Aberdeen Show 14th May 2016

[Maggi Young]

Looking forward to lots of visitors to the SRGC Show  hosted by the Aberdeen RGC on Saturday 14th May

[Maggi Young]

Carol and David Shaw report having arrived in Aberdeen ( well, Cove) and Ian Young shows this picture of the exhibits arriving at the show ....



the hanging display of large baskets of  Streptosolen jamesonii  are looking good this year too!

[Maggi Young]

Forrest Medal plant at Aberdeen show today - Saxifraga pubescens 'Snowcap' from Cyril Lafong - well done Cyril!



Trillium luteum from  Bob Maxwell



The white mountain of Saxifraga pubescens 'Snowcap' - which won the Forrest Medal for Cyril Lafong, the magnificent Trillium luteum from Bob Maxwell and one of Stan da Prato's lovely Rhododendrons....

[Maggi Young]

The wonderful Snapper Stan is having some access probs so I'll post a few photos from him...... I'll return with some text where I can.


not one, but two fat white cushions - the larger is Cyril's and won the Forrest Medal for most meritotius plant in the show.


Cyril's winning entry in the 3pans, new rare or difficult class - to win the Esslemont Trophy.

Penstemon uintahensis absarokensis       from that 3 pan entry - also winning itself a Certificate of merit.


x Jancaemonda vandedemii - also from Cyril ( I think the spelling for this has returned to  a K rather than the C it had for a while!) Also won a certificate of merit!


Craig Cup  for Best Primula won by Ian the Christie kind for a Primula  maximowiczii

[Maggi Young]

and....

This beautiful Trillium (flexipes?) from Bill and Helen McGregor also won a certificate of merit.


Certificates of merit  were abundant for these super plants - this Trillium luteum was grown by Bob Maxwell


This  double Trillium grandiflorum won the Aberdeen Quaich for the best plant in Section II - the exhibitor is  again Bill McGregor
 

Winner of the Brian Bull Trophy for the Section II  two pan class - the exhibitor is Dave Aitken
 

Exhibits by junior members - and to the right the winner of the Elizabeth Bowl -the winner is Penny Irvine

[Maggi Young]

A rather lovely six pan entry for Class  1 - six fine Rhododendrons shown by the Snapper himself - Stan da Prato.


The Best rhododendron in the show - winning the Simspon Salver - for Stan da Prato!
 I think this may be R.  'Dora Amateis' - it is !

[Stan da Prato]

Having reconnected with the site we can now go on the customary apre-show photo  tour omitting some plants already seen.

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continuing

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I have also tried to show some of the detailed info that accompanies  entries  esp. in the new or rare classes or from seed.

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and onwards

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more

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and more

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and on though slightly out of the running order on the bench  here

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back a bit

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back on track