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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on March 18, 2014, 11:45:15 AM
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Stirling Show (Kincardine) 22 March NEXT EVENT!
Next SRGC Event is the 'STIRLING' SHOW # 22nd March Note this Show is held in KINCARDINE !!
** VENUE**:Kincardine Community Centre Anderson Lane, Kincardine Fife, FK10 4SF
LOCATION: Cross Kincardine bridge, turn left into village, turn left at traffic lights and then sharp right into Kirk Street, immediately turn right into Anderson lane, the gate for the community centre is facing you. Extra parking is available just off the nearby Kirk Street.
Click here (http://tinyurl.com/cclx9hx)for a map of the location, you can zoom in for a street view.
Please consult the 2014 Show Schedule for confirmed dates and details: click here (http://files.srgc.net/show_info/ShowSchedules2014.pdf)
N.B. Some details may be incorrect in the printed version of the Show Schedules.
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News from Kincardine - Forrest medal has been won by Cyril Lafong with, I think, a Pulsatilla vernalis.
"Most Points in Section I" went to Stan Da Prato.
New trophy, in honour of Glassford Sprunt - ( for best plant in a 19cm pot?)also won by
Cyril for pale form of Crocus cvijicii - or should that be Crocus jablanicensis ?
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Bravo Cyril &Stan! Look forward to seeing the pics, I'm sure Stan will have been there snapping away...
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...................indeed yes. The first thing to greet exhibitors in the car park was a somewhat disconcerting van . However things were much nicer inside. Cyril's superb three pan entry included the Forrest medal Pulsatilla which was also the best European plant as well as a merit certificate winning trillium. Glassford's new trophy was won by Cyril's Crocus Cream of Cream in a very good small six pan entry. Show goers were all delighted that hard working secretary Sam Sutherland won the Spiller trophy for best primula with P. Mary Berry. Your correspondent was pleasantly surprised to receive a merit cert for an Andromeda which was also given the best non European plant trophy. I also received the trophy for most points due to bringing most plants. Sue Simpson brought some excellent plants to win section 2 and a merit cert. for a fine Pulsatilla. On a quick count the open section had 241 plants from 148 entries. Section 2 had 26 plants from 17 entries.
.....more snaps tomorrow.
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next five
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a very quick photo tour of the benches
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...some more..
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last of this batch
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People among the plant starting with the caption competition
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continuing
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and some more
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final few of this set
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just people including Yohan from Gothenburg
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Photography and artwork
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Hello Stan thanks for posting all the pictures had a great day at the Kincardine show and to meet up with Yohan again thanks for posting the picture of us with past president Liz. Yohan informed us that Peter is now the father of a little boy his quote was 'his life will never be the same now many hours are needed looking after small babies. cheers Ian the Christie kind
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Caption competition suggestion: "I think you may have stepped in something............"
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(edit by maggi to add Stan's photo again)
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Thanks again Stan for showing us what some of us missed.
Angie :)
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Stan will be in Aberdeen tomorrow to give a talk for a joint meeting of the Aberdeen Rock Garden Club and the Friends of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden - maybe we should take some pictures of him for a change? 8)
Stan's talk "Birds in Gardens" will be held at the University of Aberdeen Zoology Department Lecture Hall, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ
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Stan will be in Aberdeen tomorrow to give a talk for a joint meeting of the Aberdeen Rock Garden Club and the Friends of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden - maybe we should take some pictures of him for a change? 8)
Now there's a good idea Maggi ;D ;D
Angie :)
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Caption competition, I do like your jumper matches my coat but the socks are a bit much, cheers Ian the Christie kind
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The cold snap forces Sandy to wear his purple onesie under his trousers and shoes.
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Great photo's, I always look forward to seeing them after an event. I have yet to get to a SRGC show, so the pictures are a great substitute. The plants look so good in the photo's, they must be even better in real life!
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The plants look so good in the photo's, they must be even better in real life!
The shows are well worth it, and yes, the plants always look amazing.
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Sandy Leven's report on the Forrest medal plant from this show now online from THIS (http://www.srgc.net/site/index.php/shows/sample-menu)page 8)
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The cold snap forces Sandy to wear his purple onesie under his trousers and shoes.
"Sandy discovers that his jumper is not colour-fast as his once-white socks now attest"
cheers
fermi
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"Sandy discovers that his jumper is not colour-fast as his once-white socks now attest"
cheers
fermi
;D ;D ;D
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Love seeing all the photos of marvelous plants at the various shows. But what also appeals are the photographs of people at sales tables and what's available for them to buy. I'm absolutely pea green!
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The cold snap forces Sandy to wear his purple onesie under his trousers and shoes.
Anthony's offering gets my vote as winner of the caption competition!
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Sandy Leven's report on the Kincardine show now online here (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/Kincardine2014.pdf)
All of Sandy's reports, and also archived reports on THIS (http://www.srgc.net/site/index.php/shows/sample-menu)page 8) -
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That's an amazing report. Love the historical introduction too. Must have been a joy to have been there. 8)
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Just had my morning history lesson. Enjoyed the report I can fair hear Sandy telling this story.... And a better collection of plants would be hard to find. Well done everyone!