EAST CHESHIRE A.G.S. SHOW 3rd May 2008

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East Cheshire A.G.S. Show was held on a gloriously sunny 3rd May at a brand new venue in Hazel Grove, near Stockport. Many congratulations to Liz and her team on another super show. We couldn't stay for long (due to grandson commitments later in the day) but I hope I managed to capture enough images to give you all a feel of this lovely event.

The Farrer Medal (for the best exhibit at the show) was won by (yes, you have guessed it) Holmfirth's prolific Geoff Rollinson with a beautiful Primula bracteata.

I hope you enjoy this briefer than usual glimpse of some of the plants at the show?

ANDROSACE G F SMITH TROPHY WINNER.jpg
 ARISAEMA AMURENSE.jpg
 BLOSSOM NEAR SHOW VENUE.jpg
 ANEMONE DEMISSA.jpg
 A SLIGHTLY RELUCTANT ROSEMARY COX.jpg
 ARISAEMA DETAIL.jpg
 BOLAX GUMMIFERA.jpg
 CALCEOLARIA.jpg
 CAMPANULA OREADUM.jpg
 CASSIOPE.jpg

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Some more exhibits from East Cheshire AGS Show 2008....
CLOSE-UP.jpg
 CONANDRON RAMONDIOIDES ALBA.jpg
 CAMPANULA OREADUM DETAIL.jpg
 CORREA REFLEXA DETAIL.jpg
 CYCLAMEN REPANDUM.jpg
 CYCLAMEN PELOPONNESIACUM.jpg
 DAPHNE.jpg
 DIANTHUS CONWY STAR.jpg
 EAST CHESHIRE SHOW BENCH.jpg
 ERYTHRONIUM REVOLUTUM.jpg

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...And some more from the show benches at East Cheshire...

 FRITILLARIA DETAIL.jpg
 FRITILLARIA EPIROTICA.jpg
 HAASTIA PULVINARIS V. PULVINARIS.jpg
 IRIS DETAIL.jpg
 LAMIUM DETAIL.jpg
 LEWISIA.jpg
 LEWISIA COTYLEDON.jpg
 MINI-GARDEN ENTRY.jpg
 PINUS MUGO 'MINIKIN'.jpg
 PLEIONE FORMOSANA.jpg

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...And there's more...

 PLEIONE 'JACKDAW' CLOSE-UP.jpg
 PLEIONE TONGARIRO 'JACKDAW'.jpg
 PRIMULA WHARFEDALE BLUEBELL.jpg
 PTERIDOPHYLLUM RACEMOSUM.jpg
 PYRETHRUM LEONTOPODIUM.jpg
 RHODODENDRON 'BARBARELLA'.jpg
 RHODODENDRON GROENLANDICUM.jpg
 SANGUINARIA.jpg
 SAXIFRAGA PUBESCENS 'SNOWCAP'.jpg
 SAXIFRAGA SP..jpg

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More from East Cheshire...
SANGUINARIA CLOSE-UP.jpg
 SHOW BENCH.jpg
 SHOW BENCH 2.jpg
 SIX CUT FLOWERS.jpg
 SUNLIGHT THROUGH ARISAEMA DETAIL.jpg
 SUNLIGHT THROUGH FRITILLARIA MEALEAGRIS.jpg
 SUNLIGHT THROUGH FRITS.jpg
 SUNLIGHT THROUGH UVULARIA GRANDIFLORA.jpg
 SUPER PLANT.jpg
 THREE PAN.jpg

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My final batch...let's finish with the Farrer Medal winning exhibit...

VIOLA PEDATA BICOLOR.jpg
 TULIPA AUCHERIANA.jpg
 VIOLA CAZORLENSIS.jpg
 TRILLIUM LUTEUM.jpg
 VIOLA PEDATA.jpg
 TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM.jpg
 VIOLA PEDATA 2.jpg
 THREE PAN FOLIAGE.jpg
 THREE PAN ENTRY.jpg
 FARRER MEDAL WINNING EXHIBIT.jpg

[afw]

There are yet more photos on the AGS site.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful pictures (as usual  ) of more wonderful plant on what looks to have been a marvelous show !
Thanks for showing us around Cliff !

[Lvandelft]

So many beautiful plants and these super pictures.
Thank you Cliff. I really enjoy looking at al these show plants.
It's something I miss in our country.

[Lesley Cox]

Don't we all Luit?

Thanks so much Cliff for this wonderful record. I remember the East Cheshire show with fondness as it's the only one I have been able to visit - way back in '81, except for the conference show of Alpines 81. But the regional shows seem to have a lovely "family" feeling to them, with everyone knowing and helping each other. I think that's a precious asset.

[Maggi Young]

Fabulous Farrer plant, congratulations to Geoff Rollinson.... again!!
My eye is taken by the lovely plant  shown by Cliff in Reply I as "close up" and Reply 4 as "super plant".... this is the rather odd but very fine Petunia patagonica.... anyone got any seed??

[Diane Clement]

odd but very fine Petunia patagonica.... anyone got any seed??

No, but Keith Lever sells the plant.  I've bought it twice now  ...  both departed quite quickly to that great rock garden in the sky ...      (no fault of Keith's of course!)