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A quick post today as I am away for the weekend in Stratford upon Avon attending the annual Alpine Garden Society AGM and conference.
The theme of the conference is Reaching for the Heights and so far today we have explored the mountain heights of Turkey and also Nepal. The Turkey talk was by the Wallis, well known for growing amazing bulbs so this talk was very appealing to me – lots of crocus and the talk on Nepal started in the lower wooded slopes so my fascination with woodland plants was satisfied. Before that the E B Anderson Memorial Lecture was on the plants of New Zealand which I enjoyed as I really don’t know much about that part of the world.
Of course there were opportunities for plant buying and me being me I bought two ferns from Keith Wiley. I also bought some bulbs and seeds from the distribution scheme which need sowing ASAP which is exciting as I missed out last year.
So now I have to dash to dinner and the plant auction which is always a laugh and at times very competitive.
