Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Stan da Prato on February 27, 2012, 07:20:32 AM
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Last Friday some of the group who are organising the club's stand for Ingliston met up in Graham Wenham's garage. Graham has set up a baseboard the same size as the show stand will be and we began laying out some pots and crates to get an idea how it could look; we then added a few shrubs and conifers. The plan is to have a ridge with dwarf conifers, a gravel fan and river bed with low growing plants, some rock terraces with appropriate plants;an area of meadow and woodland plants such Primulas and Meconopsis.
Please consider whether you can contribute plants - ideally those in flower in late May early June.
More info will follow in this thread.
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Good idea to do this dry run before tackling the real thing. I don't see much room left though for the family car. ;D
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The working group had another session on Tuesday in Graham Wenham's garage. Graham has built a series of boxes which will hold pots of Meconopsis, Primulas, Arisaemas, lilies etc as well as a partially dried up stream bed down the middle which is based on three plastic basins you can see in Peggy Anderson's photos. There will be a rocky ridge currently represented by the crates - soon to be replaced by actual rock mounted on some blocks of insulating type material.
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I see the master craftsman, Mr Pryde, adopts a managerial position whilst Mr Wenham grafts and Dr da Prato films proceedings.
I'm sure that you'll do us all proud.
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The all have beards ::) ::) ::)
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Maren, beards are fashion right now
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The all have beards ::) ::) ::)
I would have too, if I lived in Scotland. ;D
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The all have beards ::) ::) ::)
I would have too, if I lived in Scotland. ;D
Yep Lesley those beards would be like wearing a scarf. I don't need scarfs or anything like that to keep me warm as I have my own couple of inches of insulation ::) ;D
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Just to advise that Gardening Scotland will be held 1-3 June at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh
Opening times are:
1000-1800 hrs on 1 and 2 June
1000-1700 hrs on 3 June
Advance ticket holders may enter at 0945 hrs
Tickets cost £14 for 1 June and £12 for 2 or 3 June when bought in advance (prior to 25 May) otherwise £16 on 1 June and £14 on 2 or 3 June. Remember children of 15 years and under are admitted free.
To book tickets online see www.gardeningscotland.com (http://www.gardeningscotland.com). Details also available on 0131 333 0965.
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Another session today to look at all the work Graham has done on the stand framework. We now have rock facings added to the wooden boxes - the stone collected by Ian P in the course of long coastal walks. The stick in the empty pot is to get an idea of the height of the bigger Meconopsis that Ian Christie will be bringing. The marks on the base board by the basins that will become the pools will be cut out so plants will 'grow' in the gravel of the partially dry stream bed. One point that emerged from today is the need not just for specimen plants but small trailing things and even loose rosettes of sempervivums that we can insert into the cracks in the stonework.
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Coming on well Stan. I could do with some of that stone, must do some walking on Dartmoor!
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Just to advise that Dobbies Garden centres are selling tickets for Gardening Scotland at a £3 reduction, provided you purchase before 25 May.
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Every little helps :P ;D
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Graham has added more stone to the top edge of the rock ridge and we spent some time this morning trying out some plants; some of which you will have seen in earlier posts. We were trying to see what conifers and shrubs we can fit in to give a framework of foliage - the spaces will be filled up with smaller, more floriferous plants. It is important to remember that this stand is smaller than the joint display with Kevock last year and quite a number of the plants we used then will be too big for 2012. At one end of the ridge will be a rocky corrie where we shall use a few shrubs eg the dwarf willow against the rock so the stone is still visible; this small area will be filled in with stones as in a rock fall with small plants growing among the stones. At the other end a slightly bigger area will have its edges defined by conifers on one side and shrubs such as Coprosmas with a red/gold look on the other. What is shown will not be the final selection. The area between the woody edges will have a range of flowering alpines. One side of the display will be the shady side with ferns and any flowers that are appropriate to shade eg gesneriads, orchids. This will merge into the rock fall via grey leaved things.
Potential contributors of plants please note the need to fill the cracks with small trailing things as well as Sempervivum heads etc- we do not just want a few large show winning type plants. Several small pots of the same alpine in flower will be very useful.
This post only deals with one end of the stand - there are other areas as outlined earlier.
