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JUNE TALK REPORT

Andrea Benn Saturday 18 June: Cameron and Rhoda McMaster: ‘Bulbous plants within a 12 km radius of Napier’. How botanically special are our small village environments and the people who live there caring for them. Such a couple are Cameron and Rhoda McMaster who moved to Napier in 2003. Cameron was an agricultural college student, who as a child had loved walking in the veld with his Dad. Rhoda has an interest in and knowledge of plants in the winter rainfall areas. Together they became passionate about the bulbs near their home. If Nieuwoudtville is…
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MAY TALK REPORT

Dr Ernst van Jaarsveld, horticulturist and curator of the Kirstenbosch Conservatory: Cape Agulhas to Angola Expedition Rea Borcherds A large audience turned out to enjoy the privilege of hearing world expert botanist, horticulturalist and author Ernst van Jaarsveld give a comprehensive overview of his explorations all around southern Africa in search of succulent plants. Ernst recently retired from Kirstenbosch after 41 years as curator of the Conservatory there. He is recognised as the most prolific plant collector in Kirstenbosch’s history and also the most productive publisher of books and articles on South African flora. The…
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