There are not expected to be any fireworks at our next meeting, to be held on Tuesday 5th November. Titled Cactus & Succulent Gardens in the Canaries, David Neville will be showing us a selection of the impressive, mature plants that can easily be admired in some of the Cactus and Succulent gardens that can be enjoyed whilst on your holidays in the Canary Islands. Outdoor plantings give the plants optimum conditions in which to flourish and grow, often at an astonishing rate, and the climate on the islands gives them the opportunity to grow almost all year round. In the UK we rarely see any large growing species enjoying free root run conditions, so maybe we forget just how large some of our favourite plants can grow when they are given a chance! The hall should be open for set up from soon after 7pm, and the meeting will formally start at 7.45pm. |
Each monthly meeting starts at 7:30pm
and finishes at 10:00pm, with a break for refreshments. The meetings generally
consist of a speaker and slide show, or a practical demonstration or talk.
A good selection of plants are available for purchase, and there is also an extensive
library of books which can be borrowed on a monthly basis.
There is also a table show, where members bring along plants from a nominated category
or genus.
Date | Subject/Speaker | Table Show |
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2nd Jan | Members' Evening - A Selection of Short Talks by Branch Members | none |
6th Feb | Brazil Part 1 - the State of Rio Grande de Sul (Cliff Thompson) | TBD |
5th Mar | The Great Outdoors - Gardening with Cacti and Succulents (Paul Spracklin) | TBD |
2nd Apr | American Shows, Nurseries & Collections (Stuart Riley) | TBD |
7th May | Annual Cultivation & Propagation Evening - presentations & discussions | TBD |
4th Jun | South Africa re-visited (Richard White) | TBD |
2nd July | Defeating Drought - A Tour of the South African Veld (Derek Tribble) | TBD |
6th Aug | Cacti of the Big Bend, Texas (Hazel Taylor) | TBD |
3rd Sep | Plant Focus Evening - Thelocactus/Ferocactus and Haworthia | TBD |
1st Oct | Recommended Cactus & Succulent Resources on the Internet (Vinay Shah) | TBD |
5th Nov | Cactus & Succulent Gardens in the Canaries (David Neville) | TBD |
3rd Dec | Annual General Meeting, followed by Christmas Social | none |
2025 | ||
7th Jan | Members' Evening - Short Talks by Branch Members | none |
4th Feb | Brazil Part 2 - Minas Gerais (Cliff Thompson) | TBD |
4th Mar | To be confirmed | TBD |
1st Apr | To be confirmed | TBD |
6th May | Cultivation & Propagation Evening | TBD |
3rd Jun | Title to be confirmed (Ian Woolnough) | TBD |
1st Jul | Small Opuntias in Habitat and Culture (Mike Partridge) | TBD |
5th Aug | Plant Focus Evening. Cactus - Astrophytum, Lophophora, Turbinicarpus. Succulent - Aeonium, Aichryson, Greenovia | TBD |
Secretary:
David Neville, Tel: 023 8055 1173 Mob: 07974 191354 Email: davnev at btopenworld.com (replace "at" with @ when emailing) |
Website:
Vinay Shah, Tel: 023 80261989 Email: info at southampton.bcss.org.uk (replace "at" with @ when emailing) |
British Cactus and Succulent Society Calendar of Events.