Aberdeen SRGC show - 19th May 2018

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Daphnes, other ericaceous plants, a fritillary, dwarf rhodos, poppies, bulbs, conifers, orchids then lewisias

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Arisaemas, primulas,  an androsace, cyclamens, saxifrage family more lewisias

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Across the corridor to hardy succulents then gentians, gesneriads, oxalis

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Trilliums then class 57 for plants not already on the schedule

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section 2 at Aberdeen always has some nice plants

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more S 2

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Show secretaries, judges and stewards - before someone asks  the hanging basket are planted with Streptosolen

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plants pulled out as possible trophy winners

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Thre nurseries -Ardfearn, Askival and Solstice

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People

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more people

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a few more

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Presentation

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At 3.30pm the show closed to the public. Duthie park  staff helpfully closed  the corridor to allow exhibitors  to remove plants from the benches . By 4pm the local group had cleared things  away. By Monday the Victorian corridor will be full of seasonal indoor plants again. Thanks to all at Aberdeen for such an enjoyable day in the sunshine - special thanks to Ian and Anne Christie for helping carry  my crates .

[Maggi Young]

The very large and fab Paris japonica was from Francis and Margaret Higgins who  made the long trip to Aberdeen from Berriedale  (a small village on the northern east coast of Caithness, Scotland)  with a lot of  most excellent  (and large!!)  plants.

 I think the furthest travelled exhibitor from the south was Tom Green from Rowland's Gill in Tyne and Wear, England who brought a number of his first quality plants.

 Next to  Cyril's large double trillium  is  another Trillium -( I forget which, someone will tell me) from Bill and Helen MacGregor - it was a whopper.  Must have come in a truck on its own!

 It was a  lovely show -  more entries than last year and a remarkable  selection of  quite large ( demonstrating having been well maintained over many years)  plants - some of the largest potfulls of the smallest plants were the  nicest!

 Very lovely sunny day made the  Victorian Corridor where the show is held a tad too hot for many  of the plants on show, sadly, meaning that some were looking a little weary by  the end of the day - quite a lot of the people feeling the heat, too. There was a light breeze at times  but not enough to protect some plants.

It is not often in Aberdeen that one must retreat out of doors  in to the sunshine to cool down!

Well done to all involved in the Show for their  good work in making it another success in Aberdeen!