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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: SAXIFRAGE at LYMINGE on March 21, 2010, 07:25:12 PM
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The Kent Show on Saturday was one of the best we have had with 574 plants and 120 pictures/art from 67 exhibitors. many thanks to
all who made the day a success.
A few pictures of the Benches.
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The Farrer Medal plant was won by a 20 year old Dionysia curviflora grown by Nigel Fuller. This is the same plant that won the Farrer in 2003
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A few more.
Large 3pan Saxifrage grown by Cyril Dart (Taunton)
Miniature Garden from David Philbey
Small Sax's
Large 6 pan grown by the Show Secretary all Sax's
I'm sure the Channel Hoppers will have some pictures when they have unloaded there barge of John Innis.
Best Wishes David
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David,
A great display of plants and a great report. Paddy
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Looks like a great show. That mini garden is just stunning! Made me drool.....
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Great show report.
It looks to have been the best show so far this season.
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David, thanks for this report! The show hall looks wonderful and the standard of each plant seems very high indeed. It seems the further south one travels the more cushion plants appear!
What a super day you must all have enjoyed, many cogratulations to you and all the Show Team and exhibitors.
Nigel Fuller's medal plant is an absolute cracker, isn't it? 8)
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David, Channel Hoppers will rarely disappoint you... ;) ... even when they have a sore back after dragging all these J.I. bags out of the car.. ;D
I think you do deserve some help with some extra pictures from an extraordinary show !! ;) Well done to all that helped out to achieve this success !!
I would have started with your mouthwatering 6 pan Sax. entry, but you beat me to it..
So here are some three pan entries that caught my eye - sorry for the missing names.. :-\
1) Crocus - 3 pan
2) Fritillaria - 3 pan - from bottom to top : F. carica - F. zagrica and F. gibbosa
3) Narcissus - 3 pan
4) Primula - 3 pan
5) another Primula - 3 pan - large
6) Saxifraga - 3 pan
7) another Saxifraga - 3 pan
8 ) Colourful 3 pan with Tecophilaea cyanocrocus - Dionysia aretioides - Hepatica transsilvanica "Ellison Spence"
9) Cyclamen - 3 pan
10) Dionysia - 3 pan
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Luc
I'm glad you enjoyed your day, is there any JI 2 left in the shop at Cheriton??
As a Dionysia beat me to the Farrer Medal I'm a bit lothed to show another picture of one
. But the one that caught my eye was Dionysia Bernd Wetzel grown by my mentor Eric Jarrett.
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Thanks Maggii
I understand from Nigel the seed of this Dionysia was collected by Jim Archibald back in the 60s from Iran.
Best Wishes David
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Maggi I see you liked Iris winogradewii at the East Lancs Show here is a picture of the Iris at Kent yesterday.
David
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Dionysia Bernd Wentzel is a super plant and I love the colour..... must be going through a yellow patch with that Iris as well, I think!
David, I'm assuming that those terrific plants in picture IMG_0139.JPG are your six pan entry?
Might we see close-ups ( whether from you or from Luc) and learn what plants they are?
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Great show - got there at 7.15am after somehow agreeing to man the plant sales table (not sure at which point I said yes :-\ But I am glad I did as it was a fantastic day ;D and met lots of interesting people (including the 2 channel hopping Luc's ):D) )
A few snaps of things that attracted my attention.
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David, I'm assuming that those terrific plants in picture IMG_0139.JPG are your six pan entry?
Might we see close-ups ( whether from you or from Luc) and learn what plants they are?
David's a bit modest Maggi ;)! That was his (glorious) entry indeed !
I don't have access to my pictures here now, I'll see what I can do tonight, but I think I only got a close-up from the giant white Sax at the back, which is (if I remember correctly ??? ::)) "Tenerife"
Confirmation tonight or earlier if David or anybody else can solve the problem !
John,
It was great meeting you - first time (to my knowledge) that somebody manned a plant sales table in camouflage outfit. ;D ;)
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Maggi
The large 6 pan Sax names were S. Marie Callas S. Tenerife S. Gregor
S. Wendelboi S. Allendale Argonaut S. Cumulus
David
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Thank you, David, much appreciated. What a gorgeous set they are and good to know the varieties.
I think I could have guessed the Tenerife and Cumulus, but I'd be stuck on the others. :-[
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What a great display of Saxifraga (and other plants) there in Kent! Thanks David and Luc for showing.
Love the mini garden on tufa, but keeping this through a dry summer, means many times of watering and no time for holiday. ::)
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the troughs like these are kept moist by using a drip supply of water either from a bag with drip attached or some other device. Only a very slow rate is required dripping onto the top of the mound. It is actually quite hard to get a slow enough drip rate as too much water can lead to moss growing in the tufa. This means that the trough it does not need a lot of looking after so you can have a holiday.
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A few more.
Large 3pan Saxifrage grown by Cyril Dart (Taunton)
Miniature Garden from David Philbey
Small Sax's
Large 6 pan grown by the Show Secretary all Sax's
I'm sure the Channel Hoppers will have some pictures when they have unloaded there barge of John Innis.
Best Wishes David
Simply wonderful entries the display on the bench goes on and on and I love the Large 6 pan of Sax grown by you David - congratulations and thanks for photographing and reporting on all these to you, Luc and John....what a marvel the miniature garden is too 8)
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the troughs like these are kept moist by using a drip supply of water either from a bag with drip attached or some other device. Only a very slow rate is required dripping onto the top of the mound. It is actually quite hard to get a slow enough drip rate as too much water can lead to moss growing in the tufa. This means that the trough it does not need a lot of looking after so you can have a holiday.
Thank you for the information George!
Sounds easier than I was thinking.. :-\ :) The result is very good, that's for sure!
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Looks like a great show. That mini garden is just stunning! Made me drool.....
Before I enlarged it I thought it was a wedding cake! ???
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Love the mini garden on tufa, but keeping this through a dry summer, means many times of watering and no time for holiday. ::)
You could take it with you Luit. Shallow tray of water on the back seat and sit the tufa in it. Pretend it's a shaggy dog.
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Love the mini garden on tufa, but keeping this through a dry summer, means many times of watering and no time for holiday. ::)
You could take it with you Luit. Shallow tray of water on the back seat and sit the tufa in it. Pretend it's a shaggy dog.
;D ;D ;D I love this funny girl!