Gardening Scotland 2016

[Stan da Prato]

A group met up today to discuss what we should do for Scotland's national gardening show which will run from  3-5 June 2016. Not everyone who helped so effectively  this spring is available but others have come aboard and are keen that we mount a  display.  It will be based on the previous stand but modified to extend  the drier gravel habitat by incorporating a crevice  section. We are always looking for people so we can spread the workload. As we will start the build on  Sunday 29th May and will not get all the plants away until  Monday 6th June we want to have  a group building and planting, another doing  finishing  touches on judging  day and others on the  days the show is open to the public. We also need help on the last Monday morning to finish clearing up. And of course we welcome offers of plants for the stand.  Please let Liz Mills know if you are able to help. Several of us will be at Dunblane for  the club's summer event if anyone wants more information.   

[eileen.goodall]

Hello Stan, I'd like to view the pictures of the SRGC stand at Gardening Scotland but am not sure how to find these on the Forum.  Can you help please?
Eileen Goodall

[David Nicholson]

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=13124.0

[Maggi Young]

Hello Eileen,  David  has given you the link for the main thread for GS 2015 - but, this note may be of help to you in future:

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 Maggi

[Stan da Prato]

Rob Graham has again  been checking  that the framework of the stand is OK as well as adding a board which we hope will be the base of a sloping crevice section. The snap shows the addition in his garage. To make this work we will  need  to add lines of stone that  will link to the existing rock work and hold  enough compost and gravel  to disguise the plant pots but not add excessive  weight.  We also hope to add a small grassy area  simulating an alpine meadow.

[Maggi Young]

Wow!  You fellows are , once more , right on the ball - these changes sound really impressive.  Not easy to achieve, but will be great, I'm sure.
With the snowy weather it's as well Rob has the garage, eh?

[Stan da Prato]

With the snowy weather it's as well Rob has the garage, eh?

I think he is allowed into  the house if he behaves himself.

[Maggi Young]

I think he is allowed into  the house if he behaves himself.

    What a  relief!   

[Stan da Prato]

Rob continues  to work  on the base of the new crevice  garden and meadow

[Stan da Prato]

trial with turf in place for the meadow

[ichristie]

Hello getting ready for SRGC display have taken advantage of the cooler day however some plants need sunshine some pictures of the plants ready will go early on Monday the back on Wed that is the plan for now might change, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[ichristie]

next.

[ichristie]

a few more must get back to work will probably need to put some plants back inside,  hope to see you all at the show come and say hello please, cheers Ian The pot with the Cypripediums is very heavy any offers to lift for me??

[Stan da Prato]

This afternoon Rob Graham  and I started  to build the stand in the Caley Floral hall at The Royal Highland Showground, Ingliston. The base and boxes are just   as in previous years. 

[Maggi Young]

Good work - nice to see Rob 'in the frame'...........

Wishing you the best of everything in your endeavours!