text: By Gill Mills on July 12th, 2019
  Welwitschia mirabilis/Petr Kosina/CC We have a welcome return visitor next Tuesday in Rodney Sims who is a good friend of Birmingham Branch and a stalwart of our times at Gardeners' World Live when he would come up for most of the week to help on the stand. He will be talking about Southern Namibia […]
  By Gill Mills on July 11th, 2019
  How about these for some superb flowers? The Selenicereus grandiflorus (Queen of the Night) flowered last Saturday night (one night only) in the Arid House at Winterbourne and Arthur Tomkins captured the moment (along with some lucky visitors who were watching a play in the grounds). Apologies for any lack of clarity but these were […]
  By Gill Mills on April 10th, 2019
  Rebutia heliosa/Gill Mills On Tuesday join us for a fascinating talk Round the Rebutia Group by one of our favourite speakers and previous BCSS Chairman Alasdair Glen. Rebutias are one of the most popular cactus plants as most of them flower regularly and from an early age providing a regular flush of colour from early spring onwards […]
  By Gill Mills on March 14th, 2019
  Cacti and Succulents in Paul's Essex garden Our speaker this month is a return visit by one of our most popular speakers from last year. Paul Spracklin has created a garden of hardy exotic plants in his Essex garden and will be giving us some tips to help us if we aspire to do this […]
  Poinsettias/Liz Smith/CC Don't forget our December meeting will be next Tuesday 11 December when we will have our AGM to discuss the year's business (this doesn't usually take too long) before we then get down to the main event of eating and socialising. Please remember to bring some nibbles to share. Also best to bring some money as […]
  Opuntia Pachycereus Ceropegia Escobaria Thelocactus Aloe Lithops Cultivation Tips Euphorbia Uncategorized Hardy cacti Mammillaria guelzowiana Mammillaria senilis Winterbourne Schlumbergera Pediocactus Mammillaria Canada Conophytum Agave