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In order to try and keep the Forum a safe place for BCSS Members and other cacti and succulent enthusiasts of all ages, everyone who registers is checked. If you are a BCSS Member and include your membership number, this is easy, because we can just look you up in the database. If you are not a BCSS Member, then we rely on the data you provide. If we can't find any traces by a brief online search, your account will be placed "on hold" until you get in touch with us by email and ask for Forum account approval.
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- Fri Oct 04, 2024 6:52 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Greetings From Kew!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 68
Re: Greetings From Kew!
Hi BCSS! I’m a relatively new member of the society. I’ve just finished my apprenticeship at Kew and landed a permanent position managing the arid and part of the tropical display in the Princess of Wales conservatory. I’ve still looking to learn a lot so looking forward to getting tips and tricks f ...
- Fri Oct 04, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
- Topic: September 2024 - Rarities
- Replies: 15
- Views: 679
Re: September 2024 - Rarities
Just a little nudge to choose the winner. Let's keep this rolling!
- Wed Oct 02, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: News & Events
- Topic: Steven Hammer online talk, Saturday, 5 October 2024
- Replies: 3
- Views: 110
- Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: News & Events
- Topic: MSG Event 2024, Banstead, Surrey, Sat 28th Sep
- Replies: 11
- Views: 656
Re: MSG Event 2024, Banstead, Surrey, Sat 28th Sep
Oh, no need for apologies, I just thought it would be good to mention this here. It's purely my laziness of not checking the whole address. The event was great, despite the low numbers you mentioned. It was wonderful talking to you and a few others, putting faces to some "internet" names I exchanged ...
- Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1188
Re: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
It doesn't look like it's Amazon itself, just one of the retailers on their platform: Brook Bookstore UK. SmartSelect_20240930_132154_Chrome.jpg Brook are owned by AbeBooks which is/was owned by Amazon Ugh, a book-ception then! They're listed separately in the "dispatched from" section (usually it ...
- Mon Sep 30, 2024 1:23 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1188
Re: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
It doesn't look like it's Amazon itself, just one of the retailers on their platform: Brook Bookstore UK.
- Sat Sep 28, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: News & Events
- Topic: MSG Event 2024, Banstead, Surrey, Sat 28th Sep
- Replies: 11
- Views: 656
Re: MSG Event 2024, Banstead, Surrey, Sat 28th Sep
Might be useful to some folks looking for the venue on online maps: "Banstead Community Centre" points to a place at the other end of Banstead main road, whereas the event is taking place in "Banstead Community Hall". The rest of address details are correct, Park Road, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 3AJ.
- Fri Sep 27, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
- Topic: September 2024 - Rarities
- Replies: 15
- Views: 679
Re: September 2024 - Rarities
I might have lucked out here by accident! A recently collected, soon-to-be-described tuberous Euphorbia species in a greenhouse of Rikus van Veldhuisen (of the u4ba.nl fame, shared here with Rikus' blessing): 20240927_142736.jpg 20240927_142741.jpg Edited adding the genus in bold above :roll:
- Fri Sep 20, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1188
Re: My book! The Dry Exotic Garden
They clearly got too many orders from members! 
My delivery date is still "pending", hopefully will arrive soon.
My delivery date is still "pending", hopefully will arrive soon.
- Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:02 pm
- Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
- Topic: September 2024 - Rarities
- Replies: 15
- Views: 679
Re: September 2024 - Rarities
A minuscule 10 mm wide, 3 years old Haworthia truncata var. minor, Tafelkop, SA. Seeds from Fanda Vesely, CZ (Haworthialand). Slightly etiolated, but we're working on it. I am not convinced it's that of a rarity, but I don't see them often for sale or even displayed anywhere. The stick on the right ...