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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #30 on: May 19, 2008, 05:35:15 PM »
Lovely photos George.  Welcome to the 'madhouse' that is Show reporting.  You exhibited some wonderful plants on Saturday and Diane confirmed that you were, in fact, 'veteran vet' AFTER I insisted that a veteran vet could be of either gender!!   :D
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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #31 on: May 19, 2008, 07:47:18 PM »
Now that I have mastered it  a few more
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Cypripedium calceolus Ian Leslie
Daphne petraea 'Persebee' Robert Rolfe

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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #32 on: May 19, 2008, 07:53:10 PM »
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Viola cazorlensis Cecilia Coller
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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #33 on: May 19, 2008, 08:19:49 PM »
Thank you Cliff, as usuual lovely pics.

Welcome to the Forum George and a very nice first innings. Looks to have been an excellent Show.
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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #34 on: May 19, 2008, 09:25:01 PM »
Hello, George, long time no see! Welcome to the forum and many thanks for these photos.
I commend your taste... Roscoea humeana alba is a great favourite.... just the most perfect flower.
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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #35 on: May 19, 2008, 09:28:10 PM »
I have never seen a Physoplexis like that Farrer plant... what a bosker!! 8) 8)

Interestingly enough, Lewisis leeana alba was also in the running for a Forrest in Aberdeen. More pix  from that show in the next few days as time permits.
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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #36 on: May 19, 2008, 09:30:40 PM »
Nice to see the Lewisias doing well.
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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #37 on: May 20, 2008, 11:59:47 AM »
Hi Maggie, may not have seen you but being so active on the forum I am aware that you are as busy as ever. As you might have guessed the Roscoea humeana alba was from Ron MacBeath, had it for several years I suppose. I was at the nursery one day at the right time, one to spare so a bit of arm twisting and I had it. I do agree it is a pristine white which makes it very eye catching. I found out at Southport that it should set seed and I now know where to look for it, I gather that some will come white, other people I talked to say their seedlings sometimes had a faint pink tinge

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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #38 on: May 20, 2008, 03:13:58 PM »
A few more from Southport that missed the early postings...

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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #39 on: May 20, 2008, 07:23:24 PM »
Cliff, the unamed plant is an Armeria maritima, there is a clonal name but I have mislaid the label since Southport. It is another plant from Ron MacBeath, I believe he brought it back from a trip to Norway, possibly the SRGC one to Tromso?

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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #40 on: May 20, 2008, 07:54:41 PM »
Many thanks George .... a lovely plant. I knew it was a thrift, but I didn't want to mislead by quoting a fictitious name.
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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #41 on: May 20, 2008, 08:12:38 PM »
Hi all, Thanks for letting me see my home show (I live 1/2 Mile from the venue). I was away last weekend & I didn't even have one suitable plant to send in my absence! :'(
 Where did E Lancs crowd go to eat?
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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #42 on: May 21, 2008, 11:00:05 PM »
Would 'The Shrimpers' sound right Les? 

Shelagh or Diane...could you please confirm?

Nice grub, whatever the place was called!   ;)
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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #43 on: May 22, 2008, 12:04:53 AM »
The 'Shrimper' is about right Cliff. It's about 400m from my house as the Avocet flies & i've never even been in there!
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Re: Southport AGS Show 17/05/08
« Reply #44 on: July 08, 2008, 07:36:58 AM »
As an indication of nothing at all really, I thought I would mention that my Physoplexis comosa is only just coming into bloom here in the foothills of the Pennines - a good nine or ten weeks after Roger Beecham gained another well-deserved Farrer Medal with his 'Devil's-claw' at Southport AGS Show, just a decent bike ride away from here. (Fortunately I don't possess a decent bike)!   :)
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