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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Giles on April 04, 2009, 07:04:35 PM
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The usual quirky mix of odds and ends:
Androsace robusta breviscarpa
Buciniczia cabulica
Lewisia brachycalyx (it's for YOU Michael!!!)
Eritrichium howardii
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Sax 'Golden Prague'
Sax.'Wisley'
Lobelia keniensis
Little shrubs in pots
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Larix
Bear berry
The Primula (sinuata) that I should have taken to the show!!
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Just a few early images from the excellent North Midland AGS Show held at Chesterfield in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District today (4th April 2009). Congratulations to Mike and Ju Bramley and their helpers on another superb alpine show.
The Farrer Medal (for the best exhibit in the show) went to Chipping's; Frank Hoyle (his first Farrer success - many congratulations Frank) for a tight perfectly flowered plant of Draba acaulis.
Frank's wife Barbara also achieved some excellent results at the show and my first image features this very happy couple with Frank's Farrer Medal exhibit.
I'm afraid any future postings will have to wait for a couple of days as I am presenting a digital photographic workshop for members of the East Lancashire AGS Group tomorrow.
Barbara and Frank Hoyle with Frank's Farrer Medal winning exhibit
Farrer Medal exhibit; Draba acaulis
Fritillaria amana
Iris ewbankiana
Show Hall
Show bench
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Sorry Giles and Maggi ... when I started typing there was no other topic relating to Chesterfield but when I came to posting there it was!
Could you do the honours please Maggi and merge them? Thanks.
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Wonderful show! Many thanks for sharing it with us.
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Evening All! Just returned from a day and a half in Edinburgh and foundthat the Chesterfield Visitors have got off their marks very quickly..... sit back and wait to be merged, Gentlemen.... think of England.... I'll be gentle and you won't feel a thing!!
M
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Maggiiiiiii.....!!!!!
(Carbolic soap at the ready!!)
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Giles and Cliff,
Great to see the plants from the show. It has reached the stage here on the forum where we can receive reports on the shows within hours, fabulous!
Many thanks, Paddy
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My first attempt at posting - felt a bit guilty when i found people from all over were already posting so thought it was time i had a go, so here goes.
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Rest of my pics
1. Anemone biflora
2. show bench
3. Lewisia brachycalyx
3. Celmisia longifolia
4. six flowers
5. Pleione grandiflora -flash
6. Pleione grandiflora -natural light
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Great stuff, Anne, you're just having a little bother with getting more than one pic on..... Try this..... when you see the
"Additional Options" at the bottom left of the page..... and click a new area will appear with "ATTACH".............browse (more attachments)
To load the first picture, click on "Browse" and select the photo file from where you have it saved on your computer.....
you've cracked that part.... now you need to click on the (more attachments) area each time to add further pix in the same way.... then repeat for as many pictures as you have, up to ten each post. good luck!
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still learning -these are the missing pictures!
thanks maggi
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There !! Well done.... super photos, too. Seems like a fine show ....how was the weather down there?
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It was a lovely sunny day and everyone seemed to enjoy the show. Speaking to other people I realise how lucky I am to have such a great show just over a mile from home! and a great local group to be in! New Show secretary's this year but Mike and Ju still very active. Gill Saxton presented a new award in memory of her husband John.
Have booked for "Down in the Woods" so will see Ian speaking, will you be plant and Lily sitting?
Sorry to repeat a picture but i wanted to try and add the plant name to the post- (aware still need to put in the body of the post to be searchable)
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Great posting, Anne. Many thanks, Paddy
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Yes, Anne, I'm looking forward to coming to "Down in the Woods" too. I'll be booking my place as soon as I find out what the rates for the shoulder nights are.... no capacity to do that yet, online or with Pershore so I'm just hanging on.
Ian has had the pleasure of coming down to speak in the your area before and was royally entertained by the charming Bramleys .... sadly we see them only occasionally over the Border!
Great you all had a good day..... must say it rained on and off in Edinburgh.... mostly ON, of course when all the plants were going in and out! :P Flipping "Spring" weather!!
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Beautiful images Anne ... the first of many please!
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Cliff, I think Anne has it right..... Mike and Ju have been succeded as show secretaries by that dynamic duo, Geoff Mawson and John Savage, haven't they? ???
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Many thanks to all those kind joint SRGC/AGS Members who post their photos and keep us in the loop of Southern activities from our sister club.
