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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Stan da Prato on April 15, 2023, 05:57:52 PM
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first some views of the main benches.
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Cyril Lafong had a highly succesful show with the Forrest medal for Androsace vandellii which also took the Kilbryde cup for best plant in a small pot. He also won the Bhutan drinking cup for best Asiatic primula with P henrici and the Corsar trophy for best European primula with P renifolia and received certificates of merit for Pleione Shantung Ducat and Iris suaevolens
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Cyril received yet another merit cert for Daphne modesta. Peter Semple won class 5 and the Curle Memorial trophy for three plants raised from seed. His pot of Narcissus bulbocodium took the Henry Tod Carnethy quaich for best bulb. Show secretary David Milward won class 2 for three plants from different genera and the Henry Archibald trophy. Your correspondent won the Alf Evans quaich for an ericaceous plant other than rhododendron wth Andromeda polifolia compacta.
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I also won the Midlothan vase for best rhodo wth R. Pintail and by bringing most plants the Reid rosebowl for most points in section 1.
In section 2 local member Chris Kelnar won the Midlothian bowl with a white Primula marginata.
RBGE mounted their customary fine display which received a gold medal while the unobtrusive but rarely cultivated Tristagma nivale was given a certificate of botanical interest.
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tour of the benches
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more
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yet more
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continues
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more
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onwards
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end of open section
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Section 2 and a cut flower arrangement.
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The club plant stall and nurseries- the bare tables at the end of the afternoon told of good sales.
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the fifth nursery
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Workers
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Caterers.
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People among the plants
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More folk.
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Finally the caption competition.
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Many thanks Stan for such wonderful pictures as always. We almost felt as if we were there. We were reminiscing that it's a few years since we shared the points trophy with you at Glasgow. One of our crowning achievements. Shelagh and Brian.
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Congratulations Stan - both on your excellent photos to bring us the show, but also for your super results for your own plants in the show. Some realy great plants there - even if the benches seem less filled than previously. Well done to all the winners as well as everyone else who bothered to enter.
Here is a shot of Tristagma nivale from the RBGE display - photos by SRGC President Colin Crsobie.
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The RBGE display
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Stan, thank you for all these beautiful pictures, I had a nice time to look at all these
goodies.
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On Facebook, Josh Tranter showed this close-up of Tristagma nivale at RBGE
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That Tristagma must be one of the ugliest plants I've seen.
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Shelagh,
Well said!
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Remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder, unusual to say the least.
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Remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder, unusual to say the least.
Jeff,
Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder; but it will be difficult to find a beholder who thinks THAT PLANT is beautiful. Ineresting and unusual it certainly is; but beautiful it is not.
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... it will be difficult to find a beholder who thinks THAT PLANT is beautiful. ...
Here's one at least ;) ;D
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Here's one at least ;) ;D
Thank you Ashley for proving me wrong. It keeps me from giving too much weight to my own opinions! It is an easy trap to fall into and I'm better off avoiding it. :D