The new primula pictures page has now been added to the website you can access it by clicking on the "Pictures Gallery" tag, all the picture pages can now be accessed via this link on the home page, there is still a shortage of good pictures coming in so I would appeal for good pictures of primulas and auriculas for use in the future, many thanks to those who have contributed pictures.

                             ARTICLES FOR THE YEARBOOK - NEW ARRANGEMENTS

Following the Resignation of Miss Scott-Rowley from the post of Editor, Articles or other material for the yearbook should be sent to either Malcolm Forster, email mforster.1@email.com  or Mr R Taylor the Secretary whose contact details may be found in the yearbook.

                                                                          NEW LINK ADDED

I have added a link to the Danish Primula Club website on the links page, mainly in Danish but there is a page in English, Details of membership etc, they are celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year and we send our congratulations to them.

                                        AURICULA & GLP PICTURES, POSTERS & PRINTS MAIL ORDER

The link here will take you to the web pages for mail order of the above, prints, pictures and posters from "Allposters.com" there is 3 pages of different items for you to look at, just click on the link or type it into your browser.

http://www.allposters.com/-st/Auriculae-posters_c85162_s1493_.htm

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PRIMULA and ASTRANTIA OPEN DAY AT FIELD HOUSE NURSERY

SUNDAY JUNE 22nd, 11am to 5pm

Bob Taylor of Warren Hills Nursery will be joining us for this new event. There will be a display of primulas and astrantias and plenty of plants for sale.

ADMISSION FREE and FREE PARKING.

For further information contact Val at FIELD HOUSE NURSERY, Leake Road, Gotham, Nottingham NG11 0JN   Tel: 0115-9830-278   Email: val.woolley@btinternet.com

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                                                SEED EXCHANGE 2008   NOW CLOSED

Please send your surplus Primula and Auricula seed to the seed exchange manager now for next years exchange, please send clean seed in seed envelopes where ever possible or suitable containers clearly marked with the type of seed and any other information relevant, i.e. open pollinated or hand pollinated and the parents used in the cross, or wild collected or garden collected etc. Also include a slip of paper with your name and address on it and list the number of packets sent and what you have sent, remember you need to send at least 5 different packets to qualify as a donor and donors get their seed orders filled first when applying for seed from the exchange when the seed list goes out, usually early in the new year. The seed manager is Mr C Gill, his address and full details of the seed exchange can be found on the seed exchange page or in your Year book, donors need not apply for a seed list as one will automatically be sent to them. Many thanks to everyone involved in the previous years seed exchange, that seed exchange is now closed but I hope you have made crosses this year to provide yourself with seed and hopefully a little spare to send to the 2007/8 seed exchange when it starts around December 07 (this year), more details nearer the time.                                                                                                           

                                                         ADDITIONS TO DOUBLE AURICULAS PAGE

I have added some varieties of Double Auriculas to the "AURICULA DATA DOUBLES" page, thanks to Derek Salt for providing the information.

                                                                                New link 

A new link has been added to the links page to Richard Austin's Double Auricula website, nice website with excellent pictures of some of the newly raised varieties, well worth checking out .

                                                             NEW PAGE ADDED ON AUTUMN & WINTER CARE OF AURICULAS

Thanks to Bob Taylor who has now produced a page on Autumn & Winter Care of Auriculas which has now been added to the website to go with the articles on Culture, and Summer care that he kindly produced for us.

                                   NEW PAGES ADDED ON "SEED PRODUCTION" AND "PLANT HUNTERS"

Thanks again to Bob for the new page on the plant hunters who introduced many of the wonderful primulas we grow and show today. Also a new page by myself on seed production  which I hope will encourage some of you to have a go at producing seed for your own use and our seed exchange.

                                                                         OSSETT SHOW 2008

The Northern Section saw its first show of the year take place Saturday the 5-4-08 at Ossett in West Yorkshire, primarily a primula show with a few classes for Auriculas, the pictures from the show can now be seen in the picture Gallery.

                                                                     HARROGATE SHOW 2008

The Northern section received the GOLD Award for their display of Auriculas & Primulas  starting on Thursday the 24th of April 2008 at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show which took place over 4 days. Sincere thanks to the whole team who once again made this possible, thanks also to our members and the public for coming along to see us and support us, and for their kind comments about the display. Pictures can be found now in the Picture Gallery.

                                                                      CHEADLE SHOW 2008

Pictures from the 2008 Auricula show at Cheadle 3rd of May 2008 can now be seen in the pictures Gallery, they are just a sample of the wonderful plants that were benched by members on the day.

                                                                   NEWBOTTLE SHOW 2008  coming soon

                                                                     Members E, Bulletin

Bob Taylor has started an E, Bulleting for members, this is a service that informs members of what's happening or coming up in the Society, it re-united one member from Saturdays show with a lost item of clothing, just one of many useful facets of the scheme. If you want to be included in this and receive email bulletin's from time to time, or to be able to submit Society information to fellow members through the Bulletin via Bob please contact Bob and let him have your email address for inclusion, its as simple as that.

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