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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Diane Clement on April 05, 2011, 09:37:11 PM
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This Saturday 9 April the AGS will hold their show at:
Arden School, Station Road, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0PT (M42, Jn5, A4141 towards Knowle; 1 mile then turn right into Lodge road, then at T Jn, right into Station Road.)
Midland Show (http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/groups/Birmingham-and-District/midlandshow/)
The entries are coming in well at the moment, so the show promises to be an excellent one, as always. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Good luck for the show, Diane ... sorry I can't be with you.
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Very cheering to hear that there are loads of entries arriving for the Solihull show. Hope the same is true for the SRGC show at Perth and the AGS Show in Dublin!
Lots of chances to enjoy a great day out this weekend for those in the UK and Ireland, eh? 8) 8)
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Just got back, FABULOUS!
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Specially for Cliff (eye, eye) Booker a quick snapshot of the Midland AGS show today. Plant names in file names under piccies to save me typing time
Androsace laevigata.jpg
Anemone Vestal.jpg
Anemonella thalictroides.jpg
Asarum maximum.jpg
Corydalis bracteata CofM.jpg
Cypripedium fasciculatum.jpg
Epimedium davidii 1.jpg
Epimedium davidii 2.jpg
Frtitillaria acmopetala.jpg
Gentiana syringea.jpg
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Next set
Hesperochiron californicum.jpg
Iberis oschtenica.jpg
Iris babadagica.jpg
Iris iberica.jpg
Iris paradoxa.jpg
Kalmiopsis leachiana FARRER.jpg
Larix kaempferi.jpg
Lewisia brachycalyx 1.jpg
Lewisia brachycalyx 2.jpg
Lewisia glandulosa.jpg
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Yet more
Lewisia tweedyi1.jpg
Lewisia tweedyi 2.jpg
Lewisia tweedyi 3.jpg
narcissus bulbocodium.jpg
P Elatior leucophylla.jpg
Primula orbicularis.jpg
Pulsatilla vernalis.jpg
Salix reticulata.jpg
Trollius acaulis.jpg
Viola spathulata CofM.jpg
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And finally some shots of the hall and some of the exhibitors deep in thought or conversation.
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:o :o If the grower of that Kalmiopsis had lived in the 1600's he/she would have been promptly burnt at the stake. : :o :o :o :o
johnw
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Dear Martin,
Thankyou for the photographs - especially that fine P. elatior 8)
Giles
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Yet more
Trollius acaulis.jpg
another yellow Ranunculaceae to lust after ::)
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:o :o If the grower of that Kalmiopsis had lived in the 1600's he/she would have been promptly burnt at the stake. : :o :o :o :o
johnw
Only if she were a woman. A man would have been lauded. ???
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Many fine things there to appreciate. I particularly like both the Salix and the Larix. Iris paradoxa either had a bad night out or was suffering seriously from heat exhaustion. ::)
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I didn't have a lot of time to take pictures yesterday, too many hats ::)
but here's a few quick shots. Sorry no names or labels at the moment, I'll add them later
First, some general shots before and during judging
the hall before judging
Lionel Clarkson contemplating
Judges at back (Joy Bishop, Ivor Betteridge, Jim Almond) and stewards at front (Clive Brotherton, Jo Walker)
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more
Back views (Robert Rolfe, Paul Ranson, Jim McGregor)
Michael Upward taking a sniff
Judges and stewards (Clare Dower far right)
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more
Bench view with Fritillaria pallidiflora
Judges and stewards at work
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Bench shots
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buns and mini gardens
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shrubs
3 pan Ericaceae
Kalmiopsis leachiana Farrer medal winner shown by Alan and Janet Cook
Cassiope wardii shown by Brian Russ
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Pleione 'Jorullo'
Pleione formosana 'Oriental Splendour'
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Iris afghanica, Iris sari, Iris babadagica
Iris babadagica close
Iris afghanica close
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Fritillaria meleagris 'Saturn'
Fritillaria tubiformis
Fritillaria meleagris and Fritillaria pyrenaice
I think these were all shown by Don Peace, but in a hurry did not photograph all the labels as I usually do
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Mertensia alpina, shown by Ian Kidman, Certificate of Merit
Gentiana clusii
and close
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Arisaema amurense shown by Don Peace
ditto close up
Arisaema engleri shown by Brian and Shelagh Smethurst (bought as A sikokianum, A engleri being a synonym for A sikokianum henryanum, aka A bockii)
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Fritillaria pallidiflora
Rhododendron 'Ginny Gee'
3 pan winner shown by Ivor Betteridge. From the back Anemonella thalictroides 'Oscar Shoaf'); Gentiana acaulis 'Arctic Fanfare'; Alkana aucheriana
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another Anemonella thalictroides 'Oscar Shoaf' and we'll have to start calling it
Thalictrum thalictroides 'Oscar Shoaf'
6 pan AGS spoon won by Anne Vale
Narcissus bulbocodium I think this was shown by Chris Lilley
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and the last couple.
