Edinburgh Show Saturday 6th April 2013

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more award winners. Sam Sutherland took the Corsar trophy for best European primula with one of a two pan class.  I do not have a picture of the plant with the winning card but I think it is one of the compact pair second from the right. The mini gardens had a good entry and Watt Russell won the Boonslie Cup for the pale trough towards the right of the group.  The trophies  for rhododendrons  and for other ericaceous plants  were won by SdP as he had the only entries in those classes; I also won the Reid rose bowl for most points  by bringing   most plants. Section 2 had more entries  than  usual in recent years. The best plant was once again the Masons' Pulsatilla while Ronald Lyne received the award for the best plant from a new exhibitor with his Primula marginata. Tommy Anderson's wife Pamela took the bronze medal for most points in section 2.

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Pamela's  very nice 6 pan entry is in the first photo followed by some general shots of section 2

[Maggi Young]

Look at all those super plants!
Congratulations to all the exhibitors for putting on such a display.

Wondering how cold a journey across the country the Anderson's  had to attend? I presume the roads are clear enough but I imagine  plenty snow still lying around 

Cakes as good as ever ?

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cake photos later. First a round of the open section benches. View along the primulas; European primulas; two views of Asiatics.

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.........now two of plants grown  from seed and the hotly contested -five entries so 30 pots of alpines in flower - class one for 6 small pans won by 6 of David's hepaticas. Moving to another bench the classes for one and two saxifrages.

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two of plants from specific countries then brassicas/crassulas; foliage plants then the  flowering shrub classes .

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Next the Iris class followed by views of the many bulbs that were on show due to the late season. The 6 pan bulb class alone attracted three entries.

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Now Corydalis; fritillaries and Ranunculaceae including the Forrest hepatica pot.

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The RBGE display in two pictures

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back to people staging  their pots

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.....and some more then the hall ready for judging

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judges, stewards and Ken adding up the points

[Carol Shaw]

They were indeed Maggi - very happy supper guests!

Ian and Carole will be delighted with that show - as will all the Edinburgh group.

I suspect that right now, rather than sitting down to rest after their show the Bainbridges will be busy with a house full of supper guests!

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the public arrive to see the show -note the Caley president making notes-take photos and buy things.

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nurseries