Devon – Exeter

A lively group meeting frequently for talks, plant sales and socials. Meetings are now back in Longdown Village Hall until further notice.

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The Exeter Group invites inspiring speakers to share their expertise at meetings, which also feature raffles and plant sales. The group organises a seed exchange, seedling exchange, garden visits, summer garden party and Christmas social.

It also organises the South West Alpine Flower Show and Plant Sale in association with RHS Rosemoor.

Subscriptions: AGS members – £7 single, £10 joint. Non-members £10 single, visitors £2.

Contact

Mrs. Jeanne Nightingale: 01837 83288
Programme for 2023

JAN 19th Zoom meeting The rock garden at Utrecht Botanic Garden Connor Smith

JAN 25th Zoom meeting with Somerset Group Chaos in the Rock Garden David Sellars

FEB 16th Plants I love to grow – Saul Walker

MAR 16th Picos de Europa and other Spanish high points Richard Horswood

MAR 25th AGS National Southwest Show at Rosemoor

APR 20th GROUP SPRING SHOW (please enter)

May 4th Garden Visit – to High Garden and Nursery belonging to Chris Britain.

May 18th Greece North and South Graham Salmon

June 15th Oregon Matters Julian Sutton

July 20th Garden Party Address to follow ( David’s garden)

SEP 21st The Roger Stuckey Memorial Lecture From Santiago to the Bolivian border. Plants, scenery and wildlife. Christine Skelmersdale

Oct 19th Some Alpine bulbs and my time as a head gardener Micky Little

Nov 16th Hardy Orhids Jonny Hartnell

DEC 14th Seed Exchange, Grand Raffle & CHRISTMAS PARTY

(Please bring plate of food &/or drinks)

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Next Meeting

The Roger Stuckey Memorial Lecture

on Thursday 21st September 2021

at 7pm for 7.30pm

at Longdown Village Hall, EX6 7RZ

Tickets £5 in advance, limited numbers.

All tickets to be purchased in advance, before Sept 12th. Exeter group members free

Register your name/s with Dick Fulcher by email: lornaanddick69@gmail.com You will then receive instructions where to collect your ticket; either at the Plant Heritage stand at RHS Rosemoor Plant Fair on 11th/12th September or Devon HPS 4/9/21 meeting at Longdown. If not attending either event, payment by cheque or BACS required, for which you will receive

instructions and an email ticket
News of members

During the Covid19 closure the group has started to exchange pictures as a way of keeping in touch. Some of these are shown in the Gallery below. The first were received at the beginning of May.