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Title: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Maggi Young on July 12, 2008, 12:46:35 PM

As the rain comes down in Aberdeen and the temperature is most un-July-like, I hope that the sun is shining for the AGS Show at Pershore today! I'm sure many Forumists are there enjoying the display and exhibiting - hope to hear later how the day went ??? ;)

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: ranunculus on July 13, 2008, 02:14:25 PM

Awaiting news and images from the 'roving reporters' ... the suspense is getting to us now ...!   :)

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Martinr on July 13, 2008, 08:01:31 PM

Sorry, I do have photos but it takes time which is a little short this week. If I get home at a sensible hour tomorow (unlikely) I'll get them processed and posted. Brian Burrow won the Farrer with a lovely pan of Epipactis palustris. Certificates of Merit went to Peter Farkasch for Campanula tomassiana, Tony Lee for Sempervivum arachnoideum. There were others but I haven't recorded them all. The trophy for weirdest plant went to Androcymbium striatum shown by Joy Bishop. A aggregate won by Paul & Gill Ranson (plus a medal for the small 6 pan). More tomorrow with any luck

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: ranunculus on July 13, 2008, 08:08:30 PM

Thanks Martin.

...And seventeen 'Firsts' for Martin presumably?

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Ian Y on July 13, 2008, 08:29:08 PM

No hurry, Martin, we'll just look forward to seeing them as time permits... many congratulations to those clever winners!

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Lesley Cox on July 13, 2008, 10:10:44 PM

I had an email yesterday from Graham Nicholls telling me that Campanula 'Maie Blyth' was exhibited in the UK for the first time (by him) and caused a great deal of interest and discussion, pleasing to me as I had supplied the information about this NZ hybrid for Graham's Campanula book. I wonder if any Forumist will post a picture. Apparently it was photographed and is to go in the next AGS Bulletin.

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: shelagh on July 14, 2008, 05:21:38 PM

We certainly thought it was great to see a new Campanula on the bench.  Mind you after ......years of showing I don't think I have been to a show yet where I haven't seen something new to me.  Pershore was a good show its just the lighting that lets it down, great at one end where the spotlights are, near gloom at the other where the Campanulas usually are. Very disappointing.

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Martinr on July 14, 2008, 07:51:27 PM

There is a picture of Campanula Maie Blyth on the AGS website. Navigate shows, results, 2008 results, pershore phot gallery.

Sorry no time tonight for pictures

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Diane Clement on July 14, 2008, 08:24:41 PM

Unfortunately, I was too busy with meetings and other things on the day to take any pictures or even get a full look at the show, so look forward to seeing Martin's pictures.  For the impatient, click here for pix on the AGS site

http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/servlet/htmlservlet/shows/results/shows2008/shows/pershore/photogallery.html (http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/servlet/htmlservlet/shows/results/shows2008/shows/pershore/photogallery.html)

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Lesley Cox on July 14, 2008, 09:29:39 PM

Thanks Martin and Diane.

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Maggi Young on July 15, 2008, 09:17:36 AM

Thanks for the AGS link...... lovely pan of Epipactis, isn't it?

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Martinr on July 16, 2008, 08:55:02 PM

And finally.....some pictures

A Campanula that possibly didn't fit the 'suitable for the rock garden' but it was nice.
Sempervivum montana Bloodtips
Arisaema tortuosum
Eucomis vandermervei

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Martinr on July 16, 2008, 08:58:23 PM

Next up are Thymus cilicicus
Campanula hercegovina nana
Androcymbium striatum
Campanula Maie Blyth (especially for Lesley)

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Martinr on July 16, 2008, 09:08:32 PM

And yet more...Campanula hiemapetrae (I can't read my own writing so don't rely on that spelling)
Erigeron Canary Bird
Petrophytum caespitosum
3 attempts at the Farrer winning Epipactis palustris
Campanula tomassiana
Campanula raineri x pulla

And that's it folks. I've got lots more but they are better represented by some of the shots available on the AGS website.

Now I'm off for my annual doze of midges in Assynt, maybe some wild flower pictures from the far North in a couple of weeks. And before the inevitable question from our far flung membership, Assynt is an area of great beauty, fantastic scenery, stunning geology and few people in the far north west of Scotland.

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Lesley Cox on July 16, 2008, 10:59:53 PM

Quote from: Martinr on July 16, 2008, 08:58:23 PM

Campanula Maie Blyth (especially for Lesley)

Thank you Martin. She will no doubt grow in size and beauty year by year.

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Lvandelft on July 16, 2008, 11:14:27 PM

Thank you Martin for these beautiful pictures!
Only I am almost sure that the Semp. montanum Bloodtips is a Semp. calcareum form.
It's amazing that some people always try to show something old with a new name.
Why would this be??
Nevertheless, the pan with Sempervivum looks very good and with the right name would make no difference.
And I always thought that the people of the jury might be the best knowledgable plantsmen ???.

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: Martinr on July 17, 2008, 07:46:25 PM

Luit, the judges don't always correct names for people although I wish they would more often. I also thought it was a calcareum but I tend to post what exhibitors' say they are as I'm just as likely to be wrong as they are. Whatever its true identity it was very photogenic.

Title: Re: AGS Show at Pershore 12th July 2008
Post by: shelagh on July 18, 2008, 01:11:51 PM

Its good to see the pictures Martin.  Hope you manage to get away at the weekend and swim your way up north. We're thinking of planting rice :'( :'( :'(