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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Maggi Young on May 15, 2008, 11:11:33 PM
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Southport AGS Show, 2008
this Saturday 17 May 2007 - 12.00 noon to 4.00 pm at STANLEY HIGH SCHOOL, FLEETWOOD ROAD, SOUTHPORT, PR9 9TF...... I hope some Forumists will be going and be able to report here....it is the SRGC Show in Aberdeen on the 17th too, of course, so with luck there should be lots to see in the Forum next week!
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Hi Maggi,
The Smethurst's are off to Southport tomorrow, just about to load up the car. Only one problem we have so many plants that I may not be able to squeeze Brian in!!!
Since the AGS have unfortunately lost the Pudsey/Headingly Show this year there isn't another for us northeners until Pershore in July. We also have had to find a new opportunity for the Pudsey Pig/Headingly Hog eating competition, so we are having the 'Southport Sow' tomorrow. Some of our number will have been starving themselves since April for this ;D ;D ;D Pictures will I'm sure follow, maybe even some of the Show.
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Now you tell me Shelagh ... we have had seven course meals EVERY night this week ... Ah well, the 'tum' tripod should be reasonably stable! ;)
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Had to take a half day off work to prepare 24 plants (that's all the car will take!). More Lewisias than there are classes for them. It's nearly 9 o'clock and finally I can sit down. The pots are clean, the plants are in their crates. The car is half packed, the rest will go in at 6 tomorrow, the Lewisia redivivas are in the airing cupboard trying to stop them closing completely, the labels are printed and chopped up. The batteries for the new camera are charged.
I'm knackered...............and I'm expected to compete in a face stuffing competition as well!
We are all mad as hatters but we love it.
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I know that feeling, Martin, my feet are killing me :'( :(
Have a wonderful day, Friends!
Hope we'll hear all about later.
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Well, it is almost midnight and nobody else has posted an image taken at the superb Southport AGS Show held today (17th May 2008)...
Congratulations to Roger Beecham and his dedicated team on producing another excellent show but, for yet another year, Roger earned even more praise for his wonderful cultivation skills. This very unassuming grower gained one more Farrer Medal for his tremendous plant of Physoplexis comosa.
As many of you will know, the celebrated Pudsey Pig was also contested today and my initial photographs from Southport 2008 will also feature images captured at the pub this lunchtime...
FARRER MEDAL WINNER ROGER BEECHAM
FARRER WINNER PHYSOPLEXIS COMOSA
PHYSOPLEXIS COMOSA
CECILIA COLLER DOES IT AGAIN.
ARISAEMA DETAIL
LEWISIA BEN CHACE
LAMIUM SANDRASICUM
DISPORUM SMITHII 'RIELE'
CELMISIA PHILOCREMNA
SEMPERVIVUM ATLANTICUM 'BALLS FORM'
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Some more tomorrow after a short sleep....
Wasn't that a STUNNING Celmisia philocremna by the way? Exhibited by Ian Leslie...of course!
SAXIFRAGA PEDEMONTANA
RHODODENDRON GINNY GEE
ALBA
ARISAEMA DETAIL 2
PUDSEY PIG CONTESTANTS (SOME OF THE PRE-MATCH FAVOURITES)
LAUGHING AT THE APPROACH OF THE MAIN COURSES
MARTIN ROGERSON TRYING TO GRAB A CRAFTY CHIP
EVENTUAL WINNER JOHN BUNN CONSUMING YET ANOTHER CHIP
PUDSEY PIG WINNER 2008 JOHN BUNN
CLOSE-UP STACHYS LAVANDULIFOLIA
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Cliff
Thanks for posting such excellent photos of a Show that many of us cannot hope to visit. I look forward to more in the morning.
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What an awesome plant that Physoplexis comosa is. :o
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Cliff - Many thanks, wonderful photos. I'm still reeling from the Disporum.
johnw
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Brilliant photos Cliff. What a happy brood of pigs you have there. All great contestants. An awesome Physoplexis but as for the Celmisia - just another white daisy! ;D ;D ;D 8)
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Many thanks everyone.
