SRGC SECRETARY’S PAGES& MEMBERS’ BOOK LIST

JULY 2013

AGM & GRAND PICNICSATURDAY 9 NOvEMBER

For full details and Agenda please see pages 8 & 9

CLUB WINS GOLD AT GARDENING SCOTLANDMany thanks to everyone involved in creating our award winning Gold display at this year’s Gardening Scotland. The contribution of Club members has been immense - supplying plants, assembling and planting the stand, produc-ing hundreds of labels, providing seeds for sale, and manning the stand to talk to the hundreds of people who visit (and admire) the display. The central team of Graham Wenham, Stan da Prato, Ian Pryde, Lesley Scott, Al Elliott, Liz Mills and Peggy Anderson could never have produced such a stunning display without all the help of these willing people. Check out the Forum at www.srgc.net to see photos of the display.Thanks also to Brightwater Holidays whose generous sponsorship enabled us to have a bigger display with more plants.However, we’ll need all this help and more next year if we’re going to contin-ue to keep flying the Club banner. Could you grow some plants for the Club (in pots please) which are likely to flower at the end of May next year? Could you give us a day’s help in setting up the display – or offer to man the public-ity stand for a couple of hours over the weekend of the event? If so, please let me know.Liz Mills liz.saline@hotmail.co.uk 01383 852321Congratulations also go to the many Club members who were awarded medals for their stands at Gardening Scotland, including: Kevock Nursery - Premier Gold and the Alf Evans Award, Jaques Amand - Silver Gilt, Hartside Nursery - Gold, Macplants - Gold, Rumbling Bridge Nursery - Silver Gilt and Best New Floral Exhibit, Binny Plants - Premier Gold and the Meconopsis Group - Gold. Well done to you all!

EvENTSDiscussion Weekend 4 - 6 October 2013 Grantown-on-SpeyPlease refer to the January issue of ‘The Rock Garden’ for full details — a Booking Form is on page 15 of these Secretary’s Pages.

Explorers Garden Exhibition in the Douglas Pavilion - open until 31 October - free with entry to garden

REMAINING SHOW DATES FOR 2013Summer Event to Celebrate Rock Gardening

Dunblane Christian Fellowship Hall17 August 10am - 4pm

Flowers of the Hills & MountainsA new four part event with talks, displays, plant and seed exchange and plant sales

Late Bulb Display at Dundee University14 September

Coffee at 10.00am Two presentations

byBob & Rannveig Wallis

Buried Treasure Nursery Carmarthen10.30am

Eastern Kazakhstan, Tien Shan to Altai2pm

Bulbous Habitats

This is a ticket only event, tickets, costing £5:00, will be on sale at the door. If you would like to order bulbs from Bob & Rannveig they will bring them up to the bulb day for you, they also plan to bring some stock to sell during the day.

Bring a picnic lunch, self serve tea / coffee provided. Contributions are invited for a 50:50 plant sale, which will be held to cover expenses.

Discussion Weekend Show 5 October - Note this Show will be open to the public from 10:30 to 12:00Newcastle Show 12 October

Provisional Show Dates for 2014Please note that these dates are PROVISIONAL and subject to change over the next six months. Please consult the 2014 Show Schedule for confirmed dates. Dunblane Early Bulb Display 15 February Blackpool 15 March Stirling Show (Kincardine) 22 March Edinburgh 5 April Northumberland (Hexham) 29 March Perth 19 April Highland Show (Nairn) 26 April Glasgow 3 May Summer Event (Dunblane) 16 August Discussion Weekend 4 October Newcastle (Ponteland) 11 October

Discussion Weekend 2013Organisation of the event is well in hand and delegates can be assured of a warm Highland welcome. Several options will be available to delegates on the Saturday morning, including guided walks through the local Anagach Wood where you can hope to see red squirrels and crested tits. Unfortunately Chris Brickell is not able to give a talk but Jiri Papousek has stepped into the breach and will be speaking on Propagating and Growing Daphnes from Cut-tings to Crevice Garden.At the time of going to print all the residential places for the weekend are booked. If you would like to come as a day delegate contact Carol Shaw and she will give you info on other Guest Houses in Grantown.Carole Bainbridge & Carol Shaw

Free Place at the 2013 Discussion WeekendAt the Glasgow Show Bette Ivey, the Hon. President, drew the name for the free place at the Discussion Weekend. The winner was John Finch from the Forum. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 place and should be with the Secretary no later than 28 February 2014, please note earlier cut off date!

