Mid-Anglia AGS Bulb Sale 2017

[David King]

Saturday 19th August saw the Mid-Anglia AGS bulb sale this year taking place at Fuller's Mill, West Stow.  Fuller's Mill is an excellent garden originally gardened by Bernard Tickner and now run by Perennial.  A garden worth visiting if you are in the area.  Here and in the succeeding posts are a few pictures of the event and no doubt one or two people you may know.

1 and 2.  The sale begins
3.           From left: Andrew Thorp, Emma Thick and Arthur Nichols at Wim Boens (back to camera) stall
4.           Emma Thick again

[David King]

1.  Chas Whight.  Which one is it to be Chas?  Both I bet!
2.  Margaret MacLennan and Rod Leeds (centre)
3.  From left Viv Kirby, Margaret MacLennan (back to camera) and Chas again.
4.  Lots of well known faces in this one

[David King]

1.  The auction begins
2.  David Way (in chair) and Wol and Sue Staines
3.  Rod Leeds
4.  The sale from the other side of the River Lark

[David King]

1.  Jane Leeds and David MacLennan who must have just missed out on the auction!
2.  Chas Wight and Brian Ellis (lots of crossed out plants in that note book)
3.  John Morley (North Green) and Rosie Steele
4.  The auction again

[David King]

1.  The garden and house at Fuller's Mill
2.  The auction
3.  Part of the garden

[Chris Parsons]

It was a good venue; I was very impressed by some of the planting in the woodland areas especially. The sale seemed smaller this year than last, with less vendors.

[Brian Ellis]

It was a good venue; I was very impressed by some of the planting in the woodland areas especially. The sale seemed smaller this year than last, with less vendors.

Yes, Chris I thought that too and someone I was speaking to today said exactly the same thing.  Still some lovely things to be had and I am annoyed that I missed the Benton Irises as I was too busy looking at snowdrop bulbs

[Alan_b]

I was mildly chastised (and rightly so) for not posting on the forum to remind people of this event as it drew near.  I'll try to remember next year; not that this year's event seemed short of people.  Next year the event will again be on August 19th, which will be a Sunday.  The venue in 2019 will be Pentlow Mill in Cavendish.

I note that one of David's pictures shows a happy-looking Carolyn Millen, from Spring Platt, standing next to Brian Ellis.  You can even catch a glimpse of me in another one.  It's very good of David to act as photographer at events like this when many of us are too preoccupied with the bulbs. 

[David King]

This was probably one of the best venues of recent years for the sale and certainly enabled us to meet up with friends from near by as well as many of our friends and contacts in the plant world.  A good afternoon!

[adellbridge]

We really enjoyed hosting the AGS bulb sale at Fullers Mill Garden, it was a great afternoon

[chasw]

Thoroughly enjoyable day ,yet again,Also more fantastic photo's from David,had a wonderful day ,and explored the garden after the auction

And added a few to the collection,Snowdrops,Colchicums a couple of Erythroniums and Jan bought some Crocus,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,for her to plant (I wonder)

[David Nicholson]

......................and Jan bought some Crocus,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,for her to plant (I wonder)

A significant cut in her spending money necessary I think Chas. You never know but this might start to affect your Snowdrop budget. These things need watching closely

[Bernadette]

This was probably one of the best venues of recent years for the sale and certainly enabled us to meet up with friends from near by as well as many of our friends and contacts in the plant world.  A good afternoon!

We had a lovely afternoon, excellent facilities for someone like me struggling with a relative in a wheelchair, beautiful garden, and dare I say as there were a high proportion of " Norfolk visitors"
a shorter drive and no need to go round Bury St Edmunds or cross horrible roads.  Stress free
and would be very happy to go there again.  Very enjoyable.  Plus of course quite a lot of
interesting purchases that are hard to find.  Loved it.

[chasw]

Hi David,I could not really object ,as I had spent this weeks housekeeping money

It was said to keep my hands in my pockets during the auction