SRGC/AGS Show at Ponteland 20th September 2007

[Maggi Young]

Got distracted from my Estonian reseaches ( bit of luck that, eh?) by the arrival from Trevor Jones of this photo from Ponteland....


We have here a charming portrait of, in Trevor's words, the three (not so) wise monkeys, featuring, from left to right, Alan Newton, Brenda Walker and Alastair Walker. Whether their actions are in response to a judging decision or a comment on the Estonian magazine industry, I am unable to say.
I only wish Ian and I could have joined these three, and Trevor and Angie  and the rest of the Troop of monkeys for their get-together after the show !

[Maggi Young]

Trevor made allusion to the wall plaque behind the cheery threesome...something about one very tired MP....

[Lesley Cox]

No wonder they're hearing, speaking and seeing no evil.

I feel it is the right time for me to handing over my title of "Cake Maker in Chief." There are many other worthy candidates and I'm happy to relinquish it. Something else is more appropriate now anyway. "Her with the Dirty Fingernails" maybe or "Thoroughly Gone to Seed." I like that one, having counted up over 800 pots of seed at the weekend, some up, some coming, some will probably never come but I live in hope.

[Diane Clement]

3 pieces of Sue's coffee and walnut cake Shelagh had purchased before lunch so we'd be sure to get some.

Only three   where's mine?   

[ranunculus]

Typical....you want to have your cake and eat it too....!
Where, oh where are the plant pictures....pretty please?

[shelagh]

Don't worry Maggi we'll bring an Estonian magazine to show you. By the way, after that generous slice of Sue's cake and the Discussion Weekend coming up I will not be getting on the scales any time soon.

[SueG]

Here are some pictures from the show.
first 2 during the setting up, then waiting for judging and cake!
ferns
orchid - I bought one of these from the members plant table but failed to write the name down when taking the pics
snowdrops

[SueG]

and some more
colchicum aggripinum
gentiana Blue Silk
merandera
silvers
petrocosma serica
sternbergia
polyxene odorata

there were some other lovely plants but my pictures are not nearly good enough

Sue

[Martinr]

Sue, the Orchid was Pterostylis coccinea although I noticed at least one pan with an alternative name. Taxonomists are so called because they like to tax our patience.

On another theme, it's very un 'PC' to take pictures of my bald patch!

[ChrisB]

Ok, here are a few pics I took at the show:

 Androsace-pyrenaica-
 Brachyglottis bidwillii 'Basil Fox'
 Campanula-Pont-Show.
 Celmisia-spedenii
 Coprosma-Pont-Show.

[ChrisB]

And a few more:
Cyclamen-hed.-var.-confusum.jpg
 Cyclamen-mirabile-Pont-Show.jpg
 Gentian-striped-Pont-Show.jpg
 Mounded-plant-Pont-Show.jpg
 Nerine-masoniorum.jpg

[ChrisB]

Finally:
Sue's posy
 saxifraga pubescens

[ChrisB]

Oops, put Sue's posie up twice by mistake.  Should have put this one up instead:

Pterostylis-coccinea now more correctly: Diplodium coccineum

[mark smyth]

Maggi isnt the only one with a passion for coffee cake. Margaret Glynn does an excellent version where the icing is 50/50 butter cream and creme fraiche

[Martinr]

Enough of cakes (except to say I persuaded the boss to find a recipe and do me a coffee & walnut cake yesterday. Sorry Diane it won't keep till Loughborough). Like I said, enough of cakes and back to the plants.

Aruncus aethusifolia, stunning colour from Brian & Shelagh
Trochocarpa thymaefolia which merited a Certificate of Merit for Brian Russ
Celmisia semicordata ssp aurigens which won Ian Leslie the best foliage plant trophy
The 'big buns'
6 pan entry which won David Boyd an AGS medal