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Dont be shy

New members, please take the time to introduce yourself and your collection.
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Hi,
There's some tips on posting photos at viewtopic.php?f=47&t=156306 - the appearance/layout of some of the screens has changed a bit since I wrote that but not so much that it's unintelligible, I hope. (You can use slightly larger file sizes but 250 is still a good size)
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Here I am in my smaller greenhouse not long until the plants move to their new home
hope to meet a few of you at the national show on sat
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New member! Because of my house move, I don't have any halfway decent photos of me with my plants. So, here's one of me at work (I wasn't kidding when I said I have to dress up as a cavewoman).
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Hello

I have just become a member, having been a registered user for a few weeks. During the weeks I shared a few posts and am grateful for the answers.

Although I have some years experience in Bonsai, Cacti and Succulents are new to me and am now learning quickly.

I received an excellent membership pack and a warm welcome letter from Tony Morris (Membership Secretary) and a warm welcome letter from Sheila Gibbs, Membership Secretary of the Fife Branch. Thank you both.

I am now looking forward to getting a grip on this seemingly vast subject. :useless:
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I’m the one on the left!
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Roatavator wrote: Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:26 pm I’m the one on the left!
Peter
But equally handsome!
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...
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Not sure Brodie (or my wife come to that) would agree...
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Roatavator wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:39 pm Not sure Brodie (or my wife come to that) would agree...
Ha!
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...
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Me on Galápagos Islands 2013 :)
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UhligKakteen
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Greetings from a dreary grey Manchester. My name is John, and I am rekindling an old passion, as I return to the wonderful world of cacti and succulents. I'm trying my hand at Lithops, which I killed many years ago, but I am now armed with many cultivation guides that weren't readily available when I first attempted to care for them. I have planted these in a wonderful handmade planter from an artist in the Basque region of Spain. He grows tons of succulents and cacti, makes incredibly detailed botanical drawings, and raises Italian greyhounds.
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