We meet on the second Thursday of the month (unless indicated otherwise) and our 2022 programme is as follows.
Please see our contact us page for more information about the venue and directions.
Venue: St Aidan’s Community Centre, Polwarth Drive/Princes Rd, Brunton Park, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5TT.
| 11-Jan-24 | Branch nostalgia & mini quiz | Ray Stephenson | Reminder of our dispays ’23 + What folk grow in Mediterranean countries. |
| 08-Feb-24 | South Africa #4 | Richard Torr | Continuation of adventures with wild and cultivated plants. |
| 14-Mar-24 | More wonderful Echinocereus | Peter Beresford | |
| 11-Apr-24 | Baja 23 | Ian Woolnough | Cacti and succulents of this peninsular and some off-shore islands. |
| 09-May-24 | Eyecatchers | David Quail | After many years of going to shows – some real gems. |
| 01-Jun-24 | Open Greenhouses Hepscott Mike Stansbie & Richard Torr | Stansbies & Torrs | |
| 13-Jun-24 | 25 years in Bolivia | John Carr | Exploring Andean heights on horseback. |
| 07-Jul-24 | Stephenson’s open day | R & JT Stephenson | |
| 11-Jul-24 | Hoya | Felix Horne | National collection holder extols the genus. |
| July 2024 | Show? | ||
| August 2024 | Displays? | ||
| 11-Sep-24 | My Scottish greenhouse | Brian McDonough | Results of interbreeding + more splendid photography. |
| 10-Oct-24 | A bit of this and that | Ralph Martin | Plants that have caught the eye of this expert grower. |
| 14-Nov-24 | California/La Gomera | Les Pearcy | Brief summaries of 2 trips. |
| 12-Dec-24 | Before the Great Quake | Ray Stephenson | 9 trips to Turkey have resulted in lots of succulent finds in a tectonically active area. + Oukaimeden Sept ‘23 |