Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Maggi Young on July 25, 2025, 01:59:33 PM
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The SRGC will have a stand at this new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show this coming weekend Sat and Sun at Ingliston.
Stan da Prato is to be congratulated on doing this entirely himself.
Details about the Show may be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1013668410589265
From Stan on Thursday: "This morning I loaded the Partner van with two planted troughs and some foliage plants for a display about the Scottish Rock Garden Club at the new National Gardening & outdoor living show at Ingliston. "
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Two troughs upcyled from polystyrene fishboxes in van
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The lowland hall before most exhibitors arrived
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Event team building our stand a little under 3 metres square
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Back fabric added and SRGC banner erected
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A few more pix from Stan... the stand is shaping up well....
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One trough is planted wth alpines that like a sunny position
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The other has shade loving small plants
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Tomorrow more ferns and dwarf conifers will be added plus more interpretation
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Second trip to Ingliston wth ferns and conifers for the SRGC mini stand - from Stan
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The sunny trough with info added
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trough making info
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more info
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Shade trough with info added
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shade trough info
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ferns one side conifers the other
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Osmunda regalis, the royal fern and Dryopteris cristata, 'The King'
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desert fern from Texas behind Japanese painted fern
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soft shield fern behind contorted form of common polypody
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hart's tongue fern behind holly fern
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ferns in variety
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fern info
on to Conifers ...
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the smallest cones in the world on he Tasmanian Microcachrys
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dwarf fir behind a dwarf spruce
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two conifer 'buns '
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still on conifers...
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variation in shapes
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upright juniper with info sheet
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Finished stand: 12 each of conifers and ferns plus two troughs
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Some pics of other displays in the hall, not all completed . Show open Saturday and Sunday at Ingliston, near Edinburgh...
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Dibley's colourful display
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Innovation with echeverias
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lots more echeverias!
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Astrantia display by Letham plants
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Good quality interpretation
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some more in progress around the Hall:
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Stand in the making
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Scottish Orchid Society
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miniature orchids
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some of the bonsai
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nice mixed stand
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interesting display of dwarf hostas in the making
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what are they all looking at ?
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some of the impressive Koi ( carp)