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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: FrazerHenderson on March 31, 2011, 08:50:59 PM
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THE EDINBURGH AND LOTHIANS SHOW
Saturday 2 April 1030 to 1600hrs
Show Hall opens at noon
PLANT SHOW SEEDS BOOKS
NURSERY STALLS SUNDRIES TEAS & CAKES TOMBOLA
FAIRMILEHEAD PARISH CHURCH HALL
Frogston Road West, Fairmilehead, Edinburgh
(just off city bypass and on numerous bus routes)
The Edinburgh Group’s annual plant show enables the Group to show the public beautiful and interesting plants and to share these treasures. We need your support for the show to make sure it is a success. So please tell everyone you know about the Show: tell all your friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues, what a brilliant display of plants there will be and bring them along. There are other ways you can help:
Bring some plants for the Show benches. If you have a plant that is looking good but don’t know how to enter it into the Show just telephone and we will help you. We’d really like every local club member to enter at least one plant. If you have shown before, telephone your entries to Ian & Carole Bainbridge full details are in the Club Yearbook and Show Schedules.
Bring plants for the Club sales stall: you can either donate them to the Club, or bring plants for sale on a 50:50 basis. We need lots of plants to satisfy the public.
Bring baking and refreshments for the teas: please bring lots of home baking. We really do need help to prepare and serve food and drinks as well as clearing tables. Please consider giving even just one hour of your time – it will make a substantial difference. It will also allow our hard pressed band of volunteers some time to see the show for themselves. I do urge you to contact Elspeth Mackintosh on arrival.
Buy things while you’re there! Don’t forget that there will be six trade nurseries as well as the Group plant stall, seeds for sale, the SRGC bookstall and a tombola.
Access to the plant sales area is from 1030hrs: the Show hall opens at noon, so you have plenty of time for coffee, cakes and plant buying.
And go on, please give Showing a try.......... £10 prize for new exhibitors!
Frazer Henderson
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Ian and I will miss the Edinburgh Show this year... for the first time in many years. :'(
It is always a grand day and Frazer has listed the myriad attractions.... have a lovely day!
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Those who attend must take their cameras too. Best wishes for your show Frazer.
BTW, re your avatar, is it REALLY a good time to visit Yemen right now? Maybe not?
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Hoping to be there for the first time, and looking forward to it. Will try to take pics Lesley....
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This was going to be my first visit to the Edinburgh show but have had a bug all week so I thought I better not go. So please, please take plenty of pictures to let me see what I am missing.
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Angie :)
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I'm sorry to see that Maggi, Ian and Angie aren't going to be able to make it to the show.
I've just popped home after dropping my plants off and the show benches are full. They had to make more room for section II this year.
I think there are more plants there than I have ever seen in my four or five years of attending the shows.
Sorry if you can't attend and now wish you had, but there are cameras there at the moment and I will take mine this afternoon.
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Graham, what excellent news to hear that the entries in Section II are so n numerous. We had thought this would be a great show because th is is really peak season for so many plants but to hear that this is indeed the case is most pleasing. We are so sorry to miss the spectacle but we hope to see some photos later.
Angela, we're at least glad you are well enough now to be back online!
It is certainly weather to be keeping out of here in Aberdeen.... filthy wet, windy day.Hope the sun shines on the Show Goers!
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Graham good luck with your plants. Really annoyed that I can't get there but looking forward to all the pictures that you and everyone else will have to show us.
Yes Maggi glad to be back on the forum a few days off and I can't believe what I have missed. I was catching up last night and Derek shouted it's 1.30am you said you were going to just read a few posts and that was at 10.30pm surely you must have read everything by now. You see I hate missing out on anything. ;D
Angie :)
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Angie my apologies for not acknowedging you had been unwell. I am pleased you are feeling better and missed you not attending the show. Although as we had arranged for you to come and see my garden I realised I didn't need to get up early to have a quick tidy up ;)
It was a good show with lost of excellent interesting plants. However, I do not seem to have any specimen photos worth showing so I will just give you a taste of the benches and await the real photographers to show you the best of the specimens. Even these are not great photos.
Part of the Section II benches
Central benches
Benches by the window.
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The Section II bench does look better filled than usual and the window benches are completely colour co-ordinated... all that blue!
Looks to have been a super show. Thanks Graham!
