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The Year Round Bulb Garden
Or a bulb for every month. A detailed look at 10 genera with the emphasis on
some of the more unusual varieties.
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Creative Gardening with Bulbs
The use
of bulbs in the garden, with the emphasis on colour, shape, texture etc.
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Winter is not just Snowdrops
The many
bulbs that flower in winter,
including a detailed look at snowdrops..
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Using Bulbs in the Garden
The principles behind successfully using bulbs- in sunny & shady borders,
containers and for naturalising.
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The "Crocuses" of Autumn
Workshop
- practical and slides. (Autumn
months only)
A detailed
look at crocus, colchicums and sternbergias
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Hardy Summer Bulbs
Bulbs to
add colour and interest to the garden from May to September.
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Winter into Spring
A
detailed look at bulbs that flower in the autumn and early spring - Colchicums,
Crocus,
Cyclamen and Snowdrops. |
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The World of Miniatures
A
detailed examination of miniature Daffodils, their history and how to use them
in the garden.
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Galanthophilia
or what the fuss is all about! A lighthearted look at the amazing world of
the snowdrop fanatic as well as using and growing snowdrops in the gaden. |
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| GENERAL GARDENING TOPICS
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The
wonderful world of the Iris:
From heraldic device and insecticide to garden decoration, from
high montane deserts to streamside bog, all
types of this popular garden plant will be included, both in the wild and
in gardens. (Christine Skelmersdale is a member of the RHS Iris Committee).
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The Woodland Garden
Turn your
Cinderella into a star- some uncommon plants and bulbs for shady areas. (Hellebores,
cyclamen, Trilliums, erythroniums etc,etc.)
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A
Year in a Garden
The
ever-changing tapestry of colours and textures throughout the year. Trees,
shrubs, annuals,
herbaceous and, of course, bulbs.
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Species Peonies
A study of this fascinating genus both in the wild and in gardens.
Stunning photographs from around the word. |
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The
Late Summer Border
Banish August 'blues' and add drama to your garden in August/September. |
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Flowering Carpets
Planting for maximum effect and minimum effort |
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A
Gardeners Alphabet
Pick your
own lecture! Suggested titles include:
The A-Z of
bulbs.
The A-Z of
easy /unusual garden plants.
The A-Z of
plants from round the world.
etc,etc.
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| TRAVELOGUES |
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Where
does your garden grow? or
Round the world in 80 plants
We have the best gardens but
very few of our plants originate in this country so just where do
your favourite garden plants come from? Did you know that Buddlejas
could be from a S American seashore or a Chinese Mountain, Eremurus are
from C.Asian Steppes etc. Stunning photos of plants in their native
habitat & in our gardens.
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| 18. |
Flowers
of Eastern Turkey
An
insight into the fascinating flora of the high Anatolian plateau.
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Behind
Annapurna
Sights
and flowers of the Marsyandi Valley, Nepal. |
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Return to Nepal
"A
little bit up and a little bit down".
– a walk up (5,000m)
and down (5,000m) along the edge of the Himalayas from Gorkha to Pokhara.
Views and villages and a lot of snow. |
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Nepal 3
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The rhododendrons and other flowers of the Milke Danda Ridge, East
Nepal |
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Patagonia
and the Southern Andes
The
flora (and wildlife) of one of the world's remotest areas |
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From
the Redwoods to the Desert
The
flowers of California. A cross section through this fascinating State
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Apres Ski -
or what happens when the snow melts.
The spectacular flowers of the French Alps.. |
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In
Pursuit of Plants
Round the World with a
camera. A distillation of 15yrs
plant hunting in the remote and not so remote areas of the word. |
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Tulips and
other spring bulbs of the
Tien Shan
23 tulip species in 16 days from the tiny white snowmelt T.bifora in
the frozen steppes to the spectacular Red Hill of T. greigii. Also the
fabulous juno iris. |
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| CHINA:
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With
a Tent in Tibet.
Beyond
the ‘back of beyond’! The
amazing flowering meadows of N Sichuan and E Tibet–
the
home of the red ( and yellow and blue) meconopsis and an awful lot of yaks.
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In the Footsteps of Forrest
The fascinating flora of
North West Yunnan. Plants, people and places in this remote region bordering
Tibet.
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Turn left at
Everest
The high passes, scenery and flowers from Lhasa to Kathmandu, including
Everest base camp. |
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| NEW
for Autumn 2011 |
Return to
China - The mountains of Sichuan & Yunnan
Details available on request |
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Broadleigh