DUNBLANE EARLY DWARF BULB DISPLAY15 February 2014 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

A Celebration of Bulbswith talks at 11am and 2pm

For further details please check the website and the 2014 Show Schedule

DEATHSThe Club has received intimation of the death of the following members: Dr Frank Armstrong, Cupar; Mr Robert Cowan, East Kilbride; Mrs Helen Dingle, St Andrews; Mr R Ince, Matlock; Mr J H Irons, Wirral; Mrs Dorothy Lowrie, Ayr; Mrs E Murdoch, Edinburgh; Mr Sverre Nordnes, Norway; Miss Peggy Parker, Ireland; Miss F E Payn-ter, Isle of Man; Mr P Pickford, Shaftsbury; Mr A Stewart, Inverurie; Mrs MaryStewart, Edinburgh. We extend our sympathies to their families and friends.

Results of the Twice Yearly Photographic/Art CompetitionHeld at the Kincardine Show 23 March 2013

Class 1 (Photograph of an alpine plant)1st Ian Steele (Falkirk) Serapias cordigera in Northern Spain2nd Sam Sutherland (Kincardine) Silene acaulis Corvara, Dolomites3rd Jim Forbes (Freuchie) Lilium formosanum ‘White Crane’

Class 2 (Alpine landscape or habitat including alpine plants)1st Ian Steele (Falkirk) Gentiana occidentale in the Picos de Eurpoa. 2nd Sam Sutherland (Kincardine) Lilies Corvara, Dolomites.

Class 3 (Digitally manipulated image inspired by alpines). No entries

Class 4 (Drawing or painting of a rock plant)1st Jim Forbes (Freuchie) Papaver nudicaule Colour painting.Class 5 (Artwork or Craftwork inspired by rock plant). No entriesThanks for your entries! Holidays are on the Agenda - Be Inspired!

Calling all you photographers and artists. Start thinking about the next competition which will be at the AGM on 9th November. Take your camera or art materials on holiday and have a bit of fun composing pictures for the next competition. Enter Your Craft Work for the Williamson Cup!At the AGM on 9th November, The Williamson Cup will be awarded for the best entry to Class 5. There’s plenty of scope for entries, for example glass painting, tapestry, embroidery, felt-work or any other craft medium. Classes and conditions of entry are on page 11 of the 2013 Show Schedules.

Cathy Caudwell

Change of venue for West of Scotland Group MeetingsAs of October the Group will meet in The Fraser Centre, Douglas Street, Milngavie on the second Monday of the month. For further details contact John Lee, 25 Douglas Drive, Old Drumchapel, Glasgow G15 6SW 0141 944 2411.

GOLDEN JUBILEE SALvERNominations for the 2013 recipient should be sent to the Secretary no later than 15 Au-gust 2013. It would be helpful if a short account of the nominee’s services to the Club were to be included, and also the names of other supporters.

The Salver is presented annually to an individual member for outstanding service to the Club. All nominations are considered by the Awarding Committee which consists of previous winners of this prestigious award.(You may submit your nomination again in subsequent years if initially unsuccessful.)

The names of all previous holders are recorded in the Golden Jubilee Salver Book which is available for inspection at the AGM. For those who cannot attend our AGM the Golden Jubilee Salver has been awarded to the following individuals.

