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Title: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: ranunculus on May 04, 2008, 12:24:24 PM: East Cheshire A.G.S. Show was held on a gloriously sunny 3rd May at a brand new venue in Hazel Grove, near Stockport. Many congratulations to Liz and her team on another super show. We couldn't stay for long (due to grandson commitments later in the day) but I hope I managed to capture enough images to give you all a feel of this lovely event.

The Farrer Medal (for the best exhibit at the show) was won by (yes, you have guessed it) Holmfirth's prolific Geoff Rollinson with a beautiful Primula bracteata.

I hope you enjoy this briefer than usual glimpse of some of the plants at the show?

ANDROSACE G F SMITH TROPHY WINNER.jpg
ARISAEMA AMURENSE.jpg
BLOSSOM NEAR SHOW VENUE.jpg
ANEMONE DEMISSA.jpg
A SLIGHTLY RELUCTANT ROSEMARY COX.jpg
ARISAEMA DETAIL.jpg
BOLAX GUMMIFERA.jpg
CALCEOLARIA.jpg
CAMPANULA OREADUM.jpg
CASSIOPE.jpg
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: ranunculus on May 04, 2008, 12:28:46 PM: Some more exhibits from East Cheshire AGS Show 2008....
CLOSE-UP.jpg
CONANDRON RAMONDIOIDES ALBA.jpg
CAMPANULA OREADUM DETAIL.jpg
CORREA REFLEXA DETAIL.jpg
CYCLAMEN REPANDUM.jpg
CYCLAMEN PELOPONNESIACUM.jpg
DAPHNE.jpg
DIANTHUS CONWY STAR.jpg
EAST CHESHIRE SHOW BENCH.jpg
ERYTHRONIUM REVOLUTUM.jpg
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: ranunculus on May 04, 2008, 12:33:01 PM: ...And some more from the show benches at East Cheshire...

FRITILLARIA DETAIL.jpg
FRITILLARIA EPIROTICA.jpg
HAASTIA PULVINARIS V. PULVINARIS.jpg
IRIS DETAIL.jpg
LAMIUM DETAIL.jpg
LEWISIA.jpg
LEWISIA COTYLEDON.jpg
MINI-GARDEN ENTRY.jpg
PINUS MUGO 'MINIKIN'.jpg
PLEIONE FORMOSANA.jpg
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: ranunculus on May 04, 2008, 12:37:02 PM: ...And there's more...

PLEIONE 'JACKDAW' CLOSE-UP.jpg
PLEIONE TONGARIRO 'JACKDAW'.jpg
PRIMULA WHARFEDALE BLUEBELL.jpg
PTERIDOPHYLLUM RACEMOSUM.jpg
PYRETHRUM LEONTOPODIUM.jpg
RHODODENDRON 'BARBARELLA'.jpg
RHODODENDRON GROENLANDICUM.jpg
SANGUINARIA.jpg
SAXIFRAGA PUBESCENS 'SNOWCAP'.jpg
SAXIFRAGA SP..jpg
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: ranunculus on May 04, 2008, 12:41:47 PM: More from East Cheshire...
SANGUINARIA CLOSE-UP.jpg
SHOW BENCH.jpg
SHOW BENCH 2.jpg
SIX CUT FLOWERS.jpg
SUNLIGHT THROUGH ARISAEMA DETAIL.jpg
SUNLIGHT THROUGH FRITILLARIA MEALEAGRIS.jpg
SUNLIGHT THROUGH FRITS.jpg
SUNLIGHT THROUGH UVULARIA GRANDIFLORA.jpg
SUPER PLANT.jpg
THREE PAN.jpg
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: ranunculus on May 04, 2008, 12:47:12 PM: My final batch...let's finish with the Farrer Medal winning exhibit...

VIOLA PEDATA BICOLOR.jpg
TULIPA AUCHERIANA.jpg
VIOLA CAZORLENSIS.jpg
TRILLIUM LUTEUM.jpg
VIOLA PEDATA.jpg
TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM.jpg
VIOLA PEDATA 2.jpg
THREE PAN FOLIAGE.jpg
THREE PAN ENTRY.jpg
FARRER MEDAL WINNING EXHIBIT.jpg
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: afw on May 04, 2008, 05:28:02 PM: There are yet more photos on the AGS site.
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on May 04, 2008, 07:43:47 PM: Wonderful pictures (as usual ::)) of more wonderful plant on what looks to have been a marvelous show !
Thanks for showing us around Cliff !
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: Lvandelft on May 04, 2008, 10:10:12 PM: So many beautiful plants and these super pictures.
Thank you Cliff. I really enjoy looking at al these show plants.
It's something I miss in our country.
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: Lesley Cox on May 05, 2008, 01:54:48 AM: Don't we all Luit? :'(

Thanks so much Cliff for this wonderful record. I remember the East Cheshire show with fondness as it's the only one I have been able to visit - way back in '81, except for the conference show of Alpines 81. But the regional shows seem to have a lovely "family" feeling to them, with everyone knowing and helping each other. I think that's a precious asset.
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: Maggi Young on May 05, 2008, 05:30:35 PM: Fabulous Farrer plant, congratulations to Geoff Rollinson.... again!!
My eye is taken by the lovely plant shown by Cliff in Reply I as "close up" and Reply 4 as "super plant".... this is the rather odd but very fine Petunia patagonica.... anyone got any seed??
Title: Re: EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008
Post by: Diane Clement on May 05, 2008, 05:48:57 PM: Quote from: Maggi Young on May 05, 2008, 05:30:35 PM
odd but very fine Petunia patagonica.... anyone got any seed??

No, but Keith Lever sells the plant. I've bought it twice now ... both departed quite quickly to that great rock garden in the sky ... :'( (no fault of Keith's of course!)