SRGC Discussion Weekend 2012- Dumfries 28th to 30th September

[Maggi Young]

and... this time including Shelagh and Brian Smethurst...

    stripes and spots
    shortia 1
    three small
    Smethies1
    silver-Cotyledon
    silvers
 

[Maggi Young]

more .... some flowers here!

    galanthus reginae-olgae
    Gentian from IC
    gentiana schechnyi 1
    gentians trio 1
    gentians trio 2.
    lewisia cotyledon.g
    petrocosmea and oxalis massoniana

[Maggi Young]

and....
    more cyclamen
    semps and ferns
    petrocosmea trio
  from   seed 1
    seed-a

[shelagh]

Oh Maggi you know how to make a girl weep did you have to get both my chins in that picture

[Maggi Young]

Oh Maggi you know how to make a girl weep

Dearest Chum, I'm sorry.  I can only say that since it is so tricky for me to see past my own three chins, I did not notice anything amiss with your cheery visage. 

[Michael J Campbell]

Maggi, did I see George Sevastopulo in one of those pics.?

[Maggi Young]

Yes Michael, George and Rose are frequent attenders at the DWE.  This year George was our after-dinner speaker on Saturday night - when I was the subject of much of his  teasing. 

[Maggi Young]

Hi Folks, a  message from the Reivers:


The Reivers wish to thank everyone – Speakers, delegates, helpers, support staff, behind the scenes crew, standers-in, hotel staff, judges and plants people – just anyone, who helped us make the two week-ends in Dumfries very special for us – and we hope for all who attended. We have had an amazing time working together and that is why we commissioned the Reivers Trophy – hopefully next year it will come back from across the sea in N. Ireland, go to Grantown and be closely fought over. Start taking pictures of Scottish native plants now!

The baton has been passed to Carol Shaw and Carole Bainbridge for the 2013 Grantown on Spey Discussion Week-end and we wish them a successful event. WE are looking forward to it already.

I think that Ann and her Reiver Team can rest assured that a very good time was had by all! 

[Lesley Cox]

It seems to have been a fantastic weekend for all. I know I was never able to attend even though someone suggested it and I would have had a ball, but who please, took the place that I may have been able to fill if I had been able to fill it - if you see what I mean?

[Maggi Young]

The draw for the free place for the DWE was won by Brian Slaughter of the Ayrshire Group, Lesley.
 

[ChrisB]

And a very nice chap he turned out to be too.  One of the young 'uns.... we do need more of these people....

[David Nicholson]

.....................One of the young 'uns.... we do need more of these people....

 

You rang!!   

[Lesley Cox]

That's great Maggi. I'm sure he enjoyed it all as much as I would have.

[Roma]

A few more pics from the show
Gentiana 'Balmoral'
Gentiana 'Braemar'
Both bred by Ian McNaughton
Gentiana 'Gowrie'
Bred by Henry and Margaret Taylor

[Roma]

Begonia grandis ssp evansiana
Crocus kotschyanus
Oxalis massoniana
Margyricarpus pinnatus
Something I haven't seen before shown in the fruiting class by (I think) the Smethursts