Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 5th and will feature Paul Spracklin who will be giving us a talk titled "The Great Outdoors - Gardening with Cacti and Succulents". Paul lives near Southend on Sea in Essex, where he maintains an extensive outdoor planting of cacti, succulents, bromeliads and other exotics, and this is what he will be talking to us about. He visited us a few years ago and mentioned that he benefits from a microclimate, and hence is able to grow a surprising range of plants. The branch programme for the year is being worked on, and will be published soon. We look forward to seeing all our members and friends in March. The hall will be open from around 7pm, with the meeting starting around 8pm. |
Each monthly meeting starts at 7:30pm
and finishes at 10:00pm, with a break for refreshments. The meetings generally
consist of a speaker and slide show, or a practical demonstration or talk.
A good selection of plants are available for purchase, and there is also an extensive
library of books which can be borrowed on a monthly basis.
There is also a table show, where members bring along plants from a nominated category
or genus.
Date | Subject/Speaker | Table Show |
---|---|---|
2nd Jan | Members' Evening - A Selection of Short Talks by Branch Members | none |
6th Feb | Brazil Part 1 - the State of Rio Grande de Sul (Cliff Thompson) | TBD |
5th Mar | The Great Outdoors - Gardening with Cacti and Succulents (Paul Spracklin) | TBD |
2nd Apr | American Shows, Nurseries & Collections (Stuart Riley) | TBD |
7th May | Annual Cultivation & Propagation Evening - presentations & discussions | TBD |
4th Jun | TBC | TBD |
2nd July | TBC | TBD |
6th Aug | TBC | TBD |
3rd Sep | TBC | TBD |
1st Oct | TBC | TBD |
5th Nov | TBC | TBD |
3rd Dec | Annual General Meeting, followed by Christmas Social | none |
Secretary:
David Neville, Tel: 023 8055 1173 Mob: 07974 191354 Email: davnev at btopenworld.com (replace "at" with @ when emailing) |
Website:
Vinay Shah, Tel: 023 80261989 Email: info at southampton.bcss.org.uk (replace "at" with @ when emailing) |
British Cactus and Succulent Society Calendar of Events.