AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020

[Maggi Young]

Farrer Memorial Medal at this  show  goes to Peter Hood with Corydalis sewerzowii
Peter's  label  shows the  plant  was grow from seed, sown  1-6-13.

Thanks to  Paddy  Parmee  for the  pix. 



Paddy  and  Ben are  celebrating their  first  Gold  Medal - and two firsts  towards the next at the  show - well done!!

[Maggi Young]

Lovely  photo of  Peter  Hood  with his  medal winning  plant  - by  Don Peace on Twitter



Excellent  plant  - and  seed  grown too!  Well done, Peter Hood!

[Maggi Young]

Piggy-backing  on this  thread,  a  reminder  of the  lovely  plant  of  Ypsilandra thibetica grown by  Diane  Clement, which  won the  Farrer  Medal at Pershore  AGS  show  on 22nd February ...



Jon Evans has a  great  report  and  photos  of the  show  here:
https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/pershore-early-spring-show-2020/

Enjoy!
 

[Philip Walker]

Afew of my favourites from Theydon Bois
Callianthemum anemenoides
Ypsilandra thibetica
Arcterica nana
Hesperantha oligantha

[Maggi Young]

More about  Jon Evans' report  from Pershore  Show  - look out  for  fine  plant  of  Primula allionii ‘Elke Weis’ - named  for  forumist  Rudi Weiss' charming  wife.

[Philip Walker]

a few more from Saturday
Primula 'Ellen Page'
Hepatica japonica f. magna
Hepatica japonica 'Blue Sandan'
Ophrys tenthredinifera
Ornithogalum fimbriatum

[Maggi Young]

A few of my favourites from Theydon Bois

Some  crackers there, Philip - Thanks  for  sharing!

[Maggi Young]

Super  selections of  photos  from  Flemish friends  in the  VRV who visited the  show  on the  VRV Forum :
https://www.vrvforum.be/forum/index.php?topic=2381.0

[Maggi Young]

Jon Evans' show  report is  now  online  -
https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/early-spring-show-at-theydon-bois-2020/

[ruweiss]

It is such a pleasure to view the pictures of the Flemish Friends
and Jon Evans. Many thanks!

[ruweiss]

Sorry, I forgot to mention Phillip Walkers excellent work.

[Maggi Young]

More about  Jon Evans' report  from Pershore  Show  - look out  for  fine  plant  of  Primula allionii ‘Elke Weis’ - named  for  forumist  Rudi Weiss' charming  wife.

Following Rudi Weiss' comment that the  primula  shown as  'Elke  Weis' was  not the  form named  for his wife, Jon Evans  has  spoken to the  exhibitor  about  it  -  he  had  obtained the  plant  around  ten years  ago from Gerd Stopp - seems  there  was a  label mix-up along the  way, as  often happens. 
 Hard to tell which cultivar  the  plant  shown  actually  might  be - there  are  so many  similar - the   only distinctive characteristic is a marked central fold down each petal on it, I'm told.

Jon has  edited  his comments  on that  plant  in his  report. Thanks, Jon, for your  help with this!