Don't forget to book your tickets for our next Zoom lecture!
In 2020 while the world was on pause, Oli partially retraced the journey of Reginald Farrer described in his book ‘Among The Hills’.
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'My first full month as an Alpine Garden Society Trainee at the RBGE has been packed with new experiences – some familiar, some unexpected' - says Sarah Powell, the AGS Trainee.
Her diary reveals all the things she's learned in February. Check it out!
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Pink flowers on a rocky hillside.
The @alpinegardensoc.bsky.social’s first Early Spring Show and Plant Fair at Chelmsford City Racecourse was a huge success.
The show will return on Saturday 01 March 2025.
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#alpine #alpineplants #mountainplants #rockerygarden #rockery #rockeryplants #gardening
Come tomorrow Saturday 1 March, at our largest plant fair yet with 16 specialist nurseries attending: Aberconwy, Edrom Nurseries, Hartside, and Pottertons Nursery – all of which are specialists in alpine plants – along with many others selling a selection of bulbs, woodland and rare plants.
Where: Llanwern High School, Hartridge Farm Road, Newport, NP18 2YE
When: Saturday, 15 February, 11am - 3.30pm
Tickets (cash only): £3, free to AGS members.
Come along to our event packed full of unusual plants both for sale and on show!
We're thrilled to welcome Sarah Powell as our new Trainee. She joined us in January & has already been working hard in the Alpine Department @ RBGE. She's dedicated to learning everything about alpine plants. Stay tuned to her diary for the next 18 months.
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Despite the weather, all thoughout winter, AGS member Hamish Sinclair has been volunteering at RHS Wisley gardens and found some time to write about it too.
Check his diary for the latest news from the Alpine Department.
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Dionysia ‘Ewesley Theta’
Last chance to book your place at the AGS Snowdrop Day 2025.
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Tickets for lectures, plant sales, tea, coffee and buffet lunch £38, non-members £48.
The programme will include lectures, and plant sales from specialist nurseries.
In just three weeks we will welcome members and friends of the Society to our Snowdrop Day.
Buy your ticket now to join us on Saturday, 1 February 2025, at the Lilleshall National Sports & Conferencing Centre near Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AT.
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To show our appreciation this Christmas, we're offering our December Journal for free to all our friends and Social Media followers. Click the link below to read.
Not a member yet? Join now for free Zoom lectures, free entry to AGS shows, and much more!
www.alpinegardensociety.net/december/
The AGS Trustees, Director, and staff extend Season's Greetings and best wishes for the New Year to all our members and friends.
Please note the office will be closed for Christmas and will reopen on Monday, 6 January 2025. Have a wonderful holiday season.
Don't miss our Zoom talk on Tue, 17 December, at 7.00pm GMT: Snowdrops before Christmas.
Michael Myers will talk about autumn-flowering snowdrops that he grows, such as this beautiful Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Tesserae'.
Tickets £9 (free to AGS members)
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If you've missed John Mitchell's talk on the future AGS tour to Sichuan and Yunnan, you can now watch the recording for FREE on the AGS YouTube channel: youtu.be/IQjJoxndFlw
Photo of a groundcover, rhizomatous shrub with simple leaves and spikes of capsules releasing fluffy seeds.
This week’s topic: Salicaceae. The boundaries of #Salicaceae have changed in recent decades. It is now recognized as a cosmopolitan family of woody, mostly dioecious plants. Salix arctica is a rhizomatous groundcover & one of the most northerly vascular plants. 📷 David Stanley CCBY2 #botany 🌾🧪🌱
I still need to plant the last of my narcissus bulbs. Let's go back to 1614 and see some of the most coveted European varieties of the day. My eye goes to the little white narcissus moschatus, which unusually likes damp conditions, and which I have not yet grown.
Primula chungensis 🥰
New to alpines? Want to know what alpines are and how to grow them? Explore our website to learn more!
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Welcome to the Alpine Garden Society BlueSky account.
The AGS is an international, UK based, charitable organisation concerned with the cultivation of alpine and mountain plants from around the world.
We are also involved in the study and conservation of alpine plants in the wild.