![]() ![]() We are currently still sorting through the collection, but will be adding the plants to this section as they become available. The full name of our organization is ‘The American Primrose, Primula, and Auricula Society’, commonly referred to as ‘The American Primrose Society’. Despite the help of her friend Bob Taylor, with failing health, she reluctantly decided it was time to retire.Val had been growing primulas for over 30 years and wonderfully it all started with a few packets of Barnhaven seeds, sent from the nursery which was then in Cumbria! It felt fitting for everyone that her beloved collection should be passed on to the nursery that inspired her to grow her first primroses. As usual the AGM will take place in the Waterfield Room, Old Barn Hall, Gt Bookham, Surrey KT23 3PG. By establishing a 21st Century auricula society which has 43 members who come from. John Powell or should we say 'Mr Regency Stripe' has kindly confirmed he will be sharing his words of wisdom at the AGM. The modern auricula is descended from a natural cross between Primula auricula (P. After the death of her business partner Doug Lochhead in 2007, her husband Jack helped run the nursery until 2012, when he also sadly passed away. Guest speaker for the Autumn meeting/AGM. Val Woolley was also the founder of the East Midlands National Auricula and Primula Society group. ![]() Very much involved in the show and plant fair scene in the UK, they also enjoyed a well-deserved international reputation for their fabulous collection. Field House Nursery was the UK holder of the National Collection of Show and Alpine Auriculas and they also had a very large and well known collection of P. Derek Salts Double Auriculas Derek Salts Facebook page, who better for Double Auriculas. Primula auricula, often known as auricula, mountain cowslip or bear's ear (from the shape of its leaves), is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, that grows on basic rocks in the mountain ranges of central Europe, including the western Alps, Jura Mountains, the Vosges, the Black Forest and the Tatra Mountains. We were very honoured when Val Woolley of Field House Nursery approached us in 2016 to find out whether we would be interested in taking over part of her huge collection when she retired. Primrose Society Primula World Great website blog by Pam Eveleigh in Canada, contains excellent pictures of Primulas, many in natural habitats, the website if you need to identify some of your primulas. ![]()
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