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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Stan da Prato on May 15, 2011, 10:59:28 AM
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The details just posted in the events section
make no mention of home baking - surely an essential attraction?
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Your are so right, Stan... no decent show is complete without home bakes... just hope the Aberdeenshire bakers are reading this right now!!
There will be my Leek and potato soup... by popular request, I am proud to say! ;D ;D
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So you do leek and potato soup for Aberdeen - I do the same for Ponteland.
We must arrange a competitive tasting sometime - shall we say for high stakes. The loser buys the winner chocolate? :D
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I'm game Peter..... if you want to come up next Saturday with a batch we can have a public contest at the show........ :D If there are a few plants for the benches as I fear we'll need some sort of diversionary attraction! :o
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Regrettably, although I may have a nice potful of Cyp. Ulla Silkens looking just right, the 4 hour drive each way is a little intimidating, especially as I have to be in Durham on Sunday morning.
Not that I'm running scared, you understand... ::)
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Huurrrrumph!
Are you taking the Cyp to Southport, instead?
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I won't be taking it anywhere.
It's only appearance is likely to be photographically on the forum.
....Unless I can find a kind volunteer to take it to a show for me. :(
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Peter that's a shame you can't manage to come to the show. My friend has been busy baking and she makes some lovely cakes. Maggi's soup is first class, you are missing out big time.
Angie :)
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Probably no need to mention the baking in the advertising now. It seems to be a "given" that there will be superb home baking, which reminds me that I have a stunning recipe for a chocolate and BEETROOT cake to put in the Cook's Corner. I've tried it and it is amazing.
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So sorry that we can't be at the Aberdeen Show but by that time we'll finally have made it home!
It would've been lovely to see all our Aberdeen mates again - we had such a great time there - but we are very keen to see our own place and what it looks like after 7 weeks!
cheers
fermi (last night in Coimbra, back to Porto tomorrow and Stansted the day after to wait for our flight back to KL, then home!)
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Fly safely Fermi and Will, and happy landings. We'll all be waiting for the pictures. I believe Otto is home already (note today from Marcus H) but no email or phone call yet. Still exploring the garden I suppose.
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7 weeks :o Fermi I hope you had someone was doing the weeding for you. It was great to me you all and hope someday you all come back. It will be lovely for you to sit and enjoy your own garden. I always love coming back home. I moan so much about Aberdeen and the weather but I do love getting back home after a break.
Once you have had a rest we all will be in for some lovely pictures and off course we will be looking forward to see some nice pictures of your garden.
Lesley I hope you are saving for the next trip, it would be lovely if you could come over with Otto, he said he wouldn't be coming to the next conference but I don't believe him :D
Angie :)
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Be careful if you fly Emirates. They are a bunch of thieves! >:( Lucy was sick as we landed in Dubai. A brief stop and then back on the same plane. She left her SoulCal powder blue hoody on the seat. It was gone when we returned. OK, perhaps a passenger nicked it? Vivienne had left her book and glasses in the pocket in the seat. They had gone too! She was next to the window. We then found out the plane was cleaned between flights! Enough said!
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I think it's always advised that one removes everything from the plane on a stopover..... :-\ The planes are usually cleaned and that means emptied..... how would the cleaners know what was from someone travelling on and what was left behind from a passenger disembarking at the end of their journey? :-\
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This is the ad we're taking in the local papers for the Aberdeen show....... going for some colour impact!
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Now that is eyecatchin g!
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Lesley I hope you are saving for the next trip, it would be lovely if you could come over with Otto, he said he wouldn't be coming to the next conference but I don't believe him :D
Angie :)
No, Otto won't be going to the next one, until the first mention of it happens, then the thought will be going round in his mind. By the time it happens I wouldn't be at all surprised if he is there.
I am saving hard, at the rate of 6 walnuts and a few hazels per week. :D If I make it, I'll be 78 and Otto a few years older. We'll have to go together to hold each other up. ::)
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Our wonderful Aberdeen squad of eager beavers have set-up the show hall and the first plants ( and cakes!) have arrived. The hall is already looking good, even if the numbers may be a little down on last year.
There are some rather lovely plants on the benches already and there are a goodly number expected tomorrow. Hope it's a nice dry day.... apart from anything else, the people "on the door" get perished if it's wet and windy!
