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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Maggi Young on July 25, 2025, 01:59:33 PM

Title: SRGC Stand at new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show- 26-27th July 2025
Post by: Maggi Young on July 25, 2025, 01:59:33 PM
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

Title: Re: SRGC Stand at new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show- 26-27th July 2025
Post by: Maggi Young on July 25, 2025, 02:01:26 PM
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
Title: Re: SRGC Stand at new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show- 26-27th July 2025
Post by: Maggi Young on July 26, 2025, 05:14:54 PM
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
Title: Re: SRGC Stand at new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show- 26-27th July 2025
Post by: Maggi Young on July 26, 2025, 05:17:58 PM
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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
Title: Re: SRGC Stand at new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show- 26-27th July 2025
Post by: Maggi Young on July 26, 2025, 05:21:04 PM
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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 '
Title: Re: SRGC Stand at new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show- 26-27th July 2025
Post by: Maggi Young on July 26, 2025, 05:23:31 PM

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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Title: Re: SRGC Stand at new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show- 26-27th July 2025
Post by: Maggi Young on July 26, 2025, 05:30:46 PM
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

Title: Re: SRGC Stand at new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show- 26-27th July 2025
Post by: Maggi Young on July 26, 2025, 05:42:08 PM
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
Title: Re: SRGC Stand at new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show- 26-27th July 2025
Post by: Maggi Young on July 26, 2025, 05:43:55 PM
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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)

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