13 February 2015
Exotic Plants - benefits & penalties
Organised by:
SCI's Horticulture Group in association with Professional Horticulture Group South West
Bridgwater, Somerset
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Synopsis
A meeting organized by the Professional Horticulture Group South West. Speakers include; Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew who has on many occasions trekked through the Amazon jungle studying its plant life. Rob Gudge is the proprietor of Desert to Jungle, one of the UK's leading growers of Hardy exotic, architectural and specimen plants. Stephen Griffith is the curator of the Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens where he takes advantage of a sheltered coastal microclimate in south Dorset to grow many sub-tropical species in the open.
Programme
Day 1
- 10:30
- Registration, tea/coffee
- 11:00
- Chairman’s Introduction
- 11:10
- Professor Sir Ghillean Prance - Former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
- 11:45
- Rob Gudge - Owner Desert to Jungle Nursery
- 12:20
- Stephen Griffith - Curator Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
- 13:00
- Lunch
- 14:00
- End of meeting
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Venue and Contact
Bridgwater College
Rodway Hill
Cannington
Bridgwater
Somerset TA5 2LS
Peter Grimbly
Tel: +44 (0) 1926 612981
Email: petergrimbly@btinternet.com
Fees
£14 (including lunch)
Students are welcome to attend for the reduced fee of £5.00 (Lunch is not included in this fee)
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Exhibition and Sponsorship
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