Don't forget the On-Line talk on tuesday

Post by **Tony R** » Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:33 am

NaZzAtAzEr wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:44 pm
Phil_SK wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:18 am We will see a photo of the exact same F. pottsii seen on page 87, but taken more than a decade later.
What book was this?

Third book down on this list:
http://www.society.bcss.org.uk/index.php/books.html

Post by **Phil_SK** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:16 am

Topic: Andry Petignat - Interesting species of Pachypodium from Madagascar
Date and time: Tuesday 21 July 2020 at 7:30 pm (BST)
Meeting ID: 843 8983 1142
Password: bcss
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84389831142?p ... 8vakxDZz09

Andry is director of the Antsokay Arboretum in Toliara, and will be talking to us from his home in Madagascar where he has spent years studying the very special plants of this country. In tonight’s talk Andry will concentrate on the fantastic pachypodiums that inhabit the 'Red Island’.

Post by **Tina** » Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:48 pm

I enjoyed this talk, well done Ian for organising it & thank you to Andry.
Just a shame I kill so many of them I hadn't realised how big pachypodium rutenbergianum actually got ( not in my Gh obviously)

Post by **AnTTun** » Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:24 am

@Tina- as Andry (aka Andre

) said for another pachy species: it takes about a lifetime to grow that big, so.. patience

Post by **Phil_SK** » Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:34 am

Topic: Bob Potter - Cultivation my way
Date and time: Tuesday 28 July 2020 at 7:30 pm (BST)
Meeting ID: 822 1677 4823
Password: bcss
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82216774823?p ... d4bnV1dz09

Bob and Beryl were owners of the famous Toobees Exotics nursery that we all flocked to before they took their well-earned retirement. Bob has travelled extensively studying some of the world's special succulents and tonight he will tell us how to grow some of these plants in your greenhouse. Since his retirement Bob has been redesigning his greenhouses and will show us what a stunning display he has created and how this was achieved.

Post by **Tina** » Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:45 am

and don't forget NOT to pick your nose on camera, nasty sight last last week

Post by **el48tel** » Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:58 am

Tina wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:45 am and don't forget NOT to pick your nose on camera, nasty sight last last week

Or .... just turn your video off .... saves on bandwidth too

Post by **Diane** » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:45 am

I agree, Tina....

Post by **el48tel** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:12 am

Absolutely superb presentation yesterday.
Quality and quantity spot-on.

Post by **Ian Thwaites** » Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:29 pm

CactusWorld LIVE – Online talks for AUGUST
The BCSS is very pleased to be continuing with the weekly online talks and this month we again have a fantastic line-up of speakers to educate and entertain us with various aspects of our wonderful hobby. I do hope that you can attend and if you have time please stay on after the talk for the usual informal chat which helps me understand what you want from the BCSS in the future. Please contact me, Ian Thwaites, by email at CHAIRMAN, if you would like to offer to give future talks or are able to recommend any top-class speakers.

The meetings are open to all so please spread the word and encourage more members (and anyone else) to join.

These talks are NOT recorded and many of the lectures are one off ‘specials’ so there will not be another chance to experience the talk.

Topic: Peter Berresford - Oklahoma!
Date and time: Tuesday 4 August 2020 at 7:30 pm (BST)
Meeting ID: 896 3787 4608
Password: bcss
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89637874608?p ... E3aHgrZz09

A trip to Oklahoma and northern Texas made in 2012 in the company of Dave Blody who was a fellow fan of echinocerei. I met him through friends of friends on the internet, and we spent a good deal of time planning it together, and he joined me for several days in April 2012.

Topic: Keith Bensusan - Succulents and flowers of Namaqualand and The Cape
Date and time: Tuesday 11 August 2020 at 7:30 pm (BST)
Meeting ID: 883 6130 3252
Password: bcss
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88361303252?p ... g3bnk1dz09

Western South Africa is a global centre of diversity for succulent plants. Its appeal to the botanist is enhanced by the kaleidoscopic displays of flowering plants during the Spring, unrivalled anywhere else in the world. This richly illustrated talk introduces you to the spectacular succulents, bulbs and annuals of this singular botanical realm.

Topic: Andrew Young - Conophytum in habitat
Date and time: Tuesday 18 August 2020 at 7:30 pm (BST)
Meeting ID: 874 5817 1982
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87458171982?p ... FmNHU5QT09

In this talk Andy Young will introduce the dwarf succulent genus Conophytum and explore the habitats they occupy in South Africa and Namibia. Andy will also briefly consider some of the current and future threats to Conophytum in the wild.

Topic: Ivor Crook - Rebutia: a personal view
Date and time: Tuesday 25 August 2020 at 7:30 pm (BST)
Meeting ID: 856 9583 4973
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85695834973?p ... tLdnBYZz09

A review of a genus of plants that, though currently seen as unfashionable, have a fascinating history, are easy to grow and flower freely. Many aspects of their interest to the cactus hobbyist will be explored from unusual angles.

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We now have a link for the Zoom talks on the BCSS website, so why not click on this and save that web page to your favourites/bookmarks so that you can see what the talks are even if you accidentally delete this eNews: https://tinyurl.com/CWLOnlineTalks

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