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The North East England Group
of the Alpine Garden Society
We are a group of like minded people interested in all types of Alpine plants, the different species, where they come from, how to propagate them and their growing needs.
Our Group meets at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Thornhill Road, Ponteland on the second Monday of each month from September to May.
The Hall is open from 7pm to give time to chat and to look at any plants, bulbs or seeds members might have for sale.
The more formal part of the evening starts at 7.30 with a guest speaker giving an illustrated talk about their area of expertise or maybe a practical demonstration.
This is followed by coffee time giving the chance to talk with the speaker informally and exchange ideas with other Group members, some of whom are experts in their own particular field. The meetings finish informally around 9.15pm.
We also have trips and garden visits (often to gardens not open to the public) during the Summer months. There are also regular newsletters through the year.
The Group organizes two annual National Shows:
At Ponteland in the Autumn and at Hexham in the Spring.
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SPEAKERS
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September 13 2010
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Robert Rolfe
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Andean Plants at Home and in Captivity
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October 11 2010
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Vic Aspland
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The Other Side of a Problem is an Opportunity
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November 8 2010
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Tim Lever
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The Kingdom of Bhutan – In Search of the Pink Pennywort
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December 13 2010
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AGM and Social
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January 10 2011
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Sid Clark
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Plant Hunting with a Camera
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February 14 2011
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John Richards
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Rhododendrons and Primulas – Ideal Bedfellows
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March 14 2011
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Gardener’s question time
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April 11 2011
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David Millward
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Springtime in the Caucasus and Zagros Mountains
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May 9 2011
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Alan Furness
George Young
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How I Grow .....Dianthus
How I Grow .....American Alpines
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SHOW DATES
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Autumn show
9th October 2010. At the Memorial Hall, Ponteland.
Spring Show
26th March 2011. At the Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham.
Both shows are open to the public 12noon – 4pm.
Plant sales from 10.30am. Entry £2 (free to AGS/SRGCC members)
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Membership subscription
This is £8.00 per person for the year (beginning September) giving the opportunity to attend all our meetings; free access to both our Spring and Autumn Shows and the opportunity to go on the trips and garden visits.
Or pay £2.00 a person each meeting you attend if you wish to come as a visitor.
Further information is available from the Secretary – Terry Teal. 0191 4132574
Email: t.teal@btinternet.com
We also have a notice board in Alan Newton’s butcher’s shop on Thornhill Road.
You will be most welcome.
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