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I think I can see "some" Primula on the bench near the window... ::) :o :o :o
Seems to have been a cracker of a show - hope to see more soon !
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All that blue looks amazing! Looking forward to more detail :D
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Hi all, the Edinburgh show was full of superb plants and we had bright sunshine for most of the day, we met up with Ron and Susan McBeath so good to see them. I psot a few pictures and the Forrest medal winner was Bill Robertson with a small perfect pan of Narcissus bulbocodium - Bill's first Forrest.
Bulbocodium Best plant in show Forrest medal_resize.JPG
Best corydalis red_resize.JPG
Cyril final touches_resize.JPG
Cyril's 6 pans_resize.JPG
Erythronium Ardovie blisss ( hendersonii hybrid)_resize.JPG
Jeffersonia alba_resize.JPG
Paraquilegia microphylla_resize.JPG
Pleione forrestii_resize.JPG
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A few more pics, cheers Ian the Christie kind
Primula elatior_resize.JPG
Pulsatilla section 2 winner_resize.JPG
Tecophilaea 3 pans_resize.JPG
Townsendia sp_resize.JPG
Trillium rivale Cyrils_resize.JPG
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Hi all, the Edinburgh show was full of superb plants and we had bright sunshine for most of the day, we met up with Ron and Susan McBeath so good to see them. I psot a few pictures and the Forrest medal winner was Bill Robertson with a small perfect pan of Bulbocodium Bill's first Forrest.
Ermmm, I think that this might been Bill ROBINSON, from the Glasgow Group?
Lovely plant, well done Bill!!
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Yes Maggie that is the man he has gone grey haired since winning. Sandy Leven should have a picture it sure was something different, cheers Ian the Christie kind.
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OK, here's my take on the show yesterday.
Androsace-vandellii-Lafong
Anemonella-thalictroides-Sc.
Anemone-nemorosa-Rankin.
Claytonia-nevadensis-Shaw.
Corydalis-Paterson.
Corydalis-T-Green.
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More pics:
Erythronium-Ardovie-Bliss-T.
Erythronium-Ardovie-explain
Erythronium-cliftonii-Ranki.
Erythronium-sibiricum-Chris
Fritillaria-pudica-Taylor
Fritillaria-pudica-explain
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More pics
Gypsophila-aretioides-Cauca.
Hacquetia-epipactis-Thor-C.
Jeffersonia-dubia-alba-CLaf.
Lewisia-tweedyi-T-Green.
Narcissus-cuatracasasii-Bai.
Narcissus-jonquilla
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More pics
Ophrys-tenthredinther-var-v.
Paraquilegia-anemonoides-Ta.
Paraquilegia-sp-C-Lafong
Paraquilegia-sp-explain.
Pleone-forrestii-G-Catlow.
Primual-Lilac-Fairy-Rankin
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More pics
Narcissus-obeseus-
Narcissus-rupicola-I-Pryde
Narcissus-rupicola-waiteri
Primula-2pan-CBoulby
Primula-Broadwell-Milkmaid-
Primula-clusiana-M-Dale
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More pics
Primula-frondosa-C-Boulby
Primula-grignensis-explain
Primula-grignensis-G-Hill.
Primula-irregularis-T-Green.
Primula-Lady-Greer-C-Boulby.
Pulmonaria-Blue-Ensign-DePr.
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More pics
Pulsatilla-vulgaris-C-Boulb
Pulsatilla-Budapest-Seedling
Rhododendron-Lucy-Lou-Sempl.
Pulsatilla-vulgaris-Mason-M.
Sanguinaria-canadensis-M-Da.
Sanguinaria-canadensis-Newton
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More pics
Saxifraga-sempervivum-Horsb.
Scilla-reverchonii-C-Boulby.
Sempervivum-tricolour-F-Hen.
Shortia-Leona-Newton.
Shortia-uniflora-kantoense-
Six-Pan-C-Lafong-RECooper-
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Final pics of plants
Tecophillia-C-Lafong
Three-pan-T-Green
Trillium-Dave-Millward.
Trillium-rivale-C-Lafong.
Trillium-three-pan-A-Newton.
Tropaeolum-tricolor-Taylors.
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changing computers has made posting slower than usual.
first some of the set up, local members manning the various sales tables etc, as well as the trade area.
