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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on October 03, 2016, 07:13:56 PM
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NEWCASTLE SHOW - PONTELAND 8th October 2016
From 10am to 4pm (show hall opens approx. 11:00)
Organised by the ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY in conjunction with the SCOTTISH ROCK GARDEN CLUB
THE MEMORIAL HALL, DARRAS ROAD, PONTELAND, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE20
PLEASE NOTE - THERE ARE ROAD WORKS ON PONTELAND MAIN STREET AT THE MOMENT AND IT WOULD BE WISE TO LEAVE AN EXTRA 15 MINUTES FOR YOUR JOURNEY TO THE SHOW.
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I don't think my alarm clock goes any further forward than 5.30am.
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I don't think my alarm clock goes any further forward than 5.30am.
I think there may be those who have an even earlier start to head to Ponteland in pursuit of a Farrer Medal ! Weather forecast seems reasonable so hoping for a safe and pleasant trip for all members heading to the show, one of the three joint AGS/SRGC shows each year.
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Lawrence Peet's photo of beautiful Farrer medal Cyclamen from the Wallises at Ponteland AGS/SRGC show today - Well done Bob and Rannveig!
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Cyclamen maritimum - Turkish form.
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Other award winners ...Alan Newton was the popular winner of the Ponteland Bowl for most first points in the open section.The Ewesley Salver for the best cyclamen in a 19 cm pot went to Derek Pickard. Alan Furness took the Patricia Furness trophy for his pot of Crocus hadriaticus. Ian & Maria Leslie received a certificate of merit for their Celmisia. The Millennium Trophy for best foliage plant also went to the Wallis pairing for another fine cyclamen.
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In section 2/intermediate Lawrence Peet took the Inner Eye trophy for most points while Christine Boulby won the Newcastle trophy for the best plant in sections 2 & 3. The Ralph Haywood trophy which moves round AGS show for best shrub was won by David & Liz Livermore's Correa in section 2. Dennis Brennan won the Newcastle Bowl for most points in section 3/novice- the campanula is one of his plants.
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Hope you had some success too, Stan?
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...a few firsts and rather more seconds! The show is organized by the very efficient local group who always have an informative display for visitors.
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a walk round the benches
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more
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still on first side of first bench
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more
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continuing
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and on to second side
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stillon side 2
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more
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now for second bench
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moving along first side of bench 2
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continuing
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still on side 1 in among lots of bulbs
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side 2 of bench 2
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along last side
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onwards
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towards the end of the open section
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more of the very attractive cut flowers then into sections 2 and 3.
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final few-I tried a different way of processing the pics today to speed up the process but it's made the reproduction in some of them a bit harsh.
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people among the plants
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more
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and more
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others
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another five
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yet more
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last few
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It is remarkable how quickly the plants are loaded into cars and the hall cleared - many thanks to the north-east group for all their organisation which led to such a successful show.
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Wonderful report Stan, great to see so many plants and friends enjoying them.
I an working on "resetting" those of your photos which were showing in a landscape rather than a vertical format..... sorry that these are now out of synch with your considered walk around the benches - but I hope people will be able to gauge by the file numbers where the shots "fit" in with your previous posts.
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more .....
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more Ponteland pix
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Thanks for another great report Stan.
So many beautiful plants, including the ferns which look wonderful.
Does anyone know what the prize-winning correa was (page 1, reply #5, img 0356)?
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The Livermore's super plant is Correa 'Dusky Bells'
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More of Stan's rotated pix....
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more rotates ...
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Sandy Leven's report on Bob and Ranveig Wallis' Farrer Medal winning Cyclamen at Ponteland yesterday is HERE (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/Farrer-Ponteland2016.pdf)
edit to add Sandy's photo of Rannveig and Bob Wallis with their winning Cyclamen
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These pictures by Ian Christie ....
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Christine Boulby took three plants to Ponteland show yesterday and won three firsts. Here is her Saxifraga fortunei ' Fumiko' which was awarded the Newcastle Trophy - great plant and very pretty trophy for Christine to enjoy for the coming year. Christine is a local member of the AGS group which hosts the joint show and a stalwart of the SRG Club - our membership secretary. What a star!
Stan showed the plant earlier, but I thought this was cute with the pretty glass trophy, engraved with the Gentiana emblem of the AGS and the Dryas of the SRGC ....
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wow, thanks for sharing!
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The Livermore's super plant is Correa 'Dusky Bells'
Thanks Maggi.
A hard winter several years ago put paid to 'Dusky Bells' here but I must look out for it again, and keep it in a pot this time.
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Sandy Leven's Show report from Ponteland is now online - click HERE to download (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/Ponteland2016.pdf)
Thank you, Sandy!