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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Carol Shaw on April 22, 2015, 07:03:25 PM
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Just a reminder to everyone that the Highland Show takes place this Saturday 25 April in Nairn Community Centre... We already have an impressive number of entries in Section II - David and I are so pround of the way our local members step up to the plate :) ;D :)
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"Be there, or be square"!
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Highland Show Today
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Pleione var.
Forrest Medal winner - Francis and Margaret Higgins from Berridale, Sutherland, who only started showing with us a couple of years ago.
Regardless of this they come down in a camper van full of plants that are almost as good as this!
Sorry about the pic quality but Sandy and Stan are still on their way home.
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Wow, huge congratulations to Francis and Margaret - they do grow excellent plants.
It's especially exciting for the Show Secretaries to have a Forrest go to a newer name, too, isn't it?
The Highland Section 2 looks super!
Some really big, glorious plants there - I'm guessing a good time was had by all and the Show Secs are well pleased with how the day went!
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David there is nothing wrong with your pictures. First of my snaps attached showing the spectacular bowl of Pleione with its award cards then alongside Peter Semple's impressive Gentiana acaulis which received a merit certificate as did Andromeda Nikko which also won the Grouse salver for best ericaceous plant. Appropriately the Askival Trophy or best pot of bulbs went to John Owen who is now the Askival proprietor for his Fritillaria acmopetala.
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John also received a merit cert. for a nice Trillium luteum badly photographed. Olive Bryers won the Culloden Cup for best Primula in show with P. ellisiae as well as taking the Dunbarney salver for best plant is section 2 with a very nicely proportioned Celmisia. Colinne Souter received the George Roslyn-Shirras Tankard for most points in what was a very competitive section 2. The best exhibit in section Va which is not open to exhibitors showing in sections 1 or 2 was Sue Mackintosh's Erythronium.
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Sue's husband Hamish received a merit cert for his mini rock garden and the prize for the best pot from a new exhibitor for a white form of Fritillaria meleagris. Then another picture to show the size of the gentian and orchid which were very large potfuls indeed. Two views of the show hall
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The customary tour of the benches starting with the open section class 1 six small pots then class 2 three pots different genera. Then Scottish native plants and plants from specific parts of the world
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moving down the bench through geographical areas, hardy succulents to the only saxifrage in the open classes - section 2 had at least half a dozen.
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on along another bench though a variety of primulas, ranunculaceae and iris
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bulbs, ericaceous plants, plants from the open ground and another mini garden
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section 2 was the best in Scotland so far this year with up to 8 entries per class. We start with the class for 6 small pots
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one last look at section 2 then section V for local growers who do not enter the first two sections
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Really lovely show, Well done to everyone. There were some really nice plants that I wouldn't have minded sneaking in the boot of the car. First time that I have managed to get to this show and certainly worth the trip. Thanks everyone, especially the catering, great soup and they couldn't do enough for us. Stan you missed me tucking into the cakes this time ;D.
Angie :)
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...however the few crumbs left on empty plates in the café told the story just as well.
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now for snaps of people staging their plants
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then judging including a rare self portrait - my appeal was necessary as Angela had demolished so many of the cakes already.
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plant stalls frome the local group and three nurseries
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people among the plants
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and more
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the caption photo in which a delighted Liz discovers that two cakes have escaped Angela's attention
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It is the Highland show so a photo of the north Cairngorms taken on the drive south is an appropriative way to finish this morning's selection of snaps.
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My word, Stan - that is a beautiful closing shot to crown another of your famous show reports.
Thank you!
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the caption photo in which a delighted Liz discovers that two cakes have escaped Angela's attention
Nobody saw me under that table ;D, those cup cakes were to die for. Thanks Stan for the show pictures and the wonderful picture of the snow on the Cairngorms. Was a really nice drive home. I wasn't driving so I could soak in the beautiful scenery up that way.
Angie :)
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Somebody told me Maggi Young was on her way so I'm hiding these.
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Sandy Leven's Nairn Forrest Medal report is now online HERE (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/NairnForrest2015.pdf)
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Margaret and Francis Higgins with their large pan pf Pleione, which won the Forrest Medal - and look at those lovely, happy smiles 8)
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Thanks for all the pictures sorry I could not make the show this year, many congratulations to Margaret and Francis from the far North near the Berrydale Braes what a pot-full, cheers Ian the Christie kind.
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Sandy Leven's Highland - Nairn Show Report is now online HERE (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/Nairnshow2015.pdf)
All Sandy's Show reports can be enjoyed HERE (http://www.srgc.net/site/index.php/shows/sample-menu)