Iris at the RHS Halls today

[chasw]

A few pictures
Alan McMurtrie giving his talk
and some of his Iris on display

[chasw]

3 more

[Matt T]

Chas, your first pic showing a sea of Irises is simply stunning.

[David Nicholson]

Thanks for posting Chas, beautiful.

[Brian Ellis]

Well done Alan and thanks for showing us Chas, some beauties there.

[mark smyth]

wow what a sight!

Who had the Iris display?

[chasw]

It was Jaques Amand,(not sure I've spelt that right)

[annew]

Fabulous!

[chasw]

Alan could have talked for hours,but only had an hour slot,and they did signal to him when his time was up......................................shame

[Lesley Cox]

How wonderful to see these. How I wish I could have been there. Thanks for sharing these pictures Chas.

[Tim Ingram]

Lesley - have a look at Jon Evan's pictures too (under events lower down). These irises were just amazing. I suppose the question is, how many will make such good garden plants as 'Katherine Hodgkin' (?) which is flowering brilliantly with us at the moment and persists well in the garden. Certainly worth playing and experimenting with conditions to find what suits these 'reticulatas' best.

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks Tim, I'll do that now.

[art600]

Alan could have talked for hours,but only had an hour slot,and they did signal to him when his time was up......................................shame

Chas

When he was asked to speak, he thought he could mange 20 minutes.  John Amand said he had 30 minutes.  In the event he spoke easily for one hour.  a real treat for all present.

Thanks for the photos - I found I had left my small camera in the car 

[Maggi Young]

A few more photos of Alan McMurtrie  and the Jacques Amand  Gold medal winning stand at the recent RHS London show. Pix by Colin Crosbie and Nesta Amand


Colin wrote  "Alan McMurtrie, the master and his plants"


Iris reticulata   pic by Colin Crosbie

 

Shots of Jacques Amand's Gold Medal Stand

[ChrisB]

Superb display thanks for sharing!