March 29th 2014 Hexham Show

[Maggi Young]

What a great selection of plants, George.  I have seen elsewhere in the Forum that Rudi's Lewisia tweedyi are flowering in Germany - and they're out in Northumberland too - which seems early to me but I think I'm getting more confused with each season.  Wasn't really expecting the Paraquilegia yet, either.
Must look back at previous year's show pix to see if it's just a trick of my memory. 

[veteran vet]

Maggi in this part of Northumberland you can see that Jim Watson who lives half a mile from me has his Lewisia in full flower, mine are just starting to show bud at the very base. Similarly my Paraquilegia are really just nice and green now, some way from a flower I think.
I have a few more pictures that I can put up
Notes from Alan Newtons Orisitrophe rupifragra for those who are interested as I see the earlier notes had a few views
Hepatica japonica 'Ryougetsu' from Brian and Shelagh Smethurst (29)
Fritillaria tubiformis won me the Sandhoe Trophy as best plant in a 19cm pan and finally as there is space my small
Saxifraga columnaris in the seed classes (106)

[Maggi Young]

From the RBGE team, via Alan Elliott - their  Congratulations to RBGEhort alpine team for winning a gold medal for their  display at the Northumberland Show in Hexham

[angie]

Great show and so nice meeting up with so many folks. Thanks for posting the pictures everyone. Some of those plants were to die for. I came back and looked in my greenhouse and just feel depressed.
Well, done Cyril.
Came home with some replacement plants, my last purchase of Townsedia, if this one dies it's no more. I hovered over the Japanese hepaticas for ages, thought they might complement my Japanese koi. Maybe next time.
Great show and well worth the trip down even though I couldn't see any of the beautiful scenery because of the mist 

Angie 

[Maggi Young]

Sandy Leven's Hexham Show Report is now online HERE