PERTH SRGC Show 18th April

[Maggi Young]

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[Maggi Young]

more..... watch out , "thing"  is around here somewhere
Cyril Lafong's winning "small 6 pan" entry

[Maggi Young]

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[Maggi Young]

winding up my pictures....
Some of the judges....

 
 the stewards getting directions from Julia about how to find the distant room where the Joint Rock Committee was  meeting...... 



and another caption competition --- Peter Maguire, Tom Green and Julia   Corden ...... what can she be saying?

[David Nicholson]

A Certificate of Merit is awarded to a plant of  outstanding quality.

For example there were five plants selected by the Judges to consider for the Forrest Medal at Perth,
the Judges were of the opinion they were all of Forrest Quality so the  all received a Certificate of Merit with the Andromeda getting the Medal.
Other plants that may never get a Forest Medal, because they are not 'showy' enough to attract that sort of attention but do display outstanding quality and condition can also be awarded a Certificate of Merit. My own thoughts while judging would be is this the best I have ever seen this plant, the best it can be? Outstanding condition and presentation then I would suggest a Certificate of Merit.

Thanks for that Ian. I understand it now, but don't understand it if you see what I mean. If the judges were of the opinion that all five plants were of Forrest quality and thus qualified to be best in show then surely they couldn't agree and no Forrest be awarded? It's a bit like Liverpool playing Man. Utd .in the Cup at Wembley and the score at full time was 2-2 with no facility for extra time. So they decided to give the Cup to Liverpool and Man U got a bit of paper that said "The boys done well".

[Maggi Young]

 David - The  Forrest medal  plant is  "the best"  - the  others are really, really good, and get a certificate to prove it. That may be an easier way to understand it.  And, as Ian said, a certificate might be given to a plant that is outstanding in some other way - to a very fine foliage plant, for instance, that might otherwise not be considered for the Forrest  award, because of not having any  flower - or a plant which displays great skill in growing.

Does that help?
 

[angie]

Great show yet again. Well done Stan, had to laugh when somebody asked you how you were and you replied something like, Yes good and enjoying the nice sunny weather, No word of I have just won the Forrest medal. I had to chuckle to myself.                           Plants and food first class as per usual. That chocolate cake was delicious, felt guilty eating it all and then Maggi sits next to me with a tiny piece of cake.
Well done to everyone for making it a nice day out. My boot was full of plants.

Angie 

[ichristie]

Thanks to all for a superb show so many plants, Dave as for certificates of Merit it is good to know that the judges appreciated the skill and time taken to grow a good plant a nearly there winner or maybe you think we should all be certified??, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[TC]

That chocolate cake was delicious, felt guilty eating it all and then Maggi sits next to me with a tiny piece of cake.

Angie 

I got into trouble with this.  I was talking to Richard Barr and Stan when I reached out to eat my second piece of cake....the chocolate one.  I was halfway through it when Cindy said, "hey, that was mine  ! you picked the lemon drizzle cake"  I  apologised, finished it off and then picked up MY piece of lemon drizzle cake and ate that too!
How's that for effrontery !

[Anthony Darby]

Not known as TC for nothing Tom. 

[Peter Maguire]

I have a few pictures to post from the show - mainly close-ups of plants on the bench, and I did not take too many as I was experimenting with some LED lights (successful) and a table top tripod. The table top tripod was not a success, as I was restricted to plants that had nearby bench space that I could use.

Anyway here's some of the plants that caught my eye:

Androsace pyrenaica (Nick Boss) - not awarded a place in its class, but the naturalistic effect was one that I found attractive.
Corydalis ochroleuca (Tom Green) - a neat little plant, this was the section of the photo in reasonably sharp focus.
Erythronium 'Carol Scott' (Ian Christie)
Fritillaria moggridgei (Margaret and Henry Taylor)
Iris suaveolens (Cyril Lafong) - a certificate of merit winner.

[Peter Maguire]

Jeffersonia dubia alba (Ian Christie)
Jeffersonia dubia alba (Cyril Lafong)
Lewisia tweedyi (Tom Green)
Primula elatior (Tom Green)
Primula 'Lismore Jewel' (also Tom Green) - this plant was awarded 'best European Primula' at last week's Edinburgh show

[Peter Maguire]

Primula 'Old Red Dusty Miller' (Tom Green again) - he did have some very nice plants on show
Primula rusbyi (Sam Sutherland) - another certificate of merit plant
Sanguinaria canadaensis 'Mutliplex' (Watt Russell)
Sebaea thomasii (Tim Lever) - certificate of merit

You may notice that some plants in other postings are noticeable by their absence, there's none of Stan's plants for instance, but the table top tripod did restrict what I was able to take pictures of, and most of the large/tall plants could not be photographed. I tried handheld photos, but even with the extra illumination, they did not come out well. Must take a proper tripod next time!

Finally, not a plant on the show bench, but I bought a Delosperma from Harperley Hall Nurseries which opened out in the car during the day, so I popped in on the bonnet and took a photos before driving off. It seems to be from a range that has been developed in the trade under the name of Delosperma 'Jewel of the Desert' They are all named after gemstones, this is 'Garnet'  - fantastic colour and now looking good in the sunshine in a raised bed in the garden. 

[Maggi Young]

Sandy Leven's Perth Show Report is now online - HERE    

[krisderaeymaeker]

Wow!!!
A cracking looking Andromeda Stan!
Very well done!

  Oh yes , agree with Steve and al the others !