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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Stan da Prato on January 16, 2013, 07:09:13 PM
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Today some of us met up again in the Wenhams garage to look at the preliminary work Graham
has done on the Club stand for 2013. It will be bigger than 2012 with a new section at
floor level. This new area is shown in the first picture. The upper level will be the same size as the whole stand was last time. This bit is not yet up in the garage but you can see last year's as it is still on this website.
The new bit is the valley on the plan which show the habitats. A bigger stand should show the plants better with less crushing -it also means more plants so would members within range of Ingliston start thinking about what they might contribute-more info on this later.
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Something bright to look forward to…
Brightwater Holidays sponsor the SRGC at Gardening Scotland
Royal Highland Centre (Edinburgh) 31st May – 2nd June 2013
The SRGC are delighted that Brightwater Holidays are sponsoring the SRGC display at the entrance to the Floral Hall at Gardening Scotland. With many gardens in Scotland covered in snow, we can look forward to warmer days and a visit to Gardening Scotland. If you are tempted to go further a field, Brightwater Holidays specialise in escorted group travel both in Scotland and around the world. For more than two decades they have given hidden insights to a diverse range of private gardens.
www.brightwaterholidays.com (http://www.brightwaterholidays.com)
www.gardeningscotland.com (http://www.gardeningscotland.com)
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The latest report from the SRGC/ Gardening Scotland Team:
"Preparations continue for the club stand at Gardening Scotland 2013.
Graham Wenham has built the frame for the new lower level part and the
transition wall. There are still boards with rock fronts to attach to the
wall. The upper area is the same as last year's whole stand. However
Graham's garage is not big enough to hold the enlarged stand so it will not
be assembled until it gets to the showground in the last week of May. There
is a plan on an earlier post. Hopefully Ingliston will be warmer than the
garage currently described by its owner as b****y freezing."
How the stand construction is proceeding:
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Jim McColl , TV presenter, Hon. Pres. of the RCHS and formerly the Chairman of Gardening Scotland, writes a weekly column in the "Your Home" section of the NE newspaper The Press and Journal. (http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/ (http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/) )
This week he wrote about the gathering excitement about the Gardening Scotland Show.
Nice mention is made of the SRGC!
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We need help from members to man the Club stand once the event opens to the public. Chatting about the plants and the Club, selling seeds and just being helpful is what's involved. The dates are Friday 31 May, Sat 1 and Sun 2 June. You'll get a free pass to the event and time to look round as well. So, if you'd like to be involved, e-mail me asap and say which day you're free.
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This afternoon the stand was moved in two heavily laden cars from Graham Wenham's garage to the show hall. We were one of the first groups of exhibitors to start assembling. The upper level is based on a series of boxes screwed together onsite.
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The base for the rock ridges then put in place and rocks glued to backing sheets added. The new floor level area is then added and rock facing added to simulate a cliff between the two levels - the rock changes half way along being conglomerate to the left and limestone to the right.
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This on-going explanation of the process is quite fascinating.
We can already see how much progress has been made.
I expect the Wenham household will scarcely recognise their garage without all the kit!
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The SRGC display even gets a, very brief, mention in the RHS June edition of 'The Garden'.
Please keep putting the pictures up, Stan, as Maggi says it is fascinating.
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Today a large bag of compost went on the stand and the rest of the rock features- the cliff between the two levels and the stratified limestone outcrops are now visible. Others prepared labels and tidied plants. The rock ridge and shady north corrie are almost completely planted. We have more plants than we can use - a good position to be in but we filled the adjacent stand and had to assure Border Belles that it will be clear by Tuesday when they start work!
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Fantastic to watch the stand coming together - well done the Gardening Scotland Team!
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What a super stand its going to be. Wonderful to see how it all gets put together!
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Today the limestone outcrop was planted up and gravel added while others watered all the pots - essential if the plants are to last through the show - more labels printed on our new machine and if needed checked against the Plantfinder or Internet.
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Looks great, cant wait to see it on Friday. So much thought and hard work.
