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November 2019
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…
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January 2020
Carmel Duignan, ‘The Making of a Plant Anorak’
Carmel's lecture will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting of the Dublin Group, Alpine Garden Society.
Find out more »Cork Group: Bob & Rannveig Wallis – ‘The Garden at Llwyn Ifan’
Our first meeting of the New Year will take plant on Thursday 23rd January at the usual 20.00 in Northridge House. Our speakers for the night are Bob and Rannveig Wallis of Buried Treasure, Camarthen, Wales. The title of the talk is "The Garden at Llwyn Ifan" their own garden. Bob and Rannveig run a nursery specializing in bulbs called "Buried Treasure" and will be bringing bulbs for sale on the night. For those of you who are members of…
Find out more »February 2020
Visit to Angela Jupe’s Snowdrop Garden
The visit to Angela Jupe's snowdrop garden will cost €55 per person; this includes the coach trip, entrance to the garden, tea/coffee, and a two-course lunch. The coach will leave Mount Merrion Community Centre at 9am sharp on Saturday 08 February, returning no later than 6pm.
Find out more »2020 Annual Lunch
The event begins at 12 noon with a lecture from Paddy Tobin, ‘Thirty Years as the Undergardener’, and is followed by a three-course lunch. The Royal Irish Yacht Club is about 200m West of the Dun Laoghaire train station. The dress code is smart casual.
Find out more »March 2020
CANCELLED: Kevin Hughes, ‘Using Rock Garden Plants outside the context of a Rockery’
Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus situation, we have decided to cancel this lecture. We'll get Kevin back another time. (The lecture was to have been held jointly with the IGPS.)
Find out more »CANCELLED: Spring Local Show 2020
Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus situation, we have decided to cancel the Show. Apologies to all those with beautiful plants to display. Please Note The Change In Venue! Here's the schedule for the Spring Local Show. Note that exhibits must be staged by 2.30pm. 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…
Find out more »April 2020
CANCELLED: Ulster Group AGS 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. Staging is from 8 am to 9.30 am. Judging begins at 9.45 am. The Show Hall is open from 12 noon to 4 pm but Plant Sales open earlier, at 10 am. Here is the Show Schedule for 2020: Admission is £3 (AGS Members free). The following Commercial Stalls will be present: Timpany…
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