1983 Alf Evans 1984 Joyce Halley 1985 Don Stead1986 Harold Esslemont 1987 Lewis Bilton 1988 Isobel Simpson1989 Kathleen Simpson-Hall 1990 Angus Small 1991 Jack Crosland1992 Sheila Maule 1993 Sandy Leven 1994 Bill Mackenzie1995 Bette Ivey 1996 Harley Milne 1997 Ron McBeath1998 Jean Wyllie 1999 Lyn Bezzant 2000 Alastair McKelvie2001 Glassford Sprunt 2002 Morris Wilson 2003 Jim Christie2004 Jackie Thomlinson 2005 Margaret Taylor 2006 Henry Taylor2007 Jean Band 2008 Ian Young 2009 Anne Chambers2010 Ian Bainbridge 2011 Ian Christie 2012 Jim Sutherland

Travelling Speakers Tour: February March 2014Cliff Booker will be visiting/speaking to the following Groups:Monday 24 February Borders Definitive DolomitesTuseday 25 February Aberdeen Cream of AlpinesWednesday 26 February Highland/Moray Definitive DolomitesThursday 27 February Stirling Definitive DolomitesFriday 28 February North Northumberland Cream of AlpinesMonday 3 March South West Scotland Definitive DolomitesTuesday 4 March Perth Cream of AlpinesFor further information please contact the relevant Group Convener using the contact details in the Year Book. John Owen

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION

As the Scottish Rock Garden Club now has electronic subscriptions it is necessary to change our constitution slightly to reflect this. Members of Council therefore propose that Clause 4 of the constitution, which currently reads:The financial year shall run from July 1st to June 30th. The membership year shall run from October 1st to September 30th.Subscriptions shall be payable on or before October 15th each year to the Subscrip-tion Secretary. The Club will remove from the list of members any member whose subscription has not been paid by June 30th.An Annual Subscription from a new member received after May 15th shall be regarded as being for the succeeding year provided that the amount paid is at the succeeding year’s rate.Be amended to the following:The financial year shall run from 1st July to 30th June. The membership year shall run from 1st October to 30th September.Annual subscriptions shall be payable to the Club by the 15th October each year and normally be only valid for that membership year.Electronic subscriptions may be paid at any time and the subscription shall be valid for twelve months from the date of payment.Any member whose subscription has not been paid may be removed from the list of members.This proposal will be placed before the membership at the Annual General Meeting on 9 November at Old Scone Church Hall.

Carol Shaw SRGC Secretary.

SRGC TRIP TO DENvER & THE ROCKIES JUNE - JULY 2014

We are proposing to take a trip to Denver and the Rockies visiting the famous Denver Botanic Gardens, private gardens and to look at alpine plants growing in the wild.The trip will leave at the end of June 2014 for 10 -14 days, with a maximum number of 16 people.The tour is being organised by Brightwater Holidays tour leader Julia CordenFor more information please contact:Julia Corden 2 Lettoch Place, Pitlochry PH16 5BB mobile number 07976 849 666.

NOTICESEXPLORATION FUND GRANTS

The following grants have been awarded this year:• £1,000 to Joanne Everson for a trip to Patagonia in 2013.• £500 to Mike Kintgen for a trip to Patagonia in 2013.• £1,000 to John Watson for a trip to Chile in 2013.• £1,000 to Susann Nilsson for a trip to Kazakhstan and Japan in 2014.

Deadline for Applications for 2014Anyone wishing to apply to the Exploration Fund for a grant for an expedition in 2014 or early 2015 should submit their application not later than 1st March 2014. Application forms are available from the Secretary, Carol Shaw.

Contributions to the Fund are always welcome and would enable us to offer more support. Any donations should be sent to the President, Carole Bainbridge, 3 Wood-houselee, Penicuik EH26 0PG

BRITISH EXPLORATION SOCIETYYOUNG EXPLORER BURSARIES

A bursary of £500 was awarded to each of the following BES Young Explorers. They have been asked to write a report of their experiences for the club. As part of their award they also receive free membership of the SRGC for a year.• Katie Lumsdaine for a trip to Northern Norway• Rosemary Cecile Hoggmascall for a trip to Northern Norway• Esmie Hotston Moore for a trip to Northern Norway• Mairi Iona Gilmour for a trip to Northern Norway

DIANA AITCHISON FUND GRANTS 2013The following grants have been awarded this year:• Jordan Miller £1,000 for a ten week placement at the RBGE and Explorers Garden. • Mariel Tribby £1,200 for a twelve week placement at the RBGE.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held in the Old Scone Church Hall, Scone on Saturday 9 November 2013 at 1.00 pm.