Angie :)
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today the lower area was planted leaving only the last part of the dry stream bed to do tomorrow as well as final tidying up.
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Wow, that's looking super! Love that last shot of the 'drift' of flowers through the rock crevice - I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you all, such good work....
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It all looks great... makes me almost wish we were there but I doubt my back would thank me for that! Whether you get a gold or not you've done a fantastic job!
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Dear all, your efforts look great we wish you the very best of luck with the judges and hope they recognise something very special, all the best Ian the Christie kind
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stand finished and a few photos attached courtesy of Clive Davies - he has taken quite a number and they may be the basis for a feature in the club journal. Beechgrove filmed the stand today and it should be shown tomorrow evening in Scotland i.e. Friday with a repeat on BBC2 UK wide on Sunday morning.
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My word - it looks terrific!
I think everyone involved with this project should be very proud of themselves for producing such a handsome display for the SRGC - well done to you all!
Edit: Clive Davies is the official photographer of the Royal Caledonian Hort. Society - thanks to Stan and Clive for these photos
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I am totally impressed with the work you have all put in and waiting with bated breath to hear if you have a gold medal... Give my love to Big John Amand please.
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Outstanding :o It really is amazing what you have done. That must be a Gold this year.
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Well???? Someone must know by now >:(
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Yeah! Just downloaded the awards pdf the team got a well deserved GOLD MEDAL Whilst Kevock got a Premier Gold...
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Wonderful news Carol!!!! Bravo everyone
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wonderfull rendering, lovely, wonderfully done up!
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Well done, Team, a great job.
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Congratulations from down south too, where Meconopsis and Primulas are just a dream! It's really nice to see the build up to displays like this for those of us aiming to do similar things. Very many congratulations to Kevock too!
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The Scottish Rock Garden Club A display of alpine and woodland plants - Gold 8) 8)
Other Medals at GS with SRGC/alpine connections
Rumbling Bridge Nurseries (owned by SRGC members the Butlers ) An exhibit of Alpine Plants in a garden setting Silver Gilt
Macplants (owned by SRGC members the McNaughtons) A display of herbaceous and woodland plants Gold
Hartside Nursery (owned by SRGC members the Huntleys) A display of Alpine and Woodland Plants Gold
Kevock Garden Plants (owned by SRGC members the Rankins) An exhibit of Alpine, Bog and Woodland Plants Premier Gold
Jacques Amand International (owned by SRGC members the Amands)
A display of Bulbous plants including Arisaemas & Cypripediums Silver Gilt
Binny Plants 'Sunny Days and Woodland Haze', an exhibit of hardy plants Premier Gold
Binny Plants Perfect Peonies' A display of cut-flower Peonies' Gold
(Binny Plants is owned by SRGC member Billy Carruthers)
Reginald Kaye – ( better known by us in the past as an alpine nursery) A display of Hardy Perennials Silver Gilt
Holmes Farm Plants A display of hardy perennials, alpine and woodland plants Gold
Hawthorn Alpine Troughs A display of Alpine Troughs in a landscape setting Silver Gilt
Southern Skies A display of alpines and dwarf perennials Silver
Harperley Hall Farm Nurseries A display of Alpine and Rock plants Gold
D'Arcy & Everest A display of troughs containing Alpines & Semperviviums Silver Gilt
Specialist Groups :
Plant Heritage (NCCPG) Silver
Scottish Rhododendron Society Bronze
Glorious Gardens of Argyll and Bute Silver
Meconopsis Group ( aff. SRGC) Gold http://www.meconopsis.org/ (http://www.meconopsis.org/)
Best Floral Exhibit Kevock Garden Plants
Best New Floral Exhibitor Rumbling Bridge Nurseries Silver Gilt
Best Show Garden SRUC Edinburgh Campus Silver Gilt
Isik Güner was awarded a Gold Medal in Botanical Art: Isik is the daughter of Dr. Adil Güner , the Keeper of the Nezahat Gökyigit Memorial Park, Istanbul, Turkey and has strong links with RBGE.
