Author Topic: Perth Show 2022 (Read 2770 times)

FrazerHenderson · « **on:** April 10, 2022, 03:40:07 PM »

Perth - car parking at Dewars Centre https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dewars+Centre/@56.3946348,-3.4464392,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48863b3c151e99f3:0x37060fb0287b2942!8m2!3d56.394634!4d-3.4442215

The show manager, Alison Hogg has advised that arrangements have been made with Dewars that for those who will be at the Show all day ie exhibitors, nurseries, judges, show helpers etc there will be a nominal parking charge of around £1. You will definitely NOT be charged the daily rate that’s displayed. The underground car park will be set aside for the use of those at the show.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2022, 05:06:18 PM »

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2022, 04:48:45 PM »

Loaded a bit too early as sun has now come out! doors will have to stay open.

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2022, 07:00:53 PM »

Cyril Lafong won yet another Forrest medal for Polygala calcarea Czech Sky, the Bobby Masterton trophy for best Asiatic primula wth P henrici, the new Margaret & Henry Taylor award for a rare plant with a Dodecatheon (which is now said to be a primula !)and a merit cerificate for his large pot of Pleione Shantung Ducat.

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2022, 07:03:39 PM »

Peter Semple won the Dundas quaich for class 2 while within his 3 pan he also took the bulb trophy for Fritillaria pallidiflora and the Joyce Halley award for best plant from seed with Narcissus bulbocodium. Margaret Taylor won the Murray Lyon tropy for best plant fron a Tayside grower wth her Tropaeolum. Barry & Cathy Cauldwell took the Perth trophy for most points by Perthshire members. Your correspodent won the Caird trophy for class 1 six big pots also the Cox trophy for the best dwarf rhodo with Snipe , a merit certificate for Rhodo groenlandicum compactum and the Middleton trophy for most firsts in the show.

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2022, 07:06:22 PM »

Robert Holmes won the award for a new exhibitor in section 2. Susan Band had the best plant in section 2 with a very well flowered Tropaeolum azureum

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2022, 08:14:32 PM »

more snaps tomorrow of this very well organised show

Maggi Young · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2022, 09:25:08 PM »

Congrats to all involved in this Show!
It was especially nice to have our President present - as well as the Perth Show Tophies, the Alpine Garden Society's premier Award, the Lyttel Cup, to Cyril on behalf of the AGS.