Travel Directions: Entrance to Old Scone Church Hall is off the A94 (Perth/Coupar Angus road), coming from Perth take the first left onto Cross Street and immediately left again onto Burnside and follow the signs for the David Douglas Memorial.

PROGRAMME 12.00 pm Grand Picnic (You bring the food, we provide the wine, juice, tea and coffee.)

1.00 pm Annual General Meeting

SHORT BREAK

2.00 pm (approx) The Clark Memorial Lecture Speaker to be confirmed

3.00 pm (approx) Tea and biscuits

There will also be: • a noncompetitive display of plants • a member’s 50/50 plant sale • the second photographic/art competition of the year • books for sale

Please bring along plenty of plants for the display and/or sale as well as entries for the photographic/art competition.

AGENDAANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013

1. Apologies for absence2. Minutes of the AGM held at Scone Old Church Hall, Scone on 10 November 20123. Matters arising from the Minutes4. President’s Review of the Year5. Presentation of Honours6. Presentation of Merit Medals by the President7. Presentation of the AGS Salver, the Rutland Salver and the Golden Jubilee Salver8. Consider for adoption the Accounts for the year ending 30 June 20129. Election of Executive Office-Bearers 10. Election of four Ordinary Members to serve a 3 year term on Council11. Consideration for adoption the changes to Clause 4 of the Constitution12. Appointment of Examiner of Accounts13. Approval of the members of Joint Rock Committee14. Date & place of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING in 201415. Any other competent businessIn accordance with Rule 5.1 all Executive Office-Bearers retire annually but are eligi-ble for re-election. The following have been nominated:President Dr C Bainbridge Treasurer Dr P AndersonSecretary Mrs C ShawSubscription Secretary Ms C BoulbyEditor Prof A EdwardsPublicity Manager Mr A J LevenChairman of Web Committee Mr I YoungPublications Manager Mr D Shaw

In accordance with Rule 6.1 four members shall be elected to the Council annually to serve for three years as Ordinary Members.

No nominations have been received to date: please consider becoming an Ordinary Member of Council. Talk to Carole Bainbridge or Carol Shaw for more informa-tion.

67th SRGC Seed Exchange - 2013-2014Important Announcement: Changes to Seed Exchange ChargesIn the last two years, the cost of international postage from the UK has soared; it has more than doubled. As a result of this, Council has decided, with regret, that we will have to charge for all seed requests in future, from both UK and overseas members. We have decided to keep the rates unchanged; this means that all members will pay £5, 7€ or $10 for their main seed request in 2013-14, and the same for each order of 25 packets in the surplus distribution. Full details of how to pay will be included in the Seed List and online, and you can pay online for both online and paper requests. We can only accept cheques in sterling from a UK bank, and can accept sterling, Euros or US dollars in cash. Autumn 2013 Seed DonationsPlease send seed donations, individually packaged per variety, preferably in a paper envelope, and cleaned of all seed cases, debris, insects, etc to:- Prof. Stuart Pawley, Acres of Keillour, Methven, Perth, Scotland, UK, PH1 3RA. Please include your name and address and a clearly written alphabetical list of the seed you are sending. Please don’t be put off if you only have a small amount of seed of a species, or only a few species to send - it may be the small amount or seed that no-one else has, and that someone would love to have.The deadline for seed to arrive at Stuart’s door is 31st October 2013. If you have “late maturing” seed that cannot be sent until later, please send the infor-mation about this as early as possible and before 31st October, to Stuart at gsp.srgc@btinternet.com. Send the list in the text of an e-mail, not as an attachment. Stuart can’t afford a computer virus at this critical time. It is important to send the information early so we can produce the seed list in good time. Please send late seed as soon as you can.Seed Lists All donors and overseas members will receive a seed list by post automatically. Home non-donors should request a list from Stuart Pawley, and send a C5 stamped addressed envelope to him. Last date for requesting a list is 14th December. The seed list will be available from around 10th November, and will go on-line at the same time; you can browse and order online as well as by post. For online ordering you will need a password and you will also need to enter your membership number (it’s on the envelope the The Rock Garden arrives in!)Seed PacketingSeed packeting will be done during November / early December. Ian Pryde would be grateful to hear from any UK member willing to volunteer to packet seeds. Full instructions and guidance will be provided; details from Ian Pryde on 01875 615185 or at ipryde@btinternet.com