Off now to check if Ian has all the camera batteries charged!
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Wonderful squad, that's only because we have great leaders. Maggi and Ian have it down to a fine art, without them, well I dread to think.
I had a peep at the cakes so I will be there bright and early to make sure i get my favourite cake ;D
Looking forward to Maggi's soup as well. I have made all the sandwich fillings, I always dread that I might not have enough but Asda is only around the corner so I suppose I shouldn't worry.
Off to have a early night, up early tomorrow, first one there gets the bite of the cherry as they say. In my case it will be the bite of that big cake that I saw ;D ;D
Angie :)
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I do hope someone will remember to take a photo of the cakes ...... it sounds as if they are as big a draw as the plants ;D
Hope you all have a great day, looking forward to see the pictures later. (Plants as well as the cakes :) )
Susan x
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Brilliant advert Maggi. Eyecatching and as Susan has just said to me - the words 'spring' and 'sale' really stand out. No mention of 'alpine' etc to put off the non-specialists. Spot on! :)
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Super show today, thank you Maggi and Ian. I was worried for you with our show being the last on the circuit and it being such an early season. My 'seasonal markers' measured for a particular reason on May 17th are my golden form of the American (or Japanese?) oak. In a 'normal' season the gold of the oak is at its peak against a backdrop of copper beech from a tree in a neighbouring property. This year, the peak was 2 weeks ago.
Sorry, folks, no pics, - my camera is brilliant at outdoor close ups, but either it or my skills are no good with indoor flash and the related colour casts. Be patient, there were plenty of cameras flashing away.
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I thought today’s show was excellent. I believe the visitor numbers were up on last year and the plants were splendid. I managed to escape from the kitchen during a short quiet spell and made very short 360 movie of the hall’
You can see it herehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfvt-8wUSuA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfvt-8wUSuA)
Below are a selection of photos to give you a flavour of the day.
Graeme
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Batch 2
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And the final 3
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Graeme.... a video, how super! Lucky you had the strength after the earlier assault on the Teas to be able to wield a camera when the halls were quieter ;D
A great day with more on the benches than I had ever hoped after recent weather and we were blessed with lots of visitors who kept all the Gang busy throughout the day.
The Club Plant stall was busy and nearly sold out everything... Jim and Agnes from Ardfearn had virtually no plants to take home .....a busload of visitors came from the Alford garden Club and were a cheery bunch. Some forumists did rather well in the show... more of which later!
Off to bed now to get into fit state for BBC tomorrow !
Thanks to all the exhibitors, helpers and visitors who made such a fun day for us all.
Everyone is home safely as far as I know so all is well with a great day!
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Angie,
I must refer to your earlier post "Off to have a early night, up early tomorrow" ........I have a big wooden spoon!!! :D
I forgot to say that that the kitchen staff I worked for today worked their socks off and I thank them and the visitors for putting up with my cruel ;) :-X banter.
Graeme
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I see no CAKES here!!
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All gone John! ::)
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OK, Graham I slept in ::) :-X. Great show yes we worked our socks off.I never got out to see the plants till the afternoon. I was lucky Jim and Agnes let me buy a few plants the night before the show. I think they new I would be busy in the kitchen. I to couldn't believe how little plants they had left. Just would like to say thanks to them for bringing their wonderful plants.
Anthony I did well so this is to you for giving me your plants :-* :-* :D. I have put them back in their place and said thanks and told them they have to grow and stay alive for next years show.
Sorry no pictures a did have my camera but just didn't have a chance, maybe someone will post some pictures.
And I must say thanks to Ian and Maggi for such a wonderful show, now this is between me and you ;D
The show must go on, so no thinking of slowing down or letting someone take your place. It's your show and we all want you both their, so no thinking about slowing down. You might have only been joking about the show but just in case I thought I would just share how we feel.
Last thing since I was stuck in the kitchen for so long , I ate a few cakes or maybe just a little more than a few cakes myself :-X
Thanks to everyone for a great day. :-*
Angie :)
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Anthony, - Angie is being over modest, - in addition to all the red cards, she got a Certificate of Merit with one of your former plants.
