SRGC Perth Show 19th April 2014

[Maggi Young]

Perth 19 April NEXT EVENT!
SRGC Perth Show  19th April 12.00 noon to 4.00 pm
Bell's Sports Centre. 11 Hay Street, Perth, PH1 5HS - directions here
Late entries accepted until one hour before judging.
STAGING: 8.30 - 9.45 am, Saturday. NO STAGING ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
JUDGING: Begins at 10.00 am
PLANT SALES: Begin at 11.00 am
Please consult the 2014 Show Schedule  for all details:    click here
N.B. Some details may be incorrect in the printed version of the Show Schedules.

Last year the Forrest Medal was won by Saxifraga andersonii, grown by Carole (SRGC President) and Ian Bainbridge - photo by Stan da Prato

[Stan da Prato]

The Forrest medal was won by a large and perfectly uniform pan of Iris suaveolens exhibited by Cyril Lafong. Cyril also had a merit cert for Hymenoxis acaulis caespitosa as well as the Dundas Quaich for Class Two 3 pans of rock plants.

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Graeme Butler took the RS Masterton Trophy for the best Asiatic primula with P cashmeriana. Peter Semple brought in a Fritillaria pallidiflora which was probably the heaviest plant in the show and which was awarded best bulb and the Joyce Halley award for best plant raised from seed. Margaret & Henry Taylor received the Murray Lyon Trophy for the best plant shown by someone resident in the Tayside area with Tropaeolum brachyceras. Tim Lever had a merit cert for the fine Sebaea which won a Farrer medal last weekend. I brought quite a few plants so received the Middleton trophy for most points in Section 1 as well as the trophy for class 1 six pans.

[Stan da Prato]

In a very good section 2 Sue Simpson again did very well taking  the Bronze medal  and  the Trophy for most points. She also won  the Cox Trophy for best Rhododendron in show with the plant that had  won a similar award at Edinburgh the previous Saturday and  a merit cert for the trough of clematis which also did well at Edinburgh.  F & H Higgins came down  from Berriedale to put some good plants on the benches and took the John Duff award for best plant in section 2  with a Pleione.

More snaps tomorrow .......

[Maggi Young]

Some terrific plants there, Stan - and you seem to have cracked the problem of the strange lighting in the hall - looking much better than usual there.
 Super Forest plant from Cyril- congratulations!

I  do like your six pan entry , Stan - interesting range, which is always fun.

 

[Stan da Prato]

The customary quick tour of the benches starting with a view of the hall just before the public were admitted then to section 1 class A and along the first bench.

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now back along side 2 of the first show bench with Scottish native plants, foliage plants and cushions and on to bench 2 daphnes and ferns.

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moving  down the second bench with lots of colour from lewisias and narcissus and round the corner to Asiatic primulas.

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progressing through succulents, more bulbs mainly tulips and other types of primulas.

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moving on past ericaceous plants, orchids, ranuncs, other plants and plants lifted from the open ground.

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some more views from section 2

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People among the plants

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and more

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People buying plants at the club stall or from the 6 nurseries present: Aberconwy, Askival, Ardfearn, Binny, Hartside, Rumbling Bridge.

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...the rest