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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Maggi Young on May 17, 2014, 03:53:33 PM
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Isn't this the day of the Southport Show? Nothing on AGS website about it in News, only in standard show listings - has it happened?
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Perhaps they have all gone for a paddle instead - 25degC in the shade here this afternoon 8) 8)
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Crikey- that is HOT! Going for a paddle seems a good idea - or at the very least heading for the nearest ice cream parlour. ;D
How are you Vivien? Breaking out the sundresses and parasols, eh?
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It happened, just got back. Farrer Medal was Lewisia George Henley. Super plant too. Good show, pictures eventually.
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Hot drive, Eric? Have a restful evening.
Lewisia 'George Henley' is a great plant for this time of year - it's won a Forrest Medal for Fred Hunt at the old Aberdeen show before - for instance in 2010......
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and it's a plant that can be seen over a wide period - here is Cliff Booker's plant,at the AGS Summer North show on 15th JUNE in 2013, pictured by the Veteran Vet, George Young
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It is hot - can't enjoy it today as I have too much to do. However, the weatherman says we have another day of summer before it rains so I shall attempt to find some of my garden under the weeds tomorrow.
Last weekend I cleared out my very neglected greenhouse. I had thought that everything had died in the previous hard winters but I was delighted to find a few things have survived, including some newly germinated paeony seedlings from a 2011 sowing - good job I didn't clear it all out last year :)
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I do hope the weatherman is correct ::)
Isn't it one of the biggest joys of growing plants that you can find survivors where you thought all were long gone ? That sort of surprise can give you new heart for a whole new project. 8)
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Southport Show certainly took place today and the weather brought out some wonderful plants, most of the usual exhibitors and the same splendid array of helpers for Show Secretary; Roger Beecham. It was lovely to spend part of the day out on the lawns, nattering to fellow exhibitors and anticipating lunch and the 2014 Pudsey Pig Competition.
The Farrer Medal was won by Claire Oates with her magnificent Lewisia 'George Henley' - hearty congratulations to Claire.
Images will follow from a number of people I'm sure ...
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Clare grows a lot of great plants, doesn't she? Congratulations to Clare on her superb Lewisia.
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Another image of Claire ...
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Is it just my impression or do all plants grown north of Watford grow twice as big as down south? What an amazing lewisia. A great contrast to some of the much tinier species such as L. longipetala which we use as our nursery logo from many years ago, but which I still find very charming. It would be an interesting genus to put together an educational display of to show this fascinating variation.
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Mr Booker is clearly too modest to announce that he was THE WINNER OF THE PUDSEY PIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mr Booker is clearly too modest to announce that he was THE WINNER OF THE PUDSEY PIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, hurrah! I take it the title was as hotly contested as ever?
Well done, Cliff - or was it rare, well done and medium rare, too? ::) ;D
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Enough, enough
the heartburn has already kicked in
Roger Beecham's magnificent Physoplexis comosa appeared again at Southport
what a survivor!!! (The plant
not Roger). :D
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Alan Furness brought along this beautiful Campanula sp.
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Congratulations to Claire, is a really fine exhibit, Lewisia are very popular plants, both for the garden and for show exhibition, really good to see one get the ultimate accolade, sorry I could not be there.
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My apologies to Clare for giving her an additional vowel in her first name ...
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Another photo of Clare and that Lewisia ......
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Just a few images from Southport Show ...
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A few more ...
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Five more ...