SdP
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Erythronium Ardovie Bliss - OMG :o
No names for the two larger blue Primulas? Are they really blue or is the camera having a hard time?
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Some more including the very first of the hall which was omitted in my previous post.
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general views of the hall before the public came in plus one of the president looking at the exhibits and the RBGE display
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Erythronium Ardovie Bliss - OMG :o
It's gorgeous, isn't it?
No names for the two larger blue Primulas? Are they really blue or is the camera having a hard time?
Which two blue primulas? which post/pic?
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Thanks Graham, Stan and Christine for the photos. I saw Liz Cole and Anton Edwards also taking shots with their impressive, professional get-ups (no doubt to grace future issues of the magazine).
I know that overseas folk (and those south of the border) like to identify pictures with names -
in the pictures above by Stan da Prato are shown the show judges:
Billy Carruthers (Binny plants), Ian Christie (obscured), Sandy Leven, Ian Bainbridge (show secretary - not judging) and Ron McBeath
and in another picture three other judges:
Dave Millward, John Mitchell and Alan Newton
It was a great show, ably marshalled, as always, by Ian and Carole Bainbridge. Bill Robinson's N. obesum was stunning in the hall and the pictures can never do it justice. Cyril Lafong effectively took 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th with a range of awards for his plants. Stan da Prato won most points in section I and Mike Hicks won section II (for the third time). Section II was very full with many plants that would not have looked out of place in section I (The Mason's, for instance, showed a really good pulsatilla and Ian Pryde - who won a novice award - had some great narcissi and primulas. Christine Bowlby also showed some mighty fine plants as did Tom Green and Graham Catlow). The RBGE were awarded a Gold for their display and a professional Forrest for an Iris (sorry, didn't take a note, but it is at the back of their display on the right-hand side!)
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I think the pics of the large 'blue' primulas were in Graham's set, and the colour of those primulas isn't as blue as registered in the camera. That erythronium was the talk of the show, it almost looked like a turks cap lily, so I thought I ought to put the explanation in about it as well. What a great show, and such a friendly crowd, I really, really enjoyed my day. My wallet is quite empty though, spent far too much on plants at the stalls.
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Thanks everyone for showing us these wonderful photos. Looked as if it was a great show. Too many fantastic plants, so i couldn't pick a favourite.
Angie :)
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Truly a magnificent show and a real treat to see everyone's pictures. Thanks Frazer for the names. I wouldn't have recognized Billy Carruthers, whom I only know when attached to a piece of sticky syrup cake. Nice man.
Whose were the paintings and were they for sale? May I have the sweet peas please? ;D
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Good morning Lesely - at least by Scottish time - the paintings are by Eileen Goodall who is a local member and she does sell some though I have no more details.
Stan
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I shall now try to upload pictures of the award winning plants.
First a series of certificates of merit and some other things for Cyril Lafong.
Class 2 three pans different genera- certs of merit for Jeffersonia dubia alba and Tecophilea, Corsar trophy for best European Primula (Broadwell Milkmaid- it won the Farrer at Hexham the week previously) and Archibald rose bowl for the class.
Cert of merit for more Tecophilea this time in the class for three plants from one country - Chile.
Third cert of merit for Anemonella Oscar Schoaf.
Cyril also took the Bhutan drinking cup - with a new base from a Bhutanese Rhodo. - for best Asiatic primula P.yuparensis alba.
and another cert of merit for CL for a Paraquilegia sp.
David and Stella Rankin won the Ulster Group Quaich for the best NZ plant - Celmisia spedenii in Class 58.
Peter Semple won the Midlothian Vase for best Rhododendron with Lucy Lou.
Class 5 for three from seed has the A O Curle trophy won by Tom Green.
Class 3 and the Elsie Harvey trophy for three new/rare/difficult went to Alan Newton for 2 Chiritas and an Oresitropha?
Alan also won the Alf Evans Quaich for the best Ericaceous other than a Rhododendron with a Rhodothamnus chamaecistus.
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Now for the rest of the award winners.
Lowering the standard considerably I won the Boonslie cup for mini gardens with the only mini garden in the show.
For bringing lots of plants to fill the benches I received the Reid rose bowl for most points in section one including Rhodo. Snipe.
The Kilbryde cup for cut alpine flowers went to Moira Peter.
