Glasgow Show 3rd May 2014

[Stan da Prato]

..very good.
 A couple of snaps of  show secretary John comparing notes with show secs. Carol and David  from the Highland  show the previous  Saturday and assistant sec. Bill checking the results -our thanks to them all.

[ranunculus]

Last batch of images … the soccer is dreadful ...

[ranunculus]

… And finally ...

[Roma]

Many thanks, Cliff and Stan for posting pictures for those of us who could not be there.

Cliff -  Wonderful image of 'Old Rose'  but my favourite must be the Junellia sp.  -  like an octopus made out of pipe cleaners

[Maggi Young]

Sandy Leven's Forrest Medal report  is online here : http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/GlasgowForrest2014.pdf   

[fermi de Sousa]

Sandy Leven's Forrest Medal report  is online here : http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/GlasgowForrest2014.pdf   

And a fine report it is!
Excellent SHow, guys,
thanks for all those mouth-watering pics
cheers
fermi

[ChrisB]

Terrific report on a superb plant!

[Anthony Darby]

I keep looking for cypripediums being exhibited at the shows. In times past I would see several examples at at least two, if not three of the shows. Is this the only one this year?

[veteran vet]

As usual I am late with my posts re the show, it really is good to see so many pictures as they all combine to give a feel of the show. I say show but what readers may not have realised is that there was actually three shows on at the same time, there was the Cyril Lafong show, there was the Sue Simpson show and there was the supporting cast show which can be further subdivided into Scots and English components as again there was good support from South of the Border (next year they might need passports?)
So the Cyril Lafong Show first
Cypripedium 'Ursel' Forrest Medal and FCC as well
Ramonda nathaliae, best small pan...had nice larger than average flowers ?
Cypripedium 'Paul'
Daphne calcicola 'Napa Hai' Cert of Merit
Lewisia tweedyi Lemon...picture washes the yellow out a bit but use some imagination

[veteran vet]

More from CXyril Lafong
Saxifraga pubescens 'Snowcap'       C.C.
Corydalis rupestris

Now for the Sue Simpson Show...she and her fellow members from the West are coming here on Wednesday, I will get much criticism no doubt from such a coach load of experts, they are also going to Ian and Helen Kidmans as well plus a nursery so are having an early start, hope the weather is good
Lewisia tweedyi 'alba'
Myosotis glabrescens .... there were quite a few on display at the show
Androsace 'Chris Chadwell'...I would assume grown from seed

[suesimpson33]

Thank you for the kind comments! Really enjoyed my last foray into Section 2. Looking forward to a day in the sunny dry North East!

[veteran vet]

More from Sue Simpson
Benthamiella patagonica...really nice plant
Junellia sp. nova .... pretty sure its been named now, might be J coralloides. Kind of thing that you sometimes find in the bath, gives you a fright, made the daughter scream
Now for the Scots
Astragalus utahensis from Sam Sutherland, he also had
Dionysia involucrate
Meconopsis cookie 'Old Rose' from Ian Christie I know there is already a good pic but worth repeating

[veteran vet]

More Scottish exhibits
Rhododendron keiskei 'Yaku Fairy' from Jean Wyllie
Trillium grandiflorum 'Flore Pleno' from Steven McFarlane received a Cert Of Merit
Androsace studiosorum 'Chumbyi'      John da Paola
Raoulia haastii from Stan da Prato
Ramonda nathaliae from Richard Green

[veteran vet]

More from the Scots
Ranunculus parnassifolius 'Pink Form' from Henry and Margaret Taylor...always good to see them
Pleione 'Fuego' from Graham Catlow
Zaluzianskya ovata from Stella and David Rankin

[veteran vet]

Now for the English contingent
Scutellaria indica var parviflora from John and Clare Dower
Primula bracteata from Ian Kidman...must have had it in the cool somewhere mines finished ages ago. He also had
x Phylliopsis 'Askival' looking very nice and
Gentiana acaulis
Vaccinium vitis idaea from Tom Green, the best Scottish Native, pity its not the best of pics though