AGS South Wales Show 13th February 2016

[Maggi Young]

SOUTH WALES AGS Show  - will be held at the CAERLEON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, COLD BATH ROAD, CAERLEON, Near  NEWPORT, NP18 1NF  on  Saturday, 13 February 2016 - 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Plant sales open at 10.00, Show will open after judging is completed, approximately 11 am

Nurseries attending include: Aberconwy Nurseries, Choice Landscapes, Sir Gar Plants, Parham Bungalow,
Tale Valley Nursery, Thuya Nurseries, Wildside Plants.

[Rob]

A few pictures from the show.

Mostly I didn't make a note of who entered the plants, but the Pterostylis was Barry Tattersall.

[Rob]

more pics

Dionysia Alan & Janet Cook


    abies pinsapo Atlas.jpg
    corydalis seisumsiana.jpg
    cyclamen abschasicum.jpg
    cyclamen coum album.jpg
    dionysia aretioides Bevere.jpg

[Rob]

next pics

    dionysia Geist.jpg
    dionysia khatamii.jpg
    dionysia tapetodes.jpg
    galanthus amy doncaster.jpg
    galanthus josie.jpg

[Rob]

a few more

Ipheion Don Peace



    galanthus sophie north.jpg
    galanthus trumps.jpg
    hepatica japonica Reizan.jpg
    hepatica.jpg
    ipheion dialystemon.jpg

[Rob]

some more

    iris aucheri olof.jpg
    iris svetlanae.jpg
    iris.jpg
    narcissus asturiensis Fuente De.jpg
    narcissus valdevense.jpg

[Maggi Young]

How lovely - that really looks like Spring  doesn't it?

Was the weather okay for  travel to and from ?


 I'll nip in and add the files names to your posts, Rob, to let the  search engine find them. 

[Matt T]

The Dionysia are wonderful, such a shame they'd not grow here. Cyclamen coum album looks good too and the Galanthus 'Sophie North' is my favourite. Thanks for the sneaky peek via your photo's, Rob.

[Maggi Young]

Ian and Roma Smith were at Caerleon today and  have  given me permission to share these photos....
 I'll start  with Don Peace's really lovey Galanthus 'Sophie North' which   won the  Galanthus Goblet Award, the Farrer Medal and helped Don win the trophy for the most points in  the Open Section !   

[Maggi Young]

Crocus malyi


Three super crocus


Cyclamen  persicum

[Maggi Young]

Daubenya aurea


Gaultheria'John Saxton'



Hepatica nobilis var. japonica



Primula

[Dionysia]

Despite what appeared on the benches, it was definitely not a spring day; 4-5C and rain most of the day. After a desperate winter (or lack thereof) there were real fears that the show would be a pale imitation of its usual self but the exhibitors put in a real effort and in the end the day was saved. This was largely due to bulbs and Cyclamen, dicotyledons being thin on the ground. We usually take 20+ Dionysias but were only able to muster four this year and to be honest I wouldn't have even taken these in a 'normal' year but winter losses have been massive and those that survive have flowered/are flowering sparsely. Well done to Don Peace who won the Farrer Medal with Galanthus 'Sophie North' and the Isca Prize for the aggregate.

[Jon Evans]

I have now added my photos of the show to the AGS discussion forum here: http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/discussion/atshows/South+Wales+Show+/20064/.

This is Iris svetlanae exhibited by Ivor Betteridge.