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Introduction
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The British Conifer Society has been established since February 2003. The enthusiastic efforts of our founding committee and the initial support from the directors of Bedgebury National Pinetum gave us the opportunity to create a long overdue society. Committee members reflect a wide variety of interest in conifers, including nurserymen, collectors, and employees of national arboreta. They have links with other national horticultural groups and organisations, as well as with the American and the Dutch Conifer Societies.
We wish to attract a broad spectrum of conifer enthusiasts and we hope the society will encourage the coming together of like-minded individuals, the sharing of knowledge and information, and the promotion, conservation and propagation of conifers. One of the society's main goals is to promote the wider use of unusual dwarf and ornamental varieties in gardens. Our members are encouraged to contribute to the society’s events, publications and activities, and we ask for your support and assistance.
Our aims include:
- Bi-annual Journal
- Regular meetings and open days
- Tour and visits home and abroad to conifer collections
- Assisting identification and encouraging correct naming of conifers
- Cuttings and scion exchange
- Exhibits at shows
- Garden open days
- Other publications
- Establishing links with other societies
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Photo Gallery |
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Posted by: sgrubb on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 03:46 AM |
The photo gallery has now been extended with many new photographs. Our main goal is to make this site one of the most comprehensive collections of photographic images of conifers on the Internet. The albums now include pictures from around the world, from national parks to private gardens, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have contributed pictures or allowed us to photograph their private collections - especially Daniel Luscombe (UK), Wiel Linssen, Ronald Vermeulen (Holland), Jorg Kohout, Uwe Horstmann (Germany); and Dennis Dodge (USA).
For those not so familiar with the photo gallery, click on an album name e.g. Conifer gardens; then click on an image once to view it in half-screen size, then click again to view it in full-screen (this may take a few minutes if you do not have broadband!).
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