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All this trial and error and practice run, only to have to dismantle and rebuild it at GS. Amazing dedication. :o
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Today we moved the SRGC stand - suitably packed down by Graham- from his garage to the Ingliston showground. The biggest single piece is the gravel stream bed which had to go on a car roof. Two cars took all the pieces in to a hall that was cavern like in contrast to the sun shine outside. A plastic sheet went down first to make it easier to deal with all the compost at the end then the stream bed was put in place, followed by the boxes that will hold the plants. Graham had produced a meticulous manual in case we forgot where anything went - only two pages are shown of this work of art. Once the boxes were in place the black edging board was added. Next we put on another tier of boxes for the ridge. Then pieces of rock glued to foam backing sheets were put in place. Bags of river gravel were put on the stand ready for use when the plants are added. Ian is doing a collecting run in a hired van tomorrow -Monday- and the rest of the plants will arrive by Tuesday morning when planting will begin.
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Great set of pictures, Stan. Look forward to following the rest of the set up as the week goes on.
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By this evening the van had delivered plants from Ian Christie, Sandy Leven, Graeme Butler and Janet and Jim Paterson. We also have sempervivums donated by Frazer Henderson and Watt Russell to fill gaps in the rock work- some are sitting on the large bag of recycled compost. Some of my shrubs and conifers are now there along with some dwarf maples and two orchids from Alan Gardner. More plants -and pictures - tomorrow.
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Tremendous progress being made by the Team- already we can get a flavour... and not only of the amount of work involved!
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Great to watch it all coming together - I'm almost wishing we were going to be there again this year :-\
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An amazing piece of work. What a creative way to display. Can't wait to see it finished.
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It's projects like this that make me hope that the wider membership realise how much work is done behind the scenes by so few to further the interests and aspirations of the Club as a whole and indeed alpine gardening as a whole. Many congratulations to all concerned.
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This morning Liz arrived with some of her own plants and some fine show plants from Sam Sutherland, Graham Catlow brought his display pots of Pleione and Pinguicula then John Lee and Peggy Anderson brought in Glasgow contributions including some from Jackie Thomlinson followed by Neil McNulty with plants from Ayrshire including those from George Watt and Sue Simpson. I brought in some more as did Watt Russell. Lesley Scott and Allan Elliot were soon placing pots on the stand while supposedly more senior members offered encouragement from terra firma. Meanwhile the treasurer and Glasgow show secretary disappeared behind some staging allegedly to work on labels. Finally and in response to public request an action shot of your photographer .
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some snaps of the stand today - nearly all plants and material in place including several typically pristine specimens from Cyril Lafong just back from holiday but labels to add tomorrow and final quality control
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Looking good, can't wait to see it on Friday. Never really new that there was so much work went into the display. Well done everyone.
Angie :)
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Yes, the stand looks terrific already 8)
It is extraordinary how much effort is needed to mount such a display.
And all done, as with everything else in the SRGC, by volunteers. I've lost count of the number of medals, nearly all gold, that the SRGC has won over the years with Sandy and his Team beavering away..... this old article tells about the seventh gold, and Best in Show, in 2003.... it's a long and glorious history that this year's gang have behind them. They've done a great job so far.... even without an orthopaedic surgeon to make their woodwork! ;D ;D
Report from 2003 : http://www.srgc.org.uk/feature/gold%20medal%202003/gold.html (http://www.srgc.org.uk/feature/gold%20medal%202003/gold.html)
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I'm very much reminded of Tomkinsons 1:1 ratio model of an 'Icebreaker' ;D
This appears to be a 1:1 scale rock garden :o :o :o
Absolutely amazing, looking great, good luck to you all. I'm sure it will be muchly admired, 8) 8) 8)
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Just catching up on what has been happening with the display. Stan has done a fantastic job of recording the process for the rest of us to enjoy/marvel at.
I would expect that more than one doughnut was required as fuel for the process. ;D
Hope all goes well this weekend, sorry I'm going to miss it; having just come back from Northern Scotland, I'm planning a weekend in the garden catching up.
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Looks magnificent ... congratulations to you all!
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Sneaky Sneaky Stan. Not impressed with me looking glaikit.
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It's projects like this that make me hope that the wider membership realise how much work is done behind the scenes by so few to further the interests and aspirations of the Club as a whole and indeed alpine gardening as a whole. Many congratulations to all concerned.
Whilst there is life there is hope David but when we struggle to get folk to come on to Council I sometimes become a little despondent - well done the new Gardening Scotland team!
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Sneaky Sneaky Stan. Not impressed with me looking glaikit.
Tee Hee! He does sneak up on a lot of us!
