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April 2020
CANCELLED: Dublin Group Alpine Garden Society Show 2020
Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus situation, the Main AGS has cancelled all Shows until the end of May. Apologies to all those with beautiful plants to display. 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.…
Find out more »May 2020
Diane Clement, The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Travels in Japan
This is a change to the published Programme. Unfortunately Jim Almond had to cancel, but we'll hope to get him back another time.
Find out more »July 2020
Burren Trip
This year we will be visiting The Burren in July, to see a different range of plants in flower.
Find out more »September 2020
Zoom: John Good, ‘Crevice Gardens and Their Plants’
This is newly organised, to help fill in some of the gaps from earlier in the year. It will be held via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent out ahead of time.
Find out more »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.
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