Well done to them all!
full results here : http://www.gardeningscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/GS-Judging-Results-2013.pdf (http://www.gardeningscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/GS-Judging-Results-2013.pdf)
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Congratulations to all the team. Haven't seen the stand since Tuesday, but I could see it was heading for Gold. Won't manage to see it now it's complete, as I stupidly booked a holiday without realising the dates! Congratulations also to all our other members who have stands of their own and have done so well.
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Very well done to the team so many people have made a huge effort for SRGC to win a GOLD is very special look forward to seeing the display LIVE in the morning, cheers Ian the Christie kind
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I have just returned with aching legs from a great day out with great weather and great plants. Being the Friday it was not too busy to see everything easily. I am sure there will be some photos up soon, but the Club Stand looked better in real life than on the Forum!
Well Done to those manning the SRGC Stand - the SeedEx surplus seeds were attracting a crowd, as was the display of £1 packets with coloured photo labels.
And of course Well Done to all the Nurseries and Exhibitors for a good haul of medals!
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the desired medal card held by Graham ; members and non members view the stand and the seed sales and info section.
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nurseries -Hartside; Hawthorn troughs; Reginald Kaye; John Amand; Macplants
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more nurseries-Kevock;Harperley; Rumbling Bridge; Border Belles; Primrose Bank
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Thanks for all those piccies Stan, its lovely to see em like that. Now I'm off to watch Beechgrove in case they are covering it....
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I see that Beechgrove Garden presenter Carole Baxter ( another SRGC member!) is pictured in one of Stan's photos, (* srgc G Scotland 036 ) chatting to Stella Rankin of Kevock - Carole seems to have a polybag in her hand too- been doing a little shopping, I reckon!
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Very well done the team a truly magnificent effort.
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Congratulations to all; brilliant job from the team and a well-deserved gold medal. Congrats too to all the SRGC members who got awards for their displays - see Maggie's post.
Kevock also won the Alf Evans Award for the best alpine display, and special congrats. to Graeme and Hilary Butler who got the 'Best New Floral Exhibitor' award as well as their silver gilt medal!
Thanks all all the volunteers too, who have and will be helping on the stand
Thanks to Brightwater for their generous sponsorship, whic helped to make the display so good!
President Carole (and first manny Ian!)
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Well, done folks, what a wonderful display. It was nice to see so many peoples admiring the display myself included.
What more could we have asked for, a beautiful sunny day and lots of nurseries having some lots of little treasures for us to buy.
Angie :)
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Saw the display yesterday - even better in person.
The team did the whole club proud - well done to Graham et al.
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.............................the morning after
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Here's a list of everyone who helped with our display at Gardening Scotland. Some provided plants, some helped with staging the display, some helped with organising, some manned the stand and some did a bit of everything. Many thanks to each and everyone. And please, if I missed anyone out, my memory is getting old and unreliable - but apologies if I have.
John Amand (Amand Bulbs), Peggy Anderson, Sheila Anderson, Carole and Ian Bainbridge, Brightwater Holidays, Sylvia and Garth Broomfield, Hilary and Graeme Butler (Rumbling Bridge Nursery), Billy Carruthers (Binny Plants), Anne Chambers, Ian Christie, Stan da Prato, Ken Dawson, Helen Donald ,Ken East, Al Elliott, Margaret Ferguson, Alan Gardner, Rob Graham, Janet and Alan Hayes, Kath Hendry, Mike Hicks, Cyril Lafong, Sandy Leven, Liz Mills, Netta Milne, Bob Moore, Anthea and Stuart Pawley, Ian Pryde, Trina Rogerson, Lesley Scott, Sue Simpson and George Watt, Sam Sutherland, Jackie Thomlinson, Graham Wenham, and Maureen Wilson.
It was a great Club effort and well worth it.
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Well done to you all. You did the club proud.
