| SPECIAL EVENT: Stewart McPherson at California Carnivores August 23 |
| A Few Photos of the Summer Potluck |
| Upcoming Events |
The Summer Potluck at California Carnivores |
by Peter D'Amato
On Sunday, August 23rd, between noon and 4 pm, California
Carnivores will host a social and book-signing for Stewart McPherson, on his first
visit to the BACPS! Young Stewart is the author of Pitcher Plants of the
Americas, Glistening Carnivores, and other well-received books (see his website
at www.redfernnaturalhistory.com). He has now
released his two-volume set of Pitcher Plants of the Old World, a stunning
work on Nepenthes and Cephalotus! He will be bringing plenty of books with
him from Australia, and will be selling and autographing his books at the
August 23rd event. DO COME and meet this talented and prolific writer,
who has added so much to the literature of our obsession, carnivorous plants!
Snacks and drinks will be provided, there may be a laptop slide
show, and be sure to bring copies of other works Stew has done so they can be
autographed! The nursery will have a 20% sale on all plants
(not including pre-discounted collections or hard goods)!
This event, of course, is being hosted by Peter D'Amato, author of
The Savage Garden, and will also be attended by Barry Rice, author of
Growing Carnivorous Plants. It will be the first gathering of all three current
top authors of carnivorous plant books currently in print! It will be the
first meeting of Peter and Barry with Stewart, and we're all excited and
hope everyone can come!
If you wish to purchase Stew's new opus, cash is preferred; however,
he can arrange credit card payment through Paypal. Each volume is $59.95
and is well worth the cost for the phenomenal photos alone, many of
Nepenthes new to horticulture and science!
See you there!
by Tony Gridley
November 21, 2009: Fall BACPS meeting, University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley
Credits
Carnivorous plant cookies -- Katie Taylor; photos -- Tony Gridley
The BACPS Bulletin serves as a monthly forum for members to make CP-related
announcements: events, want ads, items for sale, information sought,
growing tips, etc. Submissions must be received by Tony Gridley
(tgridley@comcast.net)
by the 23rd of the month prior to publication.
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