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That's right, and when I find my camera I can prove it! Angela also won the Brian Bull Memorial Trophy for the best two pan exhibit in Class 63 of Section II... a rather nice Caithness Glass bowl that can be admired in her sitting room for the next year 8)
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Guess who now has a bigger trophy than her husband ;D ;D ;D
Angie :)
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That trophy sounds familiar? 8)
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I must add my congratulations to everyone who showed plants as well as the fantastic teas, cakes and rolls I was almost first in the queue very early. I post a few pictures, cheers Ian the Christie kind.
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Good gracious. Angie's cyp looks wonderful and 'Aki' is looking good too. 8)
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I'm still wrestling photos here, amongst other things.... but Angie had other great cyps, too. There were two labelled macranthos that were quite different and I wonder if there had been a label mix-up but I can't tell one from another so perhaps I'll find photos that you cyp fans can work out the names of later!I never had a chance to speak to Angie about it on the day... there was too much going on!
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The one above is familiar to me Maggi.
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Ian has batch resized his pictures so I'll post them and get my lot finished some time!!
Starting with views looking across the hall to the area with the SRGC banners and the RBGE Display and over the plants for sale from Ardfearn Nursery.....
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Silene hookeri subsp.bolanderi
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale
Whire Incarvillea and Genista
Pleione hookeriana ... various shots and "blurb" card... this plant was given a Preliminary Commendation by the RHS Joint Rock Committee.
Little Physoplexus comosa
Forrest medal winning large pan of Paris quadrifolia from Margaret and Henry Taylor
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Ferns in a six pan from Stan da Prato
Posies.... three of which were from a pair of five year old twins and their three year old sister......they are Erica, Rowan and Rosie Beaton, the children of Heather, the daughter of Pearl and Mike Dale ( from Felton in Northumberland) who live near Aberdeen. The Dales have long supported the Aberdeen Show.... Heather was a student in Aberdeen!
Gesneriads .... Ramonda myconii.....
.....and Haberlea 'Connie Davidson'
Rhodohypoxis for two pix
Cyps for two pix!
Judges at work... John Mitchell, Sam Sutherland and Bette Ivey, who were being 'shadowed' by President Liz Mills
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Will add the photos ad return to add plant names later where possible.....
Judges John Lee, Jean Wyllie and Glassford Sprunt
Two large and pretty Saxifragas... and some of those judges again!
Saxifraga cebennensis from Nick Boss... this was awarded a Certificate of Merit. This French sax has neat, sticky foliage and was in beautiful condition.
Glenn Gordon's Trillium grandiflorum flore pleno, whic was awarded the Aberdeen Quaich for the best plant in Section II... hotly contested, there were some crackers... more of which to follow.
Glenn's trillium again, with Isobel McWilliam's Fern in a super decoractive pot.
Leiopyllum buxifolium var. hugeri
Primula sieboldii in Section II- from Lois Thompson in Rothienorman.
Arisaema tripyhllum
Glenn's big Trillium again, with Isobel McWilliam's fern in its smart tall pot.
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The one above is familiar to me Maggi.
They should all be familiar to you Anthony ;D the others that I bought a few years ago are still not open yet.
Labels , one of the Cyps should have been Emil. Still have some plants with wrong names, my great niece had a bit of fun with my plant labels one day.
I just love Cyril's Silene hookeri.
Great pictures, thanks.
Angie :)
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Here is the Cyp of Angie's that I thought had the wrong name..... is it the front one that is 'Emil'?
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thanks for showing, i miss such shows here in germany :'(
cheers
chris
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another couple of hundred pix to come soon, Chris!
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To me that Pleione hookeriana looks more like P. chunii?
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Looking at Angie's Cypripediums, if the two pan entry is likely to be Karl Heinz and Emil, I would agree that Emil is the one at the front, they generally seem to have a yellow pouch with/or without variable amounts of red staining/spotting - nice form that.
