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This event will be a meeting with two talks, a non-competitive plant display, and plant nurseries selling a variety of plants in the Victoria Hall, Stirling Road, Dunblane FK15 9EX.  

We are delighted to have John Grimshaw coming to talk with us. Many of you will know that John was the Director and Curator of the Yorkshire Arboretum from 2012 until autumn 2024. He has recently moved and been appointed Editor-in Chief of Curtis’s Botanical Magazine by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This magazine has appeared continuously since 1787 and is the longest-running illustrated botanical journal. It combines botanical information and horticultural advice with fine botanical art. John is also working on Trees and Shrubs Online the digital encyclopaedia of woody plants, for the International Dendrology Society.

This event will take place as usual in the Victoria Halls, Stirling Road, Dunblane. The venue is immediately opposite the railway station, and car parking is available in local carparks, or on the dual carriageway just up the hill from the halls.

9am-10am Show hall open for staging of plants.

10am Show and Nursery sales open to members and visitors.

11am - Talk: "Small and Early" with John Grimshaw.  

John talks about growing and using the smaller early-flowering bulbs in a normal garden setting. He’ll cover snowdrops, crocuses, smaller daffodils and a host of other small plants that can make the garden come to life in the first few months of the year.

12.00 noon - Special General Meeting of Scottish Rock Garden Club  

Details of business are published in the Dryas Newsletter sent to members in January 2025.

12.15pm - Break for coffee, or lunch, and chat. 

Please bring your own picnic. Teas, coffees and some cake should will be available for purchase.

2.00pm - Talk: "Large and Late" with John Grimshaw.  

In this talk we’ll hear about summer-flowering bulbs that can add a touch of drama to the garden. Again, these will be easily-grown plants, Eucomis to Lilium, Galtonia to Roscoea, ending with the colchicums in early autumn.

3pm-4pm - Plant buying, tea/coffee and chat. 

Teas, coffees and some cake should still be available for purchase.

Please bring as many pans of dwarf bulbs and early flowering alpine plants as possible.  Space will be available for cut flowers of plants which members do not want to disturb in the garden.  Please bring your own vases for cut flowers.  Plants will be grouped according to genera during staging between 9am and 10am.  The rule of one pan per class per member will be waived.  No points will be awarded.  Members may also stage small displays comprising several exhibits to show variation in species etc.  Every contribution increases the value of the display for others. 

Plants and bulbs can be purchased from a variety of nurseries who will be attending

   *** Details of nurseries to follow later***

and of course the Members 50:50 Plant Stall, so please bring your spare plants and seedlings for sale for Bulb Group Funds.

This event is run by the Bulb Group.  Please help us by bringing plants for the 50:50 Members Stall, volunteer to help behind the plant stall, serving teas/coffees, and general tidying.  Contact Sandy Leven on 01786 824064.