Iris suaveolens I think shown by Tony Hale
Dionysia caespitosa shown by Eric Jarrett
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Wonderful postings of a super show. Many thanks to Martin and Diane. That was an amazing Kalmiopsis ... such a worthy Farrer!!!
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Wonderful postings of a super show. Many thanks to Martin and Diane. That was an amazing Kalmiopsis ... such a worthy Farrer!!!
Glad to see you're up and viewing! Hope you're feeling OK.
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Thanks Martin and Diane ! Great show !
Up and running already Cliff ? Great news ! :D
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Great show folks... and fine photos to delight us. Looks like there was every reason to enjoy a great day out, thanks for sharing!!
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A pretty traumatic day I'm afraid ... the anaesthetist had to apologise PROFUSELY for chopping into my eye with pointed scissors instead of slightly blunted ones (not available until next month it seems) and causing tremendous pain that shot me off the trolley ... and this was before I had even entered the theatre. Next time (if there is a next time!!!) I will CERTAINLY plump for a general anaesthetic instead of a local. It seems I have extra long corneas that required injections into the eye rather than under the eye and this caused the problems for the anaesthetist ... and me. The operation proved uncomfortable but not too traumatic ... the whole thing took about fifty minutes. I had to endure secreted gunge that stuck my eyelids together all night and pain in the 'anaesthetic' area this morning but I can now see 'reasonably' well, still with glasses of course, and I suppose things won't be ideal until I can endure having the second eye done?
I can see this screen quite well but amazingly I can see totally different colours with each eye (upon shutting one or the other), so I am still uncertain about the correct colours of many of my images ... this may, of course, stabilise itself over the hours and days to come?
Not a pleasant experience and while it is absolutely nothing compared to all the magnificent operations that are undertaken every day it may still deter me from dashing back for another. LOL.
Thanks for all your kind comments.
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Only if she were a woman. A man would have been lauded. ???
They would have made an exception in this case. ;)
johnw
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... and there was me thinking if I had the money I would go for eye surgery so I wouldn't have to wear glasses
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Mark, that kind of treatment doesn't involve invasive surgery ... it's all done by lasers with minimal distress.
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amazingly I can see totally different colours with each eye (upon shutting one or the other), so I am still uncertain about the correct colours of many of my images ...
I thought you'd ALWAYS had that problem Cliff. ☺
Glad everything went well for you buddy.
Love from Alan & Sherba
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Many fine things there to appreciate. I particularly like both the Salix and the Larix. Iris paradoxa either had a bad night out or was suffering seriously from heat exhaustion. ::)
Lesley, heat exhaustion.....the photographer was suffering too :P :P I wasn't designed for heat!
Thanks Cliff for that graphic description.....eye ops are one of the few things that really make me squirm ??? ???
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Cliff, Hope surgery went well and that you return to the AGS show circuit soon
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Another great show. Whatever the UK winter was like - not the best I understand - the plants have come though superbly and show people have done their events proud.
Onwards and upwards now Cliff. :)
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Taken me a while but the weather has been dry so I concentrated on actually growing things instead of photographing them.
http://www.ideasforgardens.net/palustris/Solihul/