North Cumbria Rock Garden Group

Meetings are held:- Evergreen Hall, Penrith CA11 7LU 19:30 every third Friday. Refreshments, members show their plants & sell plants, raffle & informative talks

[Hartside Nursery @HartsideNursery]

Come and see our Sales Table of Alpines, Roscoeas, Woodland Plants, Dwarf Rhododendrons and Conifers at the wonderful Gardens at Gresgarth Hall this Sunday
5th June - also Members Plant Stall in aid of Plant Heritage.

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

How are your Meconopsis growing? I love the orange glow inside this poppy.

[linda stanton @lindastantonart]

I'm so happy. Back at our @CumbriaRock club meeting in October we had a visit from Jeanie Jones & bought 2 blue poppies from her. Yesterday my blue poppy Hensol Blue Violet appeared in all its glory 😃 First time I've managed to grow them @ScottishRockGC @AlpineGardenSoc #poppy

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

Linda went home with a little haul of plants on our last meeting last night. Great idea from Anne and Susan for next years show here's hoping everyone is succesful and can showone if not both of the Alpine Plants given out last night 🤞

[linda stanton @lindastantonart]

Next yrs @CumbriaRock Alpine Show's going to be fun (if everyone participates) we were given 2 Primulas & 2 Hepaticas to grow & show nxt yr, the competition is on! I'm against seasoned amateur pro's! Wish me luck, I need it! Don't worry I know I've t plant them😂 @ScottishRockGC

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

We have our Alpine plant show on Saturday 2nd April @StaintonVHall please come along and say hello.
@VisitEden @discoverpenrith @PenrithChat @penrithrotary @ScottishRockGC #alpineplantshow #stainton #penrith #cumbria #gardening #gardenclub

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

The 'Road to Chelsea' by Professor David Rankin is our speaker on Friday March 18th. Prof & his wife Stella started ran Kevock Garden Plants a succesful nursery running til its sale a few yrs ago. There will be plants on sale too. All welcome. @ScottishRockGC @AlpineGardenSoc

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

Looking forward to seeing Jeanie Jones on Friday at 7.30 pm Here are a couple of slides to tempt you to come to the meeting. Please share far & wide it would be great to see a full hall. If you belong a gardening group pls tell them too.
@VisitEden #gardenersworld #gardeningclub

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

I am looking forward to next weeks meeting with Jeannie Jones. '365 Days in my Garden' -Photos of Jeannie's garden throughout the year, not 365 slides! A talk about the plants, shrubs, trees, fruit & vegetables she grows & how Jeannie grows them @ScottishRockGC @AlpineGardenSoc

[Rare Plant Fair @RarePlantFair]

After a lot of effort, and with great cooperation and flexibility from our nurseries and host gardens, we've rejigged our 2021 programme and are delighted to report that we'll still be going ahead with 12 of our 13 planned events!

Full details at https://t.co/plpXqt6Fui.

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

@ScottishRockGC Thank you for the retweet. Hope you have a great week 😀

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

Friday 17th September is our 1st meeting back. The social evening is where we reconnect with friends or wave to them across the room. Masks to be worn so everyone feels safe. There'll be a Tombola, Plant Stall, Quiz & Refreshments See u there😀 @ScottishRockGC @AlpineGardenSoc

[Dr Jill Whitelock @JillWhitelock]

Common toadflax bunny ears made me smile yesterday. 🐰💚 #WildflowerHour

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

I'm loving this tiny Fushia mag. Alba that I bought from @thepotplace in Plumpton Penrith. Think this is officially my favourite Fushia! What is yours? Any tips to over winter it?
#fushia #tinyplants #tinyflowers #alpineplants #gardenflowers #northcumbriarockgardengroup #penrith

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

It's been awhile since I said hello, so HELLO! Hpe you're all well. Renewal Membership forms have been posted. If you wish to join DM me your address & I'll send you a form. Please keep supporting your local club via membership to keep it open😀 @ScottishRockGC @AlpineGardenSoc

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

Had a great day at looking at 17 gardens in the #Stainton Village Garden Gadabout. Some great gardens and owners. Lots to see I came back with lots of plants, puddings, pots, books & hanging baskets. It was like a village fete- throughly enjoyed! Thankyou @StaintonVHall #garden

[linda stanton @lindastantonart]

Excuse me kind flower sirs & ladies I've just googled a flower that popped up in my pot last yr. There are now 5 plants this yr! It says it's quite rare only two places in Scotland. Erm if it is Erythranthe peregrina then it's in Penrith too @ScottishRockGC @The_RHS @CumbriaRock

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

How is your garden looking this fine day? There are lots of little alpine plants popping up as well as the tall daffodils and tulips. Show us your garden and the beauties inside 😁🌸

[linda stanton @lindastantonart]

A wander in the garden although small (about 2 x 18seater renault vans long and wide) can take me hours especialy when I just stand and stare at the plants 😂😂 @CumbriaRock @ChristineWalkd @GWmag #gardenflowers #gardenersworld #flowers #primula #fritillary #bluebells #anemone

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

How's your garden looking today after the nice warm weather and then the cold?! My Tulips (not yet opened) and the daffs have all flopped! Can't say as I blame them it was rather cold last night.

[linda stanton @lindastantonart]

Checking the garden I thought wow that's a tall fat Snakeshead Fritillary! Turns out when I look under it's a doubleheader! Whoop! I've a weird fancy named deseased plant. After seeing everyones last yr I felt left out 😂 @CumbriaRock @BSBIbotany @ScottishRockGC @AlpineGardenSoc

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

@lindastantonart one of our members has shared a photo of her 'Spring Symphony' Soldanella with us. Bought approx 7yrs ago from @HartsideNursery Still going strong despite the birds pinching the moss every yr. How's yours looking? #alpineplants #smallflowers #spring #soldanella

[North Cumbria Rock Garden Group @CumbriaRock]

Are there any flowers growing in your garden? One of our members garden has plants giving us their swan song, even the Primila is looking like it's had enough. I'm sure next week your snow drops will start to appear Linda, spring is on it's way 😀

[linda stanton @lindastantonart]

The garden WAS covered in magical snow, now it looks like Ron Weasley's spells gone wrong! Even my snowman was dismayed & died! Rose is still out, 2 Primilas, & lone Schizostylis Coccinea Major try saying that after a sherry😂
#wildflowerhour #garden @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany

[Scottish Rock Garden Club @ScottishRockGC]

Click the link for the first #BulbLog of 2021 where #IanYoung looks forward to another year in the garden.
https://t.co/aPUzgn4dnD