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
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. New Members and visitors are always welcome so why not come and enjoy a wonderful display of plants. 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.
All 3 shows close at 4.00pm
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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