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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Peter Maguire on March 03, 2015, 09:59:35 AM
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This is just a reminder to all exhibitors (and potential exhibitors!) and visitors that the show will be taking place at the usual venue of the Wentworth Leisure Centre in Hexham on SATURDAY 28th March.
Also of note are the new parking arrangements – the town centre cark park is now free! However you should note that certain parking bays, outlined in red on the ground and shown on the red shaded area on the accompanying aerial view, are limited to two hours use only. To use these parking spaces you need to purchase a parking disc (cost £1.00) from one of the machines in the car park and you are only allowed to park in a red space for two hours, although the parking disc can subsequently be used at other car parks in Northumberland. Note that the parking wardens are very efficient in policing the car park.
The rest of the car park, with spaces marked in white on the ground and shaded green on the picture below are free all day, with no time limit and no parking disc required. This does mean that the car park is now very busy all day
Exhibitors are reminded that if the are unloading their plants behind the show hall early in the morning, then they should move their car immediately after unloading, and before staging their plants, to a ‘proper’ space in the car park. We regularly have problems with the adjacent supermarket over access for their delivery lorries, especially in the morning, and as the access is over their property, we wish to ensure that we do not lose this valuable facility.
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The date is wrong on this Maggi - can you fix it please? the 29th is a sunday.
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Thanks Darren - I have fixed the date to Saturday 28th March - thankfully it is correct in the SRGC Show Schedules.
Peter seems to have been thinking ahead to the Sunday when he can relax a little!
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Peter
Where else is there parking in Hexham. I don't usually get there until about 1130 and usually have to cruise around looking for a space which can take time AND luck.
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Thanks Darren - I have fixed the date to Saturday 28th March - thankfully it is correct in the SRGC Show Schedules.
Peter seems to have been thinking ahead to the Sunday when he can relax a little!
Thanks Maggi.
I'm quite conscious of the dates for this show as it apparently coincides with a Hexham farmers market for the first time in a few years and 'er indoors* is planning some food shopping.
* Actually it is 'er outdoors today as she is at the nursery. and it is chucking it down with rain.....
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Thanks Maggi.
I'm quite conscious of the dates for this show as it apparently coincides with a Hexham farmers market for the first time in a few years and 'er indoors* is planning some food shopping.
* Actually it is 'er outdoors today as she is at the nursery. and it is chucking it down with rain.....
Could the constant wearing of oilskins be the reason I have a cold? :-X
Despite his Lordships comment, I am looking forward to the show .... if food stalls also happen to be around it would be rude not to visit them ;)
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NORTHUMBERLAND SHOW: HEXHAM SRGC/AGS
Saturday 28th March
10am to 4.00 pm (show hall opens approx. 11:30)
SHOW SECRETARY: Peter Maguire 18 Princes Meadow, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE3 4AZ
Telephone 0191 284 0385 e-mail pandamaguire@btinternet.com
VENUE:Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham, Northumberland
ORGANISATION:
Exhibitors should note that AGS Show Notes and Regulations
apply this year, and SRGC next year. Accordingly a Farrer medal may be awarded this year.
Members of both AGS & SRGC are eligible for all prizes, medals and other awards. Points count
towards Seasonal Aggregates and Merit Medals according to membership.
Bulbous plants: under AGS rules, Note 27 applies this year
Please consult the 2015 Show Schedules for all dates and details : http://files.srgc.net/show_info/SRGCShowSchedules2015.pdf (http://files.srgc.net/show_info/SRGCShowSchedules2015.pdf)
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Apologies for the incorrect date posted at the beginning of this thread (kindly corrected by Maggi).
My excuse was that it was posted in a bit of a rush before I went away for a couple of weeks - only got back on Tuesday and have been busy with show preparations since then. We have an impressive number of entries as usual. If they all turn up, we'll be struggling for space on the benches, but I think that every year and it has only ever happened once - and we managed to borrow an extra table for Stan's rhododendron. ;)
Tom, sorry not to have replied earlier, but I'm not sure about other car parking spaces for late arrivals, not bring a Hexham resident myself. You could try Tesco's car park across the road, but don't tell them I said so. On a 'normal' Saturday, I can generally find space in the main car park. I'm not sure how much effect the show has on parking compared to a normal Saturday, I generally don't get out of the building during the show.