Some more images from Southport 2008, concluding with a superb display of photographs captured in Sichuan, China by Peter Cordall. The recent and terrible earthquake emphasising the fragility of life for both people and plants.
ALLIUM CRISPUM TO THE FORE
ALLIUM CRISPUM.
CASTILLEJA MINIATA DETAIL
BEST PLANT IN SECTION C FOR COLIN DOLDING.
DODECATHEON DETAIL
DELPHINIUM DECORUM GAINED A FIRST 'FIRST' IN THE OPEN SECTION FOR CAROL KELLETT.
SAXIFRAGA PUBESCEN
THREE PAN EXHIBIT
ALLIUM DARWASICUM EXHIBITED BY GEORGE YOUNG.
ALLIUM SHELKOVNIKOVII
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My final batch from Southport 2008...
ROGER BEECHAM AND AGS PRESIDENT FRANK TINDALL
TULBAGHIA LEUCANTHA
VERY TINY FLOWERS OF TULBAGHIA LEUCANTHA
ALLIUM DETAIL
EXCELLENT DISPLAY OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM SICHUAN BY PETER CORDALL
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Thank you Cliff for these wonderful pictures.
I'm always astonished to see these big pots on shows, where the flowers
seem they must fight for a place, like these Saxifraga pedemontana and
ofcourse the Physoplexus. Great show!
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Wonderful pictures Cliff !
Another breathtaking show... what a glorious Physoplexis !!!
Thanks a lot for letting us enjoy it ! :D
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Cliff
Thanks for posting such excellent photos of a Show that many of us cannot hope to visit. I look forward to more in the morning.
I think the same as Arthur
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Several more images (if the slow-running forum will permit) from Southport 2008.
BEAUTIFUL RHODOHYPOXIS
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SPECTACULAR CELMISIA PHILOCREMNA
CAMPANULA CARPATHA
CECILIA COLLER'S WONDERFUL PODOPHYLLUM DELAVAYI
CLOSE-UP of Disporopsis pernyi
LEWISIA REDIVIVA
MAGNIFICENT STAND OF ORCHIDS
ROSCOEA HUMEANA 'ALBA'
PRIOR TO JUDGING
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I like all the plants but the Roscoea humeana alba must be my favourite. Do you recall the grower Cliff
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I may be totally wrong Arthur, but I think it may have been George Young...a beautiful exhibit.
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Diane, Martin, Shelagh, John, etc. etc. .... where are your photos....please?
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First try at posting a few pictures
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Celmisia bellidiodes
Edraianthus owerianus
Cypripedium calceolus
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Your pictures have been dropped for some reason sir...would you please be so kind as to try again. If you 'press additional options' and 'browse', then, when you have located your image, press 'open' and your image should be accepted. For subsequent images press 'more attachments' and continue as before.
I look forward to seeing your images.
My final batch from Southport 2008.
APOLOGIES TO DIANE CLEMENT FOR A POOR IMAGE OF HER LOVELY PLANT: Scutellaria
ARISAEMA TAIWANENSE
CECILIA COLLER'S WONDERFUL SIX PAN THAT GAINED THE E.B. ANDERSON PRIZE.
DISPORUM AND TRILLIUM.
EXCELLENT RHODOHYPOXIS.
FULL BENCHES.
GENERAL SHOT (WITH JOHN AND CLARE DOWER IN BACKGROUND)
LEIOPHYLLUM BUXIFOLIUM.
PIERIS JAPONICA DEBUTANTE.
PINGUICULA GRANDIFLORA.
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Last few...
SUPER ARRAY OF FERNS
SUPERB LEWISIA ASHWOOD RUBY SHOWN BY MARTIN ROGERSON.
