Glasgow Show at Milngavie 6th May 2017

[Stan da Prato]

people among the plants

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Glasgow members observed. The treasurer prays to the trophies in the hope of success. Another member tries -unsuccessfully - to  sell a plant with attached slug  as a  protein supplement.   

[Stan da Prato]

Finally a contrast  between  the show hall as it opened to the public and the end of a very successful day as the last plant  is carried out of the now empty hall. I look forward to others posting  their views of the plants and the show .

[Maggi Young]

Lovely to see our friends Barbara and Bella - pix2482 and 2483 - from Canada enjoying the show.
In fact it is a delight to see so many folks enjoying the day - and with such a show, why wouldn't they?

Had a moment of chagrin when I spotted my favourite coffee walnut cake  on display, but  there are prices to be paid for missing such events I suppose. 

I'll bet  E. Simpson, the pal of Shelagh and Brian Smethurst, was really pleased they offered to transport his Cypripedium 'Emil' up tp the Show!

[ranunculus]

I'll bet  E. Simpson, the pal of Shelagh and Brian Smethurst, was really pleased they offered to transport his Cypripedium 'Emil' up tp the Show!

Dear Eddie will be ecstatic … what a fabulous Cypripedium!!!

[veteran vet]

Stan has given us a very comprehensive coverage of the show with lots of detail, it was a very fine show with splendid weather to make the staging of the plants a pleasant affair, we were parked near the back door so not a lot of carrying to be done, just as well as some pots were jolly heavy.
As usual just plants in close up and this time I am going to list plants shown by the same exhibitor to save me time on the input.
Sue Simpson had a splendid day, when I saw the amount of plants George and Sue were carrying in to show I asked if they had come in an articulated waggon...was told George had sat on the roof of the car so plants could go on the passenger seat!. Was worth it her first Forrest Medal with
Junellia coralloides  in class 45 where it was paired with
Benthamiella patagonica
Crassula socialis in 47 was a very nice specimen
Rhododendron macrocephalum linearifolium in 48, I have it as R. stenopetalum linearifolium here at home and the book says either name goes, it certainly is an unusual rhodi
Calceolaria 'Walter Shrimpton' in 59 earned Sue a Certificate of Merir (CM)

[Pauli]

Thanks for this impressive report! So many lovely plants.

[shelagh]

Today on our way home we reunited Eddie Simpson with his prize winning Cypripedium Emil and took his picture with the plant.

[veteran vet]

A last one from Sue Simpson is
Androsace studiosorum 'Salmons Variety' in 21
Androsace studiosorum 'Doksa' in the same class from me, going to have to divide it up as too heavy for me now
 As we expect Cyril Lafong had many first rate plants at the show to include
Daphne calcicola 'Napa Hai' (53) (AM)
Daphne petraea 'Flamingo and
Daphne petraea 'Persebee' in the 2 pan class 46

[veteran vet]

Last on e from Cyril is
Fritillaria pyrenaica 'Bernard Tickner'
Seeing as we have just had a picture posted of the man himself I will add another one of the plant
Cypripedium 'Emil' from Edward Simpson (58), Best Orchidaceae
Stan has put up a much better picture of
Arisaema griffithii from Anne Chamber in 36 also earned a CM. I could not get as good a picture from a distance as Stan did so you will have to make do with a close up
I much admired
Lachenalia latimore from Antony Taziker in 79
Ranuculus seguieri from Tom Green (23)

[veteran vet]

John di Paola had another good Glasgow Show, among his entries were
Trillium luteum (31)
Clematis marmoraria (24) won the SRGC Anniversary Award
Saxifraga pubescens 'Snowcap' (15), lived up to its name
The Best Scottish Native plant was won, not for the first time, by Watt Russell with
Paris quadrifaria in (7)
And the Best Primula at the show was won by Ian Kidman with
Primula henrici (18)

[veteran vet]

There were two other Certificates of Merit given at the show and these were
Silene hookeri from Tommy Anderson in Class A which I also show
Leiophyllum buxifolium nanum from me in 49. I also had another red sticker with
Oxalis erythrorhiza in (5)
Tommy Anderson also had a nice
Lamium armenum in (59)

[veteran vet]

Lionel Clarkson made the journey up from Blackpoolway with
Viola cazorlensis (56), don't see this too much nowadays. He also exhibited in (2)
Allium shelkovikovii 'Sarjn'
Edraianthus serpyllifolius from Stella and David Rankin (60)
Dysoma delavayii (also can be called Podophyllum) from Graham Catlow in 11
And last but by no means least an exhibit by Snapper Stan, Stan da Prato with
Rhododendron 'Connie' (4) being one of his many exhibits