But I didn't think you looked glaikit... I was just impressed that the Team had you and Lesley who were lithe enough and light enough to be able to mountaineer over the rocks to place the plants! 8) 8) 8) 8)
You've all done a great job!
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Are there Medals awarded at Gardening Scotland ?
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Yes Ron, there are medals awarded there in the same way as for the likes of Hampton Court, Chelsea etc. There are medals for stands like the SRGC is building, commercial displays and there are outdoor gardens too.
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Thanks Maggi.
All fingers crossed for the SRGC team for Judgement Day, ;) on ......?
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I think the judging has been going on today, the show opens to the public tomorrow......
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"glaikit" ???
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Scottish word meaning: stupid, foolish, not very bright, thoughtless, vacant
Guess we'd say "not reeight breight" ;D ( esp.when I look in the mirror each morning ;D), gormless.
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This can be a very useful tool David when operating in various multi lingual environments, ;D :P
http://www.whoohoo.co.uk/ (http://www.whoohoo.co.uk/)
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This can be a very useful tool David when operating in various multi lingual environments, ;D :P
As we do! Thank you Ron.
My Grandma used to say "As daft as a posser 'yed"
"Posser": metal, funnel shaped implement on the end of a straight wooden handle used to agitate washing in a dolly tub, prior to washing machines.
"'yed" head
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Some assorted GS news... A total of 17 Chelsea medallists have headed straight to Ingliston for Gardening Scotland.
Amongst them will be Bowden Hostas, Chrysanthemums Direct, Craig House Cacti and Jacques Amand who have all struck Gold.
SAC Edinburgh will be recreating the ‘Plant Explorer’s Garden’ for which they have just won a silver-gilt medal at Chelsea.
Gardening Scotland 2012 will take place from tomorrow until Sunday at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston.
Tickets cost £16 for Friday, and £14 for Saturday or Sunday. Children under 16 go free.
The show will open on Friday and Saturday from 10am until 6pm and on Sunday from 10am until 5pm.
Parking is available at the showground for visitors with cars.
Lothian Buses will provide a dedicated bus service to and from Edinburgh city centre. The number 98 will pick up from South St David Street (Jenners), Lothian Road (opposite the Caledonian Hotel), Haymarket Terrace (west of Haymarket station), and a further 31 stops en-route.
I have asked to be sent a list of medal recipients as soon as possible ..... it remains to be seen how quickly this arrives..... in previous years it has proved very hard to extract the info from the organisers!
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The display is now finished and the last of the team left the hall shortly before 4 o-clock when the judges were due to start work. Bad news is that Stan forgot his camera and delegated the taking of photos to me. I did take quite a few but have failed miserably to work out how to re-size them so that I can either post them or e-mail them to Stan. Many humble apologies to everyone - and much grovelling. I have a horrible feeling that Stan will be thinking up a nasty punishment for me tomorrow.
The whole display looks stunning (to my eyes at least) and some of the plants are to die for - Meconopsis punicea Sichuan Silk (perennial from seed collected by Ian Christie in 2003), Lilium lophophorum, Celmisia stricta, Eriogonum ovatifolium, Pleiones, Cypripedium, Androsace bulleyana - and lots and lots more. Photos will appear (eventually).
All of the team are on tenterhooks, waiting to see what the judges think - and we'll only find out when we arrive at the hall tomorrow morning. Wish us luck.
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Really nice to see all these preparations going on from the other end of the country. We have just done a small and much simpler display at the Kent Garden Show (for the Kent Hardy Plant Society). Now if just we had a few of those meconopsis it would definitely stop people in their tracks! These wonderful specialist displays of plants should be de rigeur at Garden Shows everywhere to show how beautifully plants can be combined and yet retain their individuality.
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Hurrah! Well done to the Team... the SRGC Stand has been awarded a Silver-gilt medal!
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I'll get the other results on soon.
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Thats fantastic !! 8) 8) 8)
Congratulations to everyone concerned, a wonderful effort, ;D
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not sure if these will display properly.....
