Aberdeen SRGC Show Saturday 16th May 2015

[Stan da Prato]

Judging then joint show secretaries Lillian  and Ian  Chapman -who tell me there were  179  entries of which 136 were in the open section from a total of 22 exhibitors -   add up the points while  convenor Mike Hopkins has his  tea.

[Stan da Prato]

local members and other club stalwarts at work.

[Stan da Prato]

some snaps around the show

[Stan da Prato]

more

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and more

[Stan da Prato]

.......at 4pm the show closed  and the benches were  soon ready for the Duthie park gardeners to refill with  pot plants. The tables are taken away and the  show  convenor  and Mrs H load their plants for the drive home.

[ChrisB]

Super show everyone, lovely plants, lovely people and even a nice day?  Tks for all your work Stan!

[ichristie]

Thanks Stan great to be at the show and it was warm very warm in the glasshouse not often you can complain about that in Aberdeen super location and lots of people around, thanks to Mike and his team all the food was also much appreciated, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[Maggi Young]

Sandy Leven's Forrest Medal report is online now  - HERE      

[shelagh]

Now who was that 'star' hiding behind the dark glasses. I wonder?

[Maggi Young]

Now who was that 'star' hiding behind the dark glasses. I wonder?

In between the rain showers  the sun was splitting the sky - so many sunglasses were in evidence.  In the pix from the show I did notice an unbelievably  tubby little woman who was clearly pretending to be Jackie Onassis - she did look a bit like me - but MUCH fatter........

[David Nicholson]

Nah! That WAS Jackie O surely?

[Maggi Young]

Using Stan's info from earlier posts,  here is a rundown of the trophies awarded at the Aberdeen Show on Saturday.   Photos are by local committee member,  Graeme Strachan

The silverware

now for the presentations ....
Section 2 at Aberdeen had a good selection of plants with local members taking the honours.

 
Bill McGregor won the small 6 pan Jubilee card (B) and also bagged 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

[Maggi Young]

Now to the Open Classes - Section 1 - again the awards are presented by Mike Hopkins, local Group Convenor and the photos are from Graeme Strachan

 
The Forrest medal went to   Daphne calcicola Napa Hai  grown by Cyril Lafong , who
 also won the  class  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 certificate.


Ian Christie took the Craig primula cup with Primula sieboldii. His  Fritillaria affinis  received  a merit cert.


Stan da Prato 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.


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.)
Mike's award was presented by Ian Chapman who,  with Lilian Chapman, are taking over the Aberdeen show.

[Matt T]

Patrick and I were so pleased to have been able to attend the Aberdeen show and to catch up with some Rocking friends! Aberdeen was the perfect end to a week away. Stan has pretty much covered everything, so I'm only going to indulge myself with a few snaps of plants that caught our eye in particular. Well done to everyone involved with putting on the show. A major plus point for the venue was oodles of natural daylight, which showed the plants at their best.

That Trillium luteum was pretty special for me and I couldn't resist a wee sniff at those flowers.
After a week of looking at Rhodo's in gardens, the Rhododendron (Ledum) groenlandicum caught my eye. Perfectly grown.
Dactylorhiza foliosa(?), with really intense colouring.
Always looking for dwarf shrubs for my troughs, Berberis corallina compacta is now on the wishlist.