Edinburgh Show 7th April 2018

[Maggi Young]

And the winner of the Forrest Medal for Best Plant in the Show at SRGC Edinburgh Show today is....... Trillium rivale 'Purple Heart' from Cyril Lafong!
Well done Cyril for Forrest Medal No.59 !!    Thanks to Alan Gardner for the photos!

[Maggi Young]

Sandy Leven's report on the Edinburgh Forrest Medal is online  here :
http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/Forrest-medal-Edinburgh2018.pdf

[Harald-Alex.]

And the winner of the Forrest Medal for Best Plant in the Show at SRGC Edinburgh Show today is....... Trillium rivale 'Purple Heart' from Cyril Lafong!
Well done Cyril for Forrest Medal No.59 !!    Thanks to Alan Gardner for the photos!

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thank You Maggi and great gatulation to Cyril Lafong for this fine Trillium!

[Maggi Young]

Our dear  Show reporter to the Form, Stan da Prato, is  "off work" at the moment - recovering from a hip operation ,so gleaning  show pix from today  from the  SRGC Facebook page - these from Ian the Christie  Kind.

Most of  Ian's photos taken while the plants were still being staged -  but Ian did comment that the entries were a bit down. Just Stan being  away means a huge drop in entries, for a start.      Get well soon, Stan!!






Fritillaria aurea


Narcissus 'Marion Robinson'

The RBGE Alpine Dept. display to start

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Two Saxifrages - 'Allendale Bambi' in front


Three cushions


Ranunculaceae


six pan


double Hepatica

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David Millward, Show Secretary with Cyril Lafong


 George Watt and Sue SimpsonWatt


during staging


Nick Boss,  seen behind a Rhododendron - I think it is 'Snow Lady' 'Lucy Lou'


David M. on the stage with Carole Bainbridge

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Callianthemeum anemonoides   grown by Ian Christie


Dionysia archibladii - grown by Nick Boss   in tufa gravel.


Corydalis 'Craigton Red'


Ipheion



Primula

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Narcissus cantabricus



Pink Pulsatilla


Pulsatilla


Trillium 'Purple Heart'


Tulipa

[Maggi Young]

Now some  photos from nurseryman Rob Potterton - who has kindly shared them with us. He's now safely home in Lincolnshire.  Thanks, Rob!


Narcissus-  I think that's 'Tete a Tete' in front



Anemone caucasica from  Ian Christie


Callianthemum anemonoides from  Ian Christie


Crucifers -  Draba

 
Erythronium on RBGE display

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Erythronium grandiflorum from  Ian Christie


Fritillaria on RBGE display


Hepatica 'Millstream Merlin'


Narcissus bulbocodium on RBGE display



Narcissus obesus 'Lee Martin' grown by David Millward

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Narcissus pallidiflorus by Ian & Carole Bainbridge


Narcissus 'White Petticoat'


Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Budapest' seedling grown by Sue Simpson


Rhodo. 'Lucy Lou' grown by Stan da Prato - good to see  Stan maintained an entry even though he couldn't be there in person! A couple of plants were taken to the show by his friend  Watt Russell.

[Maggi Young]

Two Saxifragas from Sue Simpson


RBGE  display

Thanks for these pix Rob and Ian !

[Maggi Young]

Sue Simpson Watt  says
"Really showing off here! A once only event at the Edinburgh Show with some friends absent and bad weather affecting the number of plants available!"

 Sue is too modest, this great "haul" of  prizes is richly deserved for her  superb plants  - days like that  make the early morning starts seem easy!



Well done Sue! 

[Maggi Young]

Photos from Richard I. Brown of the Gold Medal winning display by RBGE  Alpine Dept. at the show  .....









 ThanksRichard!!

[DaveM]

Can I just say a hearty thankyou to everyone who exhibited, helped and supported our show yesterday. A combination of the inclement spring weather and some absent friends meant that entries were almost half of what we have had in the last 7 years. Nevertheless, there were plenty of high quality plants on show. In the sbsence of Stan's usual report here are the prize winners:

Forrest Medal: Cyril Lafong Trillium rivale 'Purple Heart' - his 59th overall and 10th at Edinburgh

Certificates of Merit:
Jane & Alan Thomson for Hepatica 'Millstream Merlin'
Dave Millward for Narcissus obesus 'Lee Martin'
Cyril Lafong for Saxifraga Hybrid - a really compact cushion, completely smothered in small white flowers; a chance seedling from 'Coolock Gem'
Nick Boss for Dionysia archibaldii - in tufa gravel - quite an achievement

Alf Evans trophy for best Ericaceae excluding Rhododendron: Stan da Prato Calluna 'Stockholm Skyline'

R E Cooper Bhutan Drinking Cup for best Asiatic Primula: Ian Christie for Primula odontocalyx - the white form

K C Corsar Challenge Trophy for best American or European Trophy: Tom Green Primula 'Clarence Elliott'

Midlothian Vase for best Rhododendron: Sue Simpson R 'Lucy Lou'

Henry Tod Carnethy Quaich for best bulb corm or tuber: Dave Millward Narcissus obesus 'Lee Martin'

Kilbryde Cup best plant in a pot not exceeding 17.5 cm diameter: Jim Watson Dionysia 'Bernd Wetzel'

Bill Mackie Quaich for best Saxifraga: Cyril Lafong Saxifraga Hybrid

Reid Rose Bowl most points in Section I: Sue Simpson

Alpines 2001 trophy for best cushion plant (the Dinosaur coprolite trophy): Sue Simpson Anisotome imbricata var. imbricata - a quite magnificent specimen in immaculate condition

Boonslie cup for trough garden: Watt Russell

Midlothian Bowl for best plant in section II: Mike Hicks Primula elatior

Henry Archibald Rose Bowl (winner class 2) Sue Simpson

Elsie Harvey Memorial Trophy (winner class 3 - 3 pans new or rare) Cyril Lafong
Primula allionii 'Janet Burrow', Saxifraga x dinninaris 'Blackthorn', Primula hirsuta subsp. valcuvianensis 'Renate',

A O Curle memorial Trophy (winner class 5) Cyril Lafong
Raoulia eximia x hectori, Draba acaulis, Saxifraga Hybrid

Bronze Medal for most points section II: Annelie Banks

Gold Award to RBG Edinburgh for their display of bulbs