SRGC/AGS show - Northumberland - Saturday 10th October 2015

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still on the first side then round the corner with grey and other foliage plants

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moving through various groups of foliage plants and plants with cones and berries then three mini gardens

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now into the smaller pot size

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continuing

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most of the smaller pots were on the second bench

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more bulbs

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even more bulbs

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on we go

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last side

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nearing the end of the open plant section with plants which carry information about them and their cultivation

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Cut flowers and fruits. Two of these very attractive  entries  were shown by Mala who was then asked to pose I think by a local newspaper.

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sections 2 with some fine plants

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There was  an interesting variety of gentians at the show ranging  from old established  cultivars  to two  that were on display  for the first time and are likely  to come on to the market  in 2016. First a view of the larger pans. Then a nice trio from  John Richards with Alex Duguid's  form of G. farreri at the  front. The Levers at Aberconwy have recently introduced an  attractive cross involving  farreri but none were yet   on the show bench.  The well flowered pot   of G  Barbara  Lyle was  from  the Levers.   Ian McNaughton has also been developing   gentians to cover the late summer and autumn. Balmoral is now over but one pot of the slightly  later Braemar was on show.   One of   the most successful to date has been The Caley a relatively  late flowering form timed to coincide with the October meetings of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society.

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The three large pots of McNaughton gentians  shown in class 1 included at the front Troon which is a new dark one due to be released  next year. The others are the white Oban and the Caley. Their  three smaller gentians featured   another new one Tynebank Glory (the East Lothian Tyne not the Northumberland one). Oban was the only white gentian shown   while a very nice pot  of the old cv Kingfisher was benched  by the Levers

[Maggi Young]

A super show which must have made  "the Alans" - Furness and Newton - very happy.  You have excelled yourself yet again with this fantastic photographic record of the benches, Stan.  Well done - and thank you - it is so valuable to have such a record of the show for all to see and share.