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Maggi Young

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PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« on: April 14, 2015, 04:11:11 PM »


Messages from Show Secretary Julia Corden!

Julia Corden : Lovely home made cakes, scones, biscuits and rolls. SRGC 50/50 plant sale. SRGC seeds and SRGC old library books, so please come and visit us it should be a great show. Thanks to all the Volunteers who come and help .....

We have a great selection of Nurseries coming for you to buy lovely Alpines.
Hartside Alpines, MacPlants, Aberconway from Wales, Binny Plants, Ardfearn to name a few......

 Looking forward to the show and meeting up with everyone. Hopefully I make it back in time!

from Perth Show Sec. Julia in Kashmir ! 8) :o
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2015, 05:44:55 PM »
Just home from a lovely day at Perth Show - Julia and her Fair Maids and Men ran a super day. Weather was beautiful too, which doesn't hurt.

No time to  for pphotos at the moment - but lots of fine plants, including some huge Trillium, the biggest pot of Primula vulgaris I can remember seeing, a Sebaea that was huge, great Pleiones and other great plants. But, which of these  charmers won the Forrest Medal I hear you ask ?

 None of the above - the Forrest Medal was awarded to a quite exceptionally fine pan of Andromeda polifolia 'Nikko' - grown and shown by Stan da Prato - never seen one better.  8)

Well done to Stan!
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2015, 08:07:44 PM »
.....very kind remarks. I was pleasantly surprised as the Sebaea in particular was a very fine plant indeed. The Andromeda  was one of two in the big six pan which won the Caird trophy for class 1 while Rhododendron  uniflorum won the Cox rhodo trophy. I also received the Middleton trophy for most first prize points. Cyril Lafong took the Dundas Quaich for Class 2 three plant from different genera. He also had the Bobby Masterton Trophy for best Asiatic primula, part of his winning small 6 pan entry.
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2015, 08:16:51 PM »
Cyril received a merit cert for Iris suaevolens. The Taylors won the Perth trophy for most points in the show by a Perth member. Sam Sutherland took the Joyce Halley award for the best plant from seed with his Astragalus. He also had a merit cert for Primula rusbyi. Carole and Ian Bainbridge had the best bulb award with an Erythronium
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2015, 08:25:16 PM »
Ian Christie's  Pteridopyllum took the Murray Lyon trophy for best plant from  a resident  in the former Tayside region- apologies for the fuzzy photo. Sheila McNulty took the awards for best plant and most points in section 2.
Tim Lever's magnificent Sebaea received a merit cert as did Peter Semple's huge primrose and Watt Russell's equally large trillium.
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2015, 08:29:31 PM »
A merit certificate also went to Alan and Jane Thomson for their fine bowl of Pleione.
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2015, 10:30:38 PM »
The Perth Forrest Medal Report from Sandy is here

Stan and the Forrest winning Andromeda polifolia 'Nikko'
« Last Edit: April 20, 2019, 07:56:40 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2015, 11:52:05 PM »
One smashing Andromeda!  A well deserved Forrest Medal.

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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2015, 01:43:27 AM »
I'll second that John. A stunning plant.  8) Some lovely plants on show.
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2015, 08:05:14 AM »
Well done Stan.

I'm sure someone once explained this to me but I've forgotten but what's a merit certificate all about please?
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2015, 08:26:57 AM »
my customary walk round the show benches.
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2015, 08:28:28 AM »
several plants were put forward to the joint rock committee for consideration for awards.
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2015, 08:31:38 AM »
continuing....
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2015, 08:34:23 AM »
and more
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Re: PERTH SRGC Show 18th April
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2015, 08:36:10 AM »
Wow!!!
A cracking looking Andromeda Stan!
Very well done!
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