Dorset

A welcoming group of alpine enthusiasts with plenty of activities throughout the year. Each meeting features a plant display of dwarf bulbs and alpines grown by members. There's also a lending library and raffle of unusual plants. Subscriptions: AGS members - £9 single, £15 family. Non-members: £12 single, £20 family. Visitors £2.50.

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Contact

David Hughes (Secretary)

01425 470464

david.hughes@alpinegardensociety.org

Programme of meetings

September 5th 2024
PETER ASHBURN
British Hardy Orchids

October 3rd
RICHARD HORSWOOD
European Alpine Plants of Rocks and Screes

November 7th
CAROLINE SEYMOUR
Czech Alpine Gardens

December 5th
Members Evening with Cakes and Wine!
DORSET GROUP LOCAL SHOW and Show Schedule

DORSET GROUP LOCAL SHOW

Saturday April 6th 2024

St Nicholas Church

Corfe Mullen BH21 3LE

The show will be open to the public from 1pm until 3 pm

Staging for members will take place between 10.30 and 11.30

Dorset groups Show case of Alpine Plants and Photographs

This is your opportunity to see Alpine plants and bulbs cultivated by local growers . Our members Alpine Photographs will also be on display.

Members or neighbouring AGS groups are also welcome to exhibit.

There will be plants for sale, cakes and tea!

entrance £1

Nurseries attending: 2023

PARHAM BUNGALOW PLANTS

LEESA’S. NOT JUST ALPINES .from Chichester

STEFAN RAU

ACORNE AND OAKE

Members Plant table

SCHEDULE For this year 2023 we will be staging a display of our plants, so this Schedule does not apply

staging 10.30 until 11.30 pm

1. Three pans rock plants in flower, distinct excluding bulbs and orchidaceae.

2. Three pans bulbous plants in flower, distinct.

3. Three pans rock plants in flower distinct.

4. One pan rock plants in flower, open to novices who are members of the Dorset group, and have never won first prize in a previous Dorset competition.

5. Rock plant, in a pan in flower excluding bulbs and orchidaceae.

6. Narcissi in a pan

7. Fritillaria in a pan.

8. Bulbous plant in a pan .

9. Three pans orchidaceae, distinct.

10. Orchidaceae other than Pleione in a pan.

11. Pleione in a pan..

12. Three pans Primulaceae , distinct.

13. Cyclamen, in a pan

14. Primula in a pan.

15. Primulaceae in a pan other than Cyclamen or Primula.

16. Saxifrage in a pan.

17. Cushion plant, in a pan.

18. Sempervivum and/ or Jovibarba, in a pan.

19. One pan foliage plant.

20. Dwarf shrubs, including dwarf conifer and Rhododendron in a pan, distinct.

21. Rock plants including bulbous plants grown from seed. In a pan … date of sowing must be stated.

22. One arrangement of cut flowers and/or foliage from plants suitable for a rock garden or alpine house, overall dimensions not to exceed 6 inches across and 5 inches high.

23. A miniature garden or trough.

24. Up to three photographs of alpine plant or plants, either close up , single or in the landscape, unmounted. Not to exceed 21 x 30 cm.

Up to 3 entries in each class are permissible, except classes, 1,2,3, 9 and 12.
GARDEN VISITS

Do join us and enjoy the tea and cake as well as the gardens!

June 6th 2pm
David and Christine
Linmoor Cottage. Highwood. BH243LE

July4th
Dot and John. 11am
Parham Bungalow ,
Market Lavington.
SN10 4QA

Bob Sawyer
8,Tucks Close, Bransgore
BH23 8ND
Open for NGS.
Dorset AGM
The paperwork will be sent out to those of you who are unable to access it on line.
Please do make every effort to attend.

You are very welcome to join us for our next meeting.

Christine

Saxifraga oppositifolia on screes high above Zermatt

Saxifraga oppositifolia growing above Cwm Idwel in Snowdonia

Our local Show was a great success. These excellent images were taken for us by 10 year old Solomon.

Some of the wonderful members plants that were on display at our last meeting

Galanthus Barnes seems to increase well…this was just one bulb 3 years ago and I have already given a couple away!
Flowering now on November 22nd 2021

David Hoskins grows the most beautiful Cyclamen plants. The one shown here is Cyclamen rependum which came from Ian Robertson a few years ago.

Above is his magnificent Cardiocrinum cathayanum grown from Jim Archibald’s seed sown 12 years ago!

Most of my Snowdrops have come from other Dorset Alpine Garden Society members…….we always have a small plant sale at our meetings as well as an excellent raffle.

Narcissus Atlas Gold was selected by
Rob Potterton from seed collected by Jim Archibald in the High Atlas

This photo of Gill’s comes from Dorset AGS Committee who send warmest wishes for a Happy Christmas,and the hope that 2021 will enable us all to start meeting again in person

This is one of John Blanchards lovely Narcissus cantabricus flowering in the cold greenhouse today. It has many more flowers this year than last due,I think, to the lovely sunny weather we had in the early summer. I topdressed the pot in August and gave it a dilute feed of Miracle Grow at the beginning of September.

Some lovely Cyclamen grown by Gill Chudley most are kept undercover in her just frost free greenhouse.

A few Alpines from around our New Forest garden. Some are container grown so that we can adjust the soil conditions and others are on the rock garden.

Maureen and Martin live in Poole where they have been able to develop a lovely Japanese style garden.

Address

St Nicholas Church 30 Wareham Road Corfe Mullen BH21 3LE

Dates and Times

We will be meeting on the first Thursday of the month 6.45 for 7.30 You are welcome to join us please contact our Secretary David Hughes davidcchughes@btinternet.com

Location

South West

Dorset

Contact

Programme of meetings

DORSET GROUP LOCAL SHOW and Show Schedule

GARDEN VISITS

Dorset AGM

Address

Dates and Times

Location