Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday April 2nd, and the speaker will be Stuart Riley. Stuart will be travelling from Eastbourne, East Sussex, to talk to us about 'American Shows, Nurseries and Collections'. Stuart travels to the USA every summer and always visits many different cactus and succulent nurseries and collections, so we can be sure that he will be showing us a wide range of interesting plants that he has encountered on his travels. He also runs a popular cactus and succulent nursery called PlantLife, and he will be bringing along a tempting selection of plants for sale. It is a couple of years since Stuart visited our Branch, so we look forward to welcoming him once again. The hall should be open for set up from soon after 7pm, and the meeting will formally start at 7.45pm. |
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 |
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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.