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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on August 31, 2022, 12:57:47 PM
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The nurseries attending are Ardfearn, Kevock and MacPlants
https://www.ardfearn-nursery.co.uk/ https://www.kevockgarden.co.uk https://macplants.co.uk/ are their websites and I'm sure all will be happy to bring special orders to the show for you, as well as bringing their regular stock.
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Berlingo loaded early to avoid worst of the weather.
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Wish we could join you but it's a bit too far these days.
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Packing early is a good idea Stan it is wild up here toady with gale force wind and rain there is a better forecast for tomorrow so hopefully the Show will be well attended.
Travel safe I look forward to hearing how it goes in due course.
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Thanks to Richard Green and several Glasgow members and show secretaries convenor David Millward and some volunteers from Lothian the hall was set up on Friday evening and this morning they kindly helped carry my pots in -greatly appreciated as I’ve a shoulder problem. Thanks also to Sandy Leven who lent me a memory card or I would have had no snaps.
I received a pleasant surprise when my Microcachrys tetragona won the Forrest medal and the J L Mowat conifer trophy. Three of my gentians won the Peel trophy despite weather damage from recent rain and my dropping them on the floor. Another gentian with two autumn saxifrages won the East Lothian trophy. One of the saxes received a merit cert. The grey Senecio candidans also got a merit cert. My mini garden won the Logan Home cup. Dave Millward won the Jim Lever cyclamen trophy ‘
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Dave's winning cyclamen. Sadly no section 2 photos as no entries . More snaps in the morning
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The open section benches
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Tour of the benches
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continuing-plants from seed, plants in seed or berries , conifers and ferns
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second side into bulbs
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last bulbs then gentians and gesneriads by which time we are on the second bench.
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cushions then hardy succulents
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plants from specified continents, gray leaved plants and autumn foliage
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more foliage classes, plants not elswhere on the schedule and cut flowers or berries -Sorbus
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Three nurseries: Ardfearn, Kevock and Macplants as well as the club plants stall then the truly superb home baking.
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The church hall shortly after the show closed and already cleared. Well done to all the volunteers.
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Well done to everyone involved- and thanks to Stan for the photos. And what a good day you had, Stan! Many congratulations on your forrest medal, particilarly. I think it's the first time that the Tasmanian Microcachrys tetragona has won the premier award. Very exciting!
Fondest congratulations to you!
Lots of good plants on display - the Petrocosmea are almost as pretty a blue as the gentians - but oh! those cakes!!
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Stan,
Many thanks for your presentation, it is great for me to see all these
beautiful plants.
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Yes, Maggi. It is indeed the first time that this antipodean podocarp has won this award. Unfortunately the image doesn't really show how incredibly well coned this plant was - maybe Stan can post a close-up image of part to illustrate this. Well done Stan!
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The plant is said to be dioecious but this one has lots of male cones as well as a few red female ones. It has done this over the 15 + plus years I've had it.
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