NEWS

VCPS January meeting

Following a succesful meeting at Ron Abernethy's place last year it was decided to do the same this year.The weather was fantastic with a sunny day of about 31 C.Unfortunately numbers were down this year for various reasons with only about a dozen members in attendance but it was still a very enjoyable afternoon.Ron and family were kind enough to supply a lot of the food and hardware and were great hosts in an almost ideal location.Ron has one of the best collections of CPs in Victoria on his large property and was talking of expanding it as every CP enthusiast worth their salt does.It was noted that there is still plenty of space left on his roof.Rons collection is noted for its emphasis on the pitcher plants such as Darlingtonia,Sarracenia,Heliamphora,Cephalotus and Nepenthes.He grows pretty much all of them exceptionally well.Members spent long periods wandering through the greenhouses enjoying the plants and wondering about how they could also grow such great plants.It was also great to see a new member turn up,Bart a young,friendly Nepenthes enthusiast and we hope to see him at many more meetings! Below are some photos of Rons plants.