Gardening Scotland awards 2012 :
Best Floral Exhibit Binny Plants, "Riverside Retreat"
Best New Floral Exhibitor Warmenhoven, "Allium, Amaryllis and Ornithogalum"
Best Show Garden SAC Edinburgh - Karolina Tercjak, "Plant Explorer's Garden"
Best Floral Art Display Edinburgh Floral Art Club
Best New Show Garden Ivy Maud Design in association with Macmillan Cancer Support, "Legacy"
Alf Evans Award (Best Commercial Alpine Exhibit) Kevock Garden Plants
Best New Plant Award Binny Plants, Paeonia 'Lemon Chiffon'
Exhibitor Exhibit of: Medal Awarded
Fir Trees Pelargonium Pelargoniums premier gold
North of England Bonsai Bonsai Trees premier gold
Hoyland Plants Agapanthus and Tulbaghia silver gilt
Scottish Begonia Society Begonias silver gilt
Brookfield Plants Hostas gold
Harperley Hall Nursery Alpine and Woodland plants gold
D'Arcy and Everest Alpine troughs and Sempervivums silver gilt
Mainshill Plants A Japanese Garden silver
The Scottish Rock Garden Club Alpine and Woodland plants silver gilt
Macplants in association with Poppy Scotland Poppies and Perennials silver gilt
Damhead Nursery in association with SGS North, South, East, West bronze
Kevock Garden Plants Alpine, Bog and Woodland plants premier gold
Jamieson Brothers Potatoes gold
Hartside Nursery Alpine and Woodland plants silver gilt
Glorious Gardens of Argyll and Bute Plants typical of West Coast gardens silver
Alan Clark Rhododendrons silver gilt
High Park Nursery Carnations silver gilt
Jacques Amand International Bulbous plants silver gilt
Binny Plants Cut Peonies silver gilt
Letham Plants Perennials and Woodland plants silver
Holmes Farm Plants Herbaceous plants silver gilt
Pentland Plants Bedding and Patio plants silver gilt
Pretty Ugly Plants Carnivorous plants silver
Jon Wheatley and Keith Jackson Associates Herbaceous plants gold
Dibley Nurseries Streptocarpus and Begonias gold
Proud Plants Geums and Perennials silver
Two Plants Lilies gold
Bell Nursery Hardy Perennials bronze
Hawthorn Alpine Troughs Alpine Troughs silver
Penicuik Horticultural Society Floral display featuring the Olympics bronze
Woodside Plant Centre A wildlife garden silver
Brighter Blooms Zantedeschia silver gilt
Binny Plants Riverside Retreat premier gold
Bowden Hostas Hostas gold
Bowden Grasses Grasses bronze
Bowden Ferns Ferns gold
David Stead Orchids Orchids gold
South East of Scotland Fuchsias Fuchsias gold
Glendoick Gardens Rhododendrons silver
Oak Tree Nursery Grasses gold
Southern Skies Alpines and perennials bronze
Primrose Bank Summer-flowering perennials gold
Craig House Cacti Cacti gold
Bluebell Nursery Trees and Shrubs silver gilt
Philip Tivey Alstroemeria gold
British Thyroid Foundation in association with Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society Shrubs and perennials silver gilt
Border Belles Hardy perennials silver
National Vegetable Society Vegetables gold
Caledonian Bonsai Association Bonsai Trees silver
Plantagogo.com Heuchera, Heucherella and Tiarella premier gold
Oska Copperfield Chrysanthemums gold
Bentley Plants Ferns silver gilt
Scottish Bonsai Association, National Collection Bonsai Trees gold
Scottish Bonsai Association Bonsai Trees silver gilt
Scottish Bonsai Association, Shohin Bonsai Trees gold
Tinnisburn Plants Cottage garden perennials silver gilt
Wattston Bonsai Bonsai Trees gold
Harts Nursery Lilies gold
Chrysanthemums Direct Chrysanthemums gold
Warmenhoven Allium, Amaryllis and Ornithogalum gold
Roualeyn Nursery Fuchsias gold
Taylors Clematis Clematis gold
Plant Heritage (NCCPG) Garden Plants silver
Elmwood College Floral Exhibit not judged
The Garden History Society Garden History silver
Scottish Rhododendron Society Rhododendrons bronze
Delphinium Society Delphiniums no award
SAC Edinburgh - Karolina Tercjak "Plant Explorer's Garden" gold
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Bravo the gang, what a stupendous effort you all made. And well done on the medal too! You've done us proud....
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Great! Congratulations!
Enjoy the rest of the days now!
Lina.
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Congratulations to all the team a well deserved award... :D :D :D
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Just got back from Gardening Scotland. Sorry, no pics - you will have to wait for Stan's input. Stand looking lovely and lots of interest from the public. Everyone wanted to buy a plant or seed of (Cyril's) Lilium lophophorum amongst others. Feet melting and hips buckling by lunchtime after a morning on the stand, when I was set free to spend time with my friends from Aberdeen. Great day, even if it took me over an hour to drive the 9 miles home. If I was flagging I dread to think how Liz and the others will be feeling by the end of the day let alone by the end of Sunday.
