Chesterfield AGS show 09-04-2016

[Graeme]

[Graeme]

[Graeme]

[Graeme]

[Graeme]

[Graeme]

[Maggi Young]

My! lots of great plants there, Graeme - signs of a good show for exhibitors, Show Secretary and public alike!

I'm just   moving this thread to the Shows section....   

[Graeme]

thanks Maggi - much appreciated - it was a good show - lots of interesting plants

I will post some pictures of todays purchases once I have had another cup of tea and got them out of the car

[ian mcdonald]

Good to see the photos. I was going to go but the roadworks seemed to be never-ending. Thanks.

[Maggi Young]

Looks like Lawrence Peet had another successful day!

[ranunculus]

Farrer Medal winner at the North Midland AGS Show held at Chesterfield today (9th April 2016) was this amazing Dionysia tapetodes exhibited by John Dixon. A note on the label informed that this was raised from home-saved seed sown in 14th March 1995!!!!

[ranunculus]

Images taken at the North Midland AGS Show held at Chesterfield today (9th April 2016).

[ranunculus]

My first 'First' at a show for a while, Shortia uniflora, which was joint winner of '1 pan rock plant in flower at Chesterfield AGS Show' yesterday … and the same plant looking evening prettier in the sunlight this morning.

[P. Kohn]

There were some very fine plants there. I was particularly interested in the varied forms of Correa pulchella on display. Apart from being keen to try this outside in the Botanic Gardens, I discovered too late that Judy Clark who holds the NCCPG collection is looking for further forms. If anyone knows who was showing any of the named forms (other than 'Pink Mist') please could you either let Judy know or contact her through me.

[veteran vet]

I see there are already a goodly number of pictures posted so will just do my usual thing and add whatever I fancy, the U S Masters golf being now on the TV is a strong distraction so some may have to wait till tomorrow.
Dionysia tapetodes from John Dixon was the Farrer Medal plant, I do not think another plant was put up to challenge it, it was sown in 1995, not a young plant then!
I know I have posted pictures of the next plant in previous weeks but I liked the 'hump'
Saxifraga 'Coolock Gem' from Ian & Marie Leslie (3)
Show scene....following the Stan plan
Show scene
Saxifraga Ben Alligin from Tommy Anderson (4), I wondered if this was another of the Scottish Mountain named series, forgot to ask him