Aberdeen show

[Maggi Young]

next.....
Lilium mackliniae

 A wonderful exhibit of three plants, being two parents and their hybrid.... these Meconopsis shown by Ian Christie : Meconopsis punicea,( I think the perennial form) at the rear - M.  x cookei 'Old Rose'  in the centre and M. quintuplinervia in the front.

Glassford Sprunt and Cyril Lafong are in the  background of the pic of Mec. 'Old Rose'

Ian the Christie kind was awarded a Certificate of Merit for this entry.

[Maggi Young]

next.....

Mike Dale's later flowering ( than the earlier form!! ) of Uvularia

Taylor's three pan
 More three pans ....

only one narcissus in the show!

only one tulip in the show!

orchids etc

other primulaceae

[Maggi Young]

next......
John Lupton and Ian Young grabbing some lunch

Joan and Chris Rowe - in the very chilly vestibule!

 part of a promo banner

Jim and Janet Paterson's  Cypripediums to the fore, John Owen's stall to the rear, with Barry and Cathy Caudwell beside John. Club plant stall to right rear... Jean W.  half hidden, speaking to Graeme Strachan  with Fraser Beaton crossing in front. 

[Maggi Young]

next....
 Primula polyneura from seed
Primula sieboldii

Stan's winning Rhododendron 'Ermine'- just lovely.

The one pan rhodo class... three  entries, Stan's, Roma's 'Egret' the small white, and Graham Catlow's vibrant red... he'll tell us the name, I hope... it's 'Maruschka'

Rupicapnos africanum from seed

 Salix lanata in the Scottish native class

Three pan ( under 17.5cm)  from  Roma Fiddes

Another small  3 pan- three Cypripedium this time.

[Maggi Young]

next - though I thought before the show that there were not to be any frits entered, it turned out that the Fritillaria season is not quite over yet.....
 Some frits, incl. F. camschatensis... and Graham Catlow

Some more, just to prove the point!

Trilliums

two pan from seed class... various....

[Maggi Young]

Now to Section II... in no order, I'm afraid!
Giant Sempervivim from Angie
Graham Catlow's two pan entry - first plant Cypripedium smithii
 ..... second plant of Graham's two  Pleione

Angie's winning two pan.... Aster natalensis and Silene hookeri

one from John Owen - Sedum spathu. 'Capa Blanca'

[Maggi Young]

Alan Gardner's two pan entry... Cyps. parviflorum and ......
Cyp.  ? - Angela's?
Primulas
fat little Pine tree
Primula chungensis
Juniper
Trillium grandiflorum flore plenum - Helen McGregor- the Groups' chief baker- a woman of many talents - Helen had two entries, two firsts!

 { these two pan entries in Section II were competing for the Brian Bull Bowl, a lovely Caithness Glass bowl given  in memory of a late Aberdeen Member, who died, too young, some years ago.}
another two pan entry..... this time a Leiophyllum and Daphne x whiteorum 'Beauworth'

[Maggi Young]

back again... fortified by a fried egg in a  bun, courtesy of the finest fresh eggs, a gift from Chris and Joan Rowe- very sporting of them, considering the cold door duty they had to endure! ~( see earlier post)
so, what's next?
More plants in Section II....

[Maggi Young]

and more... there was a bit of squashing up of the classes at one point!
Helichrysum 'County Park Silver' from David Aitken
John Owen's  fat Oxalis
sempervivums
Tom's Lewisias to cheer the vestibule

[Maggi Young]

some I missed...
Asiatic primulas from SectionI
Two halves of a six pan entry!

Pleione 'Fuego'.... exhibited in a rather attractive "habitat".... so this must be Terra del fuego, dontcha think?

 Jim Sutherland, at his last show too, with not much left to sell. In the foreground, invaluable show helpers Rosemary and John Lupton and , in the backgroound, Agnes Sutherland  in conversation with Ann Christie.

Graeme Strachan- transferred this year to the Club Plant Stall... not much left to sell there, either....

and so it was soon time to collect your plants and clear the hall.....

visible ...from left, David Aitken,Pearl Dale , Mike Dale, the little Beaton Sisters, Richrad Barr, Gavin Forrest, Tom MacLeish and Cyril Lafong.


next pic:  Gavin Forrest.... local member and ACE baker, Jim Paterson from Dundee and Helen McGregor, Aberdeen stalwart, exhibitor and another ACE baker 

[Maggi Young]

That's about it from my camera, I think... except for some shots of the  plant which won the George Forrest Memorial Medal for the best plant in the show.
Daphne calcicola from the Glenrothes Greenfinger himself, Cyril  Lafong.... grower of the stars!

 Cyril had this plant before the Joint Rock Award Committee too, and gained and Award of Merit.

This is either the Squirrel's 44th or 45th Forrest Medal ( I ran out of fingers and toes to count!)... a world record!  Well done Cyril, and many congratulations.

Thanks to Cyril and to all the other members who have entered plants at the Aberdeen Show over our years as Show Secretaries, and to the many hard-working members who have laboured selflessly to ensure that the Aberdeen Show has always been such a great day, with loads of fine plants and matchless camaraderie and fun, for the local group and all our lovely visitors.

Ian and I believe there is no team like ours... and we thank every one of them for their effort and loyalty  and thank them all for their good wishes and unexpected  words and presentation at the end of the day.

(Ian will show you that later, I hope.)

It's been a great spell for us in the service of the Aberdeen show, as exhibitors, working on the plant stall and as Show Secretaries. We'll miss it, I've no doubt.

[ChrisB]

What a lovely show Maggi.  You've done us proud.  Thanks for the kiddie pix too, its a joy to see them there.  They look so happy....

[hadacekf]

What a beautiful show. Gratulation!

[ronm]

Magnificent, . I have thoroughly enjoyed this Show ...... by proxy . Thanks to everyone who posted so many small tasters of what must have been a special day.

[Graham Catlow]

next....
 

Stan's winning Rhododendron 'Ermine'- just lovely.

The one pan rhodo class... three  entries, Stan's, Roma's 'Egret' the small white, and Graham Catlow's vibrant red... he'll tell us the name, I hope...

Maggi,
The Rhodo is 'Maruschka'