A lovely man with a wonderful sense of humour. Such a loss to the Society. I shall miss him terribly.

Hear, hear Ernie. Very nice

Picture1.jpg Picture2.jpg Without droning on too much more :wink: , the degree to which flowers open is one of the distinguishing features among the 3 Dudleya subgenera ( Dudleya , Stylophyllum and Hasseanthus ). Each generally have different pollinators, from hummingbirds to long-tongued insects a...

Here are 2 links that assert their existence: #1 #2 . Hmmm... possibly being sold in good faith but not x Dudlyveria hybrids. 'White Sprite' is a cultivar and should, in theory, be descendants from cuttings of Reid Moran's March 1950 collection. It was widely distributed to US nurseries for years a...

As Chris and Ralph suggest Tom, I'm a little more than obsessive about Dudleya (I'm horrified that such a great genus isn't more widely grown in the UK :lol: ), but don't believe that Dudleya and Echeveria hybrids can - and do - exist. Our plants have a way of continuing to surprise us, so I could b...

The buffet lunch has been ordered and bouncers contracted for unruly customers :lol: Great talks are ready and great plants are ready. If you find yourself at a loose end on Saturday and fancy an enjoyable day out before the nights draw in, you'll be very welcome to pay on the day. Hope to see you t...

With a little under 3 weeks to go, please see the Zone 3 Rally 2022 website https://www.zone3.bcss.org.uk/rally-2022.html for details on how to book a really great day out. There will be fantastic speakers and Brain's presentation, in particular, has never been heard before. Nurseries and sellers no...

The Zone 3 Rally will take place on Saturday 29 October 2022 at Carlton Social Club, Carlton, WF3 3RW (close to the M1 / M62 interchange). The event will be held in memory of one of our region's true greats and long-time attendee, Colin Norton. We will be pleased to welcome the following speakers: C...

Stuart Ratcliffe of Manchester Branch will be auctioning half of his beautiful collection in just over a week's time. Stuart has been growing for around 50 years and has many mature plants that were grown from seed in the 1970s. Please see above links for a downloadable list of lots available on Sun...

One week to go until the second Northern Cactus and Succulent Mart! We have a new, bigger and brighter venue, with great facilities. Free entrance and free, abundant parking. We hope that you can make it. Having seen some of the plants in preparation, it'll definitely be worth it. Rumour has it that...