Aberdeen SRGC Show Saturday 16th May 2015

[Yann]

Majestic greenhouses and a nice unknown to me Daphne.

[Stan da Prato]

First more of  the  Daphne with and without Cyril. Cyril won class 6 for 3 rare or difficult plants so received the Esslemont Quaich. His Saxifraga  Snowcap received a certificate of merit. Bob Maxwell's Trillium luteum pushed the daphne hard for the Forrest so was also awarded a merit cert.

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Ian Christie took the Craig primula cup with P. sieboldii. His  Fritillaria affinis  received  a merit cert. Your correspondent  won the small 6 pan Jubilee class A, the Simpson Salver for a dwarf  rhododendron with Wren and  the big 6 pan  class 1. All this contributed to most  points and  to receiving the Walker of Portlethen trophy.

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Aberdeen convenor Mike Hopkins won the Ulster Quaich with a fine Lewisia, part of his winning entry in  class 2: three rock plants distinct. This award travels round the shows so it is at a different show each year and is given  to a class or type of plant chosen  by the local  group. Section 2 at Aberdeen has a good selection of plants. Bill McGregor won the small 6 pan Jubilee card (B) and had the Aberdeen Quaich for   best plant in section 2 with Trillium grandiflorum double form. Dave Aitken received  a merit cert for a very fine Helichrysum County Park Silver and took the Brian Bull trophy for class 63: two rock plants.

[angie]

Just want to say thanks to everyone for supporting us today at the Winter Gardens.
Stan where do you get the energy, can you pass on your secret. I came home went out to the garden sat in the late sunshine and nearly fell asleep.  Thanks for posting the pictures. SRGC is lucky to have you 

Angie 

[Stan da Prato]

...............yesterday some of the energy came from all your nice rolls and home  baking of which more shortly but first a tour of the benches for plants other than the award winners, starting  with some of the entries in class 2 for three pans, then Scottish natives then plants raised from seed with  accompanying notes.

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details on Cyril's three pan entry for rare and difficult plants

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more unusual plants with notes from Jean Wyllie and Dave Millward

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Now classes for two or three small pans, cushions, grey foliage some of the bulbs and meconopsis

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shrubs, more foliage, three from Scotland

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Dicentras, orchids, primulas and saxifrages

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colourful lewisias then hardy succulents

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gentian family, gesneriads and  oxalis, ferns and the catch all class

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Now into section 2

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Primulas including a nice P.  muscaroides