Meconopsis Day – 11am -3pm

Join the experts from The Meconopsis Group for a day of everything ‘blue’.  If you struggle with growing the big blue poppies or would like to know how to propagate them, then this is the day for you.

PROGRAMME

11.00 am    Welcome and Introduction    Peggy Anderson and Matt Heasman

11.10 am    Introducing Himalayan Poppies and The Meconopsis Group Margaret Thorne

11.40 am    Collecting seed, storing and sowing Ian Scott

12.10 pm    Video: How Helen Knowles sows seeds at her nursery

12.20 pm    Potting on germinated seedlings. Compost, techniques etc  Sharon Bradley

12.40 pm    Try your hand at potting your ‘own’ seedlings   

1pm – 2pm LUNCH BREAK

2.00 pm      Video:    How to divide Meconopsis    Helen Knowles

2.05 pm      Cultivars, cultivation hints, tips Do’s and Don’ts    Pat Murphy

2.35 pm      Questions and answers

3pm             Close