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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on April 24, 2025, 07:00:00 PM
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The SRGC Glasgow Show will be held on Saturday 3rd May.
At Baljaffray Parish Church Grampian Way, Bearsdens, Glasow G61 4RN 11.30 am to 3.15pm
Plants on Show and also for sale.
ALL WELCOME ! Admission Free!
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Nurseries attending are – MacPlants, Hartside, Ardfearn, and Kevock. Plus the Members 50:50 plant table.
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A couple of shots during judging from SRGC President - and Glasgow Show Secretary - Richard Green - of juding this morning at the show. The room looks great - seems like a really super show!
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Thanks, Richard!!
Judges shown in the foreground here are Peter Semple, Sandy Leven and Ian Bainbridge.
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Cyril's splendid Cypripedium Ursel won the Forrest medal for best in show as well as the orchid trophy
He then won the Henry Archibald trophy for class 2 three plants different genera
the Buchanan Challenge cup for class 3 three rare or difficult plants one of which a Silene received a merit cert
Former Glasgow show secy John Lee won the Urie cup for best ericaceous other than a Rhodo with a dwarf Vaccinium
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Sue Simpson had best Primula P. rusbyi and a merit cert for Junella corraloides
Grahan Catlow won the Darling trophy for class 4 three rhodos one of which R Sarled was judged best rhodo in show
Peter Hood from England had the best Scottish native plant wth a large pot of Paris quadrifolia
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David & Stella Rankin won the Buchanan trophly for class 2 six large pots, the Crawford cup for most first points in the show and the Diamond Jubilee card A for six small pots with six different Meconopsis.
local member John di Paolo received a merit cert for one pot of Saxifraga Snowcap and the 75th Anniversary cup for best small pot with another
Show secy and club president Richard Green received a merit cert for his large Arisaema griffithii
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Kathleen Cartwright and Peggy Anderson shared the Wilson trophy for most points in section 2.
Finally your correspondent won the Don Stead prize for most points in the bulb classes
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Some views of the show benches
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more and the display on Cardiocrinum which received an award
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round the benches starting at class 1 missing out plants already shown
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second side
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still side 2 then start of bench 2
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onwards
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more bulbs
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yet more
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more
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nearing the end
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mini gardens then cut flowers
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members plant sale and nurseries
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The catering at Glasgow is always good
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people doing things
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Finally the hall well on the way to being cleared by the very efficient Glasgow team so well done to them all
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Thanks, Stan, a fabulous record of a most enjoyable event.
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Fantastic record of a great show, Stan - many , many thanks! Congrats to Cyril for his further Forrest Medal success - and those others too - as well as all the other award winners and all those great entrants.
Terrific work by all involved - well done, Folks!!
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Alison Hogg's photo of the Forrest Medal plant from Cyril Lafong, Cypripedium 'Ursel'
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Alison has lots more great pictures from the show benches at the SRGC Facebook page.
...including this plant from "snapper Stan da Prato".....
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Many thanks to all who helped at the Glasgow Show to make it a great success, exhibitors, judges, stewards, helpers, nurseries, clearer-uppers, and not least members and visitors. Apologies that not all the award cards were placed on the benches, so I am listing the final results as follows:
George Forrest Memorial Medal & Card (most meritorious plant/pan in Show) - Cyril Lafong (Cypripedium 'Ursel', Class: 58)
Crawford Silver Challenge Cup (most 1st Prize points in Section 1) - Stella & David Rankin
Diamond (60th) Jubilee (Award Card) (winner Section 1, 6-pan Class A) - Stella & David Rankin
Dr William Buchanan Mem. Rose Bowl (best exhibit in Class 1) - Stella & David Rankin
Henry Archibald Challenge Rose Bowl (best exhibit in Class 2) - Cyril Lafong
William C. Buchanan Challenge Cup (best exhibit in Class 3) - Cyril Lafong
Edward Darling Memorial Trophy (best exhibit in Class 4) - Graham Catlow
Joan Stead Prize (Award Card) (best best Primula in the Show) - Sue Simpson (Primula rusbyi, Class: 45)
Ian Donald Memorial Trophy (best plant native to Scotland, (classes6, 7, 65) - Peter Hood (Paris quadrifolia, Class: 7)
Charles M. Simpson Memorial Trophy (best plant in Orchidaceae in the Show) - Cyril Lafong (Cypripedium 'Ursel', Class: 58)
Don Stead Prize (Award Card) (most points in Bulbs, 19, 26-36, 78-81) - Stan da Prato
James A. Wilson Trophy (most points in Section 2) - Peggy Anderson & Kathleen Cartwright (jointly)
Rododendron Perpetual Challenge Trophy (best dwarf Rhododendron) - Graham Catlow (Rhododendron 'Saled', Class: 4)
William Urie Trophy (best pan Ericaceae, excl. Rhododendron) - John Lee (Vaccinium vitis-idaea minus, Class: 49)
Bronze Medal (Sect. 2) (Medal or card) (over 20% total available Sec 2 points - (<20% so not awarded)
SRGC 75th Jubilee Prize (Award Card) (best plant in a pan <17.5cm) - John Di Paola (Saxifraga 'Snowcap', Class: 12)
Certificate of Merit - John Di Paola (Saxifraga 'Snowcap' , Class:15)
Certificate of Merit - Cyril Lafong (Silene nelsonii, Class: 3)
Certificate of Merit - Sue Simpson (Junellia coralloides, Class: 45)
Certificate of Merit - Richard Green (Arisaema griffithii , Class: 36)
Silver Medal - Richard Green (Educational display of Cardiocrinum giganteum)
Thanks
Richard Green - SRGC Glasgow Show Secretary