Off to print the entry labels now..........
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From the SRGC/AGS show today at Hexham - pix from Alan Gardner
Farrer Medal Winner- Trillium rivale from Cyril Lafong
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winners of the large six pan class - Frank and Barbara Hoyle
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winner large 3 pan class - Cyril Lafong
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I reckon this shows us the calibre of entry! Well done to all winners and exhibitors!!
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Plants and exhibits for us all to aspire to … in our wildest dreams!!! Wonderful advert for our beloved hobby.
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A wonderful show with a staggering number of hernia-inducing pots filled brim to brim with flower power. Cyril has done the double and won the Farrer Medal with the same plant he won the Forrest Medal with at Kincardine last week! It nearly got left behind, because Ian Christie was collecting him and his plants and there wasn't room for it until they took it out of its crate and wedged it between other plants.
The only thing to spoil my day was the butchery of the trees along the otherwise scenic rail journey from Carlisle to Hexham. I know they have to keep them away from the track, but they had been flailed with the resulting eyesore.
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First a photo of Cyril with his Trillium being photographed by Don Peace who won the RB Cooke Plate for most first points in the Open section with many good plants many of them bulbs. Then Derek Pickard's Dionysia that won the Sandhoe Trophy for best plant in a 19cm pot.
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Tommy Anderson took the AGS medal for 6 small pots -sorry about the poor photo. Ian Kidman took the EG Watson trophy for class 100 for a plant new to cultivation with Viola beckwithii. A view of sections 2/3 where Bob Worsley won the Gordon Harrison cup for the Intermediate section while Janet Fielden received the Cyril Barnes trophy for section 3.
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The Northumberland Cup for a new exhibitor went to James Akers fritillaries. Returning to Class 1 a view of that corner of the hall which made a most impressive sight for visitors as they entered the show area. There were three sets of 6 large pans. The Hoyles also received a merit cert for one of several Dionysias. Second was another very good set from Mark Childerhouse who I think also received a certificate for a very good saxifrage.
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a tour of the benches
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more on the first bench for bigger pots
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continuing
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and more
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onto second bench
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and onwards
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still going
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more pics
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nearly done
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RBGE mounted their customary excellent display which was duly awarded a gold medal.
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The local group has a tradition of putting on very informative displays on aspects of plants. This year Mike Dale must have put in a prodigious amount of work to set up Plants by Post on stamps- perhaps this should also go to a philatelists' show where I am sure it would be of interest ? It was awarded a well deserved large gold medal.
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Thanks as always, Stan. What a great set of pics of some amazing plants. So much colour, so many huge pans and some wee treasures amongst them too. This looks like a large show, in terms of lots of entries but also a large venue so theres plenty of space to display the plants as well as having circulation space? Were there a good number of sales stalls too? Looks like it was a great day out.
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Well done as usual Stan a great set of pictures form one of the best shows we have seen so far. I was asked to judge (not an easy task) as President Carol and husband Ian called off due to severe chest infection I wish them well soon can bring then a large glass of the Amber medicine to next show. I thank Peter show secretary all the Newtons who yet again produced a super lunch as well as buzzing around the show doing just about everything I must congratulate the whole team without them the show would not happen. I drove down with Cyril nearly left his Farrer Trillium on the doorstep thank goodness we squeezed it into the car well done Cyril. cheers Ian the Christie kind
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now some snaps mainly of people
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more
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and others
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and again
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and others
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Sandy Leven's Farrer Medal report is online : HERE (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/FarrerHexham2015.pdf) - and includes a picture of Cyril being interviewed for local radio by Marian Foster - who many in the UK ( of a certain age)may remember as the first femalenewsreader on ITV and from the BBC TV programme, "Pebble Mill at One". Marian has presented various gardening programmes over the years and she was also at one time a presenter on "Top Gear" ! 8)
Here is Sandy at the show - one of Stan's excellent photos from the day.
