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About Us	Centre of Our Activities	Who's Who in Scotland	Shows where we have showstands in 2008 Dundee	Gardens in the South-West & elsewhere in Scotland	The Society's Fourth Scottish Show at Carnell And the Ayrshire Delphinium Championship	Links to Horticultural Societies and other Horticultural Centres in Scotland
Delphinium Discussion Group	Society Membership is for the Whole Society and not just for Scotland	Where do we meet?	The Delphinium Society Scottish Group	Towards a Scented Elatum Hybrid	The Society needs your Help	Who's Who throughout the UK

J MacMaster

The international nature of The Delphinium Society is no better exemplified than by the work of James MacMaster who is the Chairman of our Scottish Group. His work demonstrates just how much every member means for the Society. Since 1999, in partnership with the Society's Promotions & Publicity Secretary, his work has given meaning to the fact that the membership of the Society is important, no matter where it is to be found in the UK or, for that matter, globally.

Wherever it is possible to bring together a group of members willing to work for the advancement of the Society then the Society as a whole will give the fullest possible support.

Currently in Scotland, we have the group of members in South-West Scotland who are keen to work for the Society and, since year 2000, the work at Carnell has received the Society's support. There is now an annual programme of events and Jimmy MacMaster is glad to visit local societies to talk about our flower and how best to grow it. Of particular importance is the work of the group at Carnell Estate where the planting of seedling delphiniums grown from the Society's seed strain has been progressing at a remarkable pace. Locally, the seedling border is acclaimed for the wonderful display it now provides each year. Spurred on by this success, a border for named Elatum Hybrid cultivars is now being developed with the eventual aim of it becoming a National Collection for Scotland. Another aim is the encouragement of Scottish breeders to produce, by means of their breeding programmes, new named cultivars which have been bred specifically to take account of Scottish horticultural conditions. In 2006 the group presented the Second South-West Scotland Show of The Delphinium Society. This took place on 23rd July at Carnell Estate in conjunction with the Open Day for the National Gardens Scheme for Scotland. In 2007 the members in Scotland again met at Carnell, that time on 22nd July, for their annual social event and the corresponding date in 2008 will be 13th July, 2008 when we look forward to meeting as many people as possible. This will again be in support of the National Gardens Scheme for Scotland. However, prior to that date there will be the Delphinium Society Open days at Carnell which wil be Saturday and Sunday 28th & 29th June 2008. The Society's Open days will be for members only, and admission will be by means of the membership card. The fourth annual show will be held on those days and we hope that as many members as possible will either support the show or come and see the developing delphinium borders.

If you are the Lectures Programme Secretary for a local horticultural society and are looking for someone to give a talk about delphiniums, then please give James MacMaster a ring on 01292 590757.

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