The Irish Fuchsia Society

President        Mr Bob Brooks

Chairman         David Walsh

Vice Chairman  Nick Egan

Secretary        Mrs Joyce McMaster

Dublin Representative    Nick Egan

                       47 Gregorlough Road

                                     Newtown

                       Dromore                        

                                     The Ward

                       BT25 1RR

                                     Dublin

The Society meets in the Hillmount Nursery Centre, Belfast on the third Thursday of the month, from August to June at 8 pm.

The Society also meets in Dublin at the Community Lending Library, Mease Road, Artane, Dublin 5 at 8:00 pm.

The society is indebted to the Mercer family for use of the excellent facilities and for the assistance of the staff at the Hillmount Nursery Centre

Take care to distinguish between meetings in Belfast and Dublin.

Programme 2001

Date

Event

Venue

Thu 17th May 01

‘Geraniums, Pelargoniums, or Watchamacallums’  - Christine O’Flynn

Belfast

Thu 21st June 01

‘My way with Pelargoniums’ - Wilfie Fisher

Belfast

Thu 28th June 01

Visit to Coleman’s Fuchsia House, Templepatrick Plant sale

Meet at Coleman’s Nursery at 7:45 pm

July 01

No Meeting

Mon 16th to Sun 22nd July 01

Rose week at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, Belfast

Belfast

Sat 21st and Sun 22nd July 01

Flower Shows in Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, Belfast and in St Anne’s Park, Clontarf, Dublin

Belfast and Dublin

Thu 16th Aug 01

‘Preparing your Fuchsias for showing’ - Nick Egan

Belfast

Sat 1st and Sunday 2nd Sept 01

Irish Fuchsia Society Show at Hillmount Nursery

Belfast

Sat 15th and Sun 16th Sept 01

Autumn Flower Show, Botanic Gardens, Belfast

Belfast

Thu 20th Sept 01

Review of the shows - David Walsh

Belfast

Thu 11th October 01

‘The fascinating World of Species Fuchsias’ -      a special event with the National Botanical Garden The British Fuchsia Society Expert -  Jack Lamb.

National Botanic Gardens, Dublin

Thu 18th October 01

‘Garden Plants of Particular Merit’ - Bob Brooks

Belfast

Thu 8th November 01

‘Fuchsias and Pelargoniums - See how they grew in 2001’ - Christine O’Flynn

Dublin

Thu 15th November 01

‘Have fun with Fuchsias’ - Stanley Black

Belfast

Dec 01

No meeting

Programme 2002

Date

Event

Venue

Thu 17th January 02

‘Introduction to the Art of Bonzai’  - Victor Corbett

Belfast

Thu ?? February 02

‘Looking forward to 2002 Fuchsias’ - David Walsh  (Date to be announced later)

Dublin

Thu 21st Feb 02

10th AGM. Followed by a short talk by Pat McCrea

Belfast

(Distribution of Fuchsias Feb or March)

Thu 21st March 02

‘New England in the Fall’ - Gerry Summers

Belfast