Glasgow Show 2025

[Stan da Prato]

nearing the end

[Stan da Prato]

mini gardens then cut flowers

[Stan da Prato]

members plant sale and nurseries

[Stan da Prato]

The catering at Glasgow is always  good

[Stan da Prato]

people doing things

[Stan da Prato]

Finally the hall well on the way to being  cleared by the very efficient Glasgow team so well done  to them all

[Margaret Thorne]

Thanks, Stan, a fabulous record of a most enjoyable event.

[Maggi Young]

Fantastic record of a great show, Stan - many , many thanks!  Congrats to Cyril for his further Forrest Medal success - and those others too - as well as all the other award winners and all those great entrants.

 Terrific  work by all involved - well done, Folks!!

[Maggi Young]

Alison Hogg's photo of the Forrest Medal plant from Cyril Lafong, Cypripedium 'Ursel'


Alison has lots more great pictures from the show benches at the SRGC Facebook page.
 ...including this plant from "snapper Stan da Prato".....

[Richard Green]

Many thanks to all who helped at the Glasgow Show to make it a great success, exhibitors, judges, stewards, helpers, nurseries, clearer-uppers, and not least members and visitors.  Apologies that not all the award cards were placed on the benches, so I am listing the final results as follows:
George Forrest Memorial Medal & Card (most meritorious plant/pan in Show) - Cyril Lafong (Cypripedium 'Ursel', Class: 58)
Crawford Silver Challenge Cup (most 1st Prize points in Section 1) - Stella & David Rankin
Diamond (60th) Jubilee (Award Card) (winner Section 1, 6-pan Class A) - Stella & David Rankin
Dr William Buchanan Mem. Rose Bowl (best exhibit in Class 1) - Stella & David Rankin
Henry Archibald Challenge Rose Bowl (best exhibit in Class 2) - Cyril Lafong
William C. Buchanan Challenge Cup (best exhibit in Class 3) - Cyril Lafong
Edward Darling Memorial Trophy (best exhibit in Class 4) - Graham Catlow
Joan Stead Prize (Award Card) (best best Primula in the Show) - Sue Simpson (Primula rusbyi, Class: 45)
Ian Donald Memorial Trophy (best plant native to Scotland, (classes6, 7, 65) - Peter Hood (Paris quadrifolia, Class: 7)
Charles M. Simpson Memorial Trophy (best plant in Orchidaceae in the Show) - Cyril Lafong (Cypripedium 'Ursel', Class: 58)
Don Stead Prize (Award Card) (most points in Bulbs, 19, 26-36, 78-81) - Stan da Prato
James A. Wilson Trophy (most points in Section 2) - Peggy Anderson & Kathleen Cartwright (jointly)
Rododendron Perpetual Challenge Trophy (best dwarf Rhododendron) - Graham Catlow (Rhododendron 'Saled', Class: 4)
William Urie Trophy (best pan Ericaceae, excl. Rhododendron) - John Lee (Vaccinium vitis-idaea minus, Class: 49)
Bronze Medal (Sect. 2) (Medal or card) (over 20% total available Sec 2 points - (<20% so not awarded)
SRGC 75th Jubilee Prize (Award Card) (best plant in a pan <17.5cm) - John Di Paola (Saxifraga 'Snowcap', Class: 12)
Certificate of Merit  - John Di Paola (Saxifraga 'Snowcap' , Class:15)
Certificate of Merit  - Cyril Lafong (Silene nelsonii, Class: 3)
Certificate of Merit  - Sue Simpson (Junellia coralloides, Class: 45)
Certificate of Merit  - Richard Green (Arisaema griffithii , Class: 36)
Silver Medal  - Richard Green (Educational display of Cardiocrinum giganteum)
Thanks
Richard Green - SRGC Glasgow Show Secretary