THE THIRD CONTENDER FOR THE FARRER MEDAL - THIS MAGNIFICENT LEWISIA LEEANA ALBA WAS EXHIBITED BY RON AND HILARY PRICE
TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM FLORE PLENA
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My apologies....a 'veteran vet' could also be a lady of course.
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As ever, Cliff, a fabulous report from you. Great plants indeed but also very well photographed.
You boys, and girls, do like your chips!
Paddy
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I was very tempted to add: "You boys, and girls, do like your chips!"... and it sho.... No, I won't say that.
Paddy
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Cliff
Thankyou for posting all the photos.
A great show report as always, almost as good as being there.
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will try once more one at a time, if it doesn't work will phone a friend!
Alstroemeria peregrina Cecilia Coller
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Edraianthus owerianus Dave Charlton
Celmisia bellidiodes Geoerge Young (veteran vet)
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Arthur, the Roscoea was George Young's
Cliff, photos when I get sufficient spare time to process. Busy week.
Anyway, Mine are no where near as good as yours, my excuse being getting used to a new camera
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Lovely photos George. Welcome to the 'madhouse' that is Show reporting. You exhibited some wonderful plants on Saturday and Diane confirmed that you were, in fact, 'veteran vet' AFTER I insisted that a veteran vet could be of either gender!! :D
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Now that I have mastered it a few more
Campanula oreadum Barry Winter
Cypripedium calceolus Ian Leslie
Daphne petraea 'Persebee' Robert Rolfe
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Gentiana acaulis Cliff Booker
Dactyorhiza fuschii Brian Burrows
Viola cazorlensis Cecilia Coller
Androsace rotundifolia J & W Wright
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Thank you Cliff, as usuual lovely pics.
Welcome to the Forum George and a very nice first innings. Looks to have been an excellent Show.
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Hello, George, long time no see! Welcome to the forum and many thanks for these photos.
I commend your taste... Roscoea humeana alba is a great favourite.... just the most perfect flower.
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I have never seen a Physoplexis like that Farrer plant... what a bosker!! 8) 8)
Interestingly enough, Lewisis leeana alba was also in the running for a Forrest in Aberdeen. More pix from that show in the next few days as time permits.
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Nice to see the Lewisias doing well.
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Hi Maggie, may not have seen you but being so active on the forum I am aware that you are as busy as ever. As you might have guessed the Roscoea humeana alba was from Ron MacBeath, had it for several years I suppose. I was at the nursery one day at the right time, one to spare so a bit of arm twisting and I had it. I do agree it is a pristine white which makes it very eye catching. I found out at Southport that it should set seed and I now know where to look for it, I gather that some will come white, other people I talked to say their seedlings sometimes had a faint pink tinge
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A few more from Southport that missed the early postings...
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Cliff, the unamed plant is an Armeria maritima, there is a clonal name but I have mislaid the label since Southport. It is another plant from Ron MacBeath, I believe he brought it back from a trip to Norway, possibly the SRGC one to Tromso?
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Many thanks George .... a lovely plant. I knew it was a thrift, but I didn't want to mislead by quoting a fictitious name.
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Hi all, Thanks for letting me see my home show (I live 1/2 Mile from the venue). I was away last weekend & I didn't even have one suitable plant to send in my absence! :'(
Where did E Lancs crowd go to eat?
Cheers
Les
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Would 'The Shrimpers' sound right Les?
Shelagh or Diane...could you please confirm?
Nice grub, whatever the place was called! ;)
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The 'Shrimper' is about right Cliff. It's about 400m from my house as the Avocet flies & i've never even been in there!
Cheers
Les
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As an indication of nothing at all really, I thought I would mention that my Physoplexis comosa is only just coming into bloom here in the foothills of the Pennines - a good nine or ten weeks after Roger Beecham gained another well-deserved Farrer Medal with his 'Devil's-claw' at Southport AGS Show, just a decent bike ride away from here. (Fortunately I don't possess a decent bike)! :)