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Our site in the
marquee Before we started to build
the exhibit we covered the floor with polythene. The brown boxes are the bases
of the raised walls.
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The raised beds were built up using individual boxes
painted to look like stone. We took care placing the units to give different
planting heights and different aspects.
Aster natalense is the bright blue flower. There are various saxifrages in
this area.
Cotyledon simplicifolia is the yellow flower.
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The silver corner with spectacular celmisia
plants. The beds were raised about 15cm and top dressed with gravel. One of the
raised walls is seen in the background. The pink flowers are Lewisia
‘Pinkie’
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Woodland corner.
Susan, Anne and the two Ians planting
the woodland area. You can see several Arisaema species especially in the two
troughs , which were eventually half buried in the garden. Hostas and ferns
provide quiet contrst plants for bright meconopsis and primulas. The woodland
path started here. There is a pan of Pinguicola grandiflora in the
foreground.
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Covering the
woodland path with bark. You can see the polythene in this area is covered
with bark while the scree area had gravel. Carole and Jean are hard at work,
Sandy is watching!
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The woodland
path completed. You can see along one raised
bed of alpine plants on the left separated from the woodland garden by the path
stepping blocks along its length. The path varied in height along its length.
The red flowers on the left are Meconopsis puncea. You can see the crowds have
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The woodland path from the other end. David is
wearing one of the yellow sweat shirts which helpers wore while the show was
open so that they could be identified as members of the SRGC. In the left
foreground are several heucheras. Variegated Irises give startling contrast and
bold upright form. The pink plant in the wall is Phlox ‘Red
Buttes’
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The Blue Patio with various themed troughs of alpines
and grasses. The blue decking reflects the sky or simulates the feel of
water in the garden. The magenta of the planting box is a wonderful colour
which compliments the pink, blue and silver plants.In the foreground is a New
Zealand trough with some small Aciphyllas. Behind that a grass trough. These
troughs will give interest all year round. There are also a Scottish trough and
a Celmisia trough.
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SRGC member Ken is here helping members of the public
identify certain plants. The central double row of raised walls is shown in
this picture. You can identify the feathery pink spikes of Saxifraga
‘Southside seedling’ planted on the wall. Note the fern trough
sheltering on the shady side of the wall.
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Anne guarding the patio. This view shows one of
the strengths of our display. It was not possible to see everything at once.
Attention to detail is critical. All the surfaces must be tidy. Even the board
round the display had to be painted by Ian.
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Our
Carpenter Glassford surveys his handiwork. The
corner boxes were sturdily built to hold the considerable weight of planting
compost. Note that this being a sunny area it is topped with gravel. Jean is
keeking over the central raised bed.
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A Japanese trough with a
young maple and other Eastern plants beside a pot of American Lupin
albosericea. The trough of Saxifrages is in the foreground. A heather
trough is behind.
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Our display was awarded the Caithness Glass trophy for
the Best Floral Exhibit in the Show. The trophy is here displayed on a
patio table along with the SRGC Millenium Publication ‘Scottish Rock
Gardening in the 20th Century’ and a copy of the ‘Back to
Basics Book’. You can see the sandstone stepping stones behind the
table.
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Sandy (President, then of the SRGC) with wife Anne
and daughter Johanna with the caithness Glass Trophy and award card, beside one
of the raised beds.
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Ian and Carolewith the Caithness Glass Trophy Ian &
Carole are the organizers of ‘ALPINES 2001’, the 7th
International conference on rock plants which is to be held in Edinburgh
28th June – 4th July 2001.
Note the SRGC stone in the foreground
beside a trough of sempervivums.
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During
construction of the display we were visited by the team from the BBC television
programme ‘The Beechgrove Garden’. Here you se presenter Jim McColl
looking for the best place to broadcast from.
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The SRGC
Construction team ( minus Jean) posing with BBC presenter Jim McColl.
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Sandy with Stirling Provost Tommy Brookes who came
to congratulate us on winning the trophy for Best Floral Exhibit in the
Show.
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Lord Steel, Presiding Officer of the Scottish
Parliament is here presenting the trophy for the Best Floral Exhibit to
some of the team. On Lord Steel’s right is Professor Fred Last,
President of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society and on his left
is the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Eric Milligan.
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A final look at some of the plants in the woodland
garden. There are many Primulas, Roscoeas, Geraniums, Meconopsis, Arisaemas and
orchids
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