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September 2020
CANCELLED: Plant Sale
Sadly, the new rules on social distancing mean that we've had to cancel this event. But we will replace this with an online sale of plants. A sale of plants for Society members will be held in Jamie Chambers' garden. We will be selling the alpines that were originally bought from Gerd Stopp for sale at the Show. But as usual, please bring plants of your own too. Come a bit earlier if so, so we have time to price…
Find out more »October 2020
Zoom: Ken Cox, ‘Woodland Gardens’
This lecture is held jointly with the IGPS. The lecture will now be held online via Zoom. The Zoom link to the lecture will be emailed to you ahead of the meeting.
Find out more »November 2020
Zoom: Jim Almond, ‘Primulaceae in Pots’
Unfortunately, our original lecturer for this date, Ger van den Beuken, cannot give his ‘Cushions’ lecture online, so Jim Almond will talk to us instead. The lecture will now be held online via Zoom. The Zoom link to the lecture will be emailed to you ahead of the meeting.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »December 2020
Zoom: Christmas Miscellany
We will have to hold the Miscellany online this year, so you'll have to provide your own mince pies and mulled wine. But I will ask you to send me your photographic reminiscences of your gardening year, and we'll watch them together via Zoom.
Find out more »January 2021
Fionnuala Broughan, ‘Adventures of a Tour Guide in Kilmacurragh’
Fionnuala's lecture will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting of the Dublin Group, Alpine Garden Society.
Find out more »February 2021
Anne Spiegel, on her garden in New York State
The lecture will start at 8pm, but the Zoom session will start earlier to give you time to make the technology work.
Find out more »March 2021
Panayoti Keliadis, ‘Denver Botanic Gardens’
The lecture will start at 8pm, but the Zoom session will start earlier to give you time to make the technology work.
Find out more »April 2021
Jon Evans, ‘Blackthorn Nursery – January to May’
The lecture will start at 8pm, but the Zoom session will start earlier to give you time to make the technology work. As the lecture will be longer than usual - 80 to 85 minutes - there will be a 10 minute break half-way through.
Find out more »May 2021
Jimi Blake, ‘The Spring Garden at Hunting Brook’
The lecture will start at 8pm, but the Zoom session will start earlier to give you time to make the technology work.
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