AGS Midland Show 19 April 2008

[Diane Clement]

The AGS Midland Show is tomorrow.  I've just got back from setting up and just about to load my plants in the car.
Just to set the scene, this is what it looked like this afternoon

I hope to see some of you there 

[Maggi Young]

Hope you...and masses of visitors... all have a super day, Diane.
We're off to Perth SRGC Show tomorrow........home of some of the very best baking in the SRGC, which is good because it's Jean Wyllie's birthday!!.....and the plants are usually very good too! We've no plants to show but Ian and I are both judging.... I hope no unseemly arguments break our between us!

[Casalima]

Ah, the one the got away last year, due to my darn clutch that went the day before

I hope it is all as splendid as (or more splendid than) all the other shows we are privileged to vicariously enjoy on this forum!

Chloë

[Maggi Young]

Doesn't the hall look bare in that last shot of the set-up? All very neat and so on, but SO empty! Wonderful to anticipate the exciting array of plants and colour that will clothe those benches tomorrow

[Diane Clement]

Hope you...and masses of visitors... all have a super day, Diane.
We're off to Perth SRGC Show tomorrow........home of some of the very best baking in the SRGC, which is good because it's Jean Wyllie's birthday!!.....and the plants are usually very good too! We've no plants to show but Ian and I are both judging.... I hope no unseemly arguments break our between us!

Have a good day at Perth Maggi, hope you enjoy the show and the cakes    Look forward to seeing some pics of the show "up there" to compare with ours "down here"
Happy Birthday to Jean tomorrow 

[ranunculus]

A message from the beautiful island of Crete to all the exhibitors and forum members who are making their way home from the Midlands Show. We hope you have had a successful day with lots of red stickers and a wonderful pub lunch withut those annoying Bookers!
We have had a super day on the Omalos plateau counting tulips, anemones and arums. The temperature has been in the high eighties, the sun has shone all day and a glass was raised in the Samaria Gorge cafe to you all.
Hope to see some of you at the Harrogate Show!
Ah well, back to the cocktails....

It's a hard life!

[ian mcenery]

Glad you have made a start Diane here are a few piccies from today

[ian mcenery]

And a few more including the Farrer plant a most unusual thing which did not take my fancy at all Fabiana foliosa Cliftonville limelight

[ian mcenery]

And again

The Celmisia was a lovely plant exhibited by "the Black Pudding Girl" and her other half

[ian mcenery]

And again. I forgot the full name of the Iris no doubt someone will identify it

[ian mcenery]

Fantastic show by the way and the last ones for now. I am sure Diane will have a few more

[Rob]

The Farrer plant Fabiana foliosa Cliftonville limelight looks unattractive, not one I'd grow.

Did it win on rarity value?

[mark smyth]

some great plant on show.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks Ian - great pix of some wonderful plants ! 

[Greenmanplants]

Think your Iris above was  I. afghanica.

Some terrific plants, agree on the Farrer....suppose it means there's hope for us all!