Angie :)
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These kind words have been received for the SRGC Team who were responsible for the wonderful display at Gardening Scotland from Alain Denis, on behalf of our French sister organisation SAJA (Société des Amateurs de Jardins Alpins et de Rocaille):
"I have seen the pictures of the SRGC’s stand on the forum. It’s really a huge work the members have done and the result is well deserved Gold Medal. The blue meconopsis and red ones
(M. punicea I guess) as well as the primulas, Paris and Cyps are wonderful. Very good job and all our congratulations for this award!
Best regards
Alain"
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Mentions and pix from John Grimshaw on Kevock, Binny plants and the SRGC Display - not to forget the display of 667 varities of potatoes, in this blog :
http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/gardening-scotland.html (http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/gardening-scotland.html)
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Graham Wenham of the Edinburgh Group. Graham became well known for his work for the wider Club membership on the SRGC Displays at Gardening Scotland and the Seed Exchange Distribution.
We send our sincere condolences to Mrs Wenham and their family.
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Graham Wenham with the Gold Medal Card at Gardening Scotland 2013
From Stan da Prato, who worked closely with Graham on the displays and who had considerable admiration for Graham's courage in the face of his illness:
"Graham passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on 25th March. Graham was a stalwart of the Edinburgh & Lothians group of the SRGC. An engineer by profession he organised the design and building of the club stand at Gardening Scotland in the last two years. He also worked on the joint stand with Kevock in 2011. He had known for some years that his kidneys were not functioning properly but decided not to have dialysis. He felt it would interfere with his many activities. He proceeded to confound medical opinion but recently his health deteriorated and he told us in his calm way that he would not be available to build the 2014 stand. The family have found it helpful to know the high regard club members had for Graham - even people who had never met him were aware of his contribution to the club."
We will post details of Graham's funeral when these are announced.
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SRGC President Carole Bainbridge has asked me to post this message on her behalf :
"On behalf of all the members of the SRGC, I would like to express our deep sadness at Graham's passing and offer our condolences to all of his family and friends. Graham was a great friend to many of us, both in the Edinburgh Group and in the wider club. He was one of life's volunteers, always ready to help and contribute. He worked hard to make sure that the seed distribution, the Edinburgh Show and the Gardening Scotland stand worked effectively, and presented the SRGC in the best possible light. We will all miss his wicked sense of humour, banter with colleagues and charming manner; he will be sadly missed.
Carole Bainbridge
SRGC President "
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Hello all, I would like to pay tribute to Graham his contribution to the SRGC displays at Gardening Scotland was immense, he built the wooden structure and always on hand if anything needed fixed, never changed in all the time I knew him he just quietly got on with the job, we have lost a great friend we shall miss him. I have decided to help at this years show with the SRGC display and we plan to create a super display to remember Graham, cheers Ian the Christie kind
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Indeed, he will be missed greatly. A very sad loss to the Edinburgh Group, as well as to the Club as a whole, particularly as we have our show in a few weeks. Graham gave much of his time helping out before and during the event. My sincere condolences to Graham's family.
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Graham’s funeral will be held on Friday 4th April at 4pm at West Lothian Crematorium, Cousland Wood, Starlaw Rd, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 7FD.
Sat Nav: For those of you travelling to the crematorium using sat nav, please use the following postcode – EH54 7DA.
Other directions to Crematorium, including map : http://www.westlothiancrematorium.co.uk/contact.php (http://www.westlothiancrematorium.co.uk/contact.php)
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Several of Graham's SRGC friends attended the funeral on Friday afternoon. Though we knew him through plants he was very much a motor engineer by profession and this was reflected in the very large number of former work colleagues from the industry who were present. He was a keen follower of Formula 1 and this and his quirky sense of humour came as the F1 title music was played as the coffin entered the chapel. The order of service card carried a photo of Graham on his garden tractor.
Talking afterwards to his family Claire and Kirstie -who many will remember as co-owner of Border Belles nursery for a while - hope to come to see the SRGC team as we finish re-erecting the stand Graham put so much into at Gardening Scotland later this spring.
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For a person to be remembered with respect, affection and humour is the best one can hope for, is it not?