Seed Distribution: early 2014 Seed requests must reach Alan Hayes by 15th January; we cannot guarantee to meet requests received later. The Edinburgh Rock Garden Group begins seed distribution in early January; we aim to have all main requests completed by January 18th. Donors’ seed requests are completed first, on the basis of their donation record. Do-nating more seed and for more years moves you up the list. Non-donors and surplus seed requests will be dealt with in order of their arrival date with Alan Hayes. Family members can make two orders. Details online later. Surplus seed distribution will not begin until all main requests are completed; and not before Jan. 18th, so members will receive their main and surplus requests a few weeks apart. We hope to complete surplus distribution by the first weekend in February.Please do not enquire about the whereabouts of seed requests until after 5th February; such queries should then be addressed to alan.hayes31@blueyonder.co.ukUS Members US members must have a ‘Small Lots of Seeds’ permit, which is issued by APHIS. You can find details of how to get a permit at:http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/smalllots_seed.shtml This must be a ‘small lots’ permit, as this does not require UK phytosanitary certifica-tion. You must enclose a copy of the permit and conditions and a green/yellow customs la-bel for each order - one for a main order, and one for each surplus order of 50 packets. If you order online, you must still post the permit documents and labels to Alan Hayes (or you may send them to Stuart Pawley with your seed donation). You can copy your permit as many times as you need. Please ensure your permit is still valid before you send copies to us; the permits are valid for three years. We must stress that “no permit, no seed” is the SRGC rule! We will do our best to get everyone their seed, but it must be in compliance with USDA regulations. US, Australian and New Zealand membersWe still need you, please, to send a numbered list of seeds requested, unless you order online, when the computer will do that job for you and us. Other overseas members Please check with your authorities whether there are any import requirements to your country, let us know and send any necessary documentation. We do wish to comply with any laws relating to seed imports.

COPY DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT SECRETARY’S PAGES:5 NOvEMBER 2013

Carol Shaw, Delft Cottage, Dyke, Forres Iv36 2TFTel: 01309 641405 e-mail: carol@findhornpress.com

BOOK LIST - JULY 2013So far 2013 has been a quiet period for the publication of new books of the type that interest us.

Unfortunately the discount arrangement with Timber Press did not prove as successful for them as they had hoped. As a result the offer has not been repeated this year per-haps they found that offering free postage within the UK was too expensive for them.

The one new title that I offer is Gardeners Guide to Bulbs by Christine Skelmersdale of Broadleigh Gardens fame. This well know bulb grower is known to most of us for supplying quality species bulbs. Although the book does not go into the detail of a genus monograph its 240 pages are packed with useful information. The book Hardy Cypripedium sold very well at the spring shows and Genus Cyclamen attracted a lot of interest.

Some books such as the Cyclamen one and several of the travelogues are very heavy and may involve quite significant delivery charges so please remember to check the total cost of any purchase before confirming your order.

Whilst I am still prepared to continue as Publications Manager if someone younger living in the Central Belt was willing to take this on I would be happy to release the post. The role is not arduous and simply involves taking the book stock to as many of the Shows as possible as well as sending out mail orders; ordering stock from the three different book distributors and keeping simple accounts to hand over to the Treasurer in early July each year. If you think you might be interested in this role please phone or e-mail me (contact details on book order form).

David Shaw, Publications Manager

TITLE AUTHOR RRP Members £ Price £Alpine Plants of Europe Jim Jermyn 25:00 22:50Alpine Plants: Ecology for Gardeners Good/Millward 25:00 22:50Alpines, an Essential Guide Michael Mitchell 19:95 18:00Alpines from Mountain to Garden Richard Wilford 29:00 26:50Aroids Deni Brown 25:00 22:50Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis and Relatives Liden/Zetterlund 25:00 22:50Bulbs in Containers Rod Leeds 20:00 18:00Buried Treasures Janis Ruksans 30:00 27:00Ceanothus Foss/Wilken 30:00 27:00Clematis the Montanas John Howells 12:95 11.50

