Glasgow SRGC Show 2nd May 2015

[Maggi Young]

Coming soon! SRGC Event :  Glasgow Show at Milngavie   2nd May

[johnny-l]

Further to the info above:
Nurseries attending: Ardfearn     Hartside       Kevock         Rumbling Bridge
Tea-room:  all the usual goodies including Teas, coffees, rolls, savouries, cakes and THOSE meringues
Seeds: 1000s of surplus packets from the Seed Exchange
Books: there may well be some 2nd hand alpine books available
Plants: our own club plant stall is always excellent
Hope you can manage to the Show which has become a great showcase for many of our top growers in Scotland and North of England.  As usual, a warm welcome awaits you in the Dear Green Place ( the Gaelic origins of Glasgow ). See you Friday or Saturday.
John L

[shelagh]

On our way in 10 minutes John.  See you tonight.

[Maggi Young]

First photos from Glasgow today, via Ian Young

The Forrest Medal has been won by this quite amazing Gentiana acaulis from Peter Semple

   

Well done Peter - I think this may be the plant which won a Certificate of Merit at the Highland show in Nairn last week - it is even better now!!


 

This fine Cypripedium 'Ursel'   is grown by Cyril Lafong  ( I think the cultivar is  'Ursel') )

[Maggi Young]

Glasgow show hall -
 

[Stan da Prato]

snaps of the winning plants - Peter showing  just how big his gentian is, Cyril's Cypripedium Ursel which was the other contender for the top award and received a merit cert. and the best orchid award the Charles Simpson trophy. Cyril also won the Buchanan challenge cup for three rare or difficult plants in class 3. Ian Kidman  won the Diamond Jubilee award in a  competitive Class A for six small pans. Your photographer won the Buchanan memorial rose bowl for 6 big pans in class 1 as well as  the Don Stead prize for most points in the bulb classes and another merit cert for Andromeda Nikko.

[Stan da Prato]

Tommy Anderson won the Henry Archibald trophy for three rock plants in different genera in class 2. John di Paola took the Darling trophy for three rhododendrons in class 4. Brian and Shelagh Smethurst won the Donald Memorial Trophy for a Scottish native plant with Asplenium trichomanes and the best plant in a small pot with their Junellia. Sam Sutherland's Primula rusbyi  was best primula in show  taking the Joan Stead prize.

[Stan da Prato]

Watt Russell had the most first prize points in the open section so received the Crawford Challenge Cup. Club treasurer Richard Green won section 2 taking the Wilson  trophy and also a bronze medal. Elspeth Mackintosh  brought the very rare Primula sherriffiae from RBGE and it duly received a certificate of merit. Sue Simpson  received  a merit cert for  her fine Lewisia tweedyi. For some reason the Don Stead card for bulbs appeared next to a cowslip.

[Maggi Young]

My word, some truly super plants there!  A great spread of winners among the exhibitors too!

[Maggi Young]

Sandy Leven's Forrest report online now - see HERE - with Peter looking suitably happy!

[Carol Shaw]

First photos from Glasgow today, via Ian Young

The Forrest Medal has been won by this quite amazing Gentiana acaulis from Peter Semple

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Well done Peter - I think this may be the plant which won a Certificate of Merit at the Highland show in Nairn last week - it is even better now!!

Indeed it is Maggi, well done Peter!


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This fine Cypripedium 'Ursel'   is grown by Cyril Lafong  ( I think the cultivar is  'Ursel') )

[Stan da Prato]

now a quick tour of the benches. more views of Class A

[Stan da Prato]

some closer views of the three plants in Cyril's class 3 entry for rare and difficult plants. Then Sam Sutherland's hybrid Ranunculus parnassifolius raised by Margaret & Henry Taylor.

[Stan da Prato]

moving round the corner -Scotch corner you might say -as it includes the classes for Scottish native plants, then Australasians, then cushions notably white saxifrages and the start of the primulas on the second bench.

[Stan da Prato]

more primulas then androsaces then ranunculaceae