AGS Caerleon

[Palustris]

No one seems to have mentioned the AGS Show in Caerleon this weekend (16th. Feb). Hope it is still on as the forecast is for a reasonable day to drive there,

[Maggi Young]

Hope you are correct about the weather, Eric.
It's horrible here at the minute - heavy snowfall in Perthshire and  gales with wet snow here in Aberdeen.
 It seems, as with you, that the forecast is better for the weekend - hope they are right - it's no fun shoving a large bus through a drift on the way to Dunblane!
Hope you have a great day.  Bob and Rannveig home from New Zealand so they'll be raring to go, I expect. 

Always a worry at this time of year for these early events.

[ranunculus]

It hasn't even been promoted in the news section on the AGS site, Eric ... let alone on this ... the SRGC ... forum!!!! 

[Palustris]

What! You expect the AGS website to be up-to-date with something?
I have watched Weather forecasts on BBC1, 2 ITV, Channel 4 and 5 and they all agreeon nice ish weather for Saturday. Bound to be a hurricane or something."Never known so much unanimity on a subject"
Now place that quote. (If it is correct, it is as close as I can remember).

[Palustris]

Original quote was "Never known such unanimity on a point of law" from The Mikado.

[Rob]

Paul & Gill Ranson won the Farrer medal with Dionysia archibaldii.

Dionysia brimstone
Dionysia monika
Iris sindpur
Narcissus asturiensis

I didn't take any pictures of the coffee cake, it was very plain with no walnuts or icing this year.

There seemed to be fewer big plants that could be in the running for the Farrer, but generally the benches were well filled.

[Rob]

Here are a few general shots

Picea abies little gem

[Rob]

Jon Evans had a breath taking display of his work. He must have spent many hours doing composite images.

[Rob]

Corydalis nariniana
Cyclamen salver
Primula allionii

[Rob]

Jim McGregor got a certificate of merit for Crocus etruscus

The Galanthus goblet was won by a potful of plicatus Sophie North

Dionysia clarissa
Galanthus maidwell
Pleione humilis

Hopefully that gives a flavour of the show.

[ranunculus]

Many thanks Rob for this 'hot off the press' report.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks Rob !
Brilliant pix of lots of superb plants !

[Gail]

Many thanks Rob for posting so many pictures. Looks a great show. Roll on Harlow....

[art600]

Many thanks Rob for some excellent plants

I was also able to see my pal Dan had made it to the Show 

[Maggi Young]

Some cracking plants there - thanks for sharing, Rob.

Isn't the pot of Crocus etruscus lovely? And the Cyclamen, which I thought might be  from Ian Robertson.

And what about those dionysias from the Ransoms? Super!