The Devon History Society AGM 2024 and Book Awards

Schedule

Sat Oct 12 2024 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Rougemont Room | Exeter, EN

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10.30 to 11.00 Devon History Society's AGM
11.00-11.15 Break
11.15-12.30 Talk: Caradoc Doy, ‘Exotic plants and intrepid collectors: Veitch,
About this Event

The AGM of the Devon History Society takes place on Saturday 12th October and includes a talk on the famous Veitch nurseries of Exeter. The AGM is free for everyone to attend and the talk is free to DHS members, £4 to non-members. You are welcome to attend the whole event, just the AGM or just the talk - different options for this event are available in the tickets listing. Refreshments will be available at the Library cafe.

10.30 to 11.00 Devon History Society's AGM

11.00-11.15 Break

11.15-12.30 Talk: Caradoc Doy, ‘Exotic plants and intrepid collectors: Veitch, the Devon years’ by Caradoc Doy

Caradoc Doy has been researching the work of the famous nurseries of Messrs Veitch of Exeter and Chelsea for many years. This includes their 23 intrepid plant collectors who travelled in many parts of the world during five generations of the Veitch family dynasty. The Veitch nurseries were responsible for introducing 1,000s of new plants into our homes and gardens as well as major landscaping projects and many other horticultural legacies. The legacy of first three generations of this family was carried out in Devon and this talk will highlight the range of work carried out in the county.

Caradoc Doy is a freelance horticulturist and was trained at Bicton College of Agriculture (1986) and Pershore College of Horticulture (1987-1990), and following a career with some leading nurseries and garden centres around the U.K., is a professional horticulturist and garden speaker. Caradoc has become an authority on the history of the Veitch nurseries and their plant hunters, which led him to publish a centenary edition of Hortus Veitchii by James H. Veitch in 2006. In 2003, he staged a Veitch exhibit at St. Bridget Nurseries, Exeter and at the Devon County Show in 2004 which received a Large Gold Medal (both on behalf of St. Bridget Nurseries). Caradoc was featured on BBC TV in May 2012 where he helped stage an exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for Plant Heritage, winning a Silver Gilt Medal and meeting HM The Queen. Caradoc travels widely to give talks about Veitch and their pioneering plant hunters and other horticultural stories.

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Rougemont Room, Exeter Central Library, Exeter, United Kingdom

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