Welcome to the BNCS website The website will be your view into the BNCS along with the Yearbook and Newsletters. We hope you find your visits to the website interesting and informative. If you would like to join the society we have a membership page with full details scroll down the menu on the left for the link

We had a new team erecting the stand for the Autumn show, Peter and Kathy Booker decided to try a full Floral Display and I am delighted to say they won a prestigious Gold Medal they were ably assisted by Peter Lax and Hazel Hare with thanks to Tony Booker for artwork and draft design. The theme was a Rainbow to show the beautiful colours Carnations have achieved over the Seventy years of the BNCS. It was decided to help a very worthy cause in the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity over the period of the show. I will have more details later.

The BNCS held its Annual General Meeting on the 23rd February 2019
Full details will be available in the forthcoming yearbook but some more immediate information such as the changes to the council is available on Officials of the Society Page

The BNCS AGM date: the next AGM will be on the th November 2019
at 2nd Atherton Scout group headquarters Leigh Road, Atherton Manchester M46 0BE

Society Officials

Photos from Supreme championship classes held at the area show along with some other excellent blooms and stems

Supreme

SHOW ANALYSIS

As stated in the yearbook a detailed copy of the BNCS show Analysis is now available for viewing or download.
Please use the appropriate link for this.

2015 show analysis download

2015 show analysis page

New classification booklet now on Classifications page
This booklet is there to aid exhibitors and is not compulsory

Classification booklet.

Our publication GROWING and SHOWING with the EXPERTS
is now back in stock
Details on the Sales page

SALES

Go to the new International page for an in depth insight into Pinks in Japan from our member Mr. Munenori Hosoya. NEW! 5th August 2018: We have now received a second article from Mr Hosoya regarding production of Carnations through history in Japan available to view on International Page 1 International Page 2 has an article from Mr. Al Maas from Michigan USA

Old Varieties

Due to the growing number of requests to find cultivars and the limited space on the home page and the Faq's page The cultivar search has a page of it's own Please check regularly
Thank You
Dennis

New request 07/08/2018

FAQ's

Cultivar Search

Fay Seagrave with some honoured guests

IVOR MACE ON CARNATIONS

A set of 5 DVD's on Growing and Showing Perpetual Flowering Carnations with IVOR MACE
more details on the SALES page

Living Diary

Harrogate Spring

Gold Medal

IN BRIEF

Photo Gallery

The editors are building a comprehensive gallery of dianthus cultivars small at the moment but plans are for it to be an extensive feature.
Societies
Keith
Keith Mastaglio will be trying out methods of growing our favourite blooms then passing on his findings to you
Keiths Articles
Detailed information on carnations and pinks
Borders
Articles
From some of the best known growers and exhibitors in the UK
Floral Art
We now have a section devoted to this subject you can access the pages from the link below the menu
Latest News
Check the NEWS page for latest developments
Classifications
The BNCS is in the process of updating their classification lists to assist exhibitors in placing their blooms at the BNCS shows

Electrical Safety First
We are always looking for ways to help protect ourselves from accidents in the garden. Electrical Safety First formely the Electrical Safety Council have introduced a website which may be of some help in preventing accidents in the garden and the home to view the site please click the link below

electrical safety first