Author Topic: Edinburgh and the Lothians SRGC Show 13th April 2019 (Read 4553 times)

Maggi Young · « **on:** April 08, 2019, 11:23:48 AM »

There will be six specialist nurseries attending, as well as the local Group plant Stall, so lots of retail therapy available, sparked by the show display at the upcoming "Embra" Show this Saturday!

Edinburgh and the Lothians SRGC Show 13th April 2019

Maggi Young · « **Reply #1 on:** April 09, 2019, 05:07:39 PM »

The Alpine Dept. of RBG Edinburgh plans to take a display to the Edinburgh and the Lothians SRGC Show on Saturday 13th April. The difficulties of the season, which have been felt by many of our members with their own plants are also affecting the RBGE plants being grown by Elspeth and her Team - great to hear that they will attend this show !!

RBGE display at Edinburgh in a previous year .....

Maggi Young · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2019, 09:19:59 PM »

Some photos from Petra Palkova of the preparations of the Alpine Dept. of RBGE for their display at the Edinburgh Show tomorrow -
Elspeth Mackintosh in the RBGE potting shed ...

the van is packed ......

arriving at the venue.....

Good luck! Have a great day!!

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #3 on:** April 12, 2019, 09:28:02 PM »

two snaps of the hall setting up then the first local members' plants on the benches.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2019, 11:59:15 AM »

Photo from President Julia Corden - Sue Simpson with her Forrest Medal - Clematis columbiana var. tenuiloba ‘Ylva’ at the Edinburgh Show today - well done Sue!!

I think this is the first time this plant has won a Forrest Medal!

Maggi Young · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2019, 03:50:03 PM »

From Petra Palkova ........
"It's a gold medal for @TheBotanics plant display at @ScottishRockGC #Spring #Flower #Show plus a certificate of merit for one of the irises, Iris aff. vicaria !"

Excellent news!

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2019, 06:36:37 PM »

more snaps of winning plants. Another view of the Clematis then, from the same grower, Pulsatilla vernalis, part of her small 6 pan entry which took the Kilbryde cup for best plant in a 17.5cm pot while Anisotome imbricata received a certificate of merit -I think not for the first time.
Then Sam Sutherland's Fritillaria tuntasia which took the Henry Tod Carnethy Quaich for best bulbous plant. Ian and Carole Bainbridge -who used to be Edinburgh show secretaries - came back from the southwest to take the class 3 Elsie Harvey trophy for 3 new /rare plants. Good to see Ian at a show again.

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2019, 06:38:40 PM »

Class 2 for 3 plants from different genera contained several award winning plants. The Forrest Clematis was in Sue's 3 pan while I received the Henry Archibald trophy for my 3 pans which included an Andromeda that was awarded the Alf Evans Quaich for best ericaceous plant other than a rhododendron. The Midlothian vase for best rhodo went to Dave Millward's R dendrocharis Glendoick Gem, part of his 3 pan entry.
The Corsar Trophy for best European primula went to Watt Russell for Aire Mist while David & Stella Rankin took the historic Bhutan Drinking cup for best Asiatic wth P bullata.

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2019, 06:41:14 PM »

Nick Boss received the Curle Memorial Trophy for 3 pans raised from seed. I was awarded the Boonslie cup for class 79, a miniature garden, and the Reid Rose Bowl for most points in the open section. Local member Chris Kelnar won the Midlothian bowl for best plant - a large potful of Pleione formosana - in section 2 as well as the prize for best plant from a new exhibitor. Pete Moore received a bronze medal. Finally a view of the Iris that received a merit certificate for RBGE.