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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: mark smyth on October 12, 2008, 09:59:19 AM
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Yesterday Margaret Glynn and I visited Wisley using our extremely cheap Ryanair tickets - £2 all in if I remember right. What a day. At 4pm it was 19.5C
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Yesterday Margaret Glynn and I visited Wisley using our extremely cheap Ryanair tickets - £2 all in if I remember right. What a day. At 4pm it was 19.5C
Good old Ryanair eh? Tireless champions of climate change.
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You cant really target any airline for global change.
I started this while at work. The camera is at home with unedited photos. Some strange sights while sitting having coffee - I like my coffee but Wisley must try harder
girls out to impress
boys out to impress
unbelievable high heels
way too many children running wild - tried to push some in the lily pond! ::)
kids throwing stones in the tropical house - parents watching
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I think I can have a go at Ryanair over contributing to global warming by encouraging increased flying when they're selling seats at £2 a pop. Not having a go at you, Mark.
Looking forward to the pics. Haven't been to Wisley for a few years now.
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still editing and have I got some great plants to show!
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You should probably have pushed the parents into the pond! >:(
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Very true. So many parents treating the gardens as a play park for their children
Best food yellow bean soup with mint followed by blackberry and sloe trifle
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Two quotes over heard from the public
"I have only seen those in blue and white. These colours are fantastic'
"I wouldnt have those growing in my grass. Look at the mess"
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here, at last, are the photos
Sunrise from the air
Acantholimon heutii
Acer
Apple display
Arctotis acaulis - very tall so maybe mis-named
A 'butterfly' for Anthony
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Birds Nest Fungus
Mammalia bombycina
Crocus?
Crocus goulimyi
Crocus niveus
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Crocus speciosus
Cyclamen
C. graecum
C. hederifolium
Echeveria setosa
Gentiana acaulis 'Trotters Form' much darker in real life
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Gladiolus brevifolius
Grass contrast - I know one isnt!
Hedychium
Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
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Impatiens
Isoplexis issabelliana
Lachenalia pusilla
Massonia
Massonia pygmaea
Moraea polystachys
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Nerine sarniensis
'Christmas'
'Diana Oliver'
'Eddie'
'Frou Frou'
'Hamlet'
'Kipling'
'Komoriva'
'Lady St. Aldwyn'
var corusca 'Major'
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Thats it for now. The web site has booted me off
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Nerine sarniensis
Wonderful document of Wisley Mark. Thanks so much.
Which camera were you using for the Nerine shots? I have a Nikon Coolpix 8700 asnd have yet to take a decent Nerine shot with it. The reds and strong pink fade out even with an on-the-spot white balance setting. And have yet to catch the sparkle.
johnw - where £2 would not get us to the end of the runway here.
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John I use a point and shoot Canon Ixus 900Ti
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"I have only seen those in blue and white. These colours are fantastic'
"I wouldnt have those growing in my grass. Look at the mess"
Referring to the Nerine sarniensis and the Crocus
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OK here goes again with the last.
Orchids
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Oxalis pulchella tomentosa
Polyxena corymbosa
Parodia magnifica
Polyxena pygmaea
Polyxena ensifolia ensifolia
Polyxena maughanii
?Salvia
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Strumaria truncata
unknown with lovely leaves
Water feature
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Wonderful series of pictures Mark!
I love those Nerines and the South African bulbs.
I hope you will change the name of Parodia corymbosa into Polyxena corymbosa??
Nice parody ?? ;D ;D
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oops :-[
I was so tired last night after only 5 hours sleep on Saturday night and then stayed up to 11.30pm to edit the photos last night on my slow PC
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Wonderful stuff Mark !
Cheap flight but very valuable pix ;D !
Never had seen Polyxena corymbosa before - what a stunning plant !!!! :o
It's been too long since I was in Wisley, must make plans for next year.
Thanks again for the show !
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Although I don't fly, I believe that there is a surcharge of £3 at Norwich airport just for flying from there! ::)
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Lovely series Mark - many thanks.
That birds next fungus is wonderful, and you've restarted my itch for Massonia ;) ;D ;D
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Ashley photos dont show the beauty of Massonia. They have to be seen in real life.
Wisley has the best selection of bulbs for sale that I have ever seen including single named Crocus selling for about £5 each. I didnt buy any because any Crocus could be in the packet.
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Fabulous photos Mark, 2pounds 'wisely' spent. That amount would not get even get us to town in a taxi, let alone to the airport.
Susan
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My Massonia depressa didn't open but has fat seed pods!
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My Massonia depressa didn't open but has fat seed pods!
What an irresistible invitation! Remember me please Lesley if you have more than you need ;)
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If the seed develops Ashley, you shall certainly have it.
I'm not promising at this stage but I don't think these would have developed at all if there were no seed inside. Time will tell. :)
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Thanks very much Lesley; fingers crossed here then ;)
That does look promising I agree, but you are unlikely to get very many seed so look after your own needs first please.
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You cant really target any airline for global change.
I started this while at work. The camera is at home with unedited photos. Some strange sights while sitting having coffee - I like my coffee but Wisley must try harder
girls out to impress
boys out to impress
unbelievable high heels
way too many children running wild - tried to push some in the lily pond! ::)
kids throwing stones in the tropical house - parents watching
Lovely pictures Mark.We called on our way back from Belgium a few weeks ago on a hot Saturday afternoon. Could not agree more with your commnents.My god what a lot of posers around the shop and cafe area. It must be the breast feeding capital of the UK on a nice day and the comments in the plant sales are amazing.The prices are sky high but money seems no object.We managed three semperviviums at £1.50 each