AGS show Cleveland 2008

[Diane Clement]

Just got back from Cleveland show (via overnight stay at brother in laws in Sheffield). The journey north on Saturday morning was not for the faint hearted - snow, hail and wind fell over the A1 for much of the journey.  Those of us who finally made it were a little jealous of those who decided to turn over in bed for another couple of hours.  Those arriving from the west had it even worse as roads across the Pennines were closed or heaped up with snowdrifts.  For those reading this in Scandinavia and Canada, I expect you would regard it as quite a mild day but to us softies not used to these conditions, it was at times unpleasant.  The show had less exhibitors and visitors than usual but even so, an excellent event and an above-average jolly pub lunch. 

I'll start the ball rolling with a few pix and hope that others will chip in. 

Local lad Don Peace had an excellent day, winnning the Farrer medal with an excellent pot of Androsace muscoidea and also an AGS medal for the small 6 pan class

[Diane Clement]

Part of the six pan:
Androsace baltistanica
Primula Miniera

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Corydalis solida in various forms looked good, the reds standing out

Corydalis Beth Evans
Corydalis solida Penza selection

[Diane Clement]

Primulas were also in excellent form

Primula allionii
Primula allionii Mrs Dyas
Primula Chivalry
Primula Broadwell Milkmaid
Primula marginata white

[Diane Clement]

A couple of superb American androsaces or douglasias if you prefer
 
Androsace laevigatus x idahoensis (also shown by Don Peace)
Androsace ochotensis shown by Lionel Clarkson and winning a trophy for the best plant from North America

[Diane Clement]

Narcissus next

N cordubensis
N fernandesii plus close up
N cyclamineus plus close up

[Maggi Young]

Yes,  more "bother" for the poor grower, to determine what to call his plants... we had a moan about this at Dunblane.... David Millward had a lovely pan of Androsace/Douglasia/who knows!... Very attractive plants, by any name and these from Cleveland are super.

[Maggi Young]

great pot of Narcissus cyclamineus....... don't they look surprised?!

[Diane Clement]

Some frits

Fritillaria bucharica in superb condition shown by Ian Kidman
Fritillaria alburyana shown by Geoff Rollinson (see the flower at the front left is fasciated)

Fritillaria unknown (mine) much admired this week and last, awarded a PC by Joint Rock Committee but no one can yet name it.  I have been assured that the name on the label (F acmopetala wendelboi) is not correct, but no one can come up with an alternative yet.  Any ideas from out there gratefully received.  

[Diane Clement]

Assorted extras

Sebaea thomasii
Pinus mugo Minikin
Lathyrus vernus
Minigarden

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Pulsatilla vernalis plus close up

Robert Rolfe and John Richards

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Draba ossetica and
Saxifraga Coolock Gem both shown by Robert Rolfe

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Trillium nivale (shown by Alan Spenceley)
Draba longisiliqua
3 pan bulb (Pseudomuscari chalusicum, Ipheion Alberto Castillo and Fritillaria gibbosa)
Crocus vernus

[Diane Clement]

Pseudomuscari azureum - another genus keeping the taxonomists busy, some jumping in and out of Muscari/Pseudomuscari/Bellevalia/Leopoldia - don't rewrite your labels yet     

[Diane Clement]

A fun one for the Orchid buffs
Cymbideum goeringii


and a well earned rest for a judge (and also for this forumist, that's it folks, until the next show). 
Brian Halliwell in the land of Nod.