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Title: AGS Kent Show
Post by: KentGardener on September 29, 2012, 03:11:23 PM: Hi All

Just back from my volunteer stint on the AGS plant sales stand at the local show. A few quick pics I took between serving customers and eating bacon rolls. ;D

1 - General view
2 - General view
3 - A fine selection of silver plants
4 - Pyrethrum leontopodium. A lovely pot of silvery fluffy stuff. To me it looked like mist or fog engulfing a frosty morning.
5 - Centaurea clementei
6 - Cyclamen graecum ssp anatolicum. A stunning plant that attracted my attention as soon as I saw it. The edges of the flowers were almost glowing in the early morning sun. It ended up earning the Farrer medal for best in show.
7 - another pic of that Cyclamen graecum ssp anatolicum as it looked so lovely.
8 - Another great Cylcamen graecum ssp anatolicum (both were sown 5/10/1998)
Title: Re: AGS Kent Show
Post by: KentGardener on September 29, 2012, 03:24:59 PM: A few more pics of things that caught my eye. I am sure the Luc's from Belgium will have some better photos in the next day or two.

1 - Lewisia cotyledon 'Ashwood Strain'
2 - Lewisia cotyledon hybrid
3 - Colchicum speciosum alba. These 4 flowers were looking absolutely beautiful.
4 - Dionysia hyrbid 'Selene'
5 - Sternbergia sicula
6 - Oxalis speciosa
7 - Crocus banaticus (sown 22/12/2002)
8 - My mum would have loved this.
Title: Re: AGS Kent Show
Post by: Lina Hesseling on September 29, 2012, 03:31:53 PM: This must have been a great day. Lovely pictures. I like the grey leaved ones very much.
Thank you for sharing with us.

Lina.
Title: Re: AGS Kent Show
Post by: ranunculus on September 29, 2012, 05:46:08 PM: Super images, John ... much appreciated.
Title: Re: AGS Kent Show
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on September 29, 2012, 09:44:11 PM: Just home from another hop !
Great show - the Cyclamen.... :o :o :o :o how on earth do they grow them like that !!! Amazing !

Thanks for the pix John ! Hope to show some more in the forthcoming days !!
Title: Re: AGS Kent Show
Post by: Maggi Young on September 29, 2012, 11:28:13 PM: Glad that all hoppers are home safe from a good day ouy. Grand time being had by the Hoppers'
President Kris and his lovely wife Ingrid, here in Dumfries- we've been thinking about you!
M
Title: Re: AGS Kent Show
Post by: Tim Ingram on October 01, 2012, 07:49:19 PM: Should I stop growing plants on the nursery and grow them to display! Somehow I missed seeing quite a few of these plants John and the little flower arrangement is quite delightful. Great to get so much support from across the Channel - anyone with more people I should contact for the Spring Show please let me know.
Title: Re: AGS Kent Show
Post by: Paul T on October 02, 2012, 12:18:48 PM: Some beautiful plants there, John. Thanks for showing us.