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Ayrshire Local Group
The convenor is Carol GEORGE, The Hawthorns, Fisherton, Ayr KA7 4LF. Phone: 01292 500231 or email
The Group meets in Alloway Church Halls, Alloway, Ayr KA7 4PQ on the second Wednesday in the month at 7.30pm.
Details of the current meetings programme are here: | Date | Time | | Type | Organiser | Details | Notes | | January | | Wed 14-Jan-26 | 7.00pm | GMT | Meet | Ayrshire | Christmas Social - Chestnuts Hotel, Ayr | | | February | | Wed 11-Feb-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Meet | Ayrshire | Gothenburg Gems - Scott Cook RBGE | | | March | | Wed 11-Mar-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Meet | Ayrshire | Growing and Showing - Stan daPrato | | | April | | Wed 8-Apr-26 | 7.30pm | BST | Meet | Ayrshire | All about Bulbs - Brian Young, Holmes farm (with plant sale) | | | May | | Sat 23-May-26 | TBC | BST | Meet | Ayrshire | Plant Sale, Alloway Village Hall (details and date to be confirmed) | | | September | | Wed 9-Sep-26 | 7.30pm | BST | Meet | Ayrshire | The Artic Riviera - Kathleen Cartwright | | Future
2026 Events | | Wed 14-Oct-26 | 7.30pm | BST | Meet | Ayrshire | Arunachal Pradesh - Richard Green + short AGM | | | Wed 11-Nov-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Meet | Ayrshire | Kate White - Branklyn | | | Wed 9-Dec-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Meet | Ayrshire | Frazer Henderson - In Search of the Rarest Wild Plant | | Future
2027 Events | | Wed 13-Jan-27 | 7pm | GMT | Event | Ayrshire | Dinner and Social meeting 7 for 7.30pm - Chestnuts Hotel Ayr | | | Wed 10-Feb-27 | 7.30pm | GMT | Meet | Ayrshire | Brian Huntley - The Cape Floristic Flora | | | Wed 10-Mar-27 | 7.30pm | GMT | Meet | Ayrshire | Jim Jermyn - Alpine and Woodland Plants of Japan | | | Wed 14-Apr-27 | 7.30pm | BST | Meet | Ayrshire | Billy Carruthers - Perennials - and plant sales | | | Sat 29-May-27 | | BST | Event | Ayrshire | Plant Sale time and date TBC | |
Autumn & winter 2026-7: Some of the Great Alpine Plant Genera Everyone is invited to enjoy a series of talks on Zoom to brighten the dark days.
| Date | Time | | Type | Organiser | Details | Notes | | January | | Thu 8-Jan-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | A life of plants, people and gardens (including Roscoeas!) - Colin Crosbie | ZOOM | | February | | Thu 5-Feb-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Nature - Gardener's tutor II - how observing plants in the wild can guide growing them at home - Ian Young | ZOOM | Future
2026 Events | | Thu 5-Nov-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | The Essential Guide to Meconopsis - Helen Knowles | ZOOM | | Thu 3-Dec-26 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Travels in Central Asia from above the snowline - John Mitchell | ZOOM | Future
2027 Events | | Thu 7-Jan-27 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Cyclamen: from Seed Pod to Show Bench - Diane Clement | ZOOM | | Thu 4-Feb-27 | 7.30pm | GMT | Talk(O) | SRGC | Asiatic primulas: in the wild and in the garden - David Rankin | ZOOM |
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