STUDY WEEKEND IN NEW ZEALAND 25TH -27TH JANUARY 2008

[Maggi Young]

DETAILS OF 2008 EVENT IN NEW ZEALAND
"Up High and Down Under, A Weekend of Alpines from 70° N to 40° S "

From 25th-27th January 2008 the New Zealand Alpine Garden Society are holding a Study Weekend. This event will be held at Lincoln University, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand.
 The organisers have provided these details:
The two overseas guest speakers are IAN YOUNG (renowned bulb expert and a leading light of the lively Scottish Rock Garden Club) and FINN HAUGLI (distinguished international speaker and recently-retired Director of the Artic-Alpine Botanic Garden, Tromsø, Norway).
Ian and Finn will be supported by several top New Zealand speakers and for the first time the programme will include 'hands-on' workshops, for example, learn how to 'twin-scale' bulbs and graft those difficult Daphnes and other treasures.
This promises to be a weekend of stimulating lectures and great company. A full programme and booking details will be available soon, so register your interest now with
Ann Cartman  ( email annnandjoe@xtra.co.nz) or  Doreen Mear (email doreenmear@xtra.co.nz) and start planning your New Zealand holiday!

[mark smyth]

if only I had saved hard this year ...

[fermi de Sousa]

It's not too late. Mark!
A group of us from Australia are hoping to make it across for the Weekend (or a bit longer!) though late January is not a good time to be away from the garden here due to the need for watering!
We're looking forward to hearing the key-note speakers, though Otto and I just heard Finn at Prague in May! Looking forward to catching up with Ian as well!( Are you bringing a guitar..or banjo?)
cheers
fermi

[Ian Y]

I too am looking forward to catching up with you again Fermi and all the other Southern Hemisphere friends many of whom I only know via the internet.
I do not think my luggage allowance will allow me to bring out a guitar or banjo, pity.

[mark smyth]

how much is it?

[Maggi Young]

I don't have those details, Mark... email Doreen Mear to ask... she'll send them on if they are not to hand at the moment.

[mark smyth]

what's the cost?

[t00lie]

Still interested in the cost Mark ?.--my registration form arrived today with full details.

Cheers dave.

[mark smyth]

welllll yes but I'm sure I couldnt get the funds and do my snowdrops things in February too

[t00lie]

$190 NZ for NZAGS members--$230 NZ non ---including some meals.

Very reasonable i thought -- extras would be airfare --accom--don't worry about transport, i'll pick you up at the airport--smile.

Cheers dave.

[fermi de Sousa]

Mark,
it wouldn't cost much to nip over to Aberdeen and hide in Ian's luggage!
Dave,
I'm still waiting for the rego form but it obviously takes longer to get over here from NZ!
cheers
fermi

[t00lie]

Fermi
The closing date for registrations is 30 Nov. 2007.

Today i noticed some nice growth from the Calostemma seed you forwarded.

Cheers dave

[mark smyth]

with flights over £1000 I think I'll stay at home

[Anthony Darby]

A bit far to go for a weekend, it not being in the school holidays.

[Maggi Young]

What about a study weekend, Anthony??

Seriously, I have more details, which i will try to post soon.. in the meantime, you can email me with your postal address and I can send you registration forms etc,. a bit easier than contacting NZ for those in the UK or Europe.