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a quick tour round the finished stand
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Wonderful stand :o, congratulations to the team for the "Silver Gilt"
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Great display :D
Congratulations and well done to those who put it together.
Had hoped to be there, but work life balance tipped the wrong way today. Will be there Sunday.
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Well done team.
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Congratulations!!! Very well done to the team - it's good to see that all your hard work has paid off. Bet you had fun as well!! I shall look forward to seeing the display tomorrow.
Many congrats also go to Beryl McNaughton of MacPlants, Stella and David Rankin of Kevock and to Billy Carruthers of Binny Plants for their success, all members of the Club.
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If I was flagging I dread to think how Liz and the others will be feeling by the end of the day let alone by the end of Sunday.
Good to know you enjoyed Gardening Scotland Maureen, from experience you just keep going on the wave and adrenalin and then crash at the end of it all!
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Many congrats also go to Beryl McNaughton of MacPlants, Stella and David Rankin of Kevock and to Billy Carruthers of Binny Plants for their success, all members of the Club.
...and Glendoick, Hartside, Jacques Amand.... they're all SRGC members too.. and those are just the ones I know!
PS .... Beechgrove Garden on BBC 2 at 20.30 hours this eveneing... hoping for a glimpse of SRGC stand and other SRGC connections!
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Some gems in the Beechgrove TV coverage of GS.
Starting with Jim McColl being photographed across the SRGC stand as he introduces the programme, with some nice shots of various members of the SRGC Team during set-up, scattered throughout the programme.
I'll try to get some screen grabs later to show here.
Jim Jermyn, Show manager, another SRGCmember is featured , as you might imagine. Presenter Carole Baxter is also a member and members pop up all over the place.... Beryl McNaughton is interviewed in her capacity as sponsor of the Poppy Charity garden. Peter Foley (who used to run Holden Clough Nursery - now taken over by his award winning son, John) has cooperated with the Dalgety Bay Garden Club. George Anderson of the RCHS, another Beechgrove presenter, chooses the Lilium lophoporum and tall Meconopis from the SRGC stand as his favourites.... great coverage from the Club's point of view!
Now, though, I must take the dogs out. They've been waiting very patiently :)
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What a plant that lily is! So curious with the petals joined at the tip. Thank you for the pictures taken all around the exhibit. Did anyone take pictures of Kevock's stand? Or other displays?
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Great display folks. After seeing all the work that had went into the display through this forum it made me appreciate it even more. Fell in love with that lovely dark leaved Celmisia, Well done to everyone that contributed to the display, you did the SRGC proud.
Something is going wrong with me, I came away with only two plants :o I remember the days that I had to make a few trips back and fore to my car with plants.
I could have filled my car with all those choice plants on our display though, Graham your plants were looking lovely. Hope Cyril's Lilium lophophorum makes it to the end of the show, so many folks were admiring it.
Well done again to everyone.
Angie :)
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some nurseries- Binny Plants: Best Floral 2 pics; Letham 1 pic; Kevock: Alf Evans award 3 pics; MacPlants 2 pics
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some more - Pretty Ugly Plants: insect eating plants; troughs from Hawthorn, one whose name I need to add and 2 pics of Harperley Hall
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other nurseries and societies in no particular order.
Alliums and Hippeastrums from Warmenhoven-best new exhibitor; the National Vegetable Society; Craig House Cacti; SE Scotland Fuchsia Society; Dibleys Streptocarpus and Begonias; Binny Peonies -the top shelf yellow is Lemon Chiffon that was best new plant in the show; Pentland Plant's flag; Fir Trees Pelargoniums; Scottish Begonia Society
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Thanks so much Stan....
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Stan, you've done a grand job with this... not only with your work with "The Team" but in recording the process and now the show.... superb! :-* 8)
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Some screen grabs from TV last night..... off the telly with a camera......I should really have gone to the i-player to catch better shots but well, sorry!
Edit: The prog. is now on i-player http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01jkd0k/Beechgrove_Garden_2012_Episode_10/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01jkd0k/Beechgrove_Garden_2012_Episode_10/)
To start with, Peter Foley who worked with the British Thyroid Foundation in association with Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society on a display of shrubs and perennials, which won a silver gilt medal. No real shots of the garden were shown!
Peter Foley
A painting donated to the Thyroid Society ( the thyroid gland is butterfly -shaped) by an artist who had herself suffered with the disease.
