BCSS - Forum

Hello,

Any information on this Cactus & Succlent Show at RHS Wisley on 10th April? Is this a BCSS event?

As advertised in Graham Charles's recent Cactus Explorer:
and on the RHS Wisley website:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/v ... 6&ESRC=CMS

I'm not sure what's happening about the 'Show' aspect but there will be plenty of plant sales and displays plus talks from Graham Charles and Colin Walker, a BCSS Membership card gets reduced admission, the saving almost pays for the membership fee. It's open to the public as well as BCSS members so I'd recommend being there when the gardens open for the best plant sales. The new Hilltop venue at Wisley looks quite a smart venue. Maybe someone would like to publicise this event in place of the Euphorbia that have been at the top of this Forum for ages.
While I was writing this Tony just beat me in the speed of his reply.

Stuart

More details are now available for this Gordon Rowley memorial event next Sunday within the beautiful RHS Wisley Gardens, Surrey. It is open to all, although usual garden admission fees will apply (unless you are an RHS member), but will be half-price for BCSS members showing their Membership card. See: https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley

Programme:
10.00: Doors open. Plant sales and displays.
11.00: 'A beginners guide to growing cacti and succulents' by Graham Charles, President of the BCSS.
11.45: ‘Matucana and Oroya in Peru and in pots’ by Graham Charles.
14.00: 'A beginners guide to growing cacti and succulents' by Graham Charles.
14.45: ‘Succulent daisies’ a talk by Colin Walker, former President.

Nurseries in attendance:
Cactus Shop (Ralph Northcott)
Winkleigh, Devon
08712 663678 ralph@cactusshop.co.uk https://cactusshop.co.uk/index.php

Costas Papathanasiou
South Woodford, Essex
costaspapa@btinternet.com

Graham Charles
Stamford, Lincs
01780 720287 graham.charles@btinternet.com

Mace Cacti (Tony & Suzanne Mace)
Ansty, West Sussex
01444 459151 cacti@cactus-mall.com

Ottershaw Cacti (Daniel Jackson) (Gold Medal winner)
Chertsey, Surrey
01932 872667 
daniel.jackson@ottershawcacti.com
https://www.ottershawcacti.com/

Plant Life (Stuart Riley)
Eastbourne, East Sussex
01323 761943 stuartcactus@hotmail.com

Woodside Cacti (Carlos Zeferino)
Holbeach Drove, Lincs
01406 330 233 c.zeferino@btinternet.com https://www.woodsidecacti.co.uk

BCSS Oxford Branch
BCSS Reading & Basingstoke Branch
BCSS Woking Branch

Displays:
Graham Charles, Ottershaw Cacti and Colin Walker.

There is a good selection of c&s books in the library opposite our Auditorium. From memory, look about 2/3 of the way along on the right in a bay facing inwards.

(Although the RHS are advertising this as a c&s show, there will be no competitive classes as is usual at BCSS shows).

Hoping for sunny weather,
Best wishes,
Derek Tribble / Alice Vanden Bon

Thanks for this information Derek, I cannot be there for the whole day, but will be there for part of the time, looking forward to it. For those unfamiliar with Wisley, don't miss the Alpine house, not very far from the Hilltop events centre and always a delight.

It's good to see cooperation between the BCSS and the RHS, it's worked well at Hyde Hall and Bridgewater Gardens and the BCSS needs these sort of venues to show the public that there's more to cacti than scrubby plants in garden centres. Let's hope there's good BCSS membership publicity available and the free booklet that oddly only ever seems to be available in very small quantities. Looking forward to a good cactus day though weather is currently forecast to only be 1C when nurseries arrive at 7am.

Stuart

RHS members have free entry to Wisley, otherwise it's £15.95 for adults so use your BCSS Membership Card and save almost £8, that's saving over half the cost of BCSS membership by going to one event. Well done to whoever negotiated that offer.

Stuart

A couple of pictures from today, first the display by Ottershaw Cacti And the Copiapoa display by Graham Charles A very good event and excellent publicity for the BCSS, plenty of people buying plants and taking various leaflets.