Awards announced at the SRGC AGM November 2014
Hon. Member: Regius Keeper RBGE - Simon Milne MBE
Hon. VP: Hazel Smith
Hon. VP: Sandy Leven
MEDALS
Bronze: Peter Farkasch
Silver: John Bunn, John di Paola, Ron & Hilary Price, Dave Riley, Robert Rolf, Barry Winter
Gold:
1st Bar: Watt Russell
2nd Bar: Don Peace, Tom Green
3rd Bar: Alan Newton
7th Bar: Stan da Prato
15th Bar: Margaret & Henry Taylor
AGS Salver for the Plantsman of the Year with the highest aggregate of First Prize Points in Section I - Dr Stan da Prato
Rutland Salver for the highest aggregate of first prizes in Section II, Susan Simpson
Golden Jubilee Salver for outstanding service to the Club Liz Mills
Peg Crosland Award for the best article in "The Rock Garden" was awarded to
Margaret & Henry Taylor for “ Why Not Cultivate Lilies?” in the July issue
David Lane Award for the best photograph in "The Rock Garden" – Front Cover of the January 2014 Journal Coprosma petriei by Peter Maguire
Williamson Trophy for the best entry in section 5 of the photographic/arts competition Jeanie Jones, Lockerbie; cake with sugar work primulas.
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President’s Award for outstanding service to a local group: Tony & Celia Mitchell
Peter Farkasch
Ron and Hilary Price
Warm congratulations to all the award winners.
Results of the Twice-Yearly Photographic & Art Competition held at the AGM at Scone on 15th November 2014
Class 1 – Plant portrait
1st Peter Maguire, “Colchicum speciosum “Atrorubens”, Newcastle AGS Show 2013”
2nd Dr Margaret Fraser, “Gentianella campestris (Pink Form) in Barra”
Joint 3rd Michael Almond, Heliodiceros muscivorus, Dead Horse Arum, Punta Nati, Minorca.
and Matthew Topsfield, “Gentianella lutescens subsp. carpatica”
Class 2 – Alpine/rock plants in their habitat
1st Peter Maguire, “Eritrichium nanum, Piz Nair, Bernina Alps, Switzerland”
2nd Michael Almond, “Silene acaulis”
3rd Dr Margaret Fraser, “July Landscape, Beinn Eighe”
Class 3 - Digitally manipulated work
1st Michael Almond, “I don’t believe it” Using Lyn Almond, landscape and Jupiter garden sculpture.
2nd Matthew Topsfield, “Antique Harvest” Using Lathyrus tuberosus in cultivated barley, Photographed in Transylvania.
Class 4 - Painting or Drawing of a rock plant
1st Jim Forbes, Colour painting “Anemone japonica”
Class 5 - Art or Craft work of, or inspired by a rock plant or alpine habitat
1st Jeanie Jones, Cake with sugarcraft Primula vulgaris
2nd Ann Sinclair, Box decorated with knitted wire Pleione
From Cathy Caudwell :"Thanks to all those who entered, and to the judges".
Please refer to page 12 (approx) of show schedules for the full definitions of classes, only a brief resumé is given above.
The Williamson Cup was awarded to Jeanie Jones for her spectacular sugar sculpture of Primroses. Remember that any type of craft work is eligible for Class 5, not just embroidery.
NEXT YEAR’S COMPETITIONS WILL BE AT THE KINCARDINE SHOW IN SPRING 2015 AND THEN AT THE AGM IN AUTUMN 2015.