Close -up
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Next some shots with Beryl McNaughton, shown in the Poppy Scotland Garden that MacPlants designed and made, another silver gilt winner.
Beryl and her husband are stalwart members of the RCHS ( the Caley) as well as the SRGC and they and their family have given much support to Tibetan charities and students well as their work with UK organisations.
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what's next?
Ah yes, Billy Carruthers of Binny Plants, whose "Riverside Retreat won premier gold and Best Floral Exhibit 8)
Their paeony stand,won a silver gilt and captured the Best New Plant Award , to Paeonia 'Lemon Chiffon'
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now SRGC members, Carole Baxter of the Beechgrove Garden TV programme interviews Show Manager Jim Jermyn in the Union Jack Flag planting by Pentland Plants ( a company run by the family of another BBC presenter, Carolyn Spray, who did not appear in last night's programme.... new rules for the BBC about presenters with displays up for awards, as evidenced in the press about certain BBC TV Chelsea presenters!)
Then a pic of Carole behind some of the carniverous plants of the 'Ugly Plants' stand
Jim Jermyn describes some of the Schools' entries in a "WORLD IN A BASKET" COMPETITION ( may not be the correct name of the comp.!!)
Kevock owners, Stella and David Rankin with Carole Baxter as they find out they have won premier gold and the Alf Evans Award......
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BBC presenters, George Anderson (past president of the Caley) Carole Baxter and Jim McColl, (president of the Caley) near the Border Belles stand.
The crowds gather at the opening of the show
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Now for the most important bits of the programme, as regards the SRGC display!
As I said, the programme opened with Jim McColl by the SRGC Stand....
We were also treated to pix of various SRGC folk- and flowers, dotted here and there through the programme...
Carole Bainbridge, Graham Wenham ( vital member of The Team- remeber the set-up practices in his garage! Graham only joined the SRGC a few years ago, after signing up at a previous Gardening Scotland 8)) and Alan Elliott ( Alan has been a Diana Aitchison Grant Recipient and credits the SRGC with giving him a new carrer!)
Ian Pryde - member of The Team, and Seed Exchange Chappie!
Some flowers and a grainy, magnified, shot of the SRGC carved stone.
The camera work of the programme concentrated rather a lot on sweeping shots across the stand, so it was tricky to get good shots off the TV screen, but I hope you get the idea!
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George Anderson was very taken with the stand....
and I've just heard from Ian that he's been talking to Graham Wenham about Graham's ideas for next year's stand! 8) 8)
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Ah, I thought it was not being shown until 12pm Sunday, must be the repeat. Our Saturday evening viewing is now planned, thanks Maggi.
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Well done to everyone involved in the SRGC 's silver gilt stand particularly Graham Wenham, Ian Pryde and Stan da Prato. When I was there on Tuesday it was illuminating to see how much effort goes into creating these wonderful displays, Lesley and Alan got mucked in like old hands placing and re-setting plants under the artistic eye of Stan the Man. Ian Pryde was, at times, called on to do some on the spot carpentry to great effect. During the day the stand evolved as ever more preening and embelishment took place. I'll re-join the gang on Sunday and I can't wait to see the finished stand in the flesh although a big thank you to Stan for his photos and Maggi for the TV piece. It sets the scene graphically for those who can't be there. Roll on tomorrow. :) :) :)
John
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Ah, I thought it was not being shown until 12pm Sunday, must be the repeat. Our Saturday evening viewing is now planned, thanks Maggi.
Usually the programme isn't available on i-player until after the Sunday repeat, David- they must have pleaded special circumstances because of the GS show timings.
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Lesley and Alan got mucked in like old hands placing and re-setting plants
Am I the only one with the suspicion that these two young persons were also the most lithe and light for hopping up and over the stand? ::) ;) ;D ;D
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Yes, Maggi - they were the ONLY people allowed to access the central strengthened part of the stand - aged me offered to go up and help but Stan looked horrified and banned me.
We've all had a great time speaking to lots and lots of people who've come to visit the stand these last 2 days. We've also been selling seed - at 20p and a £1 a packet and have already sold £500 worth - which means there's an awful lot of people with SRGC seed to grow - great for the Club.
It's been a superb team effort by lots and lots of members - I reckon about 50 people have been involved in one way or another - either lending plants, building the display or helping man the stand over the weekend.
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one of the floral hall exhibits that attracted most interest was the jubilee display of potato varieties.
