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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: Aberdeen SRGC Show 11th May 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 11, 2024, 06:01:38 PM »

Two Trillium grandiflorum- double below, and single, higher. The single version won a Certificate of Merit


Shortia soldanelloides



Oxalis


Meconopsis quintuplinervia



Cypripedium - gaining  a Certificate of Merit

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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: Aberdeen SRGC Show 11th May 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 11, 2024, 05:57:41 PM »

 
 

 
Rhododendrons, including R. 'Arctic Tern'  - best rhododendron from David Millward


Fritillaria camschaticum


Ramonda nathaliae  JCA 683 - last week's Forrest Medal plant!


Uvularia and lewisia

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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: Aberdeen SRGC Show 11th May 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 11, 2024, 05:51:12 PM »

Haberlea and Lewisia 'George Henley'  one the Forrest Medal plant and one receiving a Certificate of Merit. Both plants from David Milllward 


Paris luquanensis - this gained a Certificate of Merit. Shown by Ian Christie.


3-pan class


Close up of 3 pan winner. David Millward! A fern,(NO! It's not a fern! It is Aruncus sylvester var sylvester ) Maianthemum  and  Epimedium


Anemone

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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: Aberdeen SRGC Show 11th May 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 11, 2024, 05:42:22 PM »

Some more photos during judging at the Aberdeen Show from Ian Young...

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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: Aberdeen SRGC Show 11th May 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 11, 2024, 12:50:22 PM »

Alpine plant show and sales at Duthie Park Winter Gardens today - free entry, all welcome!  Forrest Medal for Best in Show is this Haberlea shown by David Millward!  Photo Ian Young

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Saxifraga / Re: Saxifraga 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 10, 2024, 12:24:52 PM »

The Waterperry Saxifraga day will be on Saturday 25 of May,2024 10 - 4 Entrance free
Come and see the largest collection of Saxifraga in the UK grown in raised beds with lots of other Alpines
Also in the Alpine nursery 500 different large Hosta

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Events / Waterperrry Saxifraga Day

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 10, 2024, 12:22:59 PM »

The Waterperry Saxifraga day will be on Saturday 25 of May,2024 10 - 4 Entrance free
Come and see the largest collection of Saxifraga in the UK grown in raised beds with lots of other Alpines
Also in the Alpine nursery 500 different large Hosta

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The Archibald Archive / Re: Pictures of plants you are growing from Archibald seed

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 10, 2024, 12:06:34 PM »

Posted by Chris Lilley on the SRGC facebook page:
"This groups association with Jim Archibald is well known.
Jim collected seed of Paeonia wendelboi around 1999 from The Taylish Mountains, Iran, ref 19.199.
He grew this plant, however, passed away before it flowered. Jenny Archibald gave me this plant in 2004, still unflowered.
I have nutured this plant for many years and in 2023 managed to take this Paeonia in flower to the AGS East Anglia Show.
It won the Farrer Medal, but more importantly in my mind, was awarded an RHS Award of Merit and Cultural Commendation.
Now around 24yrs old, this is a flower from this year."

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Alpines / Re: List of Specialist Nurseries

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 09, 2024, 05:23:19 PM »

The alpine nursery list does not open on my pphone. Is it for a PC only and could you convert it for phone use.

David Nicholson's list is old and has been superseded, try this page of the website: https://www.srgc.net/add-links-nurseries.asp
 There are some updates need to the "new" list, with retirements, deaths not noted- I will try to update - this is a start....   Nursery list 2024 doc.doc (146 kB - downloaded 27 times.)


 A seed supplier list is here: https://www.srgc.net/documents/publications/Seed%20Suppliers%20list.pdf

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General Forum / Re: Craigiehall Nursery

« Last post by FrazerHenderson on May 09, 2024, 04:20:36 PM »

I ordered some plants recently from https://www.craigiehallnursery.co.uk/ and I have to advise that that they were the best packed of any mail order nursery that I've received in recent years. Each plant pot was wrapped in copious amounts of paper held together individually by elastic bands within a sturdy box. There was no spillage or damage. The care and attention paid was exemplary. Also, the plants were sent out on a Tuesday and received the next day via Royal Mail, so no sitting around in a sorting office.  Alas, the range of alpine plants from the nursery is now restricted to the genus Sempervivums (and Jovibarba), though a wide range of species and, particularly, cultivars are offered. Anyway I was so pleased that I felt compelled to bring this small nursery to the attention of others.