Cactus at the Castle is delighted to announce that we now have 22 sellers confirmed for this year's event, including a number that will be attending for the first time.

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20220531_212947_0000.png Cactus at the Castle will be presented by Cactus and Succulent Review this year. The quarterly online magazine will be offering readers who can get to the picturesque village of Eynsford in Kent less than half-price admission to the event at Lullingstone Castle. Looking to ...

I’ve got germination in all the Turbinicarpus and Thelocatus pots. None in either of the Coryphantha and not a lot in the Mammillarias, probably less than 20% of the Mamm packets showing anything. Interestingly, those Mamms that are germinating are mostly from the Ancistrocanthae. Don't forget to l...

I registered to issue plant passports last year so that we could sell our seedlings by mail order. The initial inspection was carried out free of charge. As we are only producing a small number of plants which are raised from seed, it was agreed that we would only be inspected once a year. They will...

You can certainly say the new website hasn't been rushed. It must now be four years that it's been worked on. I remember seeing the expenditure listed on the accounts members are sent prior to the AGM this year. I can't find my copy now but in was in the region £30k for the two years shown I believe.

DDML Facebook Event Cover v2.png Sussex Zone invites you to join them for The Derek Desborough Memorial Lectures on Sunday 19th April from 12:00 at Crawley Horticultural Society Hall, Ifield Avenue, Crawley RH11 7AJ. This year we welcome Graham Charles, who will be speaking on Matucana in Habitat a...

Thank you for your comments, I shall take them into consideration when I look at the results.

Thank you Mike and Acid John for your comments. Yes, in my 'short' introduction to the survey I only mention the risk the horticultural trade is to cacti in the wild; a very significant risk and one of the main focuses for my dissertation. If you are interested in the report I refer to in the introd...

I'm currently working on my dissertation for the RHS Master of Horticulture qualification, for which I am looking at the ex situ conservation of Cactaceae in the UK. As part of my research, I am undertaking a survey looking at a selection of mammillarias. If you have a few minutes to spare, I would ...

We are holding an end of season plant sale on Saturday 28th October 2017,10am until 3pm near Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Many 2 or 3 year old, home grown seedlings available from 1.50 , some larger plants also. 95 percent cacti Sorry no lists or mail order. PM us for full address IMG_0045[345].JPG Ch...