Sayan Mountains
20.50  break
22.00  The end of the day's  programme

Saturday 17.10.2015
07.30                   breakfast
08.30  lecture - Vlastimil Pilous  -  The Plants in my garden
09.20  break
09.40  lecture - David Horák  -  Visit the mountains of China
10.30  plant sale
12.00  lunch 
13.00  lecture - Vojtěch Holubec  - to be specified
13.50  break
14.10  lecture - Ota Vlasák - Rockery construction in various containers and planting options
15.00 break
15.20 lecture - Josef Holzbecher – 1/ best from South America
16.10 break
16.30 lecture - Josef  Holzbecher – 2/ best from South America
17.20 break
17.40 lecture - Zdeněk Zvolánek - The magic of the beautiful hillsides
18.30 break
19.00 dinner
20.00 lecture - K.Andersen - L.Hansen –  The Oxalis of Patagonia that we grow
20.50 break
22.00 The end of the day's  programme

Sunday 18.10.2015
07.30 breakfast
08.30 lecture - Mojmír Martan – Grove plants
09.20 break
09.40 lecture - Michal Hoppel - My new rock garden
10.30 plant sale
11.30 programme termination weekend
12.00 lunch
13.00 departure

(It is possible that the order of the lectures may change)

Quite a line-up of Speakers and Talks, I'm sure you will agree.
 It is most kind of the Czechs to extend their invitation to us - O I hope  some of us will be able to attend. 

[Lesley Cox]

Oh My! Wouldn't that be a great way to end our colder-than-usual southern winter! Alas it can't happen for us, or not for me anyway but I'll be thinking about everyone and remembering with much pleasure the super Czech Conference in 2013. It seems like just last month yet also seems like many years ago. The memories are all very happy ones.

[Maggi Young]

The next Prague Rock Garden Show  will be  in the usual Charles Square venue from 7th  to the 19th September.