The Midlothian bowl for best plant in section two went to Pulsatilla vulgaris from Euan & Jeanne Mason- I think from open ground.
Treasurer Mike Hicks again took the Bronze Medal for most points in secion two with this Iris bucharica among other plants.
Another committee stalwart Ian Pryde won the voucher for a first time exhibitor with this nice pan of Narcissus.
The Forrest Medal and the Carnethy Quaich for best bulbs was Bill Robinson's pan of N. obesus Lee Martin form -as seen in several earlier posts.
The botanics also won a (professional) Forrest with this Iris wilmottiae as well as a gold for their display.
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now for section 2 starting with the 6 pan -most taken before judging so the cards are still face down.
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one picture was missed when my first attempt timed out
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Thanks for the kind words Frazer, loved your semp..... not seen one like that before.
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Thanks to Stan, Christine and Graham for the pics - an excellent reminder of a very enjoyable, and uplifting, day.
Two thoughts have remained with me since Saturday. Firstly, that Section II was full of interest, mainly with entries from local group members. There were some fine plants that surely would have done well in Section I. Section II at many of the shows lately has been really thin (or even almost empty) and one wondered whether showing is on the decline. But no, in Edinburgh at least Section two is really alive and healthy. Well done to all those members who "gave it their best shot"!!
The second cheery thought from me concerns the Best in Show. Many of the Forrest Medal plants over the past few years have been not only magnificent, but HUGE plants; so much so that one might be forgiven for thinking that to be Best in Show, the plant has to be enormous. Saturday proved that notion to be wrong and that should please us all. So I take my hat off to Bill Robinson for showing his wonderful pot of the "Lee Martin form" of Narcissus bulbocodium obesus, referred to by some growers I think as the "Farrer Medal form". This was Bill's first Forrest and when told that he had taken the award he thought his leg was being pulled (as if...... ;D ;D ;D). It was only later on that afternoon that I think it had finally sunk in. Well done Bill.
My Trillium shown in one of your pictures Christine is T hibbersonii.
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Oops, sorry Dave. mea culpa...
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Nothing to apologise for, Christine. Glad you enjoyed your visit and hope you will be in Edinburgh next year!
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Thank you Stan for the information re the paintings. I thought they were exquisite here in the Forum. Must have been so much better in the flesh, as it were.
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finally a quick tour of all the benches starting with Class 1 for 6 pans many of them primulas -four entries so 24 pots so two photos
then class 2 for three from different genera
class 3 for new or difficult plants
class 4 one rare/difficult
class 5 for three from seed
class 6 one from seed
classes 7/8 bulbs from seed
class 9 two Asiatic primulas
classes 10/11 one Asiatic primula species /hybrid
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continuing
class 12 two P allionii types
class 13 one allionii
class 14 two other European Primulas
another view then more European Primulas with three Cyclamen pseudibericum at the end of the bench
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foliage and other classes in front of the stage:
conifer corner
grey leaved plants
three pans for foliage effect
succulents mainly Sempervivums
Drabas and a Lewisia and Claytonia
Saxifragas
Any other alpine or woodland plant
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continuing round the hall with:
Rhododendron and fern
more rhodos
classes for two rhodos then other ericaeous
shrubs
Pulmonaria and three Hacquetias
classes for plants from individual countries X 2
class for variation within a species/hybrids
androsaces/dionysias
cushions
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continuing with:
anemones
hellebores
other ranuncs
pleiones
another orchid
arum and jeffersonia
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Stan that must have took you ages, sorting all those pictures out. Much appreciated. It's great to see so many wonderful plants.
Angie :)
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finally a rattle round the bulbs starting with another view of the judges and stewards about to begin
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yet more bulbs as there were a lot of them
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the end is in sight!
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I know that every picture possible has been posted but here are a few of the plants that I particularly liked.
Erythronium citronella x oreganum
Fritillaria kotschyana
Iris bucharica - a particularly neat form from the Cauldwell's
Narcissus bulbocodium obesus - can't miss out Bill's pot
Paraquilegia anemonoides
Townsendia rothrockii - travelled well from Hexam
Pulsatilla vulgaris - a very nice section two plant that I was told was lifted from the garden
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David, it seems to have been a lovely show... we can't have too much.
Love the Townsendia!