Gardening Scotland 2011

[Liz Mills]

Thanks to everyone involved in organising, staging, supplying plants and manning the publicity stand at this year's Gardening Scotland. It was hard work but great fun - best of all was the team spirit.  Although we all worked hard and long, special thanks must go to Stella and David Rankin, the brains behind the display, and to Ian Pryde for the hundreds of hours he spent making the boxes to form the overall structure for housing the plants.

I got home on Sunday night, very tired but very happy.  And plans are already afoot for the team to do something at next year's Gardening Scotland.  Watch this space!  If you would like to be involved next year, please get in touch with me and I'll keep you informed.

[David Shaw]

Thanks, Anthony. As nice as I think White Swan is, I would be very disappointed to think that it could possibly be the best plant at Chelsea.
ps. that's me in the avatar pic dressed for the SRGC stand!

[FrazerHenderson]

Well done to all on the splendid stand - a credit to yourselves and the club.

We can all bask in the reflected golden glory!



One thing you didn't mention about Stan da Prato's contribution is that he also provided expert gardening advice to all and sundry on the Caledonian Stand during the show.

[Stan da Prato]

ten of the pallets - there were 46 in all. The first five are groups/societies, the second five schools.
North Berwick in Bloom the plants take over the potting shed first/gold
Nether Loriston growers -from Aberdeen - second also gold
Aberdeen RHS Icelandic volcano third silver /gilt
Nairn with their golf swing and a Glasgow college
Schools
 First /gold Law PS North Berwick skools out!
Second/gold Kinlochleven PS midges in the garden
then a selection-did not get the names

[Stan da Prato]

and finally the gorilla

[Maggi Young]

Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society  has some more Gardening Scotland related pages on their website....
http://www.rchs.co.uk/
 slideshow of "Flora at Gardening Scotland" on that home page   plus 24 pix  of Gardening Scotland vis this link....
http://www.rchs.co.uk/page7.html#Gardening   

http://rchsblog.wordpress.com/   
Thoughts and news on behalf of the 'Caley'

And check out this, one of the interesting facets of the Caley.....

http://www.rchsgrowlearn.co.uk/  link to the site for the Caley's 'Grow and Learn' Scheme