Southern African Bulb Groupwww.sabg.tk
Spring meetingSunday 11th March 2012, Winchester, UK. See below for more information.Next meetingThe Spring meeting of the Group will be on Sunday 11th March 2012, at Badger Farm Community Centre, Winchester, from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. There will be slides, talks, plant sales, and refreshments. All who are interested in growing these plants will be welcome.Directions to the meeting hall
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Other newslettersBy kind permission of IBSA, copies of their newsletters are sent to SABG members by email.About the GroupThe Southern African Bulb Group was initiated by a group of enthusiasts on April 4th 2004. The objective of the group is to further the understanding of the cultivation of Southern African bulbs, where `bulbs' is used in the broad sense to encompass bulb-, corm- and tuber- possessing Southern African plants, including `dicots' such as Oxalis.The SABG is based in the UK and is for anyone interested in growing the beautiful and diverse bulbous plants of South Africa and neighbouring countries. You do not need to be an expert (I'm not!) or live in the UK, but our meetings have all been in England so far. Many of these plants come from the former Cape Province, now the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape Provinces, and are easy to grow in a cool greenhouse or a sunny conservatory or window sill. They usually provide colourful flowers in autumn and winter and need a dry period in summer, because they are winter growers in South Africa. A few will grow outside in southern or sheltered parts of the UK, such as Agapanthus, some Nerines and Tulbaghias, etc. Others, like Lachenalia, are real jewels to brighten up your conservatory when not much else is in flower. The SABG was initiated by Stefan Rau and Terry Smale as an informal group to provide a forum for exchange of information between members about these plants and their cultivation. This is by means of meetings in members' gardens and in meeting halls and by distribution of a newsletter electronically or by conventional mail. Further information is available from Audrey Cain (see below). ContactsTo join the group, or to enquire about joining:
Audrey Cain
To enquire about the newsletter or to submit items for inclusion:
David Victor
To enquire about the web site or to submit items for inclusion:
Richard White
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Lachenalia pustulata photographed just outside my conservatory, where I grow a few Lachenalias and other South African bulbs. It was supposed to be a collection of cacti and other succulent plants, but the bulbs are beginning to take over ... (I really must remember to water them!)
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