Angie, you've been asking questions on the forum about Cypripedium growing - it's us who should be asking you. :o
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Here we go with my photos... they're not great, but I hope you'll get a flavour.... most were taken before or during judging.....
in pic a2 is Show Steward John Lupton - he and Rosemary keep hoping for time off from this task for good behaviour... but they're too good at the job... so they must work on! 8)
The "head" in pic a3 is Ian the Bulb Despot, exercising his despotic tendencies as a show secretary, for a change ;)
a4 Ian greets Ian.... two show secretaries and former SRGC Presidents, Ian the First and Ian the Second ( Young and Bainbridge) greet eachother in the time honoured fashion... with a big hug!
a8 to the left....two pans Crassulaceae in Section II ... Graham Catlow shows more of his decorative plantings
and in a9... Graham's Saxifraga montanum was much admired
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next batch.....
a13 is Ian's tea cup.....we do not like to be wasteful in Aberdeen so, although we use disposable cups and bowls, those of us who will be around all weekend mark our names or initials on a cup to last us through the event. 8)
Angie's had a big smile on it and it seems Ian had time to decorate hiw with trees, clouds, hills and a self portrait....... ::)
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Angie - congratulations on doing so well. Your Cyp macranthos looks wonderful and fully deserving of the award!
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next batch....
a20 is Angie's entry for class 63, which won her the Brian Bull Trophy.
a21 is Isobel McWilliam's lovely Celmisia
a22 includes Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' ... Graham Catlow's, I think
a23 show Angie's two pan and some other plants
a24 is Graham Catlow';s super presentation of Pinguicola grandiflora
a25 another Section II class
a26 and a26a is a very nice white Primula sieboldii from Lois Thompson. .... still these are Section II
A jump to Section I and three pans of Podophyllums from Jim and Janet Paterson from Dundee..... you'll see more of the Patersons and their super plants later!
They were pipped to the trophy for most points in Section I by Stan da Prato, who managed an extra 10 points to win the Walker of Portlethen Trophy again.
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ten more....
a28 bench with conifers etc
a29 Daphne petraea 'Tremalzo'
a30 Roma's Rhohodendron camtschaticum
a31 Stan's white "azalea"... he'll need to remind me of the name!
a32 John Lupton's Aeonium ... you'll see another pic and its name later!
a33 lovely soft , furry Corydalis tomentella from Nick Boss
a34 Sarcocapnos ..perhaps enneaphylla, I forget! from Margaret and Henry Taylor
a35 Nomocharis
a35a Brimuera amethystina alba
a36 nice fat Picea!
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and again....
a38 really bad pic of this Arisaema...... ? A. flavum
a39 Tritelia ixioides from the Bainbridges
a40 Calanthe tricarinata
a41 Dodecatheons and primulas
a42 more primulas
a43 Primula waltonii, rear, P. gemmifera from SSSE seed, front
a44 more primulas... P. japonica ....pinkish... won the Craig Cup for best Primula ::) :o with the tall P. tangutica beyond it
a45 more primulas... a P. cockburniana from Joan Rowe and Ian Christie's deep P. sieboldii
a46 close- up of Ian's sieboldii
a47 Arisaemas
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Thanks a lot for the pix, Graeme, Ian and Maggi and many congratulations to Angie on doing so well !
Brings back fond memories of last year's visit !
Great to see a lot of familiar faces again !
And my word... what a display on Ardfearn's sales stand !! :o :o :o
Seems like we missed a lot !
Must try again.. ;)
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Here is the Cyp of Angie's that I thought had the wrong name..... is it the front one that is 'Emil'?
Yes, the front one is 'Emil'.
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the next.....
a53 bench with cyps.... 'Karl Heinz' and, now we know it's 'Emil'
a54 Maiheunia patagonica from Carole and Ian Bainbridge
a55 Cytisus decumbens
a47 Arisaemas
a48 Androsace robusta var. gracilis. Kashmir. Nick Boss
a49 Zaluzianskya ovata
a50 Saxifraga cebennensis, Nick Boss... this won a Certificate of Merit.
a51 white saxes
a52 Lewisias
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next set....
a56 Erinus alpinus and Geranium 'Lawrence Flatman'
a56a close-up of Geranium 'Lawrence Flatman'
a57 Anemone , Paris etc.
a58 Cypripediums etc
a59 Fern, Epimedium etc
a60 bench... Rhodohypoxis , Pinus, Salix boydii.....
a61 Cymbalaria muralis ... part of Stan da Prato's "three pans native to Scotland"
a62 Athyrium niponicum pictum, Scutellaria laetoviolacea, and the TINY Viola vercunda yakusimana
a62a really awful close-up of the Viola... it's flowers are about 5mm across and its litte leaves around 6mm.