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.....................being interviewed for local radio by Marion Foster - who many in the UK ( of a certain age)may remember as the first femalenewsreader on ITV and from the BBC TV programme, "Pebble Mill at One"...............
Before my time :P ;D
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Before my time :P ;D
Before you had a TV, you mean ?
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A very good overall view of Hexham from Stan, gives a really good impression on how the hall looked and a real feel for the show. The weather was reasonable, at least it did not rain while I was taking plants from my car to stage or again while loading up later in the day. I did not hear any adverse comments on the new parking system so assume everyone got parked (eventually). The plant sales tables seemed to do a roaring trade, it was a good job there was a lot on offer as there was demand from both exhibitors and the paying public. I helped out on the Timpany Nursery stand for a while (Susan was staying with me) and loads of buyers wanted advice and as there was two of us we had the time (just) to be able to give it...you could tell folk appreciated it.
I have never seen a Tombola sell out so fast despite the fact there seemed to be a HUGE range of prizes....lots of happy folk showing off their winnings.
Even Peter and Alan looked semi relaxed, the high heed yins had all turned up at the show, just to make sure it was run right!, it was and best of all, we had the whole hall back to normal by 5pm, I went home, emptied the car and had a few very large whiskies....and then fell asleep...some host!
I will post pics in the next post
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As usual no folk just plants and names thereof plus exhibitor I/d
Class 1, the 'Big Six' had at least 3 entries...more actually entered but moved elsewhere when they saw the opposition
The winner was Frank and Barbara Hoyle, a stunning entry, to I/d two plants back left is Primula allionii 'Marjorie Wooster' and back right Primula 'Pink Aire'. The cyclamen in the middle is last weeks Farrer winner, went up again this week
Class 1 from Mark Childerhouse with Saxifraga lilacina of horticulture and Dionysia freitagii x viscidula among the plants there, at the shows I have been to so far this year would have won
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Class 2, a three pan class shown by Cyril Lafong had the Farrer Medal plant Trillium rivale 'Purple Heart and Tecophilia cyanocrocus in the three, a class presentation
Class 3 was won by Saxifraga 'Coolock Kate shown by Frank and Barbara Hoyle
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Primula allionii 'Mary Berry' (5) Edward Barraclough
Primula erosa (6) from John Richards was awarded a PC by the Joint Rock
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Budapest Seedling (15) from Sue Simpson knocked my
Anemone caucasica into the no stickers at all brigade
Saxifraga 'Leonardo da Vinci' from Peter Hood (16) was seen several times today at the show
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Trillium chloropetallum 'Val Mulvihill' (17) Fred and Pat Bundy
Pleione tongariro (19) Elizabeth Dodds
Class 20, a three pan bulbous was won by Jim McGregor, from back to front was Narcissis bulbocodium var conspicuous, Scilla melaina and Tulipa cretica
Narcissus minor from David Boyd (21)
Fritillaria carica from Don Peace (22) who won the most points in the Open Section
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The show was as good as ever. My favourite was the Cyclamen pseudoibericum. I have never seen so many flowers on a cyclamen before. The parking was iffy. We arrived at 0945 and the car park was all but full. I had to cruise around for ten minutes before I saw a space and then raced another car to get there first. A bit like musical cars.
I think the problem with all day free parking is that the commuters will take over the car park instead of paying the fees at the railway station. Commuters are usually in car parks by 0730 and return by 1730 and later. These people will take out a large chunk of space from the shoppers who only need about 3 hours. To me, the best solution is a 6 hour limit as is used in other places.
