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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: ranunculus on May 16, 2009, 07:42:01 PM
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Heartiest congratulations to George Young (Veteran vet) on his well-earned first Farrer Medal success with his beautiful delphinium that has attracted such attention at other AGS and SRGC shows over the past few weeks.
Another magnificent show at Southport and many congratulations to Roger Beecham and his wonderful team for staging such a pleasant and welcoming event.
The event was further enhanced by a splendid exhibition of images captured in Pakistan by Peter Cordall.
Further images to follow when time and tide allow.
Farrer Medal plant in situ.jpg
Farrer Medal winning Delphinium chrysotrichum var. tsarongense.jpg
Farrer close-up.jpg
George Young and his magnificent Farrer Medal winning exhibit.jpg
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A fabulous plant and well deserving of the award.
Nice shots, Cliff; many thanks.
Paddy
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What a beautiful plant George, congratulations.
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I'll jump in here while Cliff is getting his beauty sleep ;D
I dare say he'll be up and posting the rest of his pictures at the crack of dawn tomorrow. 8)
Super show at Southport today, lots of fantastic plants on the bench. Thanks to Roger and all the Southport team for all the hard work
Dodecatheon dentatum shown by Alan Keay
Disporum sessile variegatum shown by Harry Roberts
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Lots of lewisias still on the bench,
Lewisia 'Pinkie' shown by Mavis Allanson
Lewisia 'Ben Chace' shown by Dave Mountfort and close up
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Dave Mountfort had also brought a load of Rhodohypoxis and won an AGS medal with them in the large 6 pan class
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Southport show has been associated with Physoplexis as show secretary Roger has won the Farrer medal a couple of times with his fantastic potful in previous years. Roger's plant was not staged this year (not ready, I believe) but we had a couple of other pots to drool over
The first large pot shown by Alan Keay and close up
Physoplexis comosa
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And a pot from Ivor Betteridge
Physoplexis comosa
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Lots of Cypripediums on the bench
Cypripedium calceolus shown by Ian Leslie and close up
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Cypripedium montanum x C parviflorum ssp pubescens
Cypripedium x alaskanum both shown by Barry Tattersall
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Cypripedium calceolus x parviflorum
Gentiana verna
Allium shelkovnikovii these were all shown by me
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Phlox grayi shown by Ivor Betteridge
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Well done George.
Great Photos everyone.
Eric
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And to finish, THAT dephinium, an amazing plant - winning a host of awards including the Farrer medal. Well done to George Young
Delphinium chrysotrichum var. tsarongense
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A wonderful start. More, more please. ;D
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I'll jump in here while Cliff is getting his beauty sleep ; ;D
Only twenty minutes required this time ... just a 'beauty' top up really!! ;D
Thanks for your super images, Di ... taking that tripod into the show hall certainly works for you.
Alcohol has completely the opposite effect on me ... all the images taken prior to our lunchtime visit to the pub are just about acceptable but there is a marked deterioration after our return. I won't ask you to spot the break-off point because the images aren't in chronological order. ;D
Many more images to post this evening ... blurred or not.
Allium in wedding hat?
Allium nevskianum
Allium shelkovnikovii
Arisaema
Arisaema candidissimum
Arisaema taiwnanense
Bench colour
Campanula
Campanula carpatha
Campanula carpatha alba
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Next batch from Southport AGS Show ...
Super celmisia exhibited by Brian and Shelagh Smethurst
Erigeron chrysopsidis close-up
Cypripedium close-up
Cypripediums
Cypripedium bloom
Cypripedium calceolus
Cypripedium calceolus close-up
Cypripedium micranthum
Cypripedium x venticosum
Dianthus brevicaulis
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Third batch for this morning's post from Southport AGS Show ...
Dodecatheon cusickii
Dodecatheon dentatum
Erigeron chrysopsidis
Erigeron full-plant
Gaultheria x wisleyensis
Haberlea rhodopensis
Close-up
Incarvillea
Lewisia 'Ben Chace'
Lewisia rediviva
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Final batch for this morning from Southport Show ... many more later.
Miniature garden class - some tremendous entries in this flourishing genre. The grand master, John Dower (our very own JohnnyD.) entered the first prize winner (of course) and two tiny mini-mini-gardens as a non-competitive entry to encourage and amuse.
Mini-garden class
Menziesia cilicalyx
Orchid class
Petrocosmea
Ramonda myconi
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Great pictures boys and girls !
Another wonderful show !
The Farre winning Delphinium is stunning but so are many other plants - wouldn't like to be judging...
The campanula carpatha alba in another of these breathtaking beauties !
Thanks a lot for posting !!! :D
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Great pictures boys and girls !
Another wonderful show !
