Hi,
Just to let you know that the December issue of The Essex Succulent Review is now available at https://www.essexsucculentreview.org.uk/
I have something really special for you this time. I am including a whole series of drawings of Dorstenia by Phil Hughes (Lithos on the forum). Regular forum readers may well remember the drawings he posted on here some time ago which generated a lot of interest.
I have plenty more as well ranging from the perils of photographing plants in South Africa, Chris Rodgerson (ChrisR on the forum) to the perils of building a greenhouse in Essex, Chris Coombs (Cactus Kid).
Best wishes,
Sheila
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Re: Essex Suculent Review
Sheila you beat me to it, I was going to say what an interesting and special edition this is! Excellent, all credit to you....
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Excellent indeed! What wonderful drawings. And all those great Rebutia photos! And those Conos, and, and...
Very impressive for a local magazine.
Very impressive for a local magazine.
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Swaps and sales at https://www.rrm.me.uk/Cacti/forsale.php
My Field Number Database is at https://www.fieldnos.bcss.org.uk
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Re: Essex Suculent Review
Hi,
Local magazine? Well Essex today, tomorrow the world! Actually I am very pleased to be able to say that I do have subscribers from all over the world.
Best wishes
Sheila
Local magazine? Well Essex today, tomorrow the world! Actually I am very pleased to be able to say that I do have subscribers from all over the world.
Best wishes
Sheila
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Re: Essex Suculent Review
Yes, indeed, Sheila - local by name but global by nature.
Well done, on producing one of the best issues ever.
P.S. Reminds me that I owe you some 'script'
Well done, on producing one of the best issues ever.
P.S. Reminds me that I owe you some 'script'
Tony Roberts
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It is a beautifully put together publication with high quality pictures and articles, imo as good as any of the international society mags I have read. I simply don't know how you do it just on your own, Sheila.
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WOW - what a wonderful publication to discover.
Thanks Sheila and your contributors - I've subscribed; I've downloaded the back numbers; I'm looking forward to reading the 19 issues
Thanks Sheila and your contributors - I've subscribed; I've downloaded the back numbers; I'm looking forward to reading the 19 issues
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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Re: Essex Suculent Review
Once again, Thank you Sheila.
Founder member BCSS # 32426,
Growing Cacti and Succulents for over 40 years,
mixed collection but prefer succulents particularly caudiciforms.
Growing Cacti and Succulents for over 40 years,
mixed collection but prefer succulents particularly caudiciforms.
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Re: Essex Suculent Review
Hi again,
Thank you to everyone for your posts.
Of course I'm not really doing this all on my own – I couldn't do it at all if I didn't have people to write for me. So this is a good opportunity to thank everyone who has ever helped me with any article for the ESR.
There wouldn't be any point in doing it if there were no people to read it, so I would also like to thank everyone who reads the ESR, or has subscribed to it.
Best wishes,
Sheila
Thank you to everyone for your posts.
Of course I'm not really doing this all on my own – I couldn't do it at all if I didn't have people to write for me. So this is a good opportunity to thank everyone who has ever helped me with any article for the ESR.
There wouldn't be any point in doing it if there were no people to read it, so I would also like to thank everyone who reads the ESR, or has subscribed to it.
Best wishes,
Sheila
Sheila
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Re: Essex Suculent Review
I agree with what the others here have said. It's a fab magazine and I always enjoy it. This month's was extra interesting and I loved the drawings. (But then I love dorstenias....Note to self: buy some more!)
First it was orchids, then, since c.2001, cacti and succulents. I'm into South African plants, mainly conos, lithops and haworthias, with a few cacti, especially 'posh' mamms, turbs and other smalls. Now it’s stapeliads as well...