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Hepatica are now frequently seen on the benches in ever more 'flamboyant' flowering forms, very nice they are too, I think it is time that the AGS considered adding classes for them to the schedule...or at least the Show Secs need prodding in the right direction
Hepatica japonica 'Toki' (15) from Briam and Shelagh Smethurst are tow very keen on Hepaticas and grow them very well
Primula boothii ssp repens (26) shown by John Richards won a PC by the Joint Rock
Saxifraga grisebachii (did not stand any chance in one pan from Europe, class 28 but as was my plant I can at least show a pic)
Lathyrus vernus albo rosaea (18) from Barry Winter
Rhododendron 'Lucy Lou' from Stan da Prato
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A few primula
Primula 'Ellen Page' from Brian Burrow (51) is a nice cultivar. In the Petiolarid primula class three local group members had
Primula whitei (56) from Alan Newton
Primula aureata from Mala Janes and
Primula irregularis from Ian Kidman, the winner of the class
Dionysia 'Eric Watson (23) from F& B Hoyle
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Dionysia 'Tess' from Cyril Lafong in (64)
Townsendia hookeri (25) from John Bunn....don't know where he got the sunshine from to bring this into flower
Anemonella thalictoides 'Blushing Bride' (26) from Tim Lever....is the girlfriend dropping a few hints Tim?
Saxifraga concinum 'Ben Eighe' from Edward Barraclough ((70) might be even better next week
Erythronium dens-canis 'Old Aberdeen' (75) Diane Clement
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Two more local group members fought it out in a Pleione class
Pleione rakata (72) from Wilf Lombard and
Pleione rakata 'Shot Silk' from Jim Watson
Iris willmotiana (76) from Briam Burrow earned a PC
Fritillaria pinardii from Don Peace (77) is one I like a lot
Narcissus bulbocodium conspicuous (80) was one of at least two of these he had at the show
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Jim Watson, who lives in the same village as me, has done his level best to let
Corydalis popovii (81) get as much light as possible this spring and he produced it in really fine fettle for the show, pity the pic does not do it justice
Grevillea lavigera prostrata (83) from John Savage
Viola jooi from Alan Furness in 85 and two pictures of
Saxifraga dinnikiiin 85, the first from Geoff Mawson, the second from Ian Kidman showing a degree of difference
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Petrocosmea rosettifolia (95) from Christine Boulby was a pristine example in the foliage class
Androsace idahoensis shown by Alan Newton in a three pan class (97)
Viola beckwithii var beckwithii won the EG Watson trophy for Ian Kidman (102)
Pulsatilla vernalis (from F & B Hoyle
Dionysia bryoides from Derek Pickard in 106, he also won the Sandhoe Trophy for the best plant in a <19cm pan
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Hyacinthoides reverchonii from Chris Lilley (108)
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New and Rare classes are usually of interest so I attach both pictures of the plants and also the notes for each as well. Both are from Cyril Lafong
Primula odontocalyx var alba and notes
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Primula odontocalyx and notes......both these plants were awarded a PC
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In the plants from seed class (107)
Primula pubescens alba from Brian Burrow knocked my own
Saxifraga dinninaris into second place
It makes you wonder who is the Plants Boss in the Barraclough household when Heather can produce
Primula 'Clarence Elliot' (112) and
Primula allionii 'Mrs Dyas' (113)
Erythronium multiscapoideum from Bob Worsley (117)
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The previous few pictures and the next and final two were all in the Intermediate or Novice sections which were very well supported at this show which makes a very nice change
Narcissus 'Oxford Gold' from Keith Blundell (130)
Pulsatilla halleri slavica from George Jaworski (136) would have not in the least have been out of place in the Open Section, a very lovely specimen.
That's my lot, sorry to have hogged the pages for so many pictures but it is my local show so I feel I have to share it with as many folk as possible, might encourage a few more to visit next year.
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For those of us unable to visit this, or other shows, George, these reports are definitely the next best thing - and those of you who are kind enough to take the time and trouble to take photos and share them with us all are very much appreciated. I know this both from my own feeling and the messages which I get from all over the world from the readers who enjoy these pages. Thanks! 8)
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What an array of mega-cushions!
I think Anemone caucasica is very tasteful - such a little gem. Narcissis bulbocodium var conspicuous from Jim McG. in Class 20 is super, as is the Narcissus minor from David Boyd.
Isn't that Petrocosmea rosettifolia from Chris B a bosker? absolutely perfect, eh?