The Farre winning Delphinium is stunning but so are many other plants - wouldn't like to be judging...
The campanula carpatha alba in another of these breathtaking beauties !
Thanks a lot for posting !!!
I can only second that!
For me would the Erigeron chrysopsidis be one of the prize winners.
To grow it like this is a great job. What a beauty!
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Congratulations to George for his Farrer Medal and other success with that delightful Delphinium. Looks to have been a great show, which it is a pleasure to share through all your photos, Folks, Many thanks!
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Thanks folks ... another couple of batches from Southport AGS Show ...
Allium oreophilum
Alstromeiria full
Arisaema close
Arisaema taiwanense
Alstromeiria close-up
Cypripedium calceolus
Delphinium close-up
Erigeron hyssopifolius
Iris close-up
Iris tenax alba
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Batch two for this evening ...
Meconopsis close-up
Miniature garden One
Miniature garden Two
Myosotis albosericea
Orchid close-up
Ramonda myconi
Ramonda myconi Slack Top 'Pink'
Rhododendron camschaticum
Saxifraga Southside Seedling
Silene hookeri
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Thank you all for the congratulations, rather an unexpected award but welcome none the less as it is my first Farrer medal, only taken twenty years or so.
Been at a Point to Point all day so late getting in with pictures but here goes. There is rather a lot of flash pictures as the hall could be 'gloomy' when the sun went in but ther light in the hall is perfectly good for the plants, not so good for photography
Myosotis albosericea Alan Furness
Arisaema taiwanense Peter Farkasch
Lewisia rediviva Eric Rainford
Alstroemeria pelegrina Harry Roberts
Calochortus toliei Ian Leslie
Iris tenax alba W&J Wright
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More pictures, I tend to photograph what I like so not all are first prize winners ond are from all classes in the show
Chysanthemum atlanticum Graham Nicholls
Allium shelkovnikovii Ivor Betteridge
Lilium lophophorum George Young
Lilium maculatum v divuricatum George Young (at least thats what I think it is as I lost the label some time ago, grown from seed from the AGS Japan trip
Serapias x godferyi Barry Tattersall
Cypripedium calceolus Alan Furness
Ramonda myconi Geoff Mawson
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Next few
Saxifraga pubescens Snowcap Tommy Anderson
Celmisia spedenii Ian Leslie
Campanulla carpatha alba Graham Nicholls
Celmisia bellidiodes George Young
Gentiana acaulis Cliff Booker
Erigeron chrysopidis v brevifolius Alan Furness
Primula malvacea John Richards
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All selection of Cypripediums, nearly all by the master Barry Tattersall of Twickenham
Cyp parviflorum
Cyp x alaskanum
Cyp montanum x parviflorum ssp pubescens
the above three plants were part of Barrys 3 pan entry
Cyp calceolus Ian Leslie
Cyp micranthum Barrt Tattersall
Saxifraga Tumbling Waters John Dower
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sorry if there is too much repetition but its easier just to post than to edit out repetitions as I go (although Ihave edited out some you'll be pleased to know)
Haberlea rhodopensis Rob Price....this was a v large plant so only a close up
Androsace foliosa Lionel Clarkson
Helichrysum pagophyllum Robin Pickering
Rhodohypoxis seedling Colin Dolding
Penstemon rupicola Vera Buck
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Next
Campanula aucheri Margaret Pickering
Silene californicum Robin Pickering
Two views of Campanula carpatha alba Graham Nicholls
Dianthus brevicaulis Alan Furness
Silene hookeri Rob Price
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More
Campanula alpestris Graham Nicholls
Celmisia philocremna Alan Furness
Delphinium chrysotrichum v tsarongense George Young
Petrocosmea sericea Dave Mountford
Disporum smithii Riele ...sorry not got exhibitor
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Super pictures George ... you should have been incapable of holding your camera still after having to shake so many hands ... many congratulations once again.
My final posting from Southport ...
Super rhodo'
The Smethursts talking plants with John Dower
Three rhodohypoxis
Thymus Peter Davies
Venue during staging
Wonderful rhodohypoxis
Beautiful calochortus
Calochortus close-up
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Last few, its amazing the diversity of plants we get at our shows, we are very lucky to be able to see plants from all over the world at the shows throughout GB and it is a great thanks to the people who take the time and trouble to organise these events, time being in the short supply that it is to those of us who 'garden' in any shape or form. The Southport show was its usual high standard and I saw that the trade stands took very little home with them, another sign of a good day
Rhododendron sarled Peter Farkasch
Rhododendron camschaticum Carol Kellett
Rhododendron trichostomum Harry Roberts
Pinguicula grandiflora W&J Wright
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Thanks again Cliff. I could not see the join pre and post lunch, your pics were of great quality, I always duck out of the really large plants because of too much background swamping the picture but here you seem to find a deserted show hall for some of your shots. Liked the close up of the Calochortus tolmiei (which I see that I misspelled in my pic), like calochortus but I have a job stopping them 'falling over' when they are in flower (nothing to do with the pub!)
