LATEST SOCIETY NEWS




We are very sad to inform you that Allan Hawkes died on Thursday 21st February.

His work on striped auriculas helped re create a section that had all but disappeared.



Pops Plants win a Gold Medal for their display at the Three Counties Spring Show at Malvern

NEWS RELEASE – A ‘FEAST’ OF AURICULAS

Auricula ‘fanciers’ were competing with their plants at Florists’ Feasts in Kent as long ago as 1736, when the first such event was held at the Three Kings in Deal.

In 2005, a few growers decided to revive the old custom locally, and formed the Kent Group of the National Auricula and Primula Society (Southern). Each year they put on a display which, as well as auriculas, also includes other primula types.

This year the display will be on Sunday, May 4th, from 2- 4p.m., at 4 Trinity Cottage, East Guldeford, East Sussex, TN31 7PE – the home of the Group’s Chairman and Treasurer, Colin and Sue Humphrey. There will also be refreshments and plant sales.

The Group’s regular meetings are held at the Madginford Hall, Bearsted, Maidstone, on the fourth Wednesday of the month. For more information about the display and the Group – which particularly welcomes newcomers - please call 01797 344179 or email Suzanne@colinsuetrinity.plus.com

OPEN WEEKEND

The 2008 annual charity Open Weekend at Pop's Plants will be May 17th and 18th,

10 - 4.30. All very welcome.

If you need directions call Lesley and Gil on 01725-511421 or Mail Pops Plants

Check details of this years Seed Exchange on the Home Page

2008 Shows

The Early Primula Show Open to Public 2.30 pm March 15th 2008.

Primula Show Open to Public 2.30 pm April 12th 2008.

Auricula Show Open to Public 2.30 pm May 3rd 2008.
All 3 shows close at 4.00pm

All the shows are held at The Village Hall in Datchet, Berkshire

New Members and visitors are always welcome so why not come and enjoy a wonderful display of plants.

Membership entitles you to free entry to the three annual shows, either as an exhibitor or as a visitor.

The Annual General Meeting is on 11th October 2008, an all day event, at RHS Wisley

At all the shows and AGM there are plant and seed sales, refreshments are also available.

The Society's publication A Basic Guide to the Cultivation &Exhibition of Auricula

is available to members at £2.00 and a lapel badge in the form of a green-edged auricula at £4.50

Year books for 2001(125th Anniversary edition), 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007

are available at £3.50 each, all including postage. Please contact the Secretary.

Articles are needed both for Offsets and next years Year Book,

they need not be long, anything that you think might be of interest to other members


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