a63 bench with Erigeron
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a64 Rhododrendron 'Manuska' 'Maruschka' left and Leiophyllum buxifolium var. hugeri
a65 buns
a66 bench view
a67 all sorts, including Silene hookeri var. bolanderi with Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale from Cyril the Squirrel in front of it... then the large spiny Maihuenia patagonica with Petrophytum hendersonii in front,from Carole and Ian Bainbridge, then Azorella sp and Lewisia pygmaea to the right, the last two from Nick Boss. These were the entries in the "two pans, distinct, native to the Americas" class
a68 assorted cushions
a69 assorted foliage
a71 bench view
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a64 Rhododrendron 'Manuska' left and Leiophyllum buxifolium var. hugeri
Maggi - I think it should read R. 'Maruschka', a Hachmann evergreen azalea hybrid with splendid autumn colour.
johnw
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Thanks, John... thought Manuska sounded odd!
Wonder if that is my mistake or Graham has the wrong name?
More pix tomorrow....
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Maggi great pictures, must have been a lot of work. Yep my Cyp was Emil , thanks folks.
Like Ian's cup.
Peter I have killed Cyps before. I am learning that these are hardier than I first thought. The first ones I kept to warm and to dry, so they were short lived. I find this forum so helpful. I maybe ask a lot of silly questions but it helps to see what others do. I am really hopeless with books, I seem to get more confused than ever. I always think I must have half a brain as I can't store anything ::) ;D
Darren thanks for your compliment.
Angie :)
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Thanks, John... thought Manuska sounded odd!
Wonder if that is my mistake or Graham has the wrong name?
More pix tomorrow....
Let's blame it on the nurseyman's hand-writing.
johnw
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Thanks, John... thought Manuska sounded odd!
Wonder if that is my mistake or Graham has the wrong name?
More pix tomorrow....
Let's blame it on the nurseyman's hand-writing.
johnw
John, Maggi - thanks for the correct spelling. The permanent marker ??? that I used to use had almost disappeared and Manuska was the closest I could decipher. It came up as Azalea japonica 'Manuska' on Google. With a similar description with the red autumn and winter colour.
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Really like that Aster of yours too Angie.
Graham - can I ask what your Pinguicula is growing on? Is it tufa or wood or something else? I ask because I've a number of small propagules of this species and I'd like to try something similar.
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Graham can I ask where you keep your Pinguicula. It's really sweet.
Angie :)
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72 Paterson's "small three pan class"... and those plants are.....
72a Maianthemum
72b Disporopsis pernyii
72bb Disporopsis pernyii
72c Roscoaea cautleoides
73 bench view with Mec. delavayi developing seed and Raoulia mammilaris
74 Primula bella
75 bench view with Cyril's "three new, rare, or difficult... Pimelea ferruginea at the back, Meconopsis delavayi in the middle and the Pleione, which Cyril called hookeriana
76 bench with yellow Saxifraga aff. candelabra and Physoplexis comosa ( Incarvillea to top left , Dicentra seedling from 'Ivory Heart' coming in on the right )
76a close up of Sax. aff candelabra
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77 ferns... there was a good selection of fine ferns throughout the show.
78 more Arisaemas
79 Primulas and a frightened visitor
a8 crassulaceae, Sempervivum and Sedum; Rhodohypoxis and Arisaema in Section II
80 bench view with Ian Cummings
81 Best Rhodo in the show... Craig CupSimpson Salver winner...... R. 'Maruschka' in Section II from Graham Catlow
81a Sandy gets in the picture
82 Aeonium
82a Aeonium name .... A. arboreum atropurpureum nigrum 'Schwarzkopf'
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83 Eriogonum ovalifolium from Sam Sutherland
83a Joint Rock award notice of Cultural Commendation
84 glowing primulas
85 more primulas
86 Polygonatum graminifolium
86b Polygonatum graminifolium close-up
87 Polygonatum hookeri
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88 Ramonda myconii
88a Haberlea 'Connie Davidson'
88b John McLean studies the gesneriads
88c Haberlea and Ramonda
(89 ) Oxalis adenophylla (pink) and O. enneaphllya (white)
a89 Stan's Rhododendron ... white... didn't get name
a90 Roma's Rhohodendron camschaticum
a91 Aster alpinus 'Dark Beauty'; Townsendia parryi; Celmisia etc
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on we go......