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Damn That's a good dark pink camtschaticum.
johnw
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Super show, thanks everyone for posting pictures, I really do enjoy seeing them. What a cracking good delphinium that is!
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Wonderful to see a new batch of non-recycled plants, as the northern spring advances.
A question, those two stunning alliums had some of their leaves trimmed back, I suppose to get rid of brown tips. Are plants down-graded for this practice?
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As an aside, Chris, I'm meeting your friend Jenny for lunch today. Always wanted to be a "lady who lunches." ;D
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A question, those two stunning alliums had some of their leaves trimmed back, I suppose to get rid of brown tips. Are plants down-graded for this practice?
No, they are not, Lesley, it has actually become the accepted practice for this group of alliums whose leaves are invariably going over by the time they are in flower.
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Thanks Diane, I'm pleased to know that and must suggest the same for our couple of local shows. Common sense really, not only for the alliums (see the recent pics on the Allium thread) but also for oncocyclus irises and some summer flowering species like calochortus, gladiolus etc which bloom as their leaves die away.
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A question, those two stunning alliums had some of their leaves trimmed back, I suppose to get rid of brown tips. Are plants down-graded for this practice?
No, they are not, Lesley, it has actually become the accepted practice for this group of alliums whose leaves are invariably going over by the time they are in flower.
I have been very frustrated at times by complaints that a plant's leaves " are not perfect, look, they're dying back" when that is precisely what THAT plant DOES in nature, every year....... It irritates me hugely that folk cannot grasp that just as some plants flower with, before or after their leaves emerge, that some also flower as their foliage is dying. I only hope all fellow judges are reading this!! ::)
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I have been very frustrated at times by complaints that a plant's leaves " are not perfect, look, they're dying back" when that is precisely what THAT plant DOES in nature, every year....... It irritates me hugely that folk cannot grasp that just as some plants flower with, before or after their leaves emerge, that some also flower as their foliage is dying. I only hope all fellow judges are reading this!! ::)
OK, I do agree, but can I play devil's advocate as well. Most plants will have spent flowers at the same time as good flowers and may have the odd nibbled leaf or (horror - an insect :o). We remove spent flowers, nibbled leaves and creatures because they don't look good on the showbench. So I suppose the quest for "looking good" rather than "looking as in nature" has led to the practice of trimming the leaves.
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Oh, I don't mind the trimming, I object to objecting to the trimming ! ;D
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I had not been aware of this practice till this year when I was educated by Robert Rolf on the whys and wherefores. I have 'treated' my own alliums at home this year when I thought it would improve their appearance and there is no doubt that the practice improves the display of the flowering stems. You/we will just have to keep knocking heads together to bring about a standard of common sense
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Ah, "common sense"..... that rarest of attributes! ;D
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So, VV, what does RR think about it? Is he in favour? Whatever the decision is (and I agree that trimming in these circs should be acceptable), it surely should be a consistent policy among judges. Likewise, I'm always in favour of leaving spent flowers, especially on rare or difficult species, where there is a realistic chance of there being seed formed.
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Hi Lesley, I just found your post, hope you had a lovely lunch and garden visit with my friend. I'm sure she will be full of it when she gets back. She's such an enthusiast.
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Chris, we had a very nice lunch - with Pinot Noir - and talked solid for 3 hours. Jenny is a delightful person. Together we could easily set the world to rights. :D I hope she's found something indoors to do today. It's bitterly cold with snow and hail showers, really nasty.
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Lesley, RR is an advocate of the technique and practices himself. At the AGS shows there is general acceptance of the practice and having tried it at home I have to admit it does exhibit the plant better. At judging time we consider the whole potfull and if the tidying up is done poorly then that will lead to downpointing, in the main exhibitors are skilled in the art of presentation and so most people will not be aware that leaves are missing
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Glad it all went off nicely then. Three hours for lunch, I think that does qualify you for the 'Ladies who Lunch' Award! sounds like you are having some horrid weather though brrrrrr
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Thank you VV (George?) that's good to know and when something of mine is trimmed and down-graded on account of it, I'll let the relevant judges know that AGS etc are happy with that. ;D
Another even colder day today. We had snow overnight and sleet and soft hail through this morning. Dogs won't go out and had to be pushed. Outside temp just on mid-day is 1 degC. Good fire on though, and all those lovely show pics from Aberdeen to cheer me.