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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on May 15, 2019, 04:34:23 PM
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Aberdeen SRGC Show 18th May in the Victorian Corridor, Winter Gardens, Duthie Park, Aberdeen
Entry Free!! All welcome!!
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Hope to see lots of your lovely plants and offcourse catch up with everyone. The ladies have made some nice cakes so looking forward to tasting everyone . Need to hide this time from the spy ;)with the camera ;D ;D ;D
Angie :)
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The ladies have made some nice cakes so looking forward to tasting everyone . Need to hide this time from the spy with the camera
Angie :)
Escape is impossible. Only the regular insertion of cake may lessen the urge to snap.
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The ladies have made some nice cakes so looking forward to tasting everyone . Need to hide this time from the spy with the camera
Angie :)
Escape is impossible. Only the regular insertion of cake may lessen the urge to snap.
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That’s what I thought. I was going to say I have a big mouth so could pop the whole cake in one mouthful but better not, nearly killed myself the other day chocked and ended up in A&E . Still here to live another day and eat a few more cakes ;D ;D.
Stan I see a little space in the car , can you squeeze something else in. Think we are low on plants , all my Cypripediums are over :'(
Have a safe journey up.
Angie :)
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David Millward wins Forrest Medal at Aberdeen Show with Ramonda nathaliae JCA 686 --- another success for David (Dr Rock) at Aberdeen with this beautiful plant ....
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a couple of other early pix from the show from Ian Young ....
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Another view of the Ramonda then David's Saxifraga Snowcap which received a merit certificate - this was the plant that won the top award at Glasgow two weeks previously but was still in very good condition. Ina Christie took the Craig cup for Primula sieboldii and the Simpson salver for Rhododendron Sarled. Local stalwart Mike Hopkins received a merit certificate for a vary floriferous Lewisia Joyce Halley.
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Local grower Adrian Banks had the best plant in section 2 with a very good example of the slow growing Salix x Boydii. Your reporter retained the Walker of Portlethen trophy for most point in the open section and received a merit certificate for dwarf Rhododendron Glendoick Starburst . Nick Boss won the (travelling) Gothenburg trophy for a plant raised from seed with his Silene acaulis.
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tour of benches. Some photos not sharp due to over reliance on auto focus on my little bridge camera.
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Nick Boss provided a magnifying glass to let people see the tiny flowers on one of his exhibits.
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more
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and more
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continuing.
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close views of Primula and very nice Oxalis to finish first bench then other side of the corridor for dwarf rhodos, gesneriads, rhodohypoxis, then succulents,
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end of open section.
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section 2 is always well supported by local members.
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rest of s2.
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judging
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other snappers at the show.
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people at work
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the David Welch glasshouse complex is one of the finest horticultural features in the country.
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They have a national collection of certain succulents as well as catering for children. The Victorian corridor where the show is held will soon be full of seasonal tender plants in flower.
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Nice to see the pictures of the show and thanks for coming with taking all your plants. Hope they are all home safely. I just took my three plants out the car. I didn’t have anything for the show bench this year, not good. We were pleased that others from further afield made it. The plants were well down which was sad to see so thanks to those that did come.
It’s always nice to catch up with other club members and have a chat over a coffee and cake.
Also thanks to the nurseries for taking their wonderful plants, pity I didn’t take more money with me .
Thanks again to everyone.
Angie :)
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…...and thanks to you and all your colleagues at Aberdeen for a most enjoyable day despite the weather outside . I shall sign off with a rare action shot of myself then the scene as the Victorian corridor was emptied and returned to the Aberdeen city gardeners.
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Stan you don’t look very happy there, cake and tea in hand you should have a big smile on your face. Hope you and everyone else will will come back next year :)
Angie :)
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Stan you don’t look very happy there, cake and tea in hand you should have a big smile on your face. Hope you and everyone else will will come back next year :)
Angie :)
Hi Angie,
I think that's the problem - which to have first! He's not unhappy, just trying to make up his mind ;D
cheers
fermi
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Fermi I think you are right. . Stan has such a good sense of humour but a serious looking face that’s why I put a happy Stan on his cup. Maybe he was thinking of having to pack all his wonderful plants back in his car, that’s a big job.
Angie :)
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Sandy Leven's Forrest Medal report is online :
https://www.srgc.net/filessub/Showreports/Aberdeen-Forrest2019.pdf
Thanks Sandy !
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Sandy Leven's Show report is online :
https://www.srgc.net/filessub/Showreports/Aberdeen-show2019.pdf
Thanks Sandy !
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Very enjoyable and amusing :) Sandy. Looks like a great collection. Must get up there sometime.
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Wonderful, Sandy. MacPuddock has entertained generations of children, my own included xx years ago! It made me very nostalgic for the 41 happy years spent living in Aberdeen. Unfortunately, I spent the 18 May on an eight hour train journey returning from a holiday. Maureen