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Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« on: April 20, 2012, 08:43:35 PM »
PERTH SHOW
21st April 12.00 noon to 4.00 pm

VENUE: Bell's Sports Centre, Hay Street, Perth
LOCATION: Next to the North Inch, Perth.
JUDGING: Begins at 10.00 am
PLANT SALES: Begin at 11.00 am

Weather has been pretty horrible in NE Scotland for much of this week... looks like the forecast for Perth tomorrow is not much better..... but a warm welcome will await all visitors, I'm sure.  :)
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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2012, 07:50:23 PM »
The weather was wet so the tent at the entrance to Bells sports hall  was needed by  local group members on door duty. Inside the hall the lady president was seen to be making  less than ladylike gestures while it is not clear why Mrs Young was on her knees in front of Mr Mattingley- possibly hoping he would treat her to some of the excellent hone baking available? Meanwhile  Mr and Mrs Caudwell were  adding up the points on the show computer.
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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2012, 07:52:23 PM »
should have been picture 5

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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2012, 09:30:24 PM »
fortunately  the plants were better behaved than some of the people.
Cyril's Cypripedium Ursel with its Forrest medal card.
He also had the  best bulb with a large Erythronium
and best Asiatic primula with P. bracteata-the Bobby Masterton trophy
then the Caird trophy for the 6 pan Class 1
and the Ulster Quaich which is for  the best cushion plant - this trophy  rotates round the shows
Sam Sutherland won the Dundas Quaich for the big 3 pan Class 3 in which his Astragalus  also achieved a merit certificate
Margaret & Henry Taylor had the Perth trophy for most points by a Perthshire member - in this case two members
Ian Christie's Trillium chloropetalum  won  the Maj.General Murray-Lyon Trophy for the best plant from the former Tayside region
Liz Mills won the Duff Prize and Perth Salver for the best plant and most points in Section 2
Your photographer brought the only  Rhododendrons in the show so took the Cox Rhodo. trophy- as well as the Middleton Challenge trophy   for most points  in the open section.
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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2012, 11:03:43 PM »
Another great show report, thank you for posting the pictures.
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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2012, 07:38:41 AM »
now working around the benches starting with the multi pot classes and cushion plants- these are general views and if others have better close ups and more info  please post it.

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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2012, 08:00:26 AM »
moving on via Scottish native plants,  androsaces, gentians, lewisias and sedums

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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2012, 08:01:55 AM »
Lovely Cypripedium. Not one I've tried.
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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2012, 09:31:25 AM »
more primulas, various bulbs, orchids and Ranunculaceae

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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2012, 09:38:55 AM »
then cassiopes, plants grown outside, mini garden, three Scottish plants, two cushions, a Calceolaria -one of the plants from the not elsewhere in the schedule category. Section 2 had few entries but here are a nice orchid and succulent. I have added a couple to show the rest of the not otherwise scheduled class and the foliage effect plants
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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2012, 10:21:45 AM »
some views around the hall
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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2012, 10:41:43 AM »
Great show, thanks for showing these, Stan.
Is that Jean W with Angie in second pic in Reply#5?  If so, she's looking well.  If it's someone else, then they are looking well  ;D
Pic 031 needs a caption  ;D
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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2012, 10:43:55 AM »
last batch

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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2012, 10:48:20 AM »
Great show, thanks for showing these, Stan.
Is that Jean W with Angie in second pic in Reply#5?  If so, she's looking well.  If it's someone else, then they are looking well  ;D
Pic 031 needs a caption  ;D
Captions to pic 31 - - The man in the middle -Peter Timoney -suggested 'a rose between two thorns' though the 'thorns' retaliated with 'an older man between two Youngs'.
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Re: Perth SRGC Show 21st April 2012
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2012, 11:07:50 AM »
Captions to pic 31 - - The man in the middle -Peter Timoney -suggested 'a rose between two thorns' though the 'thorns' retaliated with 'an older man betwen two Youngs'.

He doesn't look very interested in what Ian's saying  :o
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