Great Lakes Chapter – North American Rock Garden Society Two Speeches – Primulas in the Wild and in Cultivation and the Peloponnese: Spring Wild Flowers in Southern Greece – September 26, 2026
The Midwest Primula group is invited to two talks by Primula expert, Claire Cockcroft, sponsored by the Great Lakes Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society on September 26, 2026. Lunch will be served in between.
The talks will be held at the UM Herbarium, 3600 Varsity Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108.
First talk: Primulas in the Wild and in Cultivation, 10:30 am to Noon CST.
Break for Lunch: Light lunch provided by NARGS chapter (sandwiches, salad, chips, cookies and water).
Second talk: The Peloponnese: Spring Wildflowers in Southern Greece, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m CST.
The event is free of charge.
Winconsin-Illinois Chapter – North American Rock Garden Society Speech – Primulas in the Wild and in Cultivation: American, European, and Asiatic Primulas – October 2, 2026 – 6:00 pm CST
The Wisconsin-Illinois Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society has invited Claire Cockroft to speak at our October meeting. There will be an In Person meeting Friday, Oct 2 at 6 pm CST at the West Madison Ag Research Station, 8502 Mineral Point Rd, Verona, Wis., and broadcast on Zoom. This meeting is open to the public. Claire will speak on: Primulas in the Wild and in Cultivation: American, European, and Asiatic Primulas
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86838668158?pwd=xwoy2KGzupbIo5NpLaa5aI8X4XlryV.1
Claire has searched for plants in China, New Zealand, India (twice), Turkey, Argentina and Chile (three times), and Greece (three times), viewing plants from her garden growing in their natural habitat.
