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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on April 20, 2012, 08:43:35 PM
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PERTH SHOW
21st April 12.00 noon to 4.00 pm
VENUE: Bell's Sports Centre, Hay Street, Perth
LOCATION: Next to the North Inch, Perth.
JUDGING: Begins at 10.00 am
PLANT SALES: Begin at 11.00 am
Weather has been pretty horrible in NE Scotland for much of this week... looks like the forecast for Perth tomorrow is not much better..... but a warm welcome will await all visitors, I'm sure. :)
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The weather was wet so the tent at the entrance to Bells sports hall was needed by local group members on door duty. Inside the hall the lady president was seen to be making less than ladylike gestures while it is not clear why Mrs Young was on her knees in front of Mr Mattingley- possibly hoping he would treat her to some of the excellent hone baking available? Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Caudwell were adding up the points on the show computer.
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should have been picture 5
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fortunately the plants were better behaved than some of the people.
Cyril's Cypripedium Ursel with its Forrest medal card.
He also had the best bulb with a large Erythronium
and best Asiatic primula with P. bracteata-the Bobby Masterton trophy
then the Caird trophy for the 6 pan Class 1
and the Ulster Quaich which is for the best cushion plant - this trophy rotates round the shows
Sam Sutherland won the Dundas Quaich for the big 3 pan Class 3 in which his Astragalus also achieved a merit certificate
Margaret & Henry Taylor had the Perth trophy for most points by a Perthshire member - in this case two members
Ian Christie's Trillium chloropetalum won the Maj.General Murray-Lyon Trophy for the best plant from the former Tayside region
Liz Mills won the Duff Prize and Perth Salver for the best plant and most points in Section 2
Your photographer brought the only Rhododendrons in the show so took the Cox Rhodo. trophy- as well as the Middleton Challenge trophy for most points in the open section.
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Another great show report, thank you for posting the pictures.
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now working around the benches starting with the multi pot classes and cushion plants- these are general views and if others have better close ups and more info please post it.
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moving on via Scottish native plants, androsaces, gentians, lewisias and sedums
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Lovely Cypripedium. Not one I've tried.
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more primulas, various bulbs, orchids and Ranunculaceae
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then cassiopes, plants grown outside, mini garden, three Scottish plants, two cushions, a Calceolaria -one of the plants from the not elsewhere in the schedule category. Section 2 had few entries but here are a nice orchid and succulent. I have added a couple to show the rest of the not otherwise scheduled class and the foliage effect plants
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some views around the hall
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Great show, thanks for showing these, Stan.
Is that Jean W with Angie in second pic in Reply#5? If so, she's looking well. If it's someone else, then they are looking well ;D
Pic 031 needs a caption ;D
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last batch
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Great show, thanks for showing these, Stan.
Is that Jean W with Angie in second pic in Reply#5? If so, she's looking well. If it's someone else, then they are looking well ;D
Pic 031 needs a caption ;D
Captions to pic 31 - - The man in the middle -Peter Timoney -suggested 'a rose between two thorns' though the 'thorns' retaliated with 'an older man between two Youngs'.
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Captions to pic 31 - - The man in the middle -Peter Timoney -suggested 'a rose between two thorns' though the 'thorns' retaliated with 'an older man betwen two Youngs'.
He doesn't look very interested in what Ian's saying :o
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Another brilliant show, some really nice plants on the show bench, my favourite off course was Cypripedium Ursel, perfection in my eyes.
Diane that was me chatting to Jean W. I thought she was doing really well. I think Jean is always just full of life, nothing will keep Jean away from missing the shows are meeting up with her friends.
Cant imagine anyone finding Ian's conversation boring, maybe he was just deep in thought ;D
To the person that made the date and prune cakes if there are any left can I come and pick them up they were gorgeous. I had two. I know that's being greedy ;D
Angie :)
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Captions to pic 31 - - The man in the middle -Peter Timoney -suggested 'a rose between two thorns' though the 'thorns' retaliated with 'an older man betwen two Youngs'.
He doesn't look very interested in what Ian's saying :o
Pete's probably heard it all before, Diane! Either that or he is playing it cool to hide the fact that he had swiped my bit of coconut cake.
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Maggi - " What HAVE you done Ian?"
Ian ( demonstrating ) - " But I only gave him the tiniest of karate chops!"
Great pictures Stan. Thank you for posting them all. 8)
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Great show folks. Thanks for pics Stan!
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Caption competition :
The BD Ian Y suggests......
" Ian's demonstration of hypnosis proves to much for some of his audience "
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Hi Stan,
Thank you for putting these pic's on of the show on the forum. Its great to see that everyone can enjoy the Perth Show.
We all had a great day. A very big THANK YOU all for bringing plants, cakes, people and supporting our show.
Also Thank you to all who helped we could not do it with out the support of everyone. :-*
Julia
Perth Show Sec
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Peter Timoney, the dozing man, suggests the following caption for the picture.
For goodness sake hit me again I can still hear him!
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I think he's taking too long to decide who won that argument, and clearly Ian doesn't know the maxim "quit while you're ahead".
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Julia Corden sent through this scan of Cyril from the Courier Newspaper today:
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A couple of pix through from Journal Editor, Anton Edwards....
The Margarets seem to have spotted something........
(Maggi Y and Margaret Edwards)
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and a rather lovely portrait of SRGC Honorary President, Bette Ivey......
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"Is that person with the camera pointing it at us?"
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I've got one picture to add. Stan covered most of the plants on show but this one caught my eye and I don't remember it in his report. I could be wrong - memory is not reliable these days.
Paris polyphylla var. thibetica
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Polyphylla certainly fills a gap Roma.