Wednesday, 12th March, 2008
Diary dates
West Midlands area meeting
Saturday, April 26
Join us on a tour around Evesham Vale Propagators and Avoncross Ornamentals in the heart of one of the UK's best-known horticultural growing areas, in Worcestershire.
Francis Mizuro took over Evesham Vale Propagators three years ago and has done wonders with the extensive range of conifers grown in all sizes. Avoncross Ornamentals is an outstanding bedding plant nursery producing for the multiples. Email ipps@paston.co.uk for a booking form.
IPPS GB&I study tour
A tour is being planned to Denmark in the first week of July where GB&I now has several members. To register your interest, please contact the office on ipps@paston.co.uk
IPPS GB&I conference 2008
October 8 to 11
Venue: Falmouth, Cornwall
The theme is 'Making the plants fit the market' and will include speakers from Proven Winners, Majestic Trees, and Readyhedge. Visits will include an optional day on Tresco in the Isles of Scilly.
IPPS International conference
Friday, May 9 to May 22
Venue: New Zealand
The pre-conference tour, open to all but places are limited, starts in South Island and ends in Auckland on North Island. The tour, which visits a number of key attractions as well as gardens, botanis gardens and nurseries, is followed by New Zealand Region's annual conference May 22 to 25. Among the conference topics will be lavender propagation, bromeliads, clivias, Mediterranean firs, and plant collecting in Mexico. For more details, visit the website at www.ipps.org.