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Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 21 Sept 2019 – 09:00
Date: Time: - Trained Cape Nature guides will escort small groups of enthusiasts on a 90-minute walk to Calitzdorp’s famous Jakkalskop where dozens of succulent plant varieties will be in flower. It is an experience not to be missed and have proven to be very popular with festivalgoers. ALL DATES & TIMES Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 21 Sept 2019 – 09:00 - Book Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 21 Sept 2019 – 11:00 - Book Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 21 Sept 2019 – 13:00 - Book Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 21 Sept 2019 – 15:00 - Book Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 21 Sept 2019 – 17:00 - Book Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 22 Sept 2019 – 09:00 - Book Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 22 Sept 2019 – 11:00 - Book Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 22 Sept 2019 – 13:00 - Book Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 22 Sept 2019 – 15:00 - Book Vetplantfees – Veld Walk – 22 Sept 2019 – 17:00 - Book BOOKING & PAYMENT Booking and payment are essential as only 8 persons will be accommodated on each of the scheduled walks. The fee to join each walk is R150, payable in advance and non-refundable on cancellation. Book Now WHERE TO MEET Each walk will depart daily at the appointed time from the main festival paypoint at 10 Geyser Street, Calitzdorp. IMPORTANT Participants should wear shoes suitable for walking in the veld and bring water, a hat and sun protection.
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Workshop – Container Gardening with Succulents
Date: Time: - Container gardening with succulents (90 minutes). This is a FUN event to uncover your creative skills and plant your own container with a selection of succulents. Alison will demonstrate how she plants a container with suitable plants and then you will have a chance to create your own. You need to bring your own container, could be a bonsai bowl, tin plate, deep drip tray, biscuit tin, etc. Comprehensive notes, soil, pebbles, and some plants for participants will be provided. However if you have any spare succulents , decorations, stones, etc, please bring them along - this is a great way to share plants and increase your collection. DURATION Workshop duration 1.5 hours. COST R50 per person BOOKING Spaces are limited to 20 persons per workshop and advance booking is essential. Book Now ABOUT ALISON JAMES Alison is an environmental educator with a passion for plants, especially succulents. She keeps busy growing succulents for the Kirstenbosch plant sales and is a volunteer Kirstenbosch garden guide. She has won many plant prizes at garden shows and enjoys introducing people to the world of succulents.
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Workshop – Container Gardening with Succulents
Date: Time: - Container gardening with succulents (90 minutes). This is a FUN event to uncover your creative skills and plant your own container with a selection of succulents. Alison will demonstrate how she plants a container with suitable plants and then you will have a chance to create your own. You need to bring your own container, could be a bonsai bowl, tin plate, deep drip tray, biscuit tin, etc. Comprehensive notes, soil, pebbles, and some plants for participants will be provided. However if you have any spare succulents , decorations, stones, etc, please bring them along - this is a great way to share plants and increase your collection. DURATION Workshop duration 1.5 hours. COST R50 per person BOOKING Spaces are limited to 20 persons per workshop and advance booking is essential. Book Now ABOUT ALISON JAMES Alison is an environmental educator with a passion for plants, especially succulents. She keeps busy growing succulents for the Kirstenbosch plant sales and is a volunteer Kirstenbosch garden guide. She has won many plant prizes at garden shows and enjoys introducing people to the world of succulents.
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Workshop – Succulent Plant Propagation
Date: Time: - This one-hour workshop is designed to initiate interest in people to learn how to propagate succulent plants. The program will be divided into 2 parts covering Seed Growing and Vegetative Propagation (approx. 30 minutes each). The subjects will be covered in such a manner that anyone can come away with an understanding of how to prepare the material, plant and care for the newly propagated plants. Attendees will come away with newly propagated plants. DURATION Workshop duration 1.5 hours. COST R50 per person BOOKING Spaces are limited to 20 persons per workshop and advance booking is essential. Book Now ABOUT YVONNE HEMENWAY Yvonne Hemenway is a life long grower of plants. For the past 30 years, she has been involved with growing succulent plants. She was co-owner of the Prickly Palace nursery in California and has recently moved to Calitzdorp where her passion for growing plants continues. She is a committee member and a founder of the Calitzdorp Succulent Society and is very active organizing Vetplantfees.
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June General Meeting
Date: Time: - Our June meeting will be held at Jako Voges' building in Calitzdorp. At this meeting we will review some changes that are necessary to the Constitution of the Society. We will review plans for Vetplantfees and have a review of the succulents found on our outing.
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May General Meeting
Date: Time: - There will be no regular meeting in May. We are going on an outing with Tom Barry of Cape Nature on 22 May. Members may sign up by responding to Buck Hemenway's email.
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March 2019 Meeting
Date: Time: - The March meeting will be held at Jako Voges building at 10 Geyser St. in Calitzdorp. The meeting will begin at 14:00 and last for about 1 1/2 hours. At this meeting, we will explore ways to propagate succulent plants by vegetative means. Everyone will go home with cuttings.
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February 2019 Meeting
Date: Time: - The February meeting of the Society will focus on Aloe seed propagation. We will discuss proper methods for sewing seed and care of the resulting seedlings. Members are invited to bring seeds from their own collections. There should be plently of seed available for members to take planted pots home. At this meeting we will be selling left over plants from Vetplantfees. Members will get special low prices on select plants.
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January 2019 Meeting
Date: Time: - The January meeting of the Society is the annual AGM. We will discuss the past year and the future. All members are encouraged to attend to give input to the future of the Society
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Expert Talk – Small is beautiful. About miniature succulents and how they survive in nature. (Frans Noltee)
Date: Time: - Small is beautiful. About miniature succulents and how they survive in nature. Expert Talk – Frans Noltee Saturday 22 September – 11:00 This is a free event. No booking required. Frans Noltee became interested in photography and succulent plants at about the same time, somewhere in the mid 1950’s. Since then, the two hobbies have played an important role in his life. The combination has led to many endeavors including travels to many countries, lectures, articles, books and workshops. Follow Frans on his blog at www.enjoysucculents.com. He will entertain with a documentation of Planys of the Klein Karoo.
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