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more.....
The stage area ,before the SRGC banners went up.
Local Treasurer Bill McGregor, Aberdeen committee member Nick Boss and Sandy Leven
caption comp ?
Carol and David Shaw - books
club plant stall
coal_scuttle-garden entered in Section V by a non -mmeber... who is now keen to join!
cute Epimedium in shallow pan
cyps -KarlHeinz_and Emil
Erigeron leiomerus-rhsPC card
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onwards.....
Cyril Lafong's entry in the class for 3 pans, new, rare or difficul.... winning the Esslemont Quaich and cash prize. .
Cyril's Pimelea ferruginea ..... with Ian Y's power point on trough construction on screen in far background
Cyril Meconopsis delavayi
finding the Forrest contenders
Former Presidents Sandy and Ian
Forrest Medal: Margaret and HenryTaylor's superb Paris quadrifolia in a Native to Scotland class
Forrest plant again
Forrest_Paris close
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and more...
Fraser Beaton makes additions to the club plant stall
Glassford and Jean head for tea, mid afternoon
Graeme Strachan escapesfrom the kitchen to take some pictures. -Bette Ivey -Ann Christie
Graeme's Silene which was judged the best exhibiti from a first time exhibitor.
Graeme won a cash prize and also this year, a special prize in memory of local hero Ron Smart, who died not long after the show last year. A beautiful book on the Flora Celtica, given by his widow Elizabeth.
Graeme talks to Elizabeth Smart, in wheelchair, with her sister, Helen Catrene MacGregor.
Graeme realises he's been away from the kitchen for too long and rushes back to check on his harem.
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and more.... ( anyone feel the need of a cup of tea and a rest, yet?)
happy faces - Jim and Janet Paterson with Richard Barr
local stalwart Helen Greenwood left with SRGCHP Bette Ivey right
I make David S look fuzzy.... one of us needs tea!
Janet and Jim Paterson with devilish Ian Y
Jim and Agnes Sutherland from Ardfearn Nursery
Jim and Janet P with Sam Sutherland from Kincardine
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bashing on......
JimS_Ardfearn stall and Bette
John Lupton finds a seat
Jo L's daughter Lisa
JubilleeA class... sixpans less than 17.5cms diameter
Jubillee A Jim and Janet's winning entry..... closer
judges paying good attention... Glassford Sprunt, Jean Wyllie and John Lee
judges... Sam Sutherland, Bette Ivey, John Mitchell and Prez Liz, seeing how it's done!
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"Kitchie Deems" ..... Isobel McWilliam, Angie, Elizabeth Smart, Helen McGregor, who had brought more than half the cakes!
Couple of shots of the plants matching a photographer, or vice versa !
Member's stall
more of the judges
More of our "A Team" .... Gavin and Maggie Forrest.... champion bakers, the pair ofthem!
one from seed
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More of that wonderful pot of Paris quadrifolia which won a Forrest Medal for Margaret and Henry Taylor.... it's been too long since they won a Medal... congratulations to them!
Three super Podophyllums from the Patersons
Physoplexis and Saxifraga notes from Sam S
Physoplexis comosa, front and Saxifraga aff. candelabrum ( http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=12338&flora_id=2 )
Pimelea ferruginea from Cyril
Pinguicula grandiflora planting from Graham Catlow
"blurb" accompanying Pleione hookeriana ( suggested to perhaps be chunii?)
Pleione hookeriana
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on we go......
some of the cute little "posey" vases.....
There were poseys from local members Carol Marriott, Helen Greenwood and Rosemary Lupton... and from the grand-daughters of members from Felton, Mike and Pearl Dale... these are the daughters of local member Heather (Dale) Beaton.... the five year old twins Erica and Rowan and their three year old sister, Rosie. What can I tell you... only one grown up got a ticket..... and the judges had no idea that two of the winnerswere a five and a three year old!!
All the children were given a prize of a plant to grow on for future shows , donated by Jim Sutherland.
