members' seed exchange
How it works
The exchange exists to provide members with a source of seed of many species and varieties of Fritillaria, at a cost very much lower than commercial prices. Most of the material donated to the exchange is rarely, if ever, offered commercially.
As postal costs have risen, and the use of email has become more widespread, the exchange has become email orientated. This is cheaper and quicker (especially for overseas members), and allows us to distribute the seed according to demand.
Donations of seed, bulblets (including “seedlings”), and larger bulbs are the essence of the exchange. We do not purchase seed for the exchange.
We request that all donors of wild collected seed comply with the conservation laws of the countries they visit. For more information about the Nagoya Protocol, CITES and the CBD, please see the Conservation section on the AGS website: http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/conservation/
Donors are asked to separate viable seed from chaff, grit etc. There is quite enough work involved in packing and dispatching seed, without the additional burden of separating viable seed, and we try to avoid sending out material that will not germinate or grow.
A deadline is set each year for receipt of donations (usually near the end of August), and a few days after this a list is compiled, and sent out by email to all members for whom we have an email address. However, printed lists will be sent to any member who has requested one for the current year.
Members may request up to 25 packets from the list as first choices, and are asked to identify a similar number of second choices. There is a charge of 50p per packet, but donors of 5 or more taxa (other than acmopetala, meleagris and pontica) receive 5 packets free of charge. Overseas members must ensure that they comply with import regulations – some countries prescribe which species are acceptable, others (notably USA) require import permits, and imports may be restricted to seed only (i.e. no bulblets are permitted).
When packing has been completed, seed is allocated. Donors are given priority, and other requests are processed in order of receipt. Members are notified of the cost of their seed request, based on the number of packets available to them plus an additional charge to cover postage and packing. Payment can be by sterling cheque, cash (GBP or Euros), by bank transfer, or by arrangement by PayPal. Once payment has been received, the seed is dispatched.
We try to complete the process by the end of September, so that seed is available for optimal autumn planting. Any surplus seed is incorporated into the AGS seed exchange.
To make the above arrangements work, please:
1. Donate seed and/or bulblets if you can – no quantity is too small!
2. Note, and adhere to the deadlines for donations and requests.
3. If you want to receive the list, provide the Seed Manager with your current email address, or request a printed list
The Seed Distribution 2023
Legislation prevents us from sending seed to the EU and it is now also not possible to import seed into the UK without prohibitively expensive phytosanitary certification. We are still be able to send permitted seed to New Zealand, Norway and the US.
In recent years overseas donors have contributed very generously, and have greatly enriched our distribution. This year we shall be entirely dependent on UK donors and therefore ask that all members donate seed or bulblets if they possibly can.
KEY DATES
Deadline for donations: Tuesday 25th August 2023 (If your donation will be later than this, please send details of species and whether it is seed or bulblets).
List publication: 30th August 2023 (If you want a list but have not received one by 4th September please inform Tristan Hatton-Ellis)
Details of this year’s distribution will be emailed to all members for whom we have an email address. If you don’t have online access and wish to receive the information and/or the seed list in printed form, please contact me by email or letter.
If you are unsure that we have your email address, or have changed it in the last year, please email frit.seedex@outlook.com
Tristan Hatton-Ellis
Heddychlon House
Felindre
SWANSEA
SA5 7PQ
Email: frit.seedex@outlook.com
The exchange exists to provide members with a source of seed of many species and varieties of Fritillaria, at a cost very much lower than commercial prices. Most of the material donated to the exchange is rarely, if ever, offered commercially.
As postal costs have risen, and the use of email has become more widespread, the exchange has become email orientated. This is cheaper and quicker (especially for overseas members), and allows us to distribute the seed according to demand.
Donations of seed, bulblets (including “seedlings”), and larger bulbs are the essence of the exchange. We do not purchase seed for the exchange.
We request that all donors of wild collected seed comply with the conservation laws of the countries they visit. For more information about the Nagoya Protocol, CITES and the CBD, please see the Conservation section on the AGS website: http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/conservation/
Donors are asked to separate viable seed from chaff, grit etc. There is quite enough work involved in packing and dispatching seed, without the additional burden of separating viable seed, and we try to avoid sending out material that will not germinate or grow.
A deadline is set each year for receipt of donations (usually near the end of August), and a few days after this a list is compiled, and sent out by email to all members for whom we have an email address. However, printed lists will be sent to any member who has requested one for the current year.
Members may request up to 25 packets from the list as first choices, and are asked to identify a similar number of second choices. There is a charge of 50p per packet, but donors of 5 or more taxa (other than acmopetala, meleagris and pontica) receive 5 packets free of charge. Overseas members must ensure that they comply with import regulations – some countries prescribe which species are acceptable, others (notably USA) require import permits, and imports may be restricted to seed only (i.e. no bulblets are permitted).
When packing has been completed, seed is allocated. Donors are given priority, and other requests are processed in order of receipt. Members are notified of the cost of their seed request, based on the number of packets available to them plus an additional charge to cover postage and packing. Payment can be by sterling cheque, cash (GBP or Euros), by bank transfer, or by arrangement by PayPal. Once payment has been received, the seed is dispatched.
We try to complete the process by the end of September, so that seed is available for optimal autumn planting. Any surplus seed is incorporated into the AGS seed exchange.
To make the above arrangements work, please:
1. Donate seed and/or bulblets if you can – no quantity is too small!
2. Note, and adhere to the deadlines for donations and requests.
3. If you want to receive the list, provide the Seed Manager with your current email address, or request a printed list
The Seed Distribution 2023
Legislation prevents us from sending seed to the EU and it is now also not possible to import seed into the UK without prohibitively expensive phytosanitary certification. We are still be able to send permitted seed to New Zealand, Norway and the US.
In recent years overseas donors have contributed very generously, and have greatly enriched our distribution. This year we shall be entirely dependent on UK donors and therefore ask that all members donate seed or bulblets if they possibly can.
KEY DATES
Deadline for donations: Tuesday 25th August 2023 (If your donation will be later than this, please send details of species and whether it is seed or bulblets).
List publication: 30th August 2023 (If you want a list but have not received one by 4th September please inform Tristan Hatton-Ellis)
Details of this year’s distribution will be emailed to all members for whom we have an email address. If you don’t have online access and wish to receive the information and/or the seed list in printed form, please contact me by email or letter.
If you are unsure that we have your email address, or have changed it in the last year, please email frit.seedex@outlook.com
Tristan Hatton-Ellis
Heddychlon House
Felindre
SWANSEA
SA5 7PQ
Email: frit.seedex@outlook.com