SRGC Late "bulb" event: "A Celebration of Cyclamen" 24th & 25th September

[Maggi Young]

LATE BULB PENRITH WEEKEND
"A Celebration of Cyclamen"
24th & 25th September
Hosted jointly by the SRGC and THE CYCLAMEN SOCIETY


Venue:: The Evergreen Hall, Bluebell Lane, Penrith CA11 7LH (Travel Directions. below)

Time: Both days will start with coffee and biscuits at 10.00am
For more details contact: Barry Caudwell; Phone 01828 686709

We are designing a full programme for both days, a small donation is expected to  be made to cover costs. Please supply your own picnic lunch. There are supermarkets and restaurants close to the hall.

There is no fee to attend but Members are asked to make a donation.

Speakers and subjects will include:-
Martyn Denney: Secretary and Editor of the Cyclamen Society on the Cyclamen Society's Expeditions and their results
John Richards: Past President of the Alpine Garden Society & author of Mountain Flower Walks in The Greek Mainland on Spring and Autumn Bulbs of Greece (2 Talks)
Vic Aspland: President and Publicity Officer of The Cyclamen Society, on Growing Cyclamen in England
Sandy Leven: Past President and Publicity Manager of The Scottish Rock Garden Club, on Cyclamen and Friends - a Scottish Perspective

DISPLAY: Members are asked to bring as many flowering bulbs and plants, either in pots or as cut stems in vases as possible. While the emphasis is on Cyclamen, all other genera are welcome. This is a unique opportunity for members of both the SRGC and the CS to share their knowledge and enthusiasm of some of our favourite plants and bulbs, which grow with them.
SHOW: The Cyclamen Society hopes to include a competitive Show as part of the weekend..
We ask members to contribute plants, corms and bulbs to the 50:50 plant sale and special plants for the raffles.
Nurseries to include HARTSIDE NURSERY, Alston, Cumbria






DIRECTIONS:
Traveling on M6 from North or South;
Leave M6 at Junction 40 for Penrith at roundabout take exit onto the Ullswater Road, signposted Penrith
A592 for ¾ mile, (straight over first roundabout) at the next roundabout 1st exit onto Cromwell Road /
A592 for 150 yds, to roundabout (opposite Morrisions Supermarket) take 2nd exit onto Brunswick Road/
A592 for 200 yds at the second right turn into Bluebell Lane /A592 Hall is on right after 100yds. Car
parks on left and right and also at the end of the road.
Other Routes from East or West;
Use A66 and at Junction 40 with the M6 follow above instructions.
 

[ChrisB]

My favourite cyclamen from the show today

[Brian Ellis]

That is certainly a stunner, hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend.

[Maggi Young]

My favourite cyclamen from the show today

Oh my word- what a whopper!!

[SJW]

My favourite cyclamen from the show today

One of Ian Robertson's (of course!). This is his C. maritimum CSE 98375. Unusually, for CSE source material, it was grown from collected seed - rather than a collected plant - from Monte Smith, Rhodes. Also awarded four Farrer medals so far, I'm sure it will make an appearance at Loughborough...!

[Maggi Young]

Be a sin for that not to go to Loughborough - it is so lovely!

[shelagh]

What a wonderful time we had in Penrith.  Brian and I wanted to offer our thanks to everyone who organised and worked on it. Some excellent talks and great meeting of old friends and making some new ones.

Hurrah for joint ventures.

[Maggi Young]

Seems to have been a great success, Shelagh - makes those of us unable to attend even more envious!
 Bob Worsley has kindly allowed me to share some super photos he took of the  events.... first some of Holehird Gardens, that delightful garden, kept up by a grand team of volunteers, which was visited during the SRGC/Cyclamen Society weekend. 

[Maggi Young]

More from Holehird - I think it is easy to see how beautifully this garden is kept by the volunteers of the Lakeland Horticultural Society- they are to be congratulated on their work!







and how's this for a view from the garden?

[Maggi Young]

As well as the various talks over the weekend, there was, of course, a Show of the Cyclamen Society - now for some photos of the plants on the benches - again photos by Bob Worsley.  A breath-taking display of cyclamen!

C. cilicium


C. graecum


C. hederifolium (2)


C. hederifolium - dark form


C. hederifolium

[Maggi Young]

more.....

Cyclamen intaminatum


C. maritimum (syn C. graecum anatolicum)


C. mirabile (2)


C. mirabile Tilebarn Nicholas (shown for foliage)

[Maggi Young]

final Cyclamen .....

C. mirabile Tilebarn Nicholas


C. purpurascens


C. cilicium   (2)


C. mirabile

[Matt T]

I'm a bit late coming to this party. I had hoped to post some photos on Saturday night, but came down with a fever and had a very disturbed night with no sleep. Luckily I was fine for the second day of lectures. I will post a few pics without duplicating what you've already seen.

The weekend was jointly compèred by Sandy and Vic Aspland. Here is Sandy introducing the first speaker, John Richards (Martyn Denney, CycSoc lurking in the doorway behind Sandy).
The Cyclamen Society had a display about themselves and publications for sale. (SRGC banners and leaflets were there too)
The Cyclamen Soc also had some nice displays of very informative photographs showing Cyclamen in habitats from their CSE expeditions.
Nurseries present were Hartside (Richard Green is talking to Carole Bainbridge) and Rumbling Bridge, along with a member's sales table - as I was flying I was restricted to a single packet of Narcissus bulblets.

[Matt T]

Now for the show. Some stunning plants. When I saw Ian R's enormous Cyclamen maritimum I thought to myself "Maggi would call that a 'bosker'".

An overview of a few of the classes:

Classes 4 & 5 C. hederifolium shown for flower and foliage respectively
Class 15 Any Cyclamen species other than Cc. graecum, maritimum or hederifolium shown for foliage
Class 11 Cyclamen mirabile shown for flower

[Matt T]

And just a small selection of eyecatchers:

Stunning leaves on a couple of Cyclamen purpurascens
Ditto Cyclamen rohlfsianum
Finally, a curious Cyclamen graecum from Vic Aspland, which ha produced a sport giving rise to a single tuber with differing leaves. This is stable and there are more buds showing the traits of the sport.

Oh yes, the show hall had purple walls! I don't believe they were painted especially in CycSoc colours.