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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:45 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Pest control
- Replies: 63
- Views: 7476
Re: selenicereus anthonyanus
2 years after receiving these Selenicerous as stem cuttings they rooted and are growing. Ever since having them these blisters appeared, whether grown indoors, out last summer or in greenhouse. They have been treated with systemics several times and sprayed with plant invigorator. Hard to scrape off...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:32 pm
- Forum: News & Events
- Topic: Birmingham Branch Tuesday
- Replies: 0
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Birmingham Branch Tuesday
Birmingham Branch is next meeting at Winterbourne House and Garden on Tuesday 16th April. Please do enter a plant in our table competition. The prize is a garden centre voucher. The theme of the competition is any single cacti or succulent that you think is CURIOUS in a small pot i.e. Less than 10cm...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:09 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Plant Labels
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1178
Re: Plant Labels
A general question. Shouldnt we as a society discourage use of plastic labels or at least not be responsible for selling them? Is there a BCSS envonmental policy? Im not sure of the exact agument for and against but plastic doesnt last long and is known to cause pollution, wheras metal labels with p...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: News & Events
- Topic: Birmingham Branch March meeting Tomorrow
- Replies: 0
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Birmingham Branch March meeting Tomorrow
Birmingham Branch is next meeting at Winterbourne House and Garden on Tuesday 19th March. The main event is a talk by Martin Lowry on Brazil's Wonderful Succulents. Martin is one of the leading authorities on South American Cacti and a world respected plant explorer who has made dozens of plant hunt...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: News & Events
- Topic: Birmingham Branch February meeting
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Birmingham Branch February meeting
The next meeting at Winterbourne House and Gardens (Birmingham UK) is on Tuesday 20th February. Please do enter a plant in our first ever competition. The prize is a Garden centre voucher. The theme of the competition is Mexican plants and we will judge one another's based on pure appeal. Plants mig...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:43 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: 'Places to Visit in the UK'
- Replies: 55
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Re: 'Places to Visit in the UK'
Branch visits. Please list places you think are currently worth a branch trip visit too in 2024 within 2.5 hours drive of Birmingham. (Kent, Cornwall, NE, NW to far unless overnight!)(Or combined). Eg Ive not been to Oxford, Leicester or Cambridge botanic gardens or many years. Kew, Wisley, NG of Wa...
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:14 pm
- Forum: News & Events
- Topic: Birmingham Branch AGM, Xmas social and films
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5583
Birmingham Branch AGM, Xmas social and films
Free entry to the next meeting at Winterbourne gardens on Tuesday 12th December. 7pm. Plant requests for this meeting: Darren: Any caudex or Euphorbia Rebecca: Any aeoniums Richie: Any mamm offsets Andy: Leaf cutting or offset of Sanseveria erthraea/schweinfurthii or hybrids eg banana/samurai It is ...
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:18 pm
- Forum: News & Events
- Topic: Birmingham branch
- Replies: 0
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Birmingham branch
We have nearly finalised our 2024 programme and its looking good with lots of variety: speakers, workshop, films, a meal and of course our Autumn show! Our next meeting to be held at Winterbourne gardens on Tuesday 21st November. The talk is by Glynis Bate is on Gardening at 42 latitude... Glynis an...
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 5:32 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Help...need your pictures...for a new talk Solved
- Replies: 7
- Views: 874
Re: Help...need your pictures...for a new talk Solved
Please do, best to email andysharris@hotmail.com Ill credit any pictures I use.
Andy
Andy
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:00 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Help...need your pictures...for a new talk Solved
- Replies: 7
- Views: 874
Re: Help...need your pictures...for a new talk Solved
Thats great to have such support! Thank you