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Some of the outdoor show and college gardens.
Macmillan Cancer Care garden; Model train garden with Beechgrove TV crew; Plant Explorers garden by SAC students; Desert island discs; Scott of the Antarctic; Sam's Olympic journey - this is the story of a girl in the Borders who competes in paralympic events following a freak accident ; Trellis garden of tranquillity
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I wonder why there isn't a better coverage of this event by the BBC.(or is it theEBC)
If they spend 15 hours for Chelsea(and the red button),two hours'd be a minimum to be fair to the Scottish people,even if they argue they want to keep it in proportion to the number of viewers.
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I didn't watch any of Chelsea, John, but from what I have heard people who did were very disappointed with the BBC coverage (EBC is for NNS ;-)). I understand that there were few shots of the stand and plants but a lot of time talking to 'celebrities'. Our 30 minutes though, was pure quality!
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NBIB has entered the pallet garden competition every year since it started. This year we focused on water conservation and the exhibit proved popular with both judges and the public.
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Well what can one say to add to the fantastic response to the most superduper show imaginable? Not much really except that I see at last why there were so many rehearsals, so much planning of the design and execution, and such meticulous attention to detail, carried out by Graham and his co-workers. That this was all carried out over a long period of time shows incredible commitment to the task and we are so fortunate that Stan was able to show blow-by-blow pictures of the whole process. Near the beginning I mentioned a "dry run" but never imagined what would follow and how wonderfully successful the finished display would be. I wish - boy do I wish, that I could have been there. Maybe next year?
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Only saw this thread just now... :o
Wonderful and well deserved result to all involved in the set up !
What dedication !!!! I bow in silent admiration... ;)
Thanks very much to all picture posters as well - a great effort !! :-*
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[I mentioned a "dry run" ]
Has this anything to do with Stan's last picture of the NBIB pallet, Lesley? ::)
Hope you do manage to come over next year, we would love to meet you.
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I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to Stan for posting all the photos... And to acknowledge and praise the amount of time he Graham Wenham and Ian Pryde spent creating this amazing stand... Huge and hearty Congrats!
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I haven't given up hope of getting Liz' pix, taken on the last day of set-up, online at some point!!
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I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to Stan for posting all the photos... And to acknowledge and praise the amount of time he Graham Wenham and Ian Pryde spent creating this amazing stand... Huge and hearty Congrats!
..... and very much seconded.
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And a big "thank you" to Maggi for posting excerpts from the telecast because, of course, we can't get it "in our area"!
cheers
fermi
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We can't get it here either Fermi, so I watched it on line too. And we can practically see Scotland from here.....
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Well done to SRGC on their silver-gilt. Travelled up from N.Wales to see show. Whilst I appreciate that everyone we met was enthusiastic, the show itself is a poor relation to the RHS shows and even some of the local ones south of the border such asa Harrogate etc.. The exhibitors are not to blame, thank goodness for their support ,but the overall impression is of a show that is 'tired' and struggling to attract exhibitors. The spread of stands in the main hall suggested that space was available for many more. On one society stand the person on duty sat on the middle of the stand for most of the day thereby blocking view of their leaflets and video. They rightly won no award!
Surely a quiet word from one the show's organisers could have put him right. However almost everyone was helpful, eager to please and gave freely with information and advice. Therefore in my view they deserve more from the organisation.
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I expect all Shows tend to suffer by comparison with the RHS events because building up the sort of momentum they have must be very hard. Although I have always loved Chelsea, I must admit to finding Shows like Hampton Court overpowering and uncomfortable; just too much going on. Probably Chelsea is not quite like this because in size it is small, it has such a long history and there is an amazing enthusiasm that goes with it, for all that you might think that celebrity tends to predominate.
One of the things about Chelsea is that the Gardens are always described as judged on their own merits; ie: not against one another. Viewers like me of course do judge them on our own reaction to them and look at individual stands in the same way. I think building a successful Show cannot be too easy; it needs co-operation across many people. Once you have fantastic exhibitors, you then need fantastic advertising, and of course every Show (especially one in Scotland) wants to do its own thing! If you start with really good growers and plants, which there must be, then the thing to do is always encourage this and everything else should follow.
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Tim
I endorse what you say and there is no doubt, in my humble mind, that the plant exhibitors that were at Gardening Scotland put on a very good show indeed - that was my point, they were better than the show itself, because some parts were very amateurish indeed. I appreciate that any show based in Scotland can be considered 'out of the way' for most folks and can never have the financial clout of any RHS event; nevertheless one would hope that, as the only large such show in Scotland, it could attract a sizeable sposorshiop base. Then the problem arises as to who has the vision to spend the money wisely? Still, it's always a good excuse to go back home and visit 'the folks'.
