AGS Harrogate Show 26 April 2008

[Diane Clement]

The AGS show is held within a larger event run by the North of England Horticultural Society. 
I'll start the ball rolling with a few pictures of some of the trade stands.  I apologise for the poor quality of these shots - tents with bouncy floorboards, dodgy lighting and no tripod at this stage made for some wobbly shots.

Pottertons Stand  won a Premier Award from the North of England Hort Soc and a large Gold from the AGS.  Jackie Potterton busy on shot 3

[Diane Clement]

Jacques Amand's stand
 

[Diane Clement]

Slacktop nurseries also won a Premier award from the Northern Hort Soc and a large gold from the AGS
An innovative design, with purple troughs

[Diane Clement]

And finally, Edrom's stand with owner Terry Hunt looking surprised and blurred on the second picture

[Diane Clement]

And a few more from Edrom's stand, with a stunning plant on the last shot

[Diane Clement]

And from the AGS show, waiting for a caption
(Fellow forumist Sue Gill ... what is she doing ...       )

[Michael J Campbell]

Fellow forumist Sue Gill ... what is she doing

Knitting a new pair of slippers for a lady Orchid.

[derekb]

Looks as if she is knitting baby socks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Derek

[afw]

Michael, Your picasa web album is a first for the forum and a brilliant way of showcasing your plants.

[Michael J Campbell]

cheers 

[David Nicholson]

..... crocheting a £5 note to buy yet more plants?

Many thanks for posting these pics Diane. We spent last week-end in Yorkshire having gone especially to go to the Harrogate Spring Show!! Must get either a new secretary, a new calender, or both, or next year I complete the garden events calender and not Maureen!


Glad to see that Slack Top Nursery won a prize, it is one of my favourite nurseries.

We did fill part of the hole in the social programme by visiting Harlow Carr (RHS Garden) and although there were good displays in the Alpine Houses I have to say that the rest of the garden was disappointing with little to see.

[Anthony Darby]

..... crocheting a £5 note to buy yet more plants?

Being green it would have to be a £1 note?

[Mick McLoughlin]

Long but nice day at Harrogate yesterday. Weather stayed fine and a good attendance.
Just a few of my photos from the show benches, as usual the ones that caught my eye, were new or different to me.
First the Farrer winning plant Erythronium oregonum and a close up.
Thirdly an Erythronium  I'd not heard of before (that doesn't mean much) Erythronium kinfanus.
A shot of the 3 pan Primula class.
Lewisia nevadensis rosea
Narcissus tenuifolius x trianthus
finally for this batch a well flowering Soldanella.

[Mick McLoughlin]

A second batch now.
A couple of Arisaemas first.
Arisaema nepthanoides and a close up.
Arisaema thunbergii ssp. urashima and close up.
Cyprepedium macranthos and close up
finally Daphne petrea 'Grandiflorum'

[Mick McLoughlin]

Final batch for tonight.
Iris sctchi and close up.
Tulipa haweri and close up
Calantha discolor and close up
Lastly Pleione edgecombe