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That's my lot, sorry to have hogged the pages for so many pictures but it is my local show so I feel I have to share it with as many folk as possible, might encourage a few more to visit next year.
George
Your close-ups with names and comments are really useful so no need to apologise -just keep posting!
Stan
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Were there a good number of sales stalls too? Looks like it was a great day out.
Yes and Yes Matt. :)
There were lots of wonderful plants for sale and Darren and I are very pleased with our purchases. Have to admit to being a little frivolous and treating myself to an air freshener for the car journey home - a lovely little Daphne, by the time we got into the car for the return journey the flowers had filled the car with the most wonderful fragrance ;D
And it was a smashing day out. Not only was the hall full of the most amazing plants, both in the show and the sales area, the room was full of friendly (and extremely knowledgeable) folk to have a chat with. For those wishing to brave the down pours in the morning then Hexham is a lovely place to visit - the Potting Shed for some lovely terracotta pots, the farmers market for lots of tasty treats (there is even a stall specialising in pies / pasties for vegetarians), whilst the town centre shops provided additional retail therapy....
Thank you to Peter and his team for an extremely enjoyable day out.
Susan
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That's my lot, sorry to have hogged the pages for so many pictures
Love the photo tours of the shows, the efforts people go to provide them for us 'stay at homes' is greatly appreciated ... they give us the opportunity to 'visit' a lot more shows than we can get to in person.
Susan :)
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Nice to get feed back, just been having a look at some of my pics to see how they come over, rather a pity some are very small, I cannot read the writing on the culture notes for the two rare primula shown by Cyril for example. I had pared down and edited about 40 pics that I thought would be ok for the forum but instead of resizing them on an individual basis down to <200meg I did a block resize all in one go and as my programme does not let me resize in megs but in size I guessed what would fit all....now see that some are too small to have been worth posting in my view....my apologies. I will redo the notes if Maggi can fit them in in place of the too small ones
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I will certainly do that , George.
I think if you edit for picture width of 760 pixels rather than the "less than 200KB" then I think that for the most part you will find that you have a bigger picture and still be "under the limit"
That works for me when using ACDSee to edit photos -some of which are around 5MB to start with. I am no techy expert so you may need to find someone with that kind of brain to advise you more. If you are using one of these cameras which takes 15MB files, then I don't know what will happen - we need Steve G. to help with that one I think!
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Second resize for the notes, hope these are more readable
Just read your post Maggi, my programme does not allow me to set it at a pixel level which is the problem. My camera is now out of date in that it is only a 5 mega pixel job so most of my pictures before editing are around 2 to 3 mb. Will have a look at other programmes as you suggest
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Have reposted the pix and notes for you George.
Quite a lot of notes on this sort of stuff here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?board=1.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?board=1.0)
including a link to the SRGC photos resizing tool :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9993.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9993.0)
and notes to help those using a MAC : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12638.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12638.0)
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Many thanks Stan and George. I know it takes a massive amount of time to prepare a large batch of pictures and it really is much appreciated.
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Thanks especially, George, for the photographs of Primula odontocalyx... ..as I've never seen one before.. ..it has made my day :)
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Hello, a little more information about Primula adontocalyx the white form. Both plants were presented to Joint Rock quite a long discussion took place with John Richards going into great detail however as I grow this new plant in the garden and find it very different to the pink one, first is totally dormant in the winter only small nodules evident while the pink form stay evergreen . seems to enjoy the cold, also the white form is stoloniferous small neat leaves flowers are usually single occasionally two flower per stem really bright white just now. The plants were shown by Cyril Lafong. The plant was awarded a P.C and it was suggested that this may be a new species. cheers Ian the Christie kind
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This probably should not be on the show site but Maggi I did download the installer from the SRGC site and tried it out on a few pictures, they seemed larger than what I had posted earlier although the image size in megs was even less than I had posted. I have tried redoing all my pictures reducing the image size and even at 450 some are over 200 megs....I will try the SRGC tool this weekend after the Cleveland show and see how I get on then....can't really be worse