Glasgow SRGC Show, 5th May 2012

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hopefully some more -  general show shots

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and more

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I see we already have a pretty comprehensive view of the show but will add my penny worth. It was a good show on all accounts with plenty plants on display, plenty folk through the door, busy plant sales which seemed to do a roaring trade ...all of which meant that show secs John and Bill had plenty to smile about. I was amazed by the number of exhibitors from South of the border...the 3 lane M74 makes quite a difference to the journey now...we always have good support at Blackpool and Hexham from the Scots so its good to see the complement returned.
Pictures: Cyril Lafong had another stunning day , exhibiting a broad church of flowering plants at a very high standard to back up his formidable reputation so I will start with a selection from Cyril
Daphne petraea Forrest Medal
Androsace hirtella x cylindrica
Cypripedium 'Maria'...he also had an Award of Merit for another Cyp but my pic was poor however Ian Christies does it proud
Daphne calcicola
Lewisia cotyledon
Penstemon uintahensis
Trillium pusillum

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The remainder will be in alphabetical order starting with Androsace
Androsace robusta breviscapa Lionel Clarkson
Androsace robusta purpurea Peter Hood...a little smasher
Androsace studiosorum 'Doksa' George Young
Androsace villosa Lionel Clarkson who also had
Androsace villosa taurica
Aquilegia canadensis nana John di Paola...if thats nana I wonder what size non nana is!!!
Asplenium trichomanes Shiela and Brian Smethurst
Bolax gummifera George Young...reading the label this morning is from a cutting taken in 1995, getting to the size where rather heavy to hump around, lives outside the year round in a sand plunge frame

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Calanthe bicolour from Alan Gardner
Calceolaria 'Walter Shrimpton' John di Paola
Celmisia longifolia S & B Smethurst
Cypripedium 'Aki' Ian Christie
Dionysia involucrata alba Ian Kidman
Erigeron aureus George Young
Fritillaria pontica C & D Shaw
Gentiana acaulis magna (Not sure re magna bit but think its correct) from Ian Christie
Helichysum sessiloides George Young

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not sure if I will get all my pictures on now as the garden is open from 2pm to visitors from out local AGS group, so far no rain today but it is clouding in
Hibbertia procumbens from Sue Simpson and George Watt
Iris pumilla Sandy Leven...saw he was busy snapping away with the camera
Meconopsis delavayi from Henry and Margaret Taylor...a very much admired exhibit, sorry that the pictures are not better
Myosotis albosericea from Ian Kidman...was actually much more silvery than the picture shows
Narcissus bulbocodium 'Golden Bells' John di Paolo
Oreosolon wattii from Peter Hood....never seen this before
Ourisia 'Snowflake' Roger Smyth...not often seen down England way

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Having your named  close- ups  of plants is really useful George as the snaps I do just give  more general views of the event. Photos of people seem popular so here are some of the cross- border contingent.

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forgot  this one of George taking his photos

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and some of Scottish based members

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and more

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Some of them most important people deserve a post to themselves. As a connoisseur of the subject I can vouch for the excellent  home baking that is served up by the kitchen team at the Glasgow show. A queue soon formed to sample their wares,

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Captions anyone??

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for 116 :  'Kidders' is shocked to learn the show is run  under SRGC rules     

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Comment  may be dangerous but what is light flickering?-is it even legal?-  and can the NHS in Glasgow not do something  for these unfortunate gentlemen?

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Garden visit over time to rest the legs so will continue with my last pictures
Paenia cambessedesii Alan Spenceley....got a Certificate of Merit....Betty Ivey was wowwed by this I gather
Paris quadrifolia from Watt Russell was the best Scottish Native plant
Pleione 'Fuego' (I think) from Graham Catlow
Primula bracteata from Ian Kidman...best primulaceae in show..listening to show visitors/exhibitors the award should have gone to
Primula reidii v williamsii from Graeme Butler...only got a yellow sticker but won the hearts of many
Ramonda nathaliae fron Shiela and Brian Smethurst...they are v fond of the Ramondas and grow them very well
Ranunculus glacialis from Sam Sutherland in the new, rare or difficult class. It caused the judges some difficulty as it was up against the Oreosolum and the P. uintahensis pictured earlier, for me I can never get my R glacialis to flower at all even though I have been trying for years to make...have to say my plants leaves look different but Brian Burrow says that Sams plant is correct.
Rhododendron 'Wee Bee' from Stan da Prato...no picture show of the show would be complete without one of Stans' rhodies