A note, by the way, of reassurance to the SRGC/AGS Member in Edinburgh today who asked, tongue in cheek, if the SRGC were making money out of the AGS by providing this platform and publicity for AGS events :o The answer is, of course, no! The SRGC is pleased to offer whatever help and support it can to like-minded clubs .... and this certainly includes the oxygen of publicity :)
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My apologies to all concerned Maggi ... I didn't enter any plants so wasn't up to date with recent changes re: show secretaries.
It is wonderful that images from shows across the U.K. can be seen on both forums (and, of course, on Alpine_L and other like minded sites) and these postings will surely spread the word about these magnificent alpine gems to gardeners and nature lovers of every persuasion.
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Beautiful images Anne ... the first of many please!
I was going to say the same thing! Lovely pics.
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Anne, your signature says "horticulturally challenged." I wouldn't know about that but certainly not "photographically challenged." Very nice photos and great (especially for those of us who live in outer darkness :)) to have another picture taker and poster on the Forum. Thanks for your lovely images.
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An excellent day at Chesterfield, as always. Thanks to Geoff Mawson and John Savage and all the gang from the group.
Starting with a general view of the bench, showing the one pan bulb class with 17 entries
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The winner of that class was Trillium hibbersonii shown by Rod and Shirley Johnson
Also in that class was Iris ruthenica shown by Barry Winter
Trillium hibbersonii
Iris ruthenica
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A couple of Primulas
Primula Aire Mist
Primula albenensis
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Cushions, starting with the Farrer medal winning plant
Draba acaulis shown by Frank Hoyle and a close up
Androsace lehmanniana shown by John Richards
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Continuing with more cushions,
Saxifraga burseriana 'Mangart' shown by George Young, the forum's own veteran vet
Saxifraga diapensioides shown by Geoff Mawson
Saxifraga columnaris also shown by Geoff Mawson
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Couple more primulas
Primula balbisii shown by John Richards
Primula warshenewskiana shown by Joan Bradbury and a close up
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A random mix
Townsendia jonesii shown by Terry Teal
Corydalis bracteata shown by Geoff Rollinson
Hepatica Millstream Merlin shown by Ivor Betteridge
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Rhododendron leucapsis shown by Ron and Hilary Price
Jeffersonia dubia alba (mine)
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Lovely images as always, Di.
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Erythronium multiscapoideum shown by Della Kerr and close up
one for Cliff to drool orver
Ranunculus alpestris shown by Tony Lee
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And a few from the "New and rare" classes (I'll post the botanical notes after each one):
Townsendia aff spathulata shown by Brian Burrow
Botanical notes
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Narcissus moleroi shown by John Dixon
Botanical notes
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and a lovely pink form of our Wood Sorrel:
Oxalis acetosella 'Aydon Castle' shown by John Richards
notes
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Thankyou everyone for the kind words and encouragement.
Sorry you had rain in Edinburgh Maggi. I have no idea how much extra nights are in Stratford. Possibly more than the £9 a night we are paying on a caravan site!
Looking forward to your talk next week Diane.
Anne
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That ranunuculus was lovely a lot of people were drooling over it!
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That Ranunculus of yours looks just wonderful, Diane.
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That Ranunculus of yours looks just wonderful, Diane.
If only! ;D
It wasn't mine, it belonged to Tony Lee.
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Thanks for taking the time and the trouble to post the lovely pictures folks.
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Thankyou everyone for the kind words and encouragement.
Sorry you had rain in Edinburgh Maggi. I have no idea how much extra nights are in Stratford. Possibly more than the £9 a night we are paying on a caravan site!
Looking forward to your talk next week Diane.
Anne
The overnight rate is tempting, Anne, but the purchase of the caravan in the first place is a bit much for the Young budget, I reckon! ::)
What lovely plants and photos.
Is that Erythronium from Della Kerr the one she won a medal with the other year?
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Is that Erythronium from Della Kerr the one she won a medal with the other year?
I think so, unless she has two big potfuls. She got a Farrer with it in 2007, Hexham I think it was.
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At last a few shots from me from saturday.
First a view overlooking Chesterfield showing the Crooked spire.
Then a few pictures of the public viewing the show
and some of the benches.
