Alpine Garden Society - Dublin Group
Alpine Garden Society - Dublin GroupThe 27th Alpine Weekend will take place in An Grianán, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, on the weekend of the 18th - 20th November, 2011. For directions on how to get there, look further down this page, here.
The speakers and topics will be as follows:
Jim Jermyn - 'A Revised Look at Growing Himalayan Plants' & 'A Close Look at some Classic Species from the Eastern Alps'
Harry Jans - 'Plant Hunting on the Roof of the World' & 'Plant Portraits'
Liam and Joan McCaughey - 'From Mullingar to the Mountains of Heaven'
About our lecturers:
Jim Jermyn. After obtaining his horticultural qualifications in 1973, Jim held a variety of posts in Germany, Italy, and the U.K. and was, for twenty years, the proprietor of Scotland's distinguished Edrom Nurseries. He has led many botanical tours to the Dolomites and is now a horticultural consultant and Show Manager for Scotland's National Gardening Show. He is a frequent lecturer on gardening topics in the U.K., Europe, U.S.A., and Canada.
Harry Jans. A passionate rock gardener and a regular speaker at alpine conferences as well as a founder member of the Dutch Rock Garden Society. He is well known for his innovative approaches to growing alpines, many of which are considered difficult. He has been a member of several AGS Expeditions including ACE 1994 and has acted as tour leader for numerous expeditions to China as well as Ethiopia and Kenya.
Liam and Joan McCaughey. They have travelled extensively in Australia, Patagonia, Oregon, Tien Shan, China etc. Liam’s modest summary: “Long-time members of the Ulster Group, and more recently the Dublin Group, too - do a bit of travelling, try with little success to grow some alpines” - nice understatement! Liam is also a prize winning photographer, as you will see.
As usual there will be plants for sale, both those contributed by members, and three trade plant stalls:
The lecture programme for the 26th Alpine Weekend, 19th - 21st November, 2010, was as follows.
Saturday 21st November
The Woodland Garden - Christine Skelmersdale A Return to the Land of the Blue Poppy - Martin Walsh Crevice Gardening - Zdenek Zvolanek
Sunday 22nd November
Winter into Spring - Christine Skelmersdale The Magic of Limestone - Zdenek Zvolanek
The lecture programme for the 25th Alpine Weekend, 20th - 22nd November 2009, was as follows.
Saturday 21st November
Propagation - A Matter of Life and Death - Jim Almond Burren: A Rocky Place - George Sevastopulo The Pyrenees - Henry & Margaret Taylor
Sunday 22nd November
Out and About - Adventures of an Alpine Enthusiast - Jim Almond Growing and Propagating Bulbs in Scotland - Susan Band Bulbs from Spain - Henry & Margaret Taylor
The lecture programme for the 24th Alpine Weekend, 21st - 23rd November 2008, was as follows.
Saturday 22nd November
Rock garden design and growing in sand - Peter Korns From a packet of seeds - Robert Rolfe Bhutan - in the steps of Ludlow and Sherriff - Martin Walsh
Sunday 18th November
D-lights - Daphne, Delphinium, Dianthus, Dicentra, Dionysia, Dodecatheon, Douglasia, etc - Robert Rolfe Woodland, and building with peat blocks - Peter Korns
The lecture programme for the 23rd Alpine Weekend, 17th - 19th November 2007, was as follows.
Saturday 17th November
Bulbs from Central Asia - Janis Ruksans On The Rocks - Jim Archibald 30 years a'growing - George Sevastopulo
Sunday 18th November
Growing bulbs in Latvia - Janis Ruksans Andes, North - South - Jim Archibald