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Spring 2023 meeting
Our next meeting will be on Sunday 2nd April 2023. In the morning, Paul Lewis will speak on his work breeding hardy Gladiolus hybrids, and in the afternoon Paul Cumbleton will give the second part of his planned series of talks “Sorting out the Massonias” and Rodney Sims will show a video “Wildflower Extravaganza”, with magnificent scenes of South African flowers together with close-ups of named species.
Directions to the meeting hall. The doors will open at 10.00, and the meeting will close at about 14.30.
Newsletters
- The most recent published newsletter is number 48 (March 2023)
- You can read or download all the SABG newsletters from our list of newsletters
News items
- We are running another auction of Southern African bulb-related books, principally by email, although postal bids will also be accepted. The deadline for bids is 31st March. More details and instructions are at Auction of books (March 2023). [14 March 2023]
- I have just added Bert Zaalberg’s Massonia.com seed list, Rob Scott’s Shire Bulbs 2022 list and his information sheet and Gordon Summerfield’s latest (2022--2023) catalogue of South African indigenous bulbs and seeds to our Links page. [11 November 2022]
- I’ve been investigating news feeds and have just added a list of our Recently changed web pages and documents and a section in the News page showing the most recent messages in the Pacific Bulb Society’s “PBS List”. [11 April 2022]
Recently changed web pages and documents
- SABG (20:29 16/03/2023)[//Lachenalia aloides// var. //aurea// [If you can't see the picture, perhaps your browser settings need changing.]] SABG Noticeboard * The SABG Spring 2023 meeting will be on Sunday 2nd April 2023, at Badger’s Farm Community Centre, Winchester. See below. * An Auction of books (March 2023) is under way, the closing date for bids is 31st March. * [Newsletter no. 48] (March 2023) is available. Dates * SABG members are invited to join the
- News (20:28 16/03/2023)News Future meetings Spring 2023 meeting Our next meeting will be on Sunday 2nd April 2023. In the morning, Paul Lewis will speak on his work breeding hardy Gladiolus hybrids, and in the afternoon Paul Cumbleton will give the second part of his planned series of talks
- Spring 2023 meeting (20:21 16/03/2023)Spring 2023 meeting Our next meeting will be on Sunday 2nd April 2023. In the morning, Paul Lewis will speak on his work breeding hardy Gladiolus hybrids, and in the afternoon Paul Cumbleton will give the second part of his planned series of talks
- newsletter:sabgnews48.pdf - created (20:17 16/03/2023)
- Newsletters - [SABG newsletters] (20:17 16/03/2023)Newsletters SABG newsletters Edited by Richard White, copyright © SABG 2004 - 2021 The sterling work of the previous Newsletter Editors, Robin Attrill (2004 - 2006), Mick Reed (2006 - 2010) and David Victor (2010 - 2015) is gratefully acknowledged.
- Past, present and future meetings - [Table] (15:01 15/03/2023)Past, present and future meetings The next meeting is the Spring 2023 meeting. Meeting dates The Southern African Bulb group has held or will hold meetings on the following dates: Date Location
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Bulb and Seed Exchanges
- The 2022 autumn ephemeral seed exchange list is available, thanks to its coordinator, Jon Evans. Details have been emailed to members, and can also be read on our 2022 Bulb & Seed Exchange page. The deadline for requests from members for seeds and bulbs from the Exchange is 18th November 2022.
- The main seed and bulb exchange for 2022 has now finished.
News from other sources
Pacific Bulb Society RSS news feed
The PBS List is an email discussion of bulbs, sponsored by the Pacific Bulb Society, for people around the world. Although bulbs (defined more broadly to include all geophytes) are the focus, we recognize that people who grow them probably grow other things too and will be talking about them from time to time. Everyone is welcome to take part, simply click on Subscribe [in the link on the right just below]. PBS List https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php
These are the most recent posts in the PBS List. If you click on one, you will be able to see all the others.
- Mary Sue ittner Bulb Grants awarded by R Hansen via pbs (23:40 23/03/2023)
- EX06 European Bulb&seed exchange, first spring distribution open for orders by Garak via pbs (20:20 23/03/2023)
- EU Seed and Bulb Exchange by Uli via pbs (08:45 18/03/2023)
- 2023 Bulb Exchange - Notice of Upcoming Donation Request by Bridget Wosczyna via pbs (03:14 17/03/2023)
- PBS Instagram Page News by Bridget Wosczyna via pbs (03:12 13/03/2023)
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