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Next a few of the collections of plants:
A couple of 3 pans
3 pan Fritillaria
3 pan bulbous
3 pan section C
Androsace class
Cushion plants
Primulas
Pleione
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Super images Mick and Mandy ...would you consider yourselves hooked on exhibiting now? ;D
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Just a little Cliff. Even decided we're going to Cleveland next weekend now.
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Just a little Cliff. Even decided we're going to Cleveland next weekend now.
Well, what could be a nicer way to spend your Saturdays?? 8) More super photos of a grand show, many thanks!
(Local council's building control department leaves a bit to be desired, though, eh?? ;))
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3 entries in the mini-garden this week
The winning mini garden from Mavis and Sam Lloyd
A few individual plants now:
Asarum maxima
Dionysia aretoides
Dionysia bryoides
Erythronium multiscapoideum plus close up
Ipheon 'Rolf Fiedler'
Iris attica and close up
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Ooops the Iris close up was of Iris x wilmottianna alba
Then Iris graberiana
Lathyrus (sorry can't make out the species name) and close up
Next the award for longest name?
Narcissus papyraceus panizzianus(JWB form)
Saxifrage 'Bridget'
Soldanella alpina alba and close up
Soldanella hungarica
and finally from me Trillium kurabayashi
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Just a few from me for this evening ... pretty tired after assisting with a digital photography workshop today and then celebrating my mother-in-law's birthday this evening ... apologies for any duplicates (on the premise that two is better than none)! ::)
Anisotome imbricata
Asarum campanufolium
Fritillaria hermonis
Garden near show venue
Helonias bullata
Mini-garden one
Paraquilegia anemonoides
Primula bhutanica
Primula sinuata
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Papageno'
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Last few until morning ...
Primula x stella
Ranunculus crithmifolius
Saxifraga columnaris
Sebaea thomasii
Show reporter, Diane Clement and Farrer Medal winner, Frank Hoyle
Viola altaica
Townsendia jonesii
Soldanella carpatica x pusilla
Tecophilea
Show bench
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I can only say that after seeing 4 pages with plant pictures of 1 Show I enjoyed them so much.
Thank you all for showing!
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I can only say that after seeing 4 pages with plant pictures of 1 Show I enjoyed them so much.
Thank you all for showing!
I second that !!
What a delightful show once again ! :D
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Just a few more for today including one or two 'amended' images (of a supposedly 'arty' nature) ...
Lewisia tweedyi rosea
Cut flower class
Pieris japonica Katsura
Primula bhutanica close
Primula dubernadiana
Townsendia jonesii close
Ranunculus alpestris close
Ranunculus alpestris (a beautiful specimen exhibited by Tony Lee)
Above image amended
Ranunculus alpestris amended - I am particularly fond of this one! Many may argue with this view? ;)
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Whyever would you do that to a poor, innocent little buttercup, Buttercup?
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Whyever would you do that to a poor, innocent little buttercup, Buttercup?
I told you someone would object!!! ;D
A few more images from Chesterfield that have escaped an 'art' attack!
Androsace villosa taurica
Close-up
Erythronium multiscapoideum
Class for floral arrangements
Jeffersonia dubia alba
Pleione 'Grandiflora'
Saxifraga Bridget
Trillium chloropetalum
Tulipa sp. exhibited by Mavis Allanson
Trillium rivale
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Thanks Anne, we don't mind how many times you show our Celmisia.
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A few more that missed my earlier postings...
Androsace
Androsace muscoidea
Asarum maximum
Corydalis bracteata
Cyclamen pseudibericum
Dionysia michauxii
Draba longisiliqua
Erythronium citrinum
Erythronium close-up
Fritillaria conica
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... And some more ...
Fritillaria graeca v. graeca
Fritillaria graeca v. graeca close
Fritillaria hermonis
Helichrysum italicum
Lewisia brachycalyx
Lewisia brachycalyx
Mini-garden
Paraquilegia anemonoides
Pleione
Primula Aire Mist
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... And some more ...
Ranunculus alpestris
Sanguinaria close-up
Small six pan
Three pan
Three pan
Three pan
Three pan
Three pan
Three pan foliage
Three pan fritillarias
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... And finally, the last of the North Midland Show batch!
Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium chloropetalum giganteum
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Cliff the Tulip (Tulipa sp. exhibited by Mavis Allanson) looks like Tulipa urumiense. On the label you see
the types -miense.
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Thanks again Cliff!
The pictures of plants on the benches, we missed so far, we can probably count on
one hands fingers? 8) ;D ;D