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This event will be a meeting with two talks, a non-competitive plant display, and plant nurseries selling a variety of plants in the Victoria Hall, Stirling Road, Dunblane FK15 9EX.  

We are pleased to welcome Dave Hardy as our visiting speaker this year. Dave is a professional grower, shower, and hybridiser of daffodils. He is also nursery owner specialising in bulbous plants. He is also Chair of the RHS Bulb Expert Group. His business is Esker Farm Daffodils, where excellent daffodil bulbs are tended and grown in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, in Northern Ireland. He is able to sell and export to Scotland and worldwide.

This event will take place as usual in the Victoria Halls, Stirling Road, Dunblane. The venue is immediately opposite the railway station, and car parking is available in local carparks, or on the dual carriageway just up the hill from the halls.

9am-10am Show hall open for staging of plants.

10am Show and Nursery sales open to members and visitors.

11am - Talk: "Title to be advised" with Dave Hardy.  

Dave talks.

12.15pm - Break for coffee, or lunch, and chat. 

Please bring your own picnic. Teas, coffees and some cake should will be available for purchase.

2.00pm - Talk: "Title to be advised" with Dave Hardy.  

Dave talks.

3pm-4pm - Plant buying, tea/coffee and chat. 

Teas, coffees and some cake may still be available for purchase.

Please bring as many pans of dwarf bulbs and early flowering alpine plants as possible.  Space will be available for cut flowers of plants which members do not want to disturb in the garden.  Please bring your own vases for cut flowers.  Plants will be grouped according to genera during staging between 9am and 10am.  The rule of one pan per class per member will be waived.  No points will be awarded.  Members may also stage small displays comprising several exhibits to show variation in species etc.  Every contribution increases the value of the display for others. 

Plants and bulbs can be purchased from a variety of nurseries who will be attending

and of course our Members 50:50 Plant Stall, so please bring your spare plants and seedlings for sale for Bulb Group Funds.

Please bring your spare plants and seedlings for sale, this can be on a 50:50 basis with you retaining half the proceeds and the other half donated to help pay for the cost of running this event.

This event is run by the Bulb Group.  Please help us by bringing plants for the 50:50 Members Stall, volunteer to help behind the plant stall, serving teas/coffees, and general tidying.  Contact Sandy Leven on 01786 824064.