The Prague Rock Garden Club (KSP- Klub skalnickaru Praha) originated in 1970 as a branch of the Czech Gardening Association. It is an organization of admirers of mountain flowers and of growers of rock garden plants, terrestrial and aquatic as well as dwarf trees and bushes. After the Pilsen Club, KSP is the second oldest organization of this type in the Czech Republic. At present, it is most numerous with some 600-700 members, about one tenth of whom are from abroad.
KSP is a civic association included in the Czech register of nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations.
The best known activities of the Club are plant exhibits presented three times a year next to Karlovo namesti in Prague. Other activities open to the public are lectures about rock gardening, usually at Novotneho lavka 5 in the Prague Old District.
A significant activity is the Club’s magazine Skalnicky which is distributed to members and others world wide. Similarly, the yearly seed exchange is a world wide activity. For members, a specialized library is available. Every year, the Club organizes trips within and outside the Czech Republic and a several days long meeting of Czech and Slovak rock gardening clubs with a program of lectures and discussions.
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Upcoming Exhibiton
Autumn exhibit - takes place in the rock garden of the Club, next to St. John’s church and the Faust House, just off Charles Square. 6th to 18th September.
Last exhibition
Spring exhibit - take place in the rock garden of the Club, next to St. John’s church and the Faust House, just off Charles Square. Huge sales of modestly priced plants, experts on hand to give advice. 28th March to 4th April 2010, open 9 am to 6 pm.
Lectures - Spring 2010
Lectures take place at House of the Czech Association of Scientific and Technical Societes,
Novotného Lávka 5, 116 68 Prague 1
Time always 17:00 - 19:00, room number 417 (floor 4).
10th March 2010: Ota Vlasák – Growing less known rock garden plants. Early spring in Dolomites and Julian Alps. Lecture in czech.
31th March 2010: Rod Leeds – Small bulbed plants blooming during winter and in early spring.
The lecturer is the president of Royal Horticultural Society. Lecture in english.
Exhibitions in 2010
Small Exhibit
28.3.2010 (Sun) – 4.4.2010 (Sun)
May Exhibit
28.4.2010 (Wed) – 15.5.2010 (Sat)
Autumn Exhibit
6.9.2010 (Mon) – 18.9.2010 (Sat)
All shows take place in the rock garden of the Club, next to St. John’s church and the Faust House, just off Charles Square. Huge sales of modestly priced plants, experts on hand to give advice. Open daily from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Lectures - Autumn 2009
Lectures take place at House of the Czech Association of Scientific and Technical Societes,
Novotného Lávka 5, 116 68 Prague 1
Time always 17:00 - 19:00, room number 417.
21.10.2009 Jan Bürgel – Saxifragas
18.11.2009 Ing.Petr Hanzelka, Ph.D. - Rock Garden Plants in Prague's Botanical garden
9.12.2009 Ing.Josef Hlavatý Csc. - Bulbed plants in South Africa
20.1.2010 RNDr.Pavel Sekerka Ph.D. - Review of main families of shade-enduring perennials
(All lectures in czech)
Lectures - 2009
18th March 2009 (Wed): Mojmír Pavelka (lecture in czech) - From The Balcan Peninsula to Turkey
takes place at
House of the Czech Association of Scientific and Technical Societes,
Novotného Lávka 5, 116 68 Prague 1
17:00 - 19:00, room number 315.
Entrance 20,- Kč.
1st april 2009 (Wed): Davie Sharp (Scotland, lecture in english) - Flora of the mountains on New Zaeland - South Island.
takes place at
House of the Czech Association of Scientific and Technical Societes,
Novotného Lávka 5, 116 68 Prague 1
17:00 - 19:00, room number 417.
Entrance free
Rock Gardener's Club Prague - 2009 Calendar
Spring Exhibit: 29 March - 4 April 2009
The 40th May Exhibit: 6 - 23 May 2009
The Autumn Exhibit: 7 - 19 September 2009
All shows take place in the rock garden of the Club, next to St. John’s church and the Faust House, just off Charles Square. Huge sales of modestly priced plants, experts on hand to give advice. Open daily from 9 AM to 6 PM.
Apology – Errata
Dear members of RGCP,
The Index Seminum was prepared with a delay due to delayed receiving of seed donations. Several mistakes occured in the list:
1. Missing or redundant pages in some coppies
2. Last page above table should read: Donors receive maximum 25 bags and others 15 bags
3. Donor no. 18 (G. Pätzmann) has seeds under no. 17. in the list.
Missing pages or the whole list can be downloaded here on the web. We can send you a complete list if you e-mail us your name and address, please, notify our threasurer Ms. Ivana Nováková, (IvcaNovakova@seznam.cz ). Please, notify us about other errors.
We very appologize for these mistakes.
I wish you successful germination of seeds
Vojtěch Holubec
President of RGCP
The 13th Meeting in the mountains (KSP Study Weekend), October 17 – 19, 2008
In: a hotel this time in Czech-Moravian Highland, in the middle between Praha and Brno, it has not been confirmed yet.
It is an informal meeting of rock gardeners. The programme includes a lecture/slide marathon and Saturday trip to gardens.
Lectures are in Czech, translation is available according to foreign participants.
Accommodation is booked in double or triple rooms
The price: 1.800 -2.000 CZK includes accommodation, transportation and board. Please, send your registration with your names and a deposit of 500 Kc.
Departure by bus from Prague: Na Florenci Str., near metro B station, opposite to Masaryk Train Station at 3:30 p.m.
Application: Ing. Petr Antonín (uohs.praha@compet.cz), phone 420-224 316 314, or by snail mail to, Farní 3, 162 00 Praha. Czech Republic
Lectures, spring cycle
Na Novotneho lávce, Prague 1, 17:00
16. January 2008: Josef Jurášek – Flowers of China
12. March 2008: Vojtěch Holubec – Uzbekistan in late spring
2 April 2008: Pavel Ershov, Moscow, Russia "Russian gardens and Cypripedia in the Far East"