SRGC Stand at new National Gardening & Outdoor Living show- 26-27th July 2025

[Maggi Young]

The SRGC will  have a stand at this new National  Gardening & Outdoor Living show this coming weekend Sat and Sun at Ingliston.
Stan da Prato  is to be congratulated on doing this entirely himself.

Details about the Show may be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1013668410589265

 From Stan on Thursday: "This morning I  loaded the Partner van with two planted troughs and some foliage plants  for a display  about  the Scottish Rock Garden Club at the new  National  Gardening & outdoor living show  at Ingliston. "


Two troughs upcyled from polystyrene fishboxes in van


The lowland hall before most exhibitors arrived


Event team building our stand a little under 3 metres square


Back fabric added and SRGC banner erected

[Maggi Young]

A few more pix from Stan... the stand is shaping up well....


One trough is planted wth alpines that like a sunny position


The other has shade loving small plants



Tomorrow more ferns and dwarf conifers will be added plus more interpretation

[Maggi Young]

Second  trip to Ingliston wth ferns and conifers  for the SRGC mini stand - from Stan


The sunny trough with info added


trough making info


more info


Shade trough with info added


shade trough info

[Maggi Young]

 ferns one side conifers the other


Osmunda regalis,  the royal fern and Dryopteris cristata,  'The King'


desert fern from Texas behind Japanese painted fern


soft shield fern behind contorted form of common polypody


hart's tongue fern  behind holly fern

[Maggi Young]

 ferns in variety


fern info


on to Conifers ...

the  smallest cones in the world on he  Tasmanian Microcachrys


dwarf fir behind a dwarf spruce


two conifer 'buns '

[Maggi Young]

still on conifers...

variation in shapes


upright juniper with info sheet


 Finished stand:   12 each of  conifers and ferns plus  two troughs


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[Maggi Young]

Some pics of other displays in the hall,  not all completed . Show  open  Saturday and Sunday at Ingliston, near Edinburgh...


Dibley's colourful display


Innovation with echeverias


lots more echeverias!


Astrantia display by Letham plants


Good quality interpretation

[Maggi Young]

some more in progress around the Hall:

Stand in the making


Scottish Orchid Society


miniature orchids


some of the bonsai


nice mixed stand

[Maggi Young]

 interesting display of dwarf hostas in the making


 what are they all looking at ?


some of the impressive Koi ( carp)