Newcastle AGS/SRGC Show at Ponteland 6th October 2018

[Maggi Young]

What is North Coast 500 please?

North Coast 500  is   a route around  some of the  attractive northern roads - being  marketed as a tourist attraction in Scotland  which is proving quite popular. Visit Scotland call it  "Scotland's Route 66 "

Read more :
https://www.northcoast500.com/

 https://www.visitscotland.com/see-do/tours/driving-road-trips/north-coast-500/

[Maggi Young]

Congratulations to Bob and Rannveig Wallis for their  success at the show, inlcuding the Farrer Medal - and  to all the exhibitors for supporting the show.

Marvelous job by Stan in bringing us  his  photos to allow those of us  unable to attend to see what we missed - if not actually taste the  bacon  butties!!   

[veteran vet]

I see I am late as usual in posting pictures, Stan and I had a chat during the show, he said he was worried re the battery of his camera and hoped it would hold out long enough so I said I would do my usual detail stuff and he could stick to his normal show picture routine. As he says the light in the hall is just adequate so most of my stuff is using the flash which does change flower colour a bit even after some editing. I will do my 'usual' run through the show with pictures of plants that caught my eye, not all winning plants.
Liriope muscari from Rod and Hilary Price in class 2
Oxalis lobata from Bob and Rannveig Wallis (B&RW from now on)
Cryptomeria japonica 'Tenzan Sugi' from Stan da Prato, winner of most points in the Open section
Cyclamen maritinum in 7 from B&RW. They also had
Cyclamen hederifolium ssp crassifolium in 8, a jolly large panful

[veteran vet]

Cyclamen graecum CE98 373D from Ann and Michael Morton (9)
Cyclamen persicum from Bob Worsley (11), cyclamen for foliage effect, I will show more pictures later
Woodsia obtusa from Don Peace (12)
Saxifraga fortunei rubrifolia from Bob Worsley (14)
Three pan cushion Class 17, some really good cushions on  show

[veteran vet]

Gentiana 'Oban' from Ian and Maria Leslie (I&ML) in 15
Gentiana sino-ornata from Stan da Prato in 15
Gentiana 'The Caley' from Mala Janes (16)
Arenaria alfacarensis from Ian Instone in 18, earned a Certificate of Merit
Galanthus peshmenii Kastellorizo form from B&RW in 19

[veteran vet]

Empodium flexile, The Farrer Medal plant from Bob and Rannveig again, they have won a few this year, well done
Scilla lingulata v ciliolata from I&ML in 20
Ozothamnus coralloides from me in 31, won the Millenium Trophy best foliage plant, it's in a 36cm pot so getting on the heavy side to cart around
Ledbouria socialis from Bob Worsley in 32
A plant I did not get the full name of but is ? planiscapus 'Little Tabby' from Brian and Shelagh Smethurst, the name amused me!

[veteran vet]

Gaultheria mucronata from Barry Winter in 35
Semperivivum ciliosum from Martin Rogerson, AGS Director of Shows so a busy chap, was a very large pan
Sedum furfuraceum from S da P 
Alan Newton had a very busy day (as usual), not only showing a fine range of plants, keeping folk right! and working for what it seemed all day in the catering along with Brenda producing some fine food to eat, a vast amount of food seemed to be consumed during the day. Alan had
Cyclamen maritinum and
Oxalis perdicaria in 46, a three pan exhibit

[veteran vet]

Continuing on with Class 46, Don Peace earned the red sticker with the next three plants
Crocus cartwrightianus
Sternbergia greuteriana and
Cyclamen cilicium
Viola stojanowii from Tom Green in 47
Petrocosmea flaccida from Alan Newton (50)

[veteran vet]

Saxifraga fortunei 'Shiranami' from Tom Green (51)
Clematis heracleifolia 'Pink Dwarf'  from Christine Boulby (52)
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Ice Rose' from Tommy Anderson (55). He also had
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Tilebarn Greville' in the foliage class 56, caught my eye
Gentiana 'Troon' from S da P in 63, not seen any tweets from Trump yet about this

[veteran vet]

I said earlier re cyclamen and foliage and three nice ones came from B&R Wallis in 56
Cyclamen mirabile
Cyclamen maritinum and
Cyclamen graecum ssp graecum
They also had
Narcissus obsoletus in 67
Sternbergia sicula ssp graeca from I & M Leslie in 69

[Maggi Young]

Great to see your photos too, George. 
Re amount of food consumed through the day -  if it  were not  so delicious folk wouldn't scoff so much! There's often a clue!!

[Maggi Young]

Sandy Leven  has  sent  his report of the Farrer Medal winning plant from Bob and Rannveig Wallis :

http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/Farrer-Ponteland-show2018.pdf

[veteran vet]

Crocus xantholaimos from David Millward in 71. In the same class
Crocus pulchellus from Jim Watson
Aruncus aesthulifolius from Alan Newton in 73, is a splendid specimen
Oxalis massoniana from I & M Leslie on 74
Crocus niveus from Alan Furness in 91

[veteran vet]

Two plants from Class 78, plants from New Zealand
Celmisia monroi from Alan Furness and
Celmisia spedenii from me.
Tanacetum leontopodium from Alan Newton (again!) in 81, a lovely specimen
Berberis thunbergii 'Dwarf Form' from Carol Kellett in 83, she says she has had it many years
Campanula troegerae from Lawrence Peet (90)

[veteran vet]

Saxifraga fortunei 'Sibyll Trewlaney JP' in 96 from Maggie Duguid, a strange but eye catching plant. She also had
Clematis heracleifolia 'Pink Dwarf' in 111, I know I have posted a pic already but I wonder if she knows Christine Boulby
Fuschia microphylla from David & Liz Livermore (98)
Cyclamen graecum from Ann & Michael Morton (113)
Winner of the Miniature Garden Class (40) was Peter Hood