Programme for 2022 (7.30 lectures except where indicated)
January 20th Joint zoom meeting with Devon-Exeter Richard Bains The Pontic Alps
January 26th Jim Jermyn Zoom Growing Alpine Plants in true character
February 23rd Hilary Little Along the Patagonian Highway
March 23rd AGM & Brenda and Peter Wilson Iceland
April 27th Diane Clement Cyclamen and hepaticas – Jewels of the Garden
May 18th Garden visits to East Lambrook Manor and Avon Bulbs
May 25th Celia Wright From High Mountains to Long Mountain
July 27th (provisional date) Summer Social Springdale, Smeatharpe
September 28th Kurt Vickery A bulb hunter’s favourite weeds
October 26th Chris Lovell Morocco through bulbous eyes
November 23rd Members Evening
December 14th Christmas Social (provisional date)
Mrs Sue Horswood (Secretary): skrah@btinternet.com
During the Covid 19 shutdown members of the group, starting with the chairman, have been sending pictures to us for distribution to our members. We have accumulated a number of these so are publishing here some of the best for April. Hopefully we will have more to follow and will be able to see some of the seasonal changes in the gardens and glasshouses of the Somerset Group members.
As from September the group is meeting on line and the program of talks is as advertised.
Pictures below from various members of the Somerset Group which have been distributed to all as a way of keeping in contact.
The pictures are as follows.
Primula hybrid – from Phil
Acis autumnale and Roscoea cautleyoides old purple – from Pete and Brenda
Biarum rhodpalospadix, and Gladiolus cardinalis from Mike and Wendy
Moltkia X intermedia from Paul and Colin
Crocus speciosus, C.pu;chellum and Cyclamen rolfsianum from Christine