Programme
We meet at 8 pm on the first Thursday of every month at the Philatelic centre, 67 Mandeville, St (Doors open at 7.30pm) Riccarton, for a short general meeting followed by an informative and inspirational speaker. Presentations cover a wide area of topics from the cultivation of certain species to travel reports to the worlds alpine areas and everything in between. The show bench is another attraction at each meeting with exhibits of current flowers put on by our members. Not to mention the opportunity to buy alpine and woodland plants from sellers, the monthly plant raffle, a cup of tea, supper and a chat with our friendly and knowledgeable members. All meetings now available on zoom. Members will be invited to join.
3 -Jun-21 Fergus Garett Great Dixter - Biodiversity and beauty
2 -Sep-21 Ian and Maggie Young The famous Bulb blog writer with an equisite garden in Aberdeen
5 -August -21 AGM plus Dave Pomare Propagating those special plants that Society members like
(Dave is from Texture Plants, he is always entertaining & has a great knowledge)
July No meeting
3 -Jun-21 Dave Toole Patagonia NOTE 7.30pm mid-winter start time
May Workshop Hypertufa,, Oamaru stone carving, Mosaics
6-May-21 Chris Gardner Locked down in Paradise -Turkey's wild flowers
April 10 Workshop/Garden Visit Preparing plants for the show bench, potting on, propagation
15 Apr-21 Barbara Wheeler Longwood Gardens (NY) and the Longwood Fellow Programm
4-Mar-21 Steve Newell A Mountain Legend in Australia's highest peaks
4-Feb-21 Gabor Csontos
3-Dec-20 Christmas Party 5pm Botanic Gardens Kiosk
7-Nov-20 Spring Garden Visit West Melton
5-Nov-20 Shirley Russ Round the Botanical World in 60 minutes
18-Oct-20 Ashburton Trip
1-Oct-20 Alex Fergus Flora of the Russian Far East
26,27 Sep-20 Botanical Expo
3-Sep-20 Grant Matheson Christchurch Botanic Gardens "The Rock Garden"
6 -Aug -20 AGM The Botanical Memorabilia Collections of Barry Hancox
2 July-20 Masa Santo Japanese Gardens inspired by the mountains NB 7.30pm start
12-Mar-20 Kenton Seth World renowned crevice garden builder
25-27 Jan -20 60th Anniversary Study Weekend
5 Dec Christmas Party 5pm Botanic Gardens, The Kiosk
9 Nov Trip to Ohinetahi and Orton Bradley Park (email for information)
7-Nov-19 Rob Potterton Overseas speaker of great repute, Pottertons Nursery
Show Dinner Dave Adams Minnesota
14, 15 Sep Spring Show
5-Sep-19 Andrew Young
1-Aug-19 DVD with pop corn The Remarkable Miss North
6-Jun-19 Heidi Meudt Myosotis In New Zealand and beyond, the latest in Te Papa
2-May-19 Suzanne Pickford Sierra Nevadas
28-Mar-19 Linda Meyer USA rock garden plants
7-Mar-19 Stuart Murray,Sam Eder Autumn bulbs
7-Feb-19 Doreen Mear Round the world in 80 slides: A globetrotting plant enthusiast
1-Nov-18 Todd Borland Plants of New Foundlands Barrens, where alpines meet the sea
4-Oct-18 Doug Logan Botanical Adventures in Sikkum, India
Show Dinner Gillian Dunkly Silk Road tour
6-Sep-18 Stuart Murray Maintaining a collection of rare and difficult alpines
2-Aug-18 DVD with pop corn The Eden project
7-Jun-18 Ross Bicknell Plieone Orchids
3-May-18 Anne Murray Oxalis; Peoples choise; Most hated weed.
5-Apr-18 Edna Parkyn Interesting garden plants
October Ilam garden visit
August Hororata Terrace Station gardens visit
April/May Hypatufa/potting mix workshop
1-Mar-18 Steve Newall Mecanopsis, Gentiana, Lewisia
1-Feb-18 Hamish Brown Alpines of Japan