Author Topic: Perth SRGC Show 2024 (Read 3309 times)

Maggi Young · « **on:** April 20, 2024, 02:20:45 PM »

Sat 20-Apr-24 11-3.30 pm New Venue - North Inch Community Campus, Gowans Terrace, Perth PH1 5BF

Nurseries attending are:

Ardfearn, Ashbrook, Binny Plants, Hartside, Macplants and Pam Ferns (Irises).

SRGC Members: see Show Schedule for further details of Photographic Comp. and Joint Rock Meeting.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2024, 06:18:13 PM »

Lewis Normand visited the Perth SRGC Show toady - these are his pix from FB....
He wrote: Trip out this morning in to the @srg_club #Perth Show. Excellent event, benefitting from lovely catering, excellent #plant displays and top #nurseries.
Well attended and lots of the good and the great of #Scottish #Horticulture as also seen @thecaley events."

New venue

Pleiones

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Cassiope

Maggi Young · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2024, 06:19:37 PM »

Some photos now from Alan Gardner - starting with the Forrest Medal plant for best in Show from Cyril Lafong- Cypripedium 'Ursel' - congrats once more, Cyril!!

Also from Cyril :

Trillium grandiflorum roseum

The large white rhodo, 'Dora Amateis' was the best rhodo on the show - I couldn't make out who grew it! the double pink in front is from Alan Weepers.

Two pretty piink rhododendrons:

Maggi Young · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2024, 06:30:59 PM »

Shown/grown by Richard Green -

Fritillaria pallidiflora

Narcissus triandrus

From Ian Christie:

Jeffersonia alba

from David Millward;

Fritillaria pyrenaica

Maggi Young · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2024, 06:34:22 PM »

Some, I don't know who grew them!

Cypripedium

Narcissus cazorlanus

two fritillarias- F. involucrata and F. crassifolia

Thlaspi sp.

Trillium rivale and fern?

Maggi Young · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2024, 06:37:10 PM »

Lastly, trilliums from Ian Christie, left , and Struan Harley,right .

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2024, 06:55:10 PM »

I'm cutting back on showing but did manage to go to Perth today. A very good show in a new and suitable venue with some excellent plants not all visible in the first photo

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2024, 06:57:32 PM »

Cyril won the Forrest as well as several other awards. A merit cert for Pleione Shatung Ducat, the Bobby Masterton trophy for best Asiatic primula, the Henry & Margaret Taylor award for best new/rare plant, botanical cert for Eritichium nanum

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2024, 06:59:20 PM »

Murray Lyon trophy for a Tayside resident went to Richard Salvin, Cox trophy for best rhodo to Dora Amateis from Dave Millward, bulb trophy for Frit pallidiflora to Richard Green. I had the Caird trophy for a six pan class, also took the Middleton cup for most firsts while the Perth trophy for most points by a local grower was won by Ian Christie.

Stan da Prato · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2024, 07:04:20 PM »

Section 2 winners- John Duff cup for best plant in S2 won by Nicola McNee, Perth Salver for most S2 point went to the Wernhams, Special prize for a first time exhibitor went to Jim Low's Primula scotica, a fine Pleione in the non competitive section from Alex Samokin was given a merit cert finally back in the open section Graham Catlow's merit cert Sempervivum.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2024, 07:29:36 PM »

Really great to hear from you Stan! It looks a lovely show- a credit to Alison Hogg and her Team.
I gather that this was Cyril's 65th Forrest medal - what a record!!
He is a star in the SRGC firmament for these winners, but thank goodness there are others showing too. Super to see your pix from Section II - where the future of our Shows lie.