Midlands AGS show 12th April 2014

[ranunculus]

Found a lens cap under my shoe ( ) .. a couple of chats … bumped into Martin Rogerson (not deliberately of course) … asked for directions to the show hall ...

[ranunculus]

Aren't the Walkers a lovely couple?  Chatted to them for ages … couldn't remember where I had got to … started randomly again … stopped for a natter to a lens cap ...

[ranunculus]

The scent of daphne in the hall went to my head - mixed with the lunchtime bitter shandy - had another snooze - chatted to myself for an hour or so - another cake - back to work - satnav assisted ...

[Martinr]

Simple insomnia.........................or a guilty conscience?

[ranunculus]

Simple insomnia.........................or a guilty conscience?

A general mix, Martin … does anyone ever have a truly clear conscience? 

[ranunculus]

… And more ...

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… more ...

[Martinr]

A general mix, Martin … does anyone ever have a truly clear conscience? 

Crikey....philosophy before breakfast

[ranunculus]

… the home straight ...

[ranunculus]

Breakfast … that's a good idea …


Hearty congratulations once again to Tim.

[ranunculus]

The penultimate post ...

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  …. And finally ...

[Tim Ingram]

Lovely stuff Cliff... one day - and definitely a show to be proud of. I just have Matthiola scapigera flowering on a raised bed - will just have to do some research to discover the names of so many other plants you show. I have this memory somewhere of ‘callianthemum’s in clogs; saxifrages in weaving shuttles; meconopsis in miner’s helmets and nototriches in Newcastle Brown bottles’! One lives and learns.

[ranunculus]

Many thanks, Tim and Chris,  if you have any urgent queries Tim, then please feel free to quote the image number and I MAY be able to help (or we may inspire someone else to contribute)?

[Maggi Young]

This show was clearly a cracker - so many well-presented plants in tip-top order that one can hardly pick a favourite ( though the Hepatica cross -shown for foliage effect?- is standing out in my memory from this tour of the hall.

The fine photos, coupled with Cliff's "asides" really make me feel that I too have enjoyed all the meetings and greetings as well as seeing the plants - what more could be asked of a report to make  the far away feel close and included? Super, just super -  I think I can hear the happy giggles of the readers across the world!