Alpine Garden Society
Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 17:00
Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
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About Alpine Garden Society
The Alpine Garden Society is one of the world's largest plant societies & an environmental conservation charity dedicated to the conservation of alpine plants. Become a member for £36 /year!
Alpine Garden Society Description
The AGS is an international organisation that has thousands of paying members spread across the globe. We're devoted to sharing knowledge of how to cultivate alpine plants and protect their natural habitats for years to come.
Our events and activities are all designed to achieve these goals. We host impressive flower shows throughout the UK and Ireland every year, produce a respected quarterly journal called 'The Alpine Gardener, ' host guided tours to see alpine plants in their natural environments and publish a variety of specialist books through our own press, AGS Publications.
Our alpine plant conservation work sees us teaming up with the likes of RSPB Haweswater and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh as we seek to preserve alpine plant habitats.
We're also helping to raise the next generation of alpine enthusiasts. We fund student placements at some of the best horticultural establishments in the country and on our specialist tours.
Want to support the great work of our Society? Find out more about becoming a member here: https://www. alpinegardensociety.net/join-us /
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Tickets for Snowdrop Day 2020 are now open to non-members!
If you're mad about this genus, you don't want to miss out! Join us on Saturday 1 Feb, 9:00-16:00 at Lilleshall, Shropshire.
🌱 T i c k e t s 🌱... AGS members: £36.00 Non-members: £48.00
More info: http://bit.ly/snowdrop-2020
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Rob & Jackie form Pottertons Nursery are currently off exploring New Zealand... and spreading the alpine love along the way!
We're following their adventure with equal amounts of interest & envy - just look at these beautiful photos!
We offer grants & travel awards to support research on all aspects of alpine plants.
The deadline for applications is 31 January 2020. We'd love to hear about your projects - find out about the different funding opportunities and how to apply: http://bit.ly/grants-ags
See what's supplying autumn colour for our North Wales diarist, from nerines to rhododendrons 🍂 http://bit.ly/wales-oct
📸 John Good
Our 2020 desk & wall calendars are available to buy online 🙌
Bring the outside in with beautiful photographs of some of your favourite plants... they also make great gifts for the gardening enthusiasts in your life!
... and UK delivery is FREE! http://bit.ly/ags-gifts
Our 2019 Conference is just three weeks away! We're delighted to have so many members already booked, so many in fact that we're now sold out of residential places!
For those not yet booked, don't worry - we're still taking day delegate bookings 😄
B o o k i n g | I n f o
... 16 - 17 November at the Stratford Manor Hotel £53 for Saturday incl. lunch £68 for Sunday incl. lunch
More info online: http://bit.ly/conference-19
Call or email the AGS Centre to book: +44 (0)1386 554 790, ags@alpinegardensociety.net
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In his latest entry, our photography diarist Jon shares pictures from a late September visit to Wildside Nursery in Devon & reflects on the beautiful garden created by his friends Keith & Ros Wiley, following the recent sad passing of Ros.
A wonderful tribute through photograps: http://bit.ly/wildside-september
Next summer, we're heading on the trip of a lifetime and we'd love for you to join us! ✈️
We're off to the USA to explore the best of the Southern Rockies (Colorado) and Middle Rockies (Wyoming). With diverse habitats comes incredible wildflowers and wildlife - we may even spy some bears!
Interested? Thought so! Read a little more about the tour on our website then get in touch to secure your place: http://bit.ly/rockies-2020
Our last show of the year took place over the weekend but if you haven't managed to get to a show this year, you still have a chance to see how your plants would fare on the show bench.
Our Online Show is the perfect opportunity to showcase your growing skills for the chance to win £40 of AGS vouchers 😁
To enter, take a photo of your star plants and upload them to the relevant class. See full rules here: http://bit.ly/online-show-19
... Deadline = 24 December 2019. Good luck!
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Hyacinthoides ciliolata was named Best in Show at our Kent Autumn Show over the weekend 🙌 (Exhibited by Bob & Rannveig Wallis)
You can see all of the results from our last show of the year here: http://bit.ly/ags-show-results
... 📸 Jon Evans
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Cyclamen spotting in the garden today! 😄
We love this close up of Cyclamen graecum, growing in its natural habitat in the Lefka Ori mountain range, Western Crete 💙
📸 Alan Pearson
K e n t | S h o w
This Saturday marks our final show of the year. Take the chance to see some of the finest-grown autumn plants and pick up some for your own garden from the plant fair.
N u r s e r i e s... Jacques Amand Ger van Beuken Cotswold Garden Flowers - Bob Brown Aberconwy Nursery Pottertons Nursery Plant Base Hartside Copton Ash Gardens
M o r e | I n f o Saturday 19 October, 9:30 - 15:30 @ Sutton Valence School.
See website for address & directions: http://bit.ly/kent-autumn
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In his latest diary entry, our Northumberland diarist shares photos of the gardens he visited on a recent trip to Galloway, Scotland.
He also gives us an update on the star plants in his garden - including some spectacular gentians!
Take a look: http://bit.ly/northumberland-oct
Allium callimischon was awarded Best in Show at our Harlow Carr Show yesterday 😄 (Exhibited by Dave Mountfort)
See all the results: http://bit.ly/ags-show-results
📸 Don Peace
Show off your creative flair in our Photographic Competition 📸🌱 There are 8 classes you can enter and cash prizes to be won!
This photograph placed third in Class 1 last year. It's Cerastium latifolium in the Dolomites, Italy, taken by Bob Gibbons.
... More info: http://bit.ly/photo-comp-rules
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We're looking forward to our Harlow Carr Show this Saturday!
Join us at the stunning location of RHS Garden Harlow Carr to see a fantastic array of autumn plants and browse the specialist nurseries in the plant fair. Oh, and AGS members get free entry to the garden with a valid membership card!
N u r s e r i e s... Aberconwy Nursery, Pottertons Nursery, Slack Top Alpiness, Edrom, Hartside & Nigel Sandham troughs.
M o r e | I n f o Saturday 12 October, 11:00 - 16:00 http://bit.ly/harlow-carr-19 _______ 📸 Gentiana 'The Caley' (Exhibited by Mala Janes at our 2018 show)
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Best in Show at yesterday's Hexham Show with the Scottish Rock Garden Club went to this Crocus tournefortii exhibited by Alan Furness.
See the full results here: http://bit.ly/hexham-results-19
📸 Don Peace
Tickets for Snowdrop Day 2020 are now open to non-members!
If you're mad about this genus, you don't want to miss out! Join us on Saturday 1 Feb, 9:00-16:00 at Lilleshall, Shropshire.
🌱 T i c k e t s 🌱... AGS members: £36.00 Non-members: £48.00
More info: http://bit.ly/snowdrop-2020
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Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 17:00
Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday: -
Sunday: -