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Title: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on September 29, 2018, 12:48:57 PM: Great success at Loughborough AGS show for Alan Furness with this beautiful pot of Crocus hadriaticus
- Farrer Medal and First Class Certificate from Joint Rock RHS committee

Pix from Lawrence Peet ...

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edit to add note from Don Peace :
" I understand this particular clone has now been named Crocus hadriaticus 'Edward Rymer'. Alan received a few corms a good number of years ago from the late Tony Rymer and it has been decided to name the crocus for Tony's grandson."
Title: Re: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on September 29, 2018, 01:07:08 PM: Some more photos from Loughborough, via Lawrence Peet ... you'll see Lawrence had his eye taken by the cyclamen on show!

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A "Tilebarn" cyclamen form

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A winner from, I think - Ian Robertson

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Cyclamen graecum subsp. graecum
Title: Re: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on September 29, 2018, 01:08:42 PM: and....
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Cyclamen hederifolium crassifolium

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Wonderful arrow leaf form

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Cyclamen maritimum

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fine pan of Crocus tournefortii
Title: Re: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on September 29, 2018, 01:12:19 PM: some others ....

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Bob and Rannveig Wallis - 6 pan entry

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Tenzan'

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Ulmus parvifolia 'Hokkaido' winning for Lawrence Peet
Title: Re: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: Martinr on September 30, 2018, 10:27:19 AM: Magic Show. Thanks to all who contributed. Now...who left behind their little blue notebook, which judging by the contents, they'd really like back.

martin
Title: Re: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 30, 2018, 01:49:11 PM: Quote from: Martinr on September 30, 2018, 10:27:19 AM
... Now...who left behind their little blue notebook, which judging by the contents, they'd really like back.
Martin,
that could be incriminating!!!
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: Martinr on September 30, 2018, 02:44:19 PM: If their other half saw the snowdrop wish list it certainly would be incriminating :)
Title: Re: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: Yann on September 30, 2018, 08:30:23 PM: I've never seen such dense population of Cyclamen maritimum, incredible.
Title: Re: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on October 06, 2018, 04:20:58 PM: More photos of the Loughborough show by Ian Instone and Jon Evans on the AGS site :
http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/discussion/atshows/Loughborough+Show+September+/20507/ (http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/discussion/atshows/Loughborough+Show+September+/20507/)

:)
Title: Re: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: Palustris on October 06, 2018, 04:26:03 PM: No images from me this year. First time in over 20 years we have missed this show. Age is catching up on us.
Title: Re: Loughborough AGS Show 29th September 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on October 14, 2018, 11:15:13 AM: Quote from: Maggi Young on September 29, 2018, 12:48:57 PM
Great success at Loughborough AGS show for Alan Furness with this beautiful pot of Crocus hadriaticus
- Farrer Medal and First Class Certificate from Joint Rock RHS committee

From Twitter today :

Don Peace
‏ @DonPeace

"I understand this particular clone has now been named Crocus hadriaticus 'Edward Rymer'. Alan received a few corms a good number of years ago from the late Tony Rymer and it has been decided to name the crocus for Tony's grandson."

What a nice tribute to Tony and his family.