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November 2018
35th Alpine Weekend
The 35th Alpine Weekend will take place in An Grianán, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, on the weekend of the 16th - 18th November, 2018. For directions on how to get there, look further down this page, here. The speakers will be as follows: Brian Burrow Robert & Rannveig Wallis Mike Keep What To Expect Since its outset, the Alpine Weekend has always been held in the headquarters of the Irish Contrywomen's Association, An Grianán, a location which is really handy for alpinists both…
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36th Alpine Weekend
Lecture Programme Saturday 16th November 10.30 Julian Sutton - Beneath the Trees 14.30 Hester Forde - Enchanting Plants 16.00 Johan Nilson - Bulbs and Alpines at Gothenburg Botanic Gardens Sunday 17th November 9.30 Julian Sutton - A Plantsman’s Guide to the American West 2.00 Johan Nilson - My Favourite Plants and Plantings at Gothenburg Botanic Gardens Speakers: Hester Forde Hester Forde is a renowned plantsperson, lecturer and garden writer. Anyone who has visited her garden ‘Coosheen’ in East Cork will…
Find out more »November 2020
CANCELLED: 37th Alpine Weekend
Sadly, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 37th Alpine Weekend will not take place this year. The speakers at this year's event were to have been: Vojtech Holubec Jim Jermyn Brendan Sayers We're hoping that it will be possible to hold the Weekend in 2021.
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37th Alpine Weekend
The 37th Alpine Weekend is going ahead this year! The speakers at this year's event will be: Vojtěch Holubec Jim Jermyn Brendan Sayers Lecture Programme Saturday 26th November 10.30 Jim Jermyn - 'The Dolomites' 14.30 Brendan Sayers - 'Native Irish Orchids' 16.00 Vojtěch Holubec - 'The Cream of Czech Gardens' Sunday 27th November 9.30 Vojtěch Holubec - 'Tien Shan - The Book Promotion' 2.00 Jim Jermyn - 'Branklyn Garden - A Legacy to the Rentons' Speakers: Vojtěch Holubec Vojtěch is…
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