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'The Long Border' talk with Steve Edney and Lou Dowle
Thursday, 8 October 2026 7.00pm - 9.30pm
Cobham , Surrey
A talk by Steve Edney and Lou Dowel, Holders of four Plant Heritage National Collections and Owners of The No Name Nursery
Attend in person in Cobham or via Zoom.
Please note the deadline for requests for a Zoom invitation for this talk is 11am on the morning of the event.
Event
National Collection Holders' Conference 2026
Thursday, 12 November 2026 9.30am - 5.00pm
Ripon , North Yorkshire
We are delighted to be hosted by Newby Hall and Gardens for our popular biennial conference that brings National Collection holders together to share knowledge, ideas and inspiration. The theme for the conference is 'Growing for a Resilient Future'. Booking info below.
Talk
Annual Meeting of Devon & Cornwall Group and our speaker is Christopher Bailes with a talk entitled Familiar plants in unfamiliar places: flowers of the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa
Saturday, 14 November 2026 10.00am - 4.30pm
Cullompton , Devon
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Saturday 14th November 2026 at Cullompton Community Centre, Pye Corner, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1JX
From 9.30am Tea and coffee & biscuits will be available on arrival along with sales tables of plants, books, garden miscellanea with a raffle.
10.30 am Annual General Meeting of Plant Heritage, Devon & Cornwall Group
11.30 am Speaker is Christopher Bailes with a talk entitled Familiar plants in unfamiliar places: flowers of the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa
Christopher trained at RBG Kew and then stayed on working as a supervisor in the Tropical Section specialising in orchids, succulents and tender plants. He left to take up the post of Manager at The Eric Young Orchid Foundation in Jersey. Then Devon called and he moved to take up the role of Curator at RHS Garden Rosemoor developing and implementing the masterplan for this new garden. Following this a stint in London as Curator of The Chelsea Physic Garden.
Apart from the day jobs Christopher has been the editor of The Orchid Review; co-written a book on Hardy Orchids and penned Hollies for Gardeners. He has been the President of the Alpine Garden Society and is an RHS judge for Floral and Garden exhibits at the big RHS Shows. He has travelled many parts of the world looking at plants and has guided plant focused tour groups.
1.00pm Lunch is included
2.00 pm Short Talks by Collection Holders
Booking is essential by 31st October 2026, unless attending AGM only
Tickets are not sent out for the AGM; if you would like confirmation of your booking, please ensure you provide an email address.
Please pay via BACS (online banking) to-
Plant Heritage Devon Group- HSBC Sort Code 40-34-31 A/c No. 21279521 Ref: - AGM and Surname
Please email or phone Paul Hardy in the event of a query T: 07973618495 E: paullouisehardy@gmail.com
(With the increase in bank charges, every cheque costs the group 40p) If paying by cheque make payable to Plant Heritage Devon Group and send to-
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