Kendal SRGC/AGS Show 12th March 2016

[Maggi Young]

I expect Alan Oatway is feeling very pleased right now!

 Looks to be a good show - I've discovered that Lawrence Peet ( not unknown in these pages !   )   won the SRGC Bronze Medal for most points in Section 2 of the Kendal Show and the  Michael Roberts Memorial Trophy for most points in the intermediate section AGS prize too. What a good day's work!

[Dave M]

He deserves to look smug, he had some nice plants out today. Was good to meet another youth 

[David Nicholson]

That's Harry Hill isn't it

[Lawrence]

Thanks very much Maggi it was a great show and congratulations to all those involved, especially the fantastic Brian and Shelagh Smethurst for their Farrer medal. Thank you David for the " youth" reference lol, and David the Harry Hill comparison has been made before😀 Lol

[Lawrence]

Forgot to say congratulations to you David Morris for winning the aggregate for the novice section with some seriously good plants. Well done mate and very nice to meet you

[Maggi Young]

Forgot to say congratulations to you David Morris for winning the aggregate for the novice section with some seriously good plants. Well done mate and very nice to meet you

 Oh aye - is that so?   David -  you shy/ sly dog - you never said -  Well done !!

[Maggi Young]

 David needed a beer when he got home after the show -  well deserved we think! 

[Dave M]

Just about getting the hang of showing plants now, will have to give East Lancs or Hexham a go now! Great day, made humping tables about and lifting heavy pots worth it.

[Maggi Young]

 Oh Dave- it's just good exercise for a young fellow like yourself! 

[Stan da Prato]

Good to see the Smethursts win the top medal. I still recall the first time I showed at Blackpool how welcoming Brian was and yesterday he was  still making  a point of encouraging new exhibitors.  The plant has already  been posted but not the man so I attach a couple of snaps  one before judging- note the furrowed brow- and a more demonstrative  one  where he does seem to be exaggerating   the size  of the hepatica. 

[Stan da Prato]

Some other worthy winners in what was generally  considered a very good show given  the topsy-turvey weather of the last few months. There were no entries in the large 6 pan this year but Don Peace won the AGS medal for the small 6 with a typically fine set. Tommy Anderson took the Ivor Barton Trophy for 6 pots of monocots. The Kirby Cup for best foliage went to Alan Furness' fine Celmisia semi-cordata which I think has won similar awards before. Congratulations  to Lawrence Peet for his success in the Intermediate section B and Dave Morris for his in section C.

[Stan da Prato]

At first I failed to note which plant won the Duncan Lowe award for best in a 19cm pot but  it's one of this group being judged. I later found it among pics.  of  the benches so it's the rather poor photo at the end of this group of five which does not do justice to Don's nice Fritillaria carica .  The David Mowle award for the best bulb in sections 2 & 3 went to a fine pot of N. bulbocodium shown by David and Liz Livermore. Barry Winter's Trillium was given a certificate of merit - this plant had been in contention  for the best in show. Peter Hood's interesting Corydalis- which I have not photographed well - also received a merit cert.  I also didn't get an individual photo of Ivor Betteridge's Iris svetlanae which was awarded a merit cert but it's just visible at  the back of the line-up in the first photo.

[Stan da Prato]

a whistle stop tour of the open section benches.

[Stan da Prato]

still on first bench for large pots

[Stan da Prato]

continuing