SRGC Plant Shows 2025

[Maggi Young]

SRGC Plant Shows this year
Our show calendar continues with the following plant shows on Saturdays:  Hexham Spring (joint show with AGS) (29 March), Edinburgh (5 April), Perth (12 April), Glasgow (3 May), Aberdeen (10 May), Livingston (27 Sept) and Hexham Autumn  (joint show with AGS) (4 Oct).
 Please come along to see wonderful plants, meet friends, buy from the specialist nurseries attending, and (of course!) please bring some plants to show others.
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SCOTTISH AUTUMN SHOW
SAT 27TH SEPTEMBER 2025 10 AM – 3.30 PM
HOWDEN PARK CENTRE, LIVINGSTON, WEST LOTHIAN
EH54 6BW
There is no Discussion Weekend planned in 2025, and our usual Scottish Autumn
Show will take place in this venue for the second year. We are planning much more
than a show, with talks, demonstrations, nurseries, and an invitation to local
gardening clubs to participate and learn about alpines and rock gardens.
This is a brief summary and full details will be posted in the July Dryas and in due
course on the SRGC website.
AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND SRGC AGM
SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2025 10.30 AM – 4 PM
BURNSIDE HALL, OLD SCONE CHURCH HALL, BURNSIDE,
SCONE, PH2 6LP
Our 2025 Autumn Festival and AGM is an in-person meeting. Minutes of the
previous 2024 AGM are in the January 2025 Year Book. The full Agenda and other
details will be posted in the July Dryas and in due course on the SRGC website

  > See more details of our Shows here:  https://www.srgc.net/add-show-info.asp 

First SRGC event of the season is the Early Bulb Day at Dunblane:
DUNBLANE EARLY BULB DISPLAY
22 nd February 2025, 10 am to 4 pm
Organised by the BULB GROUP
VICTORIA HALL, STIRLING ROAD, DUNBLANE, PERTHSHIRE FK15 9EX
Opposite the railway station. Parking is limited outside the hall. The closest is on the
main road, in Station Square & on Mill Row. Best for disabled parking is the lower car
park at TESCO, with access to the hall via lifts and bridge at the railway station. Charges
may apply.
CONTACT: Sandy Leven Tel: 01786 824064
Email: sandy.leven@btinternet.com
ENTRIES: To be staged on the day, 9–10 am


Growing bulbs for all seasons
Our speaker is John Grimshaw, gardener, professional botanist and writer who has
travelled widely in search of plants. His career in horticulture includes experience of
the Netherlands seed industry, as gardens manager at Colesbourne Park in
Gloucestershire, as Director of the Yorkshire Arboretum and most recently, Editor‐in‐
Chief of Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Plants are his passion and he has grown a huge
variety in his gardens.
11 am 'Small and early'

John talks about growing and using the smaller early flowering bulbs in a normal garden
setting. He’ll cover snowdrops, crocuses, smaller daffodils and a host of other small
plants that can make the garden come to life in the first few months of the year.

12 noon – 12.15 pm Special General Meeting of the Scottish Rock Garden Club
2.00 pm 'Late and large'

In this talk we’ll hear about summer‐flowering bulbs that can add a touch of drama to
the garden. Again, these will be easily‐grown plants, Eucomis to Lilium, Galtonia to
Roscoea, ending with the colchicums in early autumn.

RHS ALPINE & ROCK GARDEN EXPERT GROUP will meet at 12.30 pm
Plants for consideration must be registered by 11 am

Plants and bulbs can be purchased from a variety of nurseries who will be attending
Ardfearn
Jonathan Harris Snowdrops
Hartside
Kevock Garden Plants
MacPlants
and of course our own plant stall.

Display
Members are invited to bring as many pans of dwarf bulbs and early flowering alpine
plants as possible.
Space will be available for cut flowers of plants which members do not want to disturb
in the garden. Please bring your own vases for cut flowers.
Plants will be grouped according to genera during staging between 9 and 10 am.
The rule of one pan per class per exhibitor will be waived. No points will be awarded.
Members may also stage small displays comprising several exhibits to show variation in
species etc.
Every contribution increases the value of the display for others.
Plant sales
Contributions are invited to the 50:50 plant sale and raffle, which will be held to cover
expenses.
Members are asked to help with the teas and plant stall as this day is organised by the
Bulb Group rather than a local group.

First Competitive Show:

HEXHAM SHOW
29 th March 2025, 11 am to 3.30 pm
(Show hall opens approximately 11 am)
Organised by the ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY in conjunction with the SCOTTISH ROCK GARDEN CLUB
HEXHAM AUCTION MART, TYNE GREEN, HEXHAM NE46 3SG
At A69 roundabout turn towards Hexham; cross the river, turn right at roundabout,
then left (signed to 'Auction Mart'). Extensive free parking at venue
SHOW SECRETARY: Angus Thompson Tel: 01661 881240
Email: Angus.Thompson@agsgroups.org
ENTRIES: To show secretary by Wednesday before the show. Section II (3)
entries at any time – advance notice of large entry appreciated
STAGING: 8–9.40 am
JUDGING: Begins at 9.45 am PRESENTATIONS: At 3.15 pm

Nurseries attending will be

Pottertons Nursery
Ryal Nursery
Hartside Nursery
Edrom Nursery
Aberconwy Nursery
Primrose Bank Nursery
Tinnisburn
Halls of Heddon (possible)