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February 2024
2024 Annual Lunch
The event begins at 12 noon with a lecture from Matthew Jebb, Director of the National Botanic Gardens, ‘In Search of The Garden of Eden’, and is followed by a three-course lunch. The Royal Irish Yacht Club is about 200m West of the Dun Laoghaire train station. The address is Harbour Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, A96 RC84. The dress code is smart casual.
Find out more »March 2024
A Growing Addiction: Bulbs from the Winter Rainfall area of South Africa – Paul Cumbleton
The lecture will be held via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent out ahead of time.
Find out more »2024 Spring Local Show, Workshop and Members’ Plant Sale
The Spring Local Show will be held in the Teak House at the National Botanic Gardens. Here's the Show Schedule. Note that exhibits must be staged by 2.00pm. Plants Section Class 1 1 pan Alpine Plant in Flower. Class 2 1 pan Saxifraga. Class 3 1 pan Primula. Class 4 1 pan Cyclamen. Class 5 1 pan Bulbous Plant. Class 6 1 pan Cushion Plant. Class 7 1 pan Rock Plant (judged for foliage effect). Class 8 1 pan Dwarf…
Find out more »April 2024
Ulster Group AGS Show 2024
Staging is from 8 am to 9.30 am. Judging begins at 9.45 am. The Show Hall is open from 12 noon to 3.30 pm but Plant Sales open earlier, at 11.30 am.
Find out more »Dublin Group AGS Show 2024
Here's what you will find at the Show: Exhibition Plants - A unique opportunity to see exotic plants from mountains and meadows around the world. Society Plant Stall - many unusual alpines and other plants for sale. Trade Plant Stalls - a wide range of choice rock garden and herbaceous plants for sale. Display of Bonsai trees (TBC). Afternoon Teas. Raffle. Admission is €3 (members and children free). Download the Show Schedule for 2024 You can find further information for…
Find out more »May 2024
AGS May 2024 Lecture
The lecture will be held via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent out ahead of time. Lecturer and topic to be confirmed.
Find out more »AGS Trip to The Burren 2024
See the booking documentation sent out to members for details.
Find out more »September 2024
October 2024
Andrew Ward, ‘Sand Beds – How To Grow Tricky Alpines Outside Easily’
The lecture will be given by Andrew Ward of Norwell Nurseries (https://www.norwellnurseries.co.uk/). It will cover how to create a sand bed and the plants that will thrive, including Gentians, Lithodora, Daphnes, Saxifrages, Anchusa, Narcissus and Tulips. We hope that this will be especially useful for those of you who have started growing from seed and are looking to move on to the next stage. The lecture will be held via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent out ahead of…
Find out more »November 2024
39th Alpine Weekend
The speakers at this year's event will be: Ian Christie Martin Hajman Maurice Parkinson Lecture Programme Saturday 15th November 11.00 Martin Hajman 'Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden – Rock Landscape and Plant Collections above the polar circle' 14.00 Maurice Parkinson 'Ballyrobert Gardens - The Story Behind the Garden' 16.00 Ian Christie 'Ian Christie's Garden - New Directions' (via Zoom) Sunday 17th November 09.30 Martin Hajman 'Spring in Turkey - Travelling for early flowers' 11.00 Ian Christie 'Meconopsis and other woodland plants'…
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