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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on April 08, 2019, 11:23:48 AM
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There will be six specialist nurseries attending, as well as the local Group plant Stall, so lots of retail therapy available, sparked by the show display at the upcoming "Embra" Show this Saturday!
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The Alpine Dept. of RBG Edinburgh plans to take a display to the Edinburgh and the Lothians SRGC Show on Saturday 13th April. The difficulties of the season, which have been felt by many of our members with their own plants are also affecting the RBGE plants being grown by Elspeth and her Team - great to hear that they will attend this show !!
RBGE display at Edinburgh in a previous year .....
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Some photos from Petra Palkova of the preparations of the Alpine Dept. of RBGE for their display at the Edinburgh Show tomorrow -
Elspeth Mackintosh in the RBGE potting shed ...
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the van is packed ......
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arriving at the venue.....
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Good luck! Have a great day!!
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two snaps of the hall setting up then the first local members' plants on the benches.
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Photo from President Julia Corden - Sue Simpson with her Forrest Medal - Clematis columbiana var. tenuiloba ‘Ylva’ at the Edinburgh Show today - well done Sue!!
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I think this is the first time this plant has won a Forrest Medal!
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From Petra Palkova ........
"It's a gold medal for @TheBotanics plant display at @ScottishRockGC #Spring #Flower #Show plus a certificate of merit for one of the irises, Iris aff. vicaria !"
Excellent news!
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more snaps of winning plants. Another view of the Clematis then, from the same grower, Pulsatilla vernalis, part of her small 6 pan entry which took the Kilbryde cup for best plant in a 17.5cm pot while Anisotome imbricata received a certificate of merit -I think not for the first time.
Then Sam Sutherland's Fritillaria tuntasia which took the Henry Tod Carnethy Quaich for best bulbous plant. Ian and Carole Bainbridge -who used to be Edinburgh show secretaries - came back from the southwest to take the class 3 Elsie Harvey trophy for 3 new /rare plants. Good to see Ian at a show again.
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Class 2 for 3 plants from different genera contained several award winning plants. The Forrest Clematis was in Sue's 3 pan while I received the Henry Archibald trophy for my 3 pans which included an Andromeda that was awarded the Alf Evans Quaich for best ericaceous plant other than a rhododendron. The Midlothian vase for best rhodo went to Dave Millward's R dendrocharis Glendoick Gem, part of his 3 pan entry.
The Corsar Trophy for best European primula went to Watt Russell for Aire Mist while David & Stella Rankin took the historic Bhutan Drinking cup for best Asiatic wth P bullata.
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Nick Boss received the Curle Memorial Trophy for 3 pans raised from seed. I was awarded the Boonslie cup for class 79, a miniature garden, and the Reid Rose Bowl for most points in the open section. Local member Chris Kelnar won the Midlothian bowl for best plant - a large potful of Pleione formosana - in section 2 as well as the prize for best plant from a new exhibitor. Pete Moore received a bronze medal. Finally a view of the Iris that received a merit certificate for RBGE.
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views of the benches.
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The assembled judges then classes 1 and 2.
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more details for class 3. then general view of classes 3-5
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further details of unusual plants.
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a view of class 5 then some details about Nick's plants.
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plants from seed, plant from Europe then Asiatic primulas.
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more primulas
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last of the primula family, foliage then cushions in flower to finish window bench.
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onto middle bench side 1 with cushion plants not in flower, ranuncs , bulbs, orchids.
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plants from Turkey , trilliums and more bulbs.
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along the other side of the main bench starting with rhododendrons and other shrubs, more bulbs then drabas.
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plants not otherwise on the schedule, Scottish natives, North Americans, then over to conifer corner.
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South Americans and Africans , plants from seed, grower's own hybrid, variation on a theme, plants from the open ground.
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section 2 has not been well supported at some Scottish shows recently so it was good to see several exhibitors at Edinburgh.
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more s2.
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club plant stall and nurseries
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two more.
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people in and around the show.
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more
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and others
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rest of this section finishing with a picture where the president explains just what her new position means.
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local members hard at work.
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and others
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The Edinburgh team soon had the hall cleared and it was time to go home.
This is only a summary and there is still scope for others to add more information.
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The Edinburgh team soon had the hall cleared and it was time to go home.
This is only a summary and there is still scope for others to add more information.
This is some summary Stan, I feel that I have seen the whole Show, thanks again to your dedication and hard work in delivering these reports to the world through the Forum.
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Brilliant pics Stan, thanks it's just like being there.
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Sandy Leven's Forrest Medal Report from Edinburgh .....
http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/Edinburgh-Forrest-2019.pdf (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/Edinburgh-Forrest-2019.pdf)
Thank you, Sandy! :-*
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Interesting pic of the president!
Aiming for higher office?
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cheers
fermi
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Sandy Leven's Edinburgh Show Report : http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/EdinburghShow2019.pdf (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/EdinburghShow2019.pdf) - includes congrats for AlpineAlex in one of his first SRGC Shows!!
Cheers,
Sandy!!