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Title: Perth show 2017
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 14, 2017, 07:38:25 PM
Car now loaded with a few mainly large  plants ready for an early start in the morning   
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Maggi Young on April 14, 2017, 07:49:57 PM
Good luck Stan, hope it's a great day.
The poster used to let folks know about the show ....
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Post by: Maggi Young on April 14, 2017, 07:55:55 PM
Ali and Sarah at Ardfearn have been getting their plants ready for the Perth show too ...... they reckon they've got around 150 or so different types!

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Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Maggi Young on April 14, 2017, 07:57:05 PM
More of the plants Ardfearn are taking to Perth
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Post by: johnw on April 14, 2017, 10:15:07 PM
Ali and Sarah at Ardfearn have been getting their plants ready for the Perth show too ...... they reckon they've got around 150 or so different types! (Attachment Link) (Attachment Link) (Attachment Link) (Attachment Link)

Oh the torture..................
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Leucogenes on April 15, 2017, 06:34:11 AM
When I see the beautiful pictures of Ali and Sarah, I am even more on my order. Hopefully they deliver soon ... but with you in GB is every weekend a plant show ... madness ... I envy you really very much.  :)
Thanks for the great photos, Maggi.

On this way also best regards to Ali & Sarah

Thomas
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Maggi Young on April 15, 2017, 12:23:49 PM
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Harperley Hall Farm Nursery's pic of the show


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Ron McBeath, Jens Nielsen and Nick Courtens, from Betty Ford B. G. Vail, Colorado - at Perth -  Nick is in Scotland  helped by a  Diana Aitchison SRGC Grant.  Pic by Julia Corden, SRGC Perth Show Secretary

Some  more pix from the Show from Julia ....
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Post by: Maggi Young on April 15, 2017, 12:25:00 PM
Rather fine pot of Pleione at Perth Sow -  pic by Julia

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Post by: Maggi Young on April 15, 2017, 02:37:20 PM
Plants for sale at Perth - these from Rumbling Bridge (Graeme and Hilary Butler)
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Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 15, 2017, 06:00:17 PM
Cyril's Forrest medal number 56 with Jeffersonia dubia alba. This plant was one  of the trio that won him the Dundas Quaich for class 2. He then took the Joyce Halley award for best plant  from seed with  Saxifraga aretioides as well as the bulb trophy with Fritillaria glauca. Finally info on Sax. aretioides
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Maggi Young on April 15, 2017, 06:11:21 PM
Oh my, much more of this we'll all need a calculator to keep count!  Well done Cyril!!
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: David Nicholson on April 15, 2017, 06:18:05 PM
What was the plant please, I can't make out the label?
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Maggi Young on April 15, 2017, 06:33:17 PM
Forrest medal plant is Jeffersonia dubia - here's  Ian Christie's pic of the plant and Secret Squirrel himself...

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Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: David Nicholson on April 15, 2017, 06:49:31 PM
Ta Maggi, nice plant.
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 15, 2017, 06:52:08 PM
Henry & Margaret Taylor  won the Murray Lyon trophy for best plant from a Tayside member with a fine Lewisia. Cathy & Barry Caudwell took the Perth trophy for most points by  a Perthshire  group member/s. Alan & Jane Thomson  took the Bobby Masterton trophy for best Asiatic primula.  In Section 2 Hamish Mackintosh took the John Duff prize for best plant, the Perth salver for most points as well as the SRGC bonze medal.
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Leucogenes on April 15, 2017, 06:55:27 PM
Beautiful plants and beautiful beards ...  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 15, 2017, 07:11:24 PM
As the only entrant I won  the Alexander  Caird trophy for class 2 six large pots. I  was somewhat surprised to also get the Cox rhododendron trophy (with a Cox bird series plant Swift )  and the Middleton challenge  trophy  for most open points this last very narrowly from Sue Simpson and Cyril.
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Maggi Young on April 15, 2017, 07:13:50 PM
Those plants of yours are looking very good, Stan - I love the "erics" - of course. Good for you for growing and showing them.
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:02:05 AM
A round of the benches
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:03:57 AM
the first bench has several classes for seed raised plants thus the info cards
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:04:58 AM
more
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:06:25 AM
and more
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:08:04 AM
round end of bench 1 into some of the bulbs
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:09:17 AM
onto side 2
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:10:35 AM
onwards
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:12:55 AM
end of first bench with Lewisias then more bulbs at start of bench 2 then primulas
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:14:43 AM
down bench 2
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:17:17 AM
round bottom of second bench with tulips then some woody plants then own hybrid primulas
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:20:41 AM
more info then daisies, drabas etc
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:22:24 AM
moving onto third bench with trilliums and orchids
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:24:34 AM
onto plants from specified countries, plants not otherwise in the schedule
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:25:47 AM
end of open section with mini gardens
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:32:46 AM
section 2
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:33:31 AM
and two more then three non competitive exhibits
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:53:19 AM
Local group members hard at work
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 09:55:25 AM
More local members dealing with the results. The show secretary in action 
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 10:27:56 AM
people and plants

(edit by maggi - last pic rotated - Nick might have been getting dizzy !)
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 10:29:03 AM
more
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 10:30:23 AM
and more
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 10:31:34 AM
others
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Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 10:41:22 AM
Nurseries
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 10:42:20 AM
and the others
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Stan da Prato on April 16, 2017, 10:49:34 AM
Finally the hall empties,  vehicles are loaded up and John Owen's collie looks forward to getting back to the West Highlands
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: jomowi on April 16, 2017, 05:38:24 PM
Here's one you  missed, Stan.  Some folk just cannot keep away from the cakes.  Afternoon tea and home baking in the Summer House at Branklyn after the Show.

Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Maggi Young on April 16, 2017, 06:43:07 PM
 Here is Sandy Leven's Perth Forrest Medal  report : of course this, and more,  are all accessible on the main site Show Reports page
   http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/PerthForrest2017.pdf (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/PerthForrest2017.pdf)
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: angie on April 17, 2017, 12:35:58 PM
Great show folks. Had a lovely day and a few lovely cakes as well.

Maureen great photo , what a bonus having more cakes at Branklyn. Hope this is something that they keep up. Had a big slice of cake there, no Stans camera there to catch me  ;D  ;D

Stan thanks again for the pictures of the show .

Angie  :)
Title: Re: Perth show
Post by: Maggi Young on May 15, 2017, 08:41:42 PM
Sandy's report on the Perth Show is now online  here :
    http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/PerthShow2017.pdf (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/PerthShow2017.pdf) 
 :)
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