EDINBURGH AND THE LOTHIANS SHOW 4th April 2009

[Maggi Young]

some pleiones......
Pl .bulbocodium x versailles   from Section 2
 Pleione ' Zeus Weinstein'
 Pl. 'Vesuvius'.
 Pl 'Shantung Ducat'   
 LARGE pleione..... another shot of this giant of Cyril's

[Maggi Young]

what's next.... some tulips .....
 Tulipa urumiensis
 T. kaufmanniana
 T. clusiana
Brightest red tulip

and a few lewisias.....
plus a GIANT Lewisia tweedyi Lemon form from, who else, Cyril!!
some more trilliums... including T. pusillum
 a nice Tecophilaea cyanocrocus

[hadacekf]

Thank you all for these super show with so many interesting plants and super pictures. The report becomes each year better.
I like and enjoy it very much.

[Maggi Young]

still finding some more.....
more rhodos
Primula elatior
Primula 'Pauline Ann'
P. 'Pink Aire'
4 various primula selections....
Townsendia rothrockii... again from Tom Green, I believe.
Scoliopus bigelowii from Mr President Ian

[Maggi Young]

just a few more pix of various classs of smaller pots.....
starting with the small six pan entry from Section 2 

[Maggi Young]

Okay, we'll on the home straight now......

 
On to one of the tremendous highlights of the show, a superb exhibit from the Alpine section of the Royal Botanic Garden , Edinburgh.... staged by those handy kitchen helpers, Elspeth Mackintosh and John Mitchell..... these folk are truly multi-talented, I promise you! Their efforts were recognised by the award of a Gold Medal for this really fine display 

click the pix to enlarge, of course...
 Erythronium multiscapoideum
 F. acmopetala wendelboi Gothenburg form
 Frit. affinis
 N. bulbocodium obesus
 Scilla reverchonii
Erythronium helenae

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thank you so much Maggi - you're really spoiling us all !  
My best in show medal goes to that stunning giant Lewisia tweedyi - lemon form !  How on earth does one achieve such perfection  

[Maggi Young]

some shots now to try to capture the whole of the RBGE exhibit..... not easy!!

[Maggi Young]

Thanks for sticking with me on this marathon of around 225 pictures. 
I hope you all enjoy it as much as those of us who were there.... your kind comments make me think that is the case! Thanks!

[ranunculus]

BRAVO

... AND MANY THANKS.

[Lesley Cox]

And the winner of the Marathon IS.......?
Our wonderful Maggi. Humbly she accepts her trophy then sinks exhausted (though gracefully) into a bed of thick chocolate sauce.

A million thanks Maggi. A marathon indeed. Was there anything there you DIDN'T photograph? 

[ChrisB]

That was such a splendid guided tour around the Show.  Thanks as ever....

[Carol Shaw]

And the winner of the Marathon IS.......?
Our wonderful Maggi. Humbly she accepts her trophy then sinks exhausted (though gracefully) into a bed of thick chocolate sauce.

A million thanks Maggi. A marathon indeed. Was there anything there you DIDN'T photograph? 

David & I were trying to decide if there were any plants Maggi hadn't taken a photo of... very few we reckoned! Not every SRGC member present at the show had the photo taken - Maggi I suggest in future years we insist that they all have their photo taken as they arrive, this will save considerable time and allow for more coven conventions erm... meetings!

Frankly if, after this plethora of pix you do not make it to the 2010 show I will be totally amazed!

[Rob Potterton]

Fantastic account & photographs of the show on Saturday Maggi. Thanks for the birthday greetings and the spontaneous rendition of the "Happy Bithday" song by all those in the room at 8.30am!! You thoroughly embarrased my daughter Hannah and i hid behind the balloons. Couldnt think of a better place to spend my 50th birthday. Thanks to all.

[Maggi Young]

Ian and I were mindful of the fact that even some of those who attend the show venue might not get much chance to see the show.... folks like Rob, busy on his stall all day, for instance, so we did try to snap as much as we could!

Rob, glad you enjoyed the tuneful ( not!) singing for you in the morning......I beg to differ with you on Hannah's reaction..... she looked pretty chuffed to me to see her Dad so embarassed. 

It was a pleasure to meet her .....( but before everyone starts asking where the pix of the sweet Hannah are, Rob asked that her photo not be taken for the web.)
She's a little sweetie, for sure!