Carol Marriott did two more poseys for the entrance desk and Helen brought Daphne cneorum and a gorgeous tiny white Dianthus with a sublime scent for the Show Secs. table. Thanks Gals!!
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Sorry for some repeats... I've noticed a couple as I've returned to earleir posts to add some names etc.
Still more pix to come later.....
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A diversion now to some photos of the RBG Edinburgh display, which was awarded a Gold Medal.
Some pictures are mine and some are Ian's .
Elspeth will send a plant list later and I'll add the photos to the special thread with that in due course.
You will see in RBGE5 that I was taking some photos even before Elspeth had had a chance to remove the travelling support and string from some plants!
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more from the display from the Alpine Dept. of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
RBGE Hypoxis and Weldenia candida _rightside
RBGE Linnaea borealis cascade front
RBGE Podophyllum
RBGE Tulbaghia and Weldenia-etc
RBGE towering Arisaema.back
RBGE-large flowered Weldenia
RBGE plant association Dactlyorhiza living happily with cute Anisotome
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more views of the RBGE display... and, as if by magic, here is Elspeth's plant list.... many thanks to her for that! Will add it here but also in the new RBGE section later.
ABERDEEN SHOW 2011
Left to right , back to front
BACK Arisaema sp (green/white)
Viola aff sororia
BACK Arisaema ciliatum var liubaense
Arisaema propinquum
Arisaema serratum (small)
BACK Polygonatum aff singalilense
Cypripedium parviflorum x calceolus
Linnaea borealis
BACKArisaema serratum
Calanthe tricarinata
Primula forrestii x 2
MIDDLE BACK Arisaema sp
Podophyllum delavayi
Anisotome sp with Dactylorrhiza purpurella hybrid
BACK Tulbhagia natalensis
Calceolaria lanigera
Iris iberica ssp elegantissima
Dactylorrhiza purpurella hybrid
Maihuenia poepiggii
BACK Lewisia cotyledon
Tulbhagia leucantha
Dictyolimon macrorrhabdos
Rhodohypoxis baurii var confecta
BACK Lewisia ‘George Henley’
Weldenia candida
Sempervivum calcareum ‘Mrs Guisseppi’
BACK Tulbhagia acutiloba
Hypoxis parvula x Rhodohypoxis baurii
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After Elspeth's well timed arrival of her plant list for the RBGE stand, (see previous post) we'll go back to the show.....
Rhododendron 'Maruschka' best rhodo in the show... from Section II. ;)
On the Book Stall.... Richard Barr looks for the photos..... ;) ;) ;D
Rosemary Lupton and Carol Marriott contrive to make the whole day seem so relaxed.....
Sempervivum montanum planting
Janet and Jim Paterson's small ( under 17.5cms) 6 pan entry
Stan da Prato's small six entry - a selection of fine ferns
A small green bun... not escaped from the kitchen
In the distance... Stan da Prato, nearer, Barry Caudwell, with Carole and Ian Bainbrifdge
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Now then, I think we are coming to a close; certainly, there's not a lot left on the plant stall......
not much left.....Gavin and Maggie Forrest check what they still might "need" from stall keepers Adrian Banks, in stripey jumper, and Nick Boss More great "A Team" members 8)
Adrian and Nick are the Guys who descend into the basment of the church to bring up a batch of heavy old tables that are kept down there. I did see them both after all those tables were put back so I know they're not stuck down there. :)
Stan's entry in the three pan class... more quality Ferns
Another photo ofthe tiny and delightful Viola vercunda yakusimana from Roma Fiddes- still fuzzy pic, I'm afraid... maybe Roma will post a better one for us?
the class for "Two pans from seed"...
and finally, with an appropriate initial for the last....
Zaluzianskya ovata
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Wonder woman does it again, ;D Maggi what an amazing amount of photos you have added and with text too. You never cease to amaze me with the amount of work you put into everything you do - especially this forum - Thanks.
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Thanks Maggie, I feel as though I was there ;D
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Is the Podophyllum on the left of the Paterson's entry P.'Kaleidoscope' by any chance?
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Graham - can I ask what your Pinguicula is growing on? Is it tufa or wood or something else? I ask because I've a number of small propagules of this species and I'd like to try something similar.