TITLE AUTHOR RRP Members £ Price £Conifers for Gardens Richard Bitner 40:00 36:00 Crocus Janis Ruksans 30:00 27:00Daphnes: Practical Guide for Gardeners Robin White 25:00 22:50Dwarf Campanulas Graham Nicols 25:00 22:50Encycolpedia of Hostas Grenfell/Shadrack 35:00 31:50Flowers of Western China Grey-Wilson 70:00 63:00Gardeners Guide to Bulbs Skelmersdale 25:00 22:50Gardening with Hardy Heathers Small/Wulff 30:00 27:00Gardening with Woodland Plants Karan Junker 30:00 27:00Garden Succulents Primer Smith/van Wyk 20:00 18:00Genus Cyclamen Matthew (ed) 90:00 80:00Growing Hardy Orchids Seaton/Cribb 12:50 11:50Growing Orchids from Seed Seaton/Cribb 11:00 10:00Hardy Cypripedium Frosch/Cribb 45:00 40:00Hardy Gingers TM Branney 25:00 22:50Hellebores Burrell/Tyler 25:00 22:50In the Footsteps of Augustine Henry O’Brien 40:00 36:00Joseph Hooker (paperback) Pat Griggs 10:00 9:00Iris Family Goldblatt/Manning 40:00 36:00Kew Plant Glossary Henk Beentje 18:00 16:00Ophrys- Bee Orchids of Europe Pedersen/Faurholt 33:00 29:50Plantsman in Nepal Roy Lancaster 35:00 31:50Plantsmans Paradise Roy Lancaster 40:00 36:00Pocket Guide to Bulbs John Bryan 14:99 13:50Pocket Guide to Rhododendron Species McQuirie/Robinson 65:00 58:00Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges ed. Ken Cox 35:00 31:50Rock Garden Plant Primer C. Grey-Wilson 20:00 18:00Saxifrages: A Definitive Guide M McGregor 35:00 31:50Seeds of Adventure Cox/Hutchinson 35:00 32:50Sir J. D. Hooker Ray Desmond 29:50 26:50Snowdrops Waldorf 14:99 13:50Succulent Plants of the World 35:00 31:50Tulips: Species and Hybrids Richard Witford 25:00 22:50Wilson’s China Flanagan/Kirkham 28:00 25:00

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Please send your completed order form and payment to:SRGC Publications:- David Shaw, Delft Cottage, Dyke, Forres IV36 2TFTel: 01309 641405 e-mail:delftdavid@gmail.com

DISCUSSION WEEKEND BOOKING FORM Friday 4th – Sunday 6th October 2013Please send this form and the appropriate remittance made payable to ‘SRGC Discussion Weekend’ to: The Registration Secretary, Carol Shaw, Delft Cottage, Dyke, Forres Iv36 2TF At the time of going to print all the residential places for the weekend are booked. If you would like to come as a day delegate contact Carol Shaw and she will give you information on other Guest Houses in Grantown. Your name badge will be printed as you have written below – (first and surname). If you want something different please write on the reverse of the form.

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RESIDENT PRICE NO. TOTAL COST Friday Dinner –Sunday Afternoon Tea, £198 double occupancy Friday Dinner –Sunday Afternoon Tea, £249 single occupancy Saturday Morning – Sunday Afternoon £140 double occupancy Saturday Morning – Sunday Afternoon £165 single occupancy TOTAL COST

NON - RESIDENT PRICE NO. TOTAL COST Friday Evening (incl. dinner) £35 Saturday - morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea £50 Saturday - morning coffee, lunch, £80 afternoon tea, dinner Saturday Dinner £35 Sunday - morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea £50 TOTAL COST Give details of dietary or any other special requirements on the reverse of the form as well asthe name of the other person with whom you are sharing. NOTE: This form and remittance must reach Carol not later than 17th July 2013.

Terms and Conditions for Discussion Weekend

CANCELLATIONS: Please note that no refund will be given after 17th August 2013

Extra nights for Thursday 3rd Oct. and Sunday 7th Oct. are available: £65 (DB&B) per person per night, sharing; £85 (DB&B) single. The cost of extra nights and any other charges incurred whilst staying at the conference must be settled with the hotel by each member prior to depar-ture.

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