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Spring Meeting (with AGM)
on Saturday, March 7th 2026, 10:00 for 10:30
Lecture theatre, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LP
Programme 10:00 Coffee and reception 10:30 AGM - Helen Knowles 11:00 How we identify plants seen in the wild - Ed Shaw and others 12:05 Seeing wild Meconopsis; how to arrange it - David Rankin and David Thorne 12:25 Lunch break 13:25 Branklyn garden: a Perthshire gem - Kate White 14:15 Propagating uncommon Meconopsis - Matt Heasman and others 14:55 Golden root mealybug - Robyn Macdonald and Scott Cook The meeting will end at 15:30 |
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Caley Meconopsis workshop
on Saturday, May 16th 2026
Saughton Garden, Edinburgh EH11 3HP
Cultivation workshop and presentations.
Further details will be posted nearer the time |
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Scone Palace Garden Fair
on Friday, May 29th 2026
Saturday May 30th, 10 to 5, Scone Palace, Perth PH2 6BD
A joint display with the Perth group of the Scottish Rock Garden Club.
Programme Joint display with Perth SRGC group |
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Garden visits
on Saturday, June 6th 2026
Perth area
Two visits to gardens in and close to Perth. There should be plenty of Meconopsis in flower, as well as masses of other plants, in wonderful garden settings.
Programme Branklyn Garden Parkhead Gardens, Perth One garden will be visited in the morning, the other in the afternoon. More information will be provided later.
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SRGC Autumn Show
on Saturday, September 26th 2026
Further details will be posted nearer the time |
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Autumn Meeting
on Saturday, October 17th 2026, 10:00 for 10:30
Lecture theatre, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LP
Programme 10:00 Coffee and reception 10:30 A gardener's impression of Meconopsis - from species to cultivars - Jim Jermyn 11:30 News about Meconopsis cultivars - Pat Murphy 12:00 Growing Meconopsis peat-free:: update - Helen Knowles 12:30 Lunch break 13:30 A garden on the south side of Loch Tummel - Robert Holmes 14:00 Nepal - Gori Chen trek + - Margaret Thorne The meeting will end at 15:30 |