AGS Summer North Show Bakewell Sunday June 15th

[Graeme]

It was wonderful - stocked up on rhodohypoxis and quite a few other things - display plants were great as I never normally get to any summer shows - only downside for me was the sodium lighting in the building which did not agree with my eyes 

[shelagh]

Ditto Graeme and I'm sorry I didn't spot you or vice versa.

[Graeme]

Ditto Graeme and I'm sorry I didn't spot you or vice versa.

  we were not there that long - but it was an expensive hour or so - got a couple of dionysia I was looking for from Aberconway- we were that loaded down with plants wife had to go and sit down......there were a few familiar faces from Chesterfield group, but I have not been for a while.  Next shopping trip is West Acre in Norfolk - more rhodohypoxis............

[Jon Evans]

Hi Everyone
Just to let you know that I have now posted the photos from the Bakewell Show to the discussion forum on the AGS website - link below.

http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/discussion/atshows/Summer+Show+North+Bakewell+Sunday+th+June+/19635/

As a taster, here is Saussurea stella, exhibited by Tim Lever.

[ChrisB]

I'd really like to see them here anyone going to share?

[Martinr]

Sorry Chris, a very busy day meant the camera stayed under the benches Are you having problems accessing them on the AGS site?

[Tim Ingram]

Some great pictures from Jon. I am particularly taken by Viola spathulata and John Dower's tufa planting. Teucrium ackermannii is a star plant on a raised bed in our garden at the moment; the flowers are small but very attractive close up and freely borne. We are also growing Silene pusilla, which Jon photographs, on a raised bed; a nice little thing.

[Maggi Young]

Great portrait of the Teucrium, Tim. Really very complex flower heads - very sculptural with both colour and texture. So often it is worthwhile really getting close to plants to have a "proper" look at them.