Southern Area Cactus & Succulent Mart . Saturday August 19th 2017

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Southern Area Cactus & Succulent Mart . Saturday August 19th 2017

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Bromley Branch BCSS Presents ## THE BIG ONE ## Set to be the biggest cactus mart in the UK this year Sevenoaks Community Centre, Cramptons Rd (off Otford Rd) ,Sevenoaks TN14 5DN is ideally situated for an event of this kind .Less than 5 minutes from junction 5 of the M25 and right behind Sevenoaks main line Bat and Ball Station .The venue offers two large hall plus a reception area and a large free car park. Refreshments will be available all day.
Open 10 till 4 Adults £2 Children free .Many of the UK's top nurseries and growers already booked.Full list will be published soon. To book sales space please email the organizer Dave Appleton davejappleton@hotmail.com

Please note ; This event originally was planned to run in conjunction with a competitive show .Organisational difficulties made this impossible this year so it is hoped to run this event with a show in August 2019 .This is to be biannual event to avoid the National Show and Convention years.All money raised from this event will be used to run the next one.
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Re: Southern Area Cactus & Succulent Mart . Saturday August 19th 2017

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Flyer for mart,couldn't load it up as a file so took a photo .Hope you can read it .Getting full ,a few tables left if you fancy selling .Email davejappleton@hotmail.com for more info.
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Re: Southern Area Cactus & Succulent Mart . Saturday August 19th 2017

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Nurseries and sellers booked so far include ###
Dave and Lyn Appleton-Desert Plants UK ( Nursery grown plants) Many new and different plants from one of the UK's newest nurseries.
Stuart Riley -Plantlife (Nursery grown plants and imports including many US hybrids and variegates)Always something new from this long established nursery.
Ralph Northcott -The Cactus Shop (Nursery grown plants and imports ,also carnivorous plants).Large stock at very reasonable prices,a wealth of growing expertise.
John Pilbeam -Connoisseurs Cacti ( books)The most prolific and arguably the best author of cacti and succulent plant books the UK has produced to date.
Doug Sizmur -Kent Cacti (Nursery grown plants)A wide and varied range of plants from a very experienced grower.
Graham Charles (Plant sales,mainly own grown plants from habitat seed) Well grown and documented stock. Author of probably the best book on Gymnocalyiums and leading authority on South American Cacti amongst others.
David Neville (Plant sales ,own grown plants and imports) Always brings an interesting and varied mix of cacti and succulents
Tony and Suzanne Mace -Mace Cacti (Nursery grown and ex collection plants)Very knowledgeable growers with years of experience . Also BCSS and Mesemb Study Group info etc
Fiona Wemyns (Plant sales and Artistic bowl gardens)
Craig Barber -Williams Cactus (An assortment of own grown and imported plants) Enthusiastic grower of many interesting and rare plants
Graham Evans (Plant sales,mostly own grown)Another very experienced grower.
Costas Papthanasiou (Plant sales,mostly own grown)Good quality and varied range of plants .
John Watmough ( Succulents) A wide range of some of the less seen succulents .A must for the succulent enthusiast
Keith Larkin (Books) The best source of books on Cacti and Succulents available in the UK.
Vicky Davis (V & C cacti) Nice choice homegrown seedling cacti.
Eric Ellis . ( Mammillarias, Agaves etc) A long time grower offering a good selection of over propagation's
Roy Lee . ( Various ) Another long time grower with some nice grown on specimens
C & T Zeferino ( Various) Who knows what Carlos will bring ,always worth a look.
Lily Cartier . ( Mainly succulents ) A very good grower ,excellent plants.
Matthew Andrews .( Art of Succulents) Living art and decorative displays.
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Re: Southern Area Cactus & Succulent Mart . Saturday August 19th 2017

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The Edginton's are coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . Richard and Wendy are two of the best cactus growers in the UK .Fantastic plants grown slowly in good light to give amazing colour and spineation AND very reasonably priced. This takes us up to 21 sellers. Any one else want to join the party ,getting full.
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Re: Southern Area Cactus & Succulent Mart . Saturday August 19th 2017

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##### John Pilbeam's new Mammillaria book to be launched at the mart######
##### Order you copy to be picked up on the day at the special show price of £35 #####
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Re: Southern Area Cactus & Succulent Mart . Saturday August 19th 2017

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Less than 4 weeks to go and 21 nurseries in one hall, probably the largest UK cactus & succulent sale apart from the National - it's looking good.
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Re: Southern Area Cactus & Succulent Mart . Saturday August 19th 2017

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Less than 2 weeks to go.
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Re: Southern Area Cactus & Succulent Mart . Saturday August 19th 2017

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Just got back home from a splendid plant sale. Plenty of choice, even for those of us that have no truck with spiny things. Knowledgeable and chatty sellers and met lots of friends from Edenbridge and Croydon branches plus the usual regular faces. Apart from the National probably the best Mart I've been to and I've been to a few........well, I need to given the speed with which plants die under my "care"
Wonderful event....many thanks to the organisers and see you next year.

PS:- I spent a small fortune!.... don't tell Mrs F.
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Re: Southern Area Cactus & Succulent Mart . Saturday August 19th 2017

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Came back 37 plants up. Roll on the next mart!
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