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STILL TO COME:
Thursday 6th November 2025 - via Zoom,
virtual doors open at 7.15pm GMT for 7.30pm start
"Branklyn garden, past present and future"
with Jim Jermyn
Branklyn Garden in Perth, Scotland has been an internationally renowned plantsman's garden for close on 100 years. Laid out by the Rentons who were early leading lights of the SRGC, it still showcases best gardening practice and rare plantings.
Jim Jermyn is an internationally recognised horticulturalist and Alpine plant specialist with over five decades of experience.
A gifted communicator and passionate plantsman, Jim has inspired audiences across the UK, Europe, New Zealand and North America with his deep botanical insight and infectious enthusiasm.
Former proprietor of Edrom Nurseries and Head Gardener at Branklyn Garden (National Trust for Scotland), he is also a published author and a horticultural consultant.
Jim’s talks bring plants to life - sharing stories, expertise, and practical inspiration drawn from a lifetime among the world’s most beautiful gardens.
The Zoom link will be posted here on the day of the talk.
Thursday 6th December 2025 - via Zoom,
virtual doors open at 7.15pm GMT for 7.30pm start
"Scotland’s showiest alpines – looking at plants at our shows"
with Stan da Prato
Stan will give us the inside story on our SRGC shows and their plants, past and present, from Blackpool to Highland and many places in between with some of the people who make them grow and happen.
Stan grew up and still lives in East Lothian. He has been the SRGC Plantsman of the Year most years since 2010 and his gold award for firsts at shows has 24 bars. That means he has won 25 x 50 = 1250 first prizes in total.
Besides alpines, he is former secretary of the Scottish Begonia Society, a council member of the Caley (RCHS), a judge for Beautiful Scotland and he helps out at several community gardening groups in East Lothian. He has a Community Champion award from the RHS.
In his spare time, Stan edits the journals The Caledonian Gardener for the RCHS and Scottish Birds for SOC and he is a past president of the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club.
The Zoom link will be posted here on the day of the talk.
Thursday 8th January 2026 - via Zoom,
virtual doors open at 7.15pm GMT for 7.30pm start
"A life of plants, people and gardens (including Roscoeas)"
with Colin Crosbie
Colin has pursued a whole life in horticulture. He is the immediate Past President of the Scottish Rock Garden Club. He was formerly in charge of Royal Horticultural Society's Garden at Wisley, and is now a freelance horticultural consultant and tour leader.
Colin moved back to Scotland and lives in Dumfriesshire. There, he has been developing and extending a large woodland garden. He opens this for charity under Scotland's 'Yellow Book' scheme.
The Zoom link will be posted here on the day of the talk.
Thursday 5th February 2026 - via Zoom,
virtual doors open at 7.15pm GMT for 7.30pm start
"Nature – Gardeners' Tutor II"
with Ian Young
Ian is a well known grower, speaker, broadcaster, exhibitor, and a past president of the SRGC. This is a revised and thoroughly updated version of his previous talk. It looks at what we can learn about growing plants through observing them in a range of natural habitats from the mountains to the seaside.
Observing how plants grow in nature is most instructive, and this talk considers how these observations challenge our notions of gardens. Ian will compare various natural habitats which he has seen, and describes how he has mimicked and incorporated them into the garden.
The Zoom link will be posted here on the day of the talk.
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