Hi Darren and Angie,
This is a gnarled tree root base into which I rubbed general purpose compost and then covered with wood moss. The dormant plants were inserted into the moss in Spring three years ago. I keep it damp from above - watering can- throughout the spring and summer until they start to go dormant. In the spring it is in full Scottish sun to warm it up and then it goes into dappled shade. During the winter it is covered in small mesh to keep the mice out and placed out of the way in a sheltered part of the garden.
Hope this helps.
Graham
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Is the Podophyllum on the left of the Paterson's entry P.'Kaleidoscope' by any chance?
Brian, I'm sorry, I made no note but I will telephone Jim and Janet to ask them.
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Is the Podophyllum on the left of the Paterson's entry P.'Kaleidoscope' by any chance?
Brian - I stood on my head and finally blew the photo up and barely read - rear - Spotty Dotty, left front Kaleidoscope, right front delavayi.
johnw - more rain & 12c.
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Is the Podophyllum on the left of the Paterson's entry P.'Kaleidoscope' by any chance?
Brian - I stood on my head and finally blew the photo up and barely read - rear - Spotty Dotty, left front Kaleidoscope, right front delavayi.
johnw - more rain & 12c.
If you had just waited I'd have told you that! ;D
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Is the Podophyllum on the left of the Paterson's entry P.'Kaleidoscope' by any chance?
Brian - I stood on my head and finally blew the photo up and barely read - rear - Spotty Dotty, left front Kaleidoscope, right front delavayi.
johnw - more rain & 12c.
Thanks John, hope the head is in recovery ;D
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Why does the RBGE still label their plant Cypripedium parviflorum X calceolus when this cross known as 'Emil'?
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Graham - thank you for the info on the pinguicula. I'll see what I can set up. :)
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Some great pictures. However I suspect these are Pleione chunii not Pleione hookeriana. Far to tall for hookeriana and from what I can see of the bulbs they wrong shape and size.
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Re Pleione ?hookeriana.... yes, David, Pascal made the same suggestion (on page 4)... I'll contact Squirrel to let him know the opinions.
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Do you never sleep Maggi or have you cloned yourself? Oops... i see you made the post at 04:11:51 pm I thought it was the usual 24 hour clock job!
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Carol, I am making strenuous efforts to establish a more "normal" sleeping pattern. Not really succeeding but I at least try to wean myself off the "pooter" at a reasonable hour these days :-X
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Do you never sleep Maggi or have you cloned yourself?
She was here this morning.
johnw ::)
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Some great pictures. However I suspect these are Pleione chunii not Pleione hookeriana. Far to tall for hookeriana and from what I can see of the bulbs they wrong shape and size.
author Maggi -Re Pleione ?hookeriana.... yes, David, Pascal made the same suggestion (on page 4)... I'll contact Squirrel to let him know the opinions.
I contacted Cyril about his Pleione and this is what he said.....
"I had already mentioned at the Joint Rock meeting at Gardening Scotland that the plant was probably Pleione chunii and showed the committee the picture from Koolplants comparing P. hookeriana and P. chunii. Nobody seemed to be very sure but Kit Grey-Wilson said I should check Phillip Cribb's monograph. Unfortunately that was not very helpful as the true P. chunii was not in cultivation when the book was written. I received the plant from Rob Potterton as P. hookeriana var. sinensis, which seems to be a synonym of P. chunii.
This is complicated by the fact that the true P. aurita changed its name to P. chunii before going back to aurita. Confused? Carole Bainbridge checked the records and found that P. chunii has not had any previous award also, so the P.C. will stand. As this was a P.C., a flower was cut and will be sent to Kew for the records. I am fairly certain this will be identified as P. chunii."
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Visited Maggi and Ian yesterday. Amazing drifts of Dactylorhyza in their garden. Maggi reminded me abot posting a better picture of Viola verecunda yakusimana. I found a pic of the original plant taken in 2008 which I posted for id. The original plant got prone to botrytis in winter and eventually died but left lots of seedlings in the pot and in other pots around the greenhouse.
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Hi Roma,
it was good to see you... thanks for finding such a good photo of the little... TINY.... Viola.... it is so cute.
We reckon the flowers are about 8 to 9 mm across and 4mm deep..... minute but perfectly marked and quite irresistible.