The Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be on Monday 6th February. Alan Outen, co-author of the recently published "Flora of Bedfordshire", will be presenting his new talk, 'Botanising in the Steps of Dracula'. Visitors are welcome. Meetings are from 19:30 to 21:30, with the speaker beginning at 20:00. Entry is £2 for Group members, £3 for visitors and free for children and students; this fee includes refreshments.
There are no names down on the raffle or refreshments rotas.
The competition for February is:
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One pan bulbous plant in flower
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One pan primulaceae
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One pan rock plant for foliage effect
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One pan rock plant in flower, excl. bulbous and primulaceae
Novice:
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One pan rock plant in flower
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One pan rock plant not in flower
Artistic: One photos of alpine(s) in the wild
Monthly Meetings for the 2010 - 2011 Year:
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Date |
Speaker |
Talk |
Refreshments Rota |
Raffle Rota |
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7th November |
Roger and Penny Gray |
Sichuan |
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5th December |
Bob and Rannveig Wallis |
Bulbous Habitats |
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6th February |
Alan Outen |
Botanising in the Steps of Dracula |
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5th March |
Rod Leeds |
Bulbs throughout the Year |
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2nd April |
Trevor Wiltshire |
Building a WWF Garden in Turkey |
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7th May |
Vic Aspland |
With Great Pleasure |
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4th June |
John Good |
Dwarf Shrubs |
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2nd July |
Ray Drew |
Gothenburg Botanical Garden |
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6th August |
Graham Nicholls |
North American Alpines - From the Rockies to Alaska |
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3rd September |
Jim and Christine McGregor |
Plants From Our Garden |
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1st October |
Annual General Meeting |
T.B.C. |