Kendal Show 14th March 2015

[Stan da Prato]

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[Stan da Prato]

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[ichristie]

Hello Stan all thanks for posting pictures nearly every plant in the show made up for not being there, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[Maggi Young]

"Stan the Man"  proves once more that he has no equal in show reporting- and reporting well and at speed!  No mean feat  to get home from a long trip and get all these photos of such quality prepared and posted so soon.  Ian the Christie kind is quite right - it is very nearly as good as being there.
How Stan manages to get such good photos caught  "on the hoof" as it were, is beyond me - but  am immensely grateful, as I know others are, that we are able to see  so much of the bustle of the show as well as such details of  the plants. THANK YOU , STAN!!!!

[Maggi Young]

Don Peace "tweeted " this pic.....


"But what do the rules say? Margaret Taylor & Barry Caudwell (judging at Kendal show) "

[Stan da Prato]

Basically  I just snap away and post quite a few of the snaps   with minimal  commentaries to give folk an overall impression of the event.  I always look forward to knowledgeable  people adding  more detailed contributions.  If someone can expand on all the art work that would be particularly  appropriate for this show.

[Maggi Young]

It  is good to see that the new artistic section at Kendal looks to have been so well- supported. These sections, included at quite a few AGS shows around the country are most interesting.

[Maggi Young]

Some more photos from Kendal on the East Cheshire AGS facebook pages and albums - I think they seem to be openly accessible  https://www.facebook.com/EastCheshireAGS/photos_stream?ref=page_internal      https://www.facebook.com/EastCheshireAGS

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks for the walk around the show, Stan !  Great job !! 

[SusanS]

Thanks for the photo tour of the show Stan, even though I was there I didn't manage to get round to see everything - a mixture of being a busy bee and full of cold.  Apologies to all of you that were there and I didn't get to speak with .. or in some embarrassing cases completely forgot your name  I'm afraid a head that feels like it is stuffed with cotton wool isn't very helpful!

I loved the artistic section, it is the first time I have been to a show with artwork, the quality was very good.  Annes picture of a crocus was amazing.  I also loved the macabre photos by Jon - and the reaction of people viewing them, saw one person take a sharp step backward when they spotted the 'teeth'   

Didn't get the plant sales until the afternoon - or what was left of them, lots of empty spaces on the sales tables which is nice to see.  Will be quicker off the mark at Hexham, did however pick up a couple of lovely little Daphnes for the garden from Kevock. 

Susan

[veteran vet]

Late as usual, had intended to do some yesterday but we had a strange yellow object in a blue sky and it was warm so too nice to be indoors. I note the comments re parking etc and all I can say is that there are very few shows that I can think of where there is ample parking and a reminder, already mentioned by Peter, at the Hexham show it is likely that parking will be very difficult as the 'Free Parking' area, while holding a lot of cars from recent experience fills up early in the day and the cars are in the main parked all day. Down by the supermarket the red bays limit you to 2 hours.
My posts will just put some plant I/d and exhibitor names to the pictures, very little in the way of comment
Class 1 had one entry from Tommy Anderson, all of which were fine plants and two outstanding ones were
Saxifraga 'Allendale Ghost', was awarded a Certificate of Merit (C of M )
Saxifraga 'Cumulus'... this was a lovely plant, just had a very small area slightly behind the main plant but still one of the best of its kind I have seen

[Maggi Young]

Crikey, George - saw these pix  with all that white and thought it had been snowing again! 
Tommy Anderson does grow some cracking plants,  doesn't he? 

[veteran vet]

Frank and Barbara Hoyle had a great day at the show winning the Forrest Medal with
Dionysia aretiodes in class 3, they also had another plant
Cyclamen pseudibericum go up for the medal as well...it won last year, I gather judges went 6-6 and needed the secs casting vote to decide
Another C of M went to Ian Kidman with a 20 year old pan of
Dionysia curviflora 'Edinburgh'
Hepatica japonica 'Hoho Beni' (15) from Brian and Shelagh Smethurst
Colchicum svositsii Pink Form (26) from Diane Clement

[veteran vet]

As can be expected from the winner of last years Guiseppe Cup, Don Peace produced some lovely plants and had the most points in the Open Section. some of his exhibits were
Primula 'Arduaine' (9)
Iris 'Frank Elder' (25)....you have to admit these Iris are both fine exhibition and garden plants
Iris winowgradowii (45)....is one of my favourites
Saxifraga oppositifolia 'Icelandic Form'....lovely, for me nearly impossible to grow, Don does it year in year out
One not from Don but another old stalwart Alan Furness
Bergenia ciliata 'Patricia Furness' (27), we used to see this often but this is the first time I have seen for some time...think he must have had it in the house to be flowering so early

[veteran vet]

Primula allionii 'Anna Griffith' 10), a very old cultivar still able to compete, shown by Edward Spencer, he also had
Callianthemum anemonoides (16)
Trillium nivale (21) from Peter Bland, I think this might have been the only trillium on the bench
Galanthus ikariae ssp ikariae (69) from Ian Kidman
Saxifraga 'Allendale Tommy' (45) by, surprise surprise Tommy Anderson