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2nd November - Sale and Auction of Roland Tebbenham's plants

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2nd November - Sale and Auction of Roland Tebbenham's plants

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Message on behalf of Ian Priestley:
This event will take place on Saturday 2nd November by invitation only in Milton Keynes.
Please see below for full details and how to register your interest.
Thank you.

Auction and Sale Of PLANTS From the Collection Of the late Dr Roland Tebbenham – ex Northampton & Milton Keynes Branch BCSS

Arrangements are in hand to dispose of the collection of Cacti & Succulent plants from the collection of the late Dr. Roland Tebbenham.
• There are a sizeable number of very unusual plants in this mixed collection, which Roland had been growing for over 40 Years.
• A list of all his plants is being compiled and will be available/forwarded once your interest is registered.
• At this time, a number of his plants (80-100 or so) will be selected for sale by AUCTION, all others will be offered for general sale on the day of the sale.
• Separately to the Auction, we will have a Sales Table for Lithops (100 + plants) and Mesems (approx. 50 plants).
• A second Sales Table will hold approximately 130 of Roland’s cacti and succulents.

THE SALE will take place by invitation only at Giffard Park Primary School, Broadway Avenue, Milton Keynes, MK14 5PY on SATURDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 2024.

Viewing of Auction Items and the Plant Sales will commence at 09.00am. The Auction will commence at 11.00am

Please contact either Ian Priestley [email protected] or Barry Tibbetts [email protected] to firstly register your interest.

You will then be provided with a Full Listing of all the plants, currently held in Roland’s collection, (excluding his Lithops and Mesems), together with all of his available provenance data, collated by individual plant.

As above, certain of Roland’s plants are presently being considered/ selected for sale by Auction. A separate List of all Auction items will be available/offered shortly, and will be provided to all those who have registered with us, in plenty of time for the Auction/Sale Day

ALL PLANTS WILL BE OFFERED AS SEEN, note some botanical names may not be correct.

Additional Details of timings and all arrangements, on the day, will be supplied to all who confirm their intention to attend. Any further arrangements for the event itself, will also be provided to attendees, on that day.

All persons attending do so at their own risk although all reasonable care will be taken.

All purchases MUST be paid for and removed on the day of the sale. Suitable arrangements will be made for their collection.

There is controlled parking within the school premises. Guidance on parking for the event, available facilities, outline schedule, etc. will be supplied with the Full Listing of Roland’s plants.

Thank you
Tony Roberts
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Chairman, Tephrocactus Study Group
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(Gasteria, Mammillaria, small Opuntia, Cleistocactus and Sempervivum are my current special interests)
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