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Maggi what day/s is Beech Grove on?
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Maggi what day/s is Beech Grove on?
Thursdays at about 7.30 pm ( that varies) and a repeat on Sundays at 5.05pm BBC2 Maggi what day/s is Beech Grove on?
Usually at 7.30pm on a Thursday, though that varies. Tomorrow, Sunday 9th June ,the repeat is at 5.05pm on BBC2
The website is http://www.thebeechgrovegarden.com/ (http://www.thebeechgrovegarden.com/)
This coming week the Beechgrove Garden times are Thursday 14th June BBC2
at 7:30pm and repeated on Sunday 17th June BBC2 at 12pm
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Thanks. I'll set up sky to record it
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Is BBC 2 Scotland not the same as BBC 2?
Lina.
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Not quite, they like to go their own way... ;)
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The Beechgrove Garden is on BBC2 Scotland which is found on Sky channel 990. BBC1 Scotalnd is on Sky 971.
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There is also some gardening on Alba(Sky 168) in gaelic.Don't worry the subtitles are in English (tuesdays repeted saterdays)
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Sadly I only can watch BBC 1 and BBC 2.
And I must admit, the programs in Holland about gardening are terrible.
All very commercial and trendy.
Lina.
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Thanks Mark, I think I'll do the same. It seems to be a much better programme than Gardener's World....
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Here’s the photos I took of our stand on the final day before judging while Stan was outside setting up the winning pallet garden for North Berwick. My apologies for the quality of the photos and also for the delay in posting these. Unfortunately I’d forgotten how to re-size photos using my camera software and only had time this weekend to re-learn the technique. More on plants and people in next post. (Fingers crossed that I've got the photos resized properly!)
Rocky cliff
Al Elliott looking at the other side of the rocky cliff
The rear side of the rocky cliff – Graham Catlow’s Pleiones
Ian Pryde views the dry river bed
Cliff, river bed and edge of woodland
Woodland with Ian Christie’s Meconopsis
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OOOps - something went wrong - where are all the other photos? Will try again once I've re-read the posting instructions. Sorry Maggi.
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Trying again - didn't see the (more attachments) text and so you only got the last photo in the earlier post.
Rocky cliff
Al Elliott looking at the other side of the rocky cliff
The rear side of the rocky cliff – Graham Catlow’s Pleiones
Ian Pryde views the dry river bed
Cliff, river bed and edge of woodland
Woodland with Ian Christie’s Meconopsis
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OOOps - something went wrong - where are all the other photos? Will try again once I've re-read the posting instructions. Sorry Maggi.
Liz, so glad you stuck with it! Many thanks from all of us who have been excitied to see the final views!
M
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A few people and plants
Graham Wenham and Ian Pryde at work
Stan collecting compost for his pallet garden
Carole Bainbridge tidying up
What Carole was tidying up - Pinguicula grandiflorum on a tree stump
Lilium lophophorum (Cyril Lafong) – to me the best plant in the whole Show
Dicentra Ivory Heart (Ian Christie)
Dodecatheon pulchellum (Cyril Lafong)
SRGC publicity and seed sales table
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Some photos of members (starring Glassford Sprunt) who visited or helped on the stand on Saturday plus a photo of the Alf Evans Award for the best alpine display in the whole Show being presented to Stella and David Rankin of Kevock Garden Plants. Last year the SRGC team staged a joint stand with Kevock (Stella and David have been SRGC members for a long time) and received the training they needed to be able to go it alone this year. We’ve still a way to go to rival our mentors but intend to have an even better display next year.
Presentation of Alf Evans Award to Stella and David Rankin
Graham Wenham and helper Ken East
Ian Christie and Glassford
Glassford, Peter Semple and Ian Bainbridge
Stirling Group members – Glassford, Ian and Ann Steele, Sandy Leven
Alan Gardner, Carole Bainbridge and Glassford
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Liz - so lovely to see those pictures. I wonder how many visitors were completely nonplussed by that remarkable lily? We only have a very small group down here in Kent but seeing the SRGC display is highly encouraging for what we hope to do next year at the local Kent Show. But we wont have those wonderful celmisias and